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Posted: 12/16/2016 5:39:54 PM EST
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Wiener dogs. Natural apex predators with keen senses and innate hunting instincts. Their alarms are loud and they require less volume of treats than a larger dog. No other breed has those characteristics in such a compact package. Plus they are snuggly.
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My great dane fits your description to a T. He listens & isn't destructive either. Does bark at just people passing but will definitely let you know if someone is around.
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How much do great danes eat? Rough dollar cost per week, if you don't mind.
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Look no further Great Dane all day every day. Gentle and loving, but wary of strangers. Intimidating to everyone that doesn't know any better. Minimal grooming. Will always keep your bed warm. Has a bark that will wake up the whole block. Very fast despite their size. And an extremely powerful nose. As a bonus, they're rumored to ward off evil spirits. And you can have farting contests with them. Anyone that you trust they will too. They're typically very gentle with kids and other dogs. While they love to stretch out and go their overall exercise requirements are minimal. They make great apartment or inside dogs where many great breeds do not. View Quote |
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Not my pomeranian. He yaps, but not at anyone coming to the door.
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Wiener dogs. Natural apex predators with keen senses and innate hunting instincts. Their alarms are loud and they require less volume of treats than a larger dog. No other breed has those characteristics in such a compact package. Plus they are snuggly. View Quote What this guy said. |
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Rottweiler... after two years old all mine have been lazy as hell. A little active when young but not bad.
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How much do great danes eat? Rough dollar cost per week, if you don't mind. View Quote We free fed Krash and he would go through the medium size bags I think 11 pounds or something in just over two weeks. Danes are meant to be slim , showing the last two ribs is perfectly normal, if you can see bones in the tail they're too skinny. You're. It doing them any favors by letting them get fat so don't do it. Bloat and hip problems in older dogs are common, but they are in pretty much any animal over 80lbs. Danes suffer from heart problems and are named the heartbreak breed for this reason. They are a natural breed though so oddball heath or mental problems are rare. We lost Krash from gastro torsion not long ago. He was 6 years old. It was devestating but those six years were very full. And I'd do it again in a minute. |
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Great Pyrenees. The most gentle lazy oaf that will instinctively spring into action when he perceives a threat I've ever known.
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Scottish terror. Best sentry dog, small, tactical black fur, always alert. Also just a super good dog.
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Rottweilers are best; nothing against other breed suggestions.
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Great Pyrenees. The most gentle lazy oaf that will instinctively spring into action when he perceives a threat I've ever known. View Quote I agree , but a Pyrenees is at home outside. Preferably with other animals. They shine as pack gaurdians and will barrel into a pack of coyotes like a mofo. Very incredible farm dogs. Ours always seemed sad indoors and would rather sleep with the cows. I hear they do great in pairs. |
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define "exercise", let alone "excessive exercise"...
I walk my dog at least twice a day, and over a mile each time. On weekends we often go for hikes and play at the dog park. Still I feel that's sometimes not enough. My brother... a walk around the block once a week is considered a lot of exercise. |
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My boxer was a decent guard dog. She was really mellow as well but ymmv. Some are hyper.
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A terrier mutt.
My daughters barks at anything that comes near the area. Loves the girls and other kids but will go after anything he deems a threat. |
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I have to lol at all the people recomending large dogs when op asked for a watch dog that doesnt require much exercise.
Of course i'd ask if op really wants a watch dog or a guard dog. The tibetan mastiff cracked me up the most. They were not ever watch dogs. They were paired with shih tzus. The little dogs were the watch dogs hence the yappy temperment if they started going off, the mastiff was the muscle. The weener dag kinda cracked me up too, we have a dachshund mix and he is a great dog but probably the worst watch dag ever. He only barks in his sleep. It's a breed ment to hunt little burrowing things. They are good at being stealthy, digging and killing the fuck out of ferocious little furry things. What will the dag be watching? Do you want them to use force or just alert you? |
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Haha! This was my thought. They hate everything and everyone that isn't their master and will bark at anything that they hear outside your house. Now, if you want a GUARD dog, not a watch dog, I'd go with something else. View Quote This. My chi's giant ears are like Doppler radar. They detect everything. |
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Wiener dogs. Natural apex predators with keen senses and innate hunting instincts. Their alarms are loud and they require less volume of treats than a larger dog. No other breed has those characteristics in such a compact package. Plus they are snuggly. View Quote Yeah but they only bite when the threat is leaving. |
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Wiener dogs. Natural apex predators with keen senses and innate hunting instincts. Their alarms are loud and they require less volume of treats than a larger dog. No other breed has those characteristics in such a compact package. Plus they are snuggly. What this guy said. For a watch dog that is also a great companion wiener dogs are perfect. The one I used to live with was 9 pounds of stranger danger. And he was so lazy that he was the last one in the house to get out bed every morning |
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Plenty of little dogs to fill the bill if all you want is to be alerted to strangers around your house. If you want an intelligent dog that's not overly active, a great companion, and an intimidating protector, I'd recommend a rottweiler. I've had a number of protection breeds over the years and my rottweiler is my favorite of all of them.
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I agree , but a Pyrenees is at home outside. Preferably with other animals. They shine as pack gaurdians and will barrel into a pack of coyotes like a mofo. Very incredible farm dogs. Ours always seemed sad indoors and would rather sleep with the cows. I hear they do great in pairs. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Great Pyrenees. The most gentle lazy oaf that will instinctively spring into action when he perceives a threat I've ever known. I agree , but a Pyrenees is at home outside. Preferably with other animals. They shine as pack gaurdians and will barrel into a pack of coyotes like a mofo. Very incredible farm dogs. Ours always seemed sad indoors and would rather sleep with the cows. I hear they do great in pairs. I have 3 Great Pyrenees they love being inside. They take turns guarding the house, each has their own area and time they watch. They understand the difference between smaller weaker animals and those that are a threat. , |
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When I hear the word "watch dog" I always wonder if the people saying this mean really an alarm dog that basically let's you know when someone is around or things are amiss.
That's my own definition of "watch dog". In that case practically any small breed will get that job done with just the slightest temperament testing to make sure the dog will alert. On the other hand a security dog too me means a dog ready for a fight if it's necessary to protect home or owner. |
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Wiener's are little bastards that think they are at the top of the food chain. The long hairs have a more even temperament in my experience. Wiener's friggin rock !
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a good watch dog can be a 15lb Dachshund.
a good protection dog can be a 70lb Maligator. what you need or want is somewhere in between. |
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Neighbors across the road have two Pyrenees they're about two years old.
He was telling me he got the dogs as livestock protectors, he has twenty Buff Orphingtons (Chickens) a few of his birds got out and the dogs promptly ate them. They do make good watch dogs though, the damn things never shut up. |
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I love my dobermans. but not them... the haven't stopped moving since I got them at 5 weeks old, except to shit and eat...
they are FAST and POWERFUL, smart too. during the day they're pretty docile, once the gate is locked anything that comes near the fence is met with a loud bark. great dogs but lots of energy and require lots of exercise. |
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