Okay Reuben, I'll speak up. I have zero(0) experience in hog hunting, but my dog does(she came to me from a hog hunting kennel). My true passion with dogs is protection training. I want a well rounded dog,but they must have a willingess to protect without being an overly aggressive POS. My thought is about nerves and teperament. Any dog can be taught to bite(even labs LOL), but good nerves and temperament cannot be taught. If I can expose pups to different situations, surfaces,objects, dogs and people and do it at different times of day andunder different feeding circumstances(fullbelly,empty stomach, half feeding,lite snack)
and still have a happy, friendly dog, that is the dog I keep. I'm not really concerned with sport, but some of the excercises are useful.I keep the pups that pass those test and get serious about training for a true protection dog. Iwould like to keep ALL the dogs that pass, but my budget will not allow it. I do my best to get those I don't keep into the hands of either working people or those I trust.
Other than that Ilook for a good dog with a hybrid look. I've had pitbulls for the last 12 years and I don't want to be reminded of that anymore, so no straight standard dogs. JMHO.
Hey Alpha I have a couple of questions, what breed do you breed for protection work. I like Malnois but have always really liked and been intrigued with Dutch Shepards. Also you say you had pitbulls for 12 years and don't want to be reminded of that, what is that? Did you have bad experiences with them? You don't have to elaborate just curious.
I keep An AB right now for PP. I like dutchies also. Malis are usually to sketchy for me temperament wise. also a little too high strung.
Actually I had a great pitbull for many years. I washed out several because the dog aggression was too much. They were also too high strung. the one I kept acted more like a white english bulldog(this is what a WEB breeder told me after I described his behavior) After he died, I just cant bring myself to own another one. Besides an old school bulldog is what I wanted all along. The female I have now is close, but most AB breeders are either breeding for an overgrown english bulldog or a pitbull on steroids. I don't really want either. AMerican bulldogs are supposed to be something all their own, but the show world and the sport world twisted them.
