Which dog breed for a yard dog

[CopperBeech]

Not read the thread, but depends what you want in a yard dog.

If you just want a noisy deterrent get a terrier or happy collie.

If you want a man stopper get an Alsatian or Malinois.

If you want an extremely useful tool, gets properly trained Alsation or Mal.

 

[CopperBeech]

Got a big lurcher and a JR, having them coming at you at speed with the concurrent barking scares most.

Yes we find a big black overprotective bull x lurcher, backed up by a noisy collie and hound, with a terrier and another running dog thrown in the mix, turns most folk round.

 

[General-Lee]

@mrs mtx this could be a job for wonder mutt!!

 

[mrs mtx]

@mrs mtx this could be a job for wonder mutt!!

Are you trying to sell my dog?
She would make a very good guard dog though
She's like baby mtx's personal body guard

 

[Ford1957]

My wife's got a Yorkshire terrier who thinks it's an Alsatian. I'd love to fasten that on a chain in a yard all day!

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

Are you trying to sell my dog?
She would make a very good guard dog though
She's like baby mtx's personal body guard
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[mrs mtx]

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A cute one though

 

[Giles1]

Basset hound.Bloody things lie around and sleep forever,usually somewhere an unsuspecting person will trip over the sods and do serious damage to themselves,and end up with a seriously pee'd off Basset hanging off their trouser leg because they've been woken up.Only ever wake up to pee,eat or roll in something long dead.Wife has one,which I'm more than happy to pass on............

 

[RushesToo]

Had a burglar break in and when I got home the I was slightly surprised that I could not find their blood on the JR or BC, they had probably licked their lips
Oh - and no problems since.

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

 

[Vizslaman]

#1 for Malinois or Rhodesian Ridgeback

 

[MaisiesDad]

Geese, much better than dogs!

 

[Kidds]

My party piece as a drunken youth was to take on any dog that snarled at me.
My mates "guard" alsatian hid in it's kennel whenever it saw me, another mates rottweiler (biggest I have ever known) would steer clear of me but wasn't scared as such, dobermans were always too stupid to even understand the game.
Collies and Jack Russells are the ones that would bite.
If I wanted a scary dog in the yard it would be a ridgeback.

If you want a lunatic dog just put any breed you like on a chain. Usually messes the dog up imo but they usually look the part. (I also think it's a pretty cruel trick).
A good sensible dog of any breed is the real answer but finding someone that has bred a dog for sense is a task in itself.

 

[Dry Rot]

 

[Dry Rot]

The same dog as above!

 

[Old Shep]

Having been on trouble myself for my dog biting passers by on a public footpath I would warn against using guard dogs - there are too many laws against you. However, I don't remember any laws against geese??

 

[hang-on]

Having been on trouble myself for my dog biting passers by on a public footpath I would warn against using guard dogs - there are too many laws against you. However, I don't remember any laws against geese??

Sure they're wild geese

 

[Dry Rot]

Dogs need to be trained. It is not difficult to create a biter. But that needs to be controlled. Sadly, dog training is rapidly becoming a lost art in this country.

 

[Ford1957]

Can you train them just to bite burglars though? Seriously, can you easily train to bite? With dogs I've had over the years,it seems to be either in there nature or not

 

[bovrill]

Can you train them just to bite burglars though? Seriously, can you easily train to bite? With dogs I've had over the years,it seems to be either in there nature or not

In Southern Africa I've seen dogs trained to be aggressive towards a certain type of person. As youngsters they are regularly beaten by people of a particular hue and odour, and they end up with a very bad attitude, but not towards their owners, and similar people. (Have I been tactful enough there?!!)