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just got home from the pub and reading through the posts about diffrent dogs and what not. Brought a found memory back to me about one of my old stock dogs i had. The bugger use to kill sleepy lizzards and animals killing sleepy lizzards is one of my pet hates. I tryed alot of diffrent things to get him to stop but with no luck. I was at the point where i thought it was gona be the old lead bait for me old mate. Then one morning i came out the bugger had just found a sleepy and was about to get to work on it no more sleepy. So i called him over he was prity good when it came to working and doing as he was tolled on the spot.
So at this point i have the dog in a head lock and the sleepy lizzard by my other side and i am wondering what to do next. How can i teach my dog to stop killing these guys. So i grabe the sleepy and hes all like i can take you with his mouth wide open and im thinking ok what next and the dogs looking at me and he's got this look in his eyes like *** is going on sort of thing.
Every one is trying to do a runner. I hope you are keeping up with me.
So i get the sleepy lizzar and me old dogs ear and chomp gose the sleepy lizzard i let the dog go and away they go up the road. The dogs got a sleepy lizzard bling ear ring going on yelp yelp yelp 500 mters l8ter the sleepy drops off the dog runs back and he never killed another lizard again.
 
Well I won't take offence (as you said not too) However Pitbull are one of the most loyal family dogs you can get. I have two and neither are aggressive in any way toward people, believe it or not they don't make great guard dogs only because they would rather invite someone in for coffee rather than bite them, takes alot of effort to make one human aggressive. I run a boarding kennel and if you don't want something aggressive my opion is socialise it early most aggresive dogs just don't get enough socialiation. Just do research on the net about breed charactaristics, if you don't plan on exercising with the dog alot please don't get a working breed as it will just drive you nieghbours mad when it continuosly barks the house down.
 
Get a red Catahoula they are great watch dogs and a good looking solid dog aswell. Buster our red Cathoula will stop anyone entering our property, he has a solid body shape and bi-coloured eyes and was a good pigging dog aswell. Catahoula's are very family orintated and will defend your property and family with their life. They come from America and are a direct line from the American Indians camp dogs.
 
A hungarian vizsla is going to be my next dog.

they have adult ears as puppies and are so cute but grow into a good looking dog

A man who loves womas *and* vizslas - there's no faulting your taste, Yommy. I got to know a few vizslas when I was living in Hungary a few years ago and by God they were all terrific dogs.
 
Rotties are great dogs, and people keep saying they're smart, but every one I've met is as dumb as a bag of hammers, mine included. She's lovely, but the stupidest thing I've ever met on 4 legs. Really, I think our coffee table is smarter than her.

A mate of ours has a bull mastiff, absolutely stunning dog, but she's less than useless as a guard dog.

I like Dobermanns, they are fantastic dogs.

If you want lazy, get an ex-racing greyhound. Large enough to be intimidating, no one has to know that the only thing that'll get protected is the couch it's sleeping on:)

Neopolitan mastiffs are amazing. The only problem with getting large dogs is that generally the bigger they are, the shorter their lifespan.



I don't know what the laws are like in SA, but in Vic these days you'd want to be pretty careful getting an unregistered staffy, or staffy x, even from a shelter, because if some d***weed council worker decides your dog looks a pitty, you're pretty much boned. Stupid ridiculous laws. The dog that started this BS was never even proven to be a pitbull. No one actually knows what it was, and I saw it reported once as a pitbull mastiff. What the hell is that!?!?!

Sorry, rant over.

Maybe just have a quick browse of the good old interwebs, find some breeds you like the look of, then research those breeds further to find one whose characteristics suit what you're after. Then when you search through shelters/rescues etc, at least you'll have a particular breed in mind:)

Don't do what we did several years ago and buy a puppy partly on impulse from a backyard pigger breeder. He's 40-odd kg, supposed to be "mastiff x" but pretty sure he's ridgey x, and he has some pretty bad fear issues, which I don't think are to do with his upbringing. I love him dearly, and wouldn't dream of getting rid of him, but it's certainly had a much bigger impact than a regular dog would have had. Also, he's quite ugly, and has the most awful stabby fur.
 
People have to specify what they mean when they say guard dog? It gets repeated over and over.... A dog that goes crazy and barks at people on the other side of the fence is not a guard dog. Any breed of dog can warn but without the proper training they are not guard dogs/Protection dogs and will not actually protect you....
This is very important for people to understand. If anyone needs clarification i will explain more what i mean :)
 
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i love american staffys think they have the best personality and are very loyal. my pup is a bitza from the refuge. swear hes the dummiest dog out there but hes mine and i loves him.
i absolutely love pitbulls! hugo ( my pup) was supposedly a pitbull x ridgeback but were pretty sure hes a kelpie and german shepard...if thats possible.
 
I have an american staffy and an english staffy I must say both are dopey, but will let you know if anyone is near the fence line. They are protective of my children and my boy patrols the yard between the kids bedroom windows and mine all night long.

I will say to be careful going to the shelters and getting a staffy because if they are not sure what a certain dog is they will tag it a mixed breed staffy (I have seen this first hand).

Also I have found that with mix breeds often you can get the down side of the dogs, sort of like Danny Devito in that old movie twins.
 
Im not sure if anyone has said this (was too lazy to read all 4 pages) but i have a German Shepherd and they are great guard dogs...if i come home and use a different entrance to the backyard he would bark and growl like a good guard dog should.. but usually he is just playful and barely barks.

They are great dogs imo.. look good too :D
 
Amercian bull dogs can't go wrong
We have 3 and want more :)
The best dog ever
I've had
Dobs
Rotties
Staffys
Bully's
Collies
Cattle dogs
But bull dogs by far the best breed I've had ..
 
Bullmastiff!! They can be expensive and have a short life span.. but they are brilliant!
 
I don't know what the laws are like in SA, but in Vic these days you'd want to be pretty careful getting an unregistered staffy, or staffy x, even from a shelter, because if some d***weed council worker decides your dog looks a pitty, you're pretty much boned. Stupid ridiculous laws. The dog that started this BS was never even proven to be a pitbull. No one actually knows what it was, and I saw it reported once as a pitbull mastiff. What the hell is that!?!?!
Agree with everything but it was not the council workers that created the laws it was pushed down by the premier with much opposition from many groups including local councils , they are unfortunately the people that have to deal with the new laws they don't agree with them tho remember they are the people that feed and house the poor dogs on death row.
 
staffy x ridgeback, ive know alot and i own and love one and she is amazing. so happy and gentle. ridgebacks have a bad reputation but i think its something in the staffy gene that makes them really great. i love mine. unfortunetly mine is a hermaphrodite(sp) and ill never be able to breed her :( i guess ill have to clone??
 
lenny.jpgHuskies are great dogs. Mine guards our property from all sorts of bandits haha. Seriously though, he is quite protective and weighs 50lbs so not too big. Just keep in mind they have a strong prey drive and when they shed, their whole undercoat comes out.
 
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Samoyed :) ALOOOOOT OF WORK

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