Thread: Call that a dog? Are there any...?

Originally Posted by No good names left

Problem with them is the males can't walk upstairs if they're horny

My first one got fixed by his farmer owner before me because he was rooting all his heading bitches .

Rottie no question . . stay away from exotics

Pretty hard to argue against that, but then again I am pretty biased

Any dog will "protect" you but I guess if you mean you want an attack dog that's a different matter. I have viewed all my dogs ( even the 65Kg Rottie bitch I had ), as an early warning system so I can get ready to "meet" the "visitors"

Originally Posted by rossi.45

Rottie no question . . stay away from exotics

Mark, just wondering how many menacing dogs you have had in the past
If menacing dog owner is not experienced or competent enough, the dog could become a liability.

I agreed with M101a1 statement
"... I think with the smaller breeds you can pick them up as you get older and weaker."


When I was a kid, my parent used to have rottie and GSD, both were very protective but Rottie was something else.

My malamute crossed (Bean - see pic) is super friendly to anybody during the day but at night,
he is in the opposite mode, he is alert and howls at suspicious persons or activities
I'm glad I picked him instead of Dobbie.
In saying that, I will get my Dobbie one day when I'm ready.

for the life of you dont end up with a husky because they are close enough, Im yet to meet one thats not a problem

Happy with my Mal and pleased with the size for portability in vehicles ect

Originally Posted by Bill999

for the life of you dont end up with a husky because they are close enough, Im yet to meet one thats not a problem

Happy with my Mal and pleased with the size for portability in vehicles ect

Owned (and bred) huskies for 13 years. Totally agree. I love them still but they are a special breed. A handfull to own and very hard on other livestock. Unless you are racing them in harness its not a good breed for a house dog. Of all the litters we bred i think only 1/2 dozen made it too old age and not the dogs fault.
Getting a dog for protection is totally the wrong reason to have a dog. Not to mention if it munches anything then the local council will make your life very difficult and expensive regardless of who was at fault

The Elk Hounds are nice dogs, but not super smart from what I have seen. Why not get the Bear and not the Bear Hound, he is all ear tagged and ready to go, be more of a deterrent than any dog.

A German Shepard would be my pick, they are super bonded and loyal to their owner, can live inside and out, so can patrol a fenced property at night, smart and can tell the difference between friend and foe. Need to get one from a good line as some show lines are ruined https://www.heisenberg.co.nz/

Belgian Mallinois (sp) IF you have heaps of time/experience and patience.

Originally Posted by Pengy

Belgian Mallinois (sp) IF you have heaps of time/experience and patience.

I had a malinois/ huntaway cross. He never had a slow button installed though.
Amazing dog. super energy and good smarts. would have another in a heartbeat. Maybe next time.

Originally Posted by Pengy

Belgian Mallinois (sp) IF you have heaps of time/experience and patience.

yeah iv recently got a mal and its amazing, surprisingly small and yea they want to be with you all the time

Thanks for all the replies, I think I was more interested in whether or not these breeds were here.

Yes I've had a pair, of pig dog, sisters, about 20 years ago. Great girls.

I'm possibly going for a mutt/Corgi.

Though the Karjalankarhukoira looks keen.

[QUOTE=MarkN;1445794]....... in my declining years ........Swedish Elkhound and Karelian Bear Dog /QUOTE]
Both sound like high energy dogs so the other thing to consider is how much energy you are likely to have in your declining years to be able to do the right thing by them. My recommendation would be the good old Staffy. They don't muck about when things get serious but otherwise are real softies.

If you want to ultimate protector.. Dogo Argentino (a proper one not the mongrelised pig hunting mutts we see here..)
Our neighbor in Uruguay had one and he got thrown in one of his farm sheds and locked in there whilst the perpetrators went about burglarising his property, when they got to the house they thought they were safe because said Dogo Argentino was chained to a heavy kennel on the lawn. It is all speculation what actually happened once they got inside the house but what is known is that the dog towed the kennel right across the yard, smashed straight through the ranch slider with Kennel still in tow and the inside of the house looked like a murder scene with blood everywhere (that didn't belong to the dog..) the dog had then followed/chased the perpetrators through the house and out a bathroom window, the only thing that had stopped it and probably allowed the perpetrators to live to see another day was he had followed them out through the open window but the kennel wouldn't fit through it, dog found outside the window still attached to his chain and apparently very proud of himself.

Meet a guy in Harare that had a hyena as a pet guard dog. Never got robbed. Had trouble getting staff but he never got robbed
Was tame enough you could pat it.

small dog..has small dog syndrome and will bark and bite like there is no tomorrow....the fluffy slippers actually scare me more than any other dog..little shits are vicious...
but seriously having a dog for home protection is a real double edged sword..... I love that mine will bark at stranger at the gate..but if they bit with intent...they would be put down and I would have to retrain another hunting buddy and that would SUCK.