Quote:I've got a 9 year old yellow lab mix. He's quite possibly the friendliest and happiest dog I've ever met. However that also extends to strangers so he's not much for a guard dog.

 

 

Every dog I've ever had has been that way, except one. When I was a kid, we had an Akita mix named Hobie. He was super sweet with us and and other family members, but he hated strangers. He was actually a great guard dog. The two dogs I had previous to the ones I have now, were big babies. I had a Boxer named Shawnee and a Rhodesian named Cheyenne. The two sweetest, calmest dogs ever. They loved everyone. The two I have now are wild, but very friendly. If someone tries to break into the house, I'm relying on their barks to scare them away. They're big dogs and their barks can be quite intimidating to people who don't know them. If that doesn't work, I have guns as backup protection against intruders. LOL.

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