[TopShelf]

I use to have a Rottie but he died a few yrs ago. Since then I have had my home(twice) and car broken into. I need a good guard dog/companion, but one I don't have to worry about biting people I have over.

get an ankle biter,yorkie jack russell or some sort of terrier.
them little things always storm out to the garden gate for passers by.
if they bite they aint going to do much damage.

[opt1c]

my rottie only tripped on people who were shady never bit anyone either... belgian malinois is cool... sorta like a german shepherd crossed with a pit; the idf uses them and nothing else... need i say more

i currently have a rottie/dobe cross; he's a handful and a half but he's a great guard dog... i've had to block windows to keep him from trying to break through em if someone happens to walk up to the house who shouldn't... works as a nice proximity doorbell as well; recognizes friends and barks accordingly based on the sound of their car pulling up. it's a trip. he has his tail and ears too

[Gypsy Nirvana]

my Rotts, Dobie, Dobey x Rotts and Boxer are not allowed in the house, and as long as I control them from the gate to the house when friends come over they won't bite as long as I introduce a friend to them first then they get the scent and they then know that that person is ok by me....

....I guess it depends on what you want a dog for, as security or a house-pet.....and how well you can train it....

*I'd go for the Dobie or Rott or cross over most other dogs....especially if you don't want any more theft...

Opt1 got me to googling the Belgium Malinois

saw this belgium malinois rhodesian ridgeback mix what a handsome dog



belgium malinous is a great looking dog too



the rottie dobbie mix is a real nice looking dog too, if not a bit too cute

[Harvest]

standard poodles are amazing as well couple people i know have them as service dogs ridiculously smart.

[Kalicokitty]

Dobbermans just seem impossible to sweet talk your way past if your a stranger.
I like big pits, look and sound like the devil, and have that nasty biters rep as well, but you can sweet talk them even if they have never seen you before.
By sweet talk I mean a stranger that has been raised around dogs and is comfortable with them can get by most guard dogs, like Cezar Milon(dog whisperer)
But the one dobbie we had would have torn cezar a new ass before he even knew what was happening, lol.

[rambone]

German Shepard, Doberman, Akita

[Kalicokitty]

Originally Posted by rambone

\, Akita

They certainly look the part, but everyone I've known has been a complete love bug. Properly trained I'm sure they're fine though

[opt1c]

i would have recommended a german shepherd but he said he didn't want his friends bit; german shepherds are responsible for more dog on human bites than ANY other breed by a good bit as well.

My dobie/rott is super cute; looks like a blk&tan hound dog with his tail and ears; till he barks or they notice the extra 20lbs of muscle on him mofo can bite a hole in a campbell's soup can if given the opportunity