Active Guard Dogs
So what are the best guard dog breeds for people that need
outdoor active lifestyles well in today's really I'm gonna break down what I
think are the 10 best guard dog breeds for active people.
Welcome back to doggyz if you are new here then my name is
Abhishek and I am the founder of doggyz lets dive straight into our list of top
10 Active guardians
And at number 10 I have the Cane corso so now you guys probably
will knew this dog was coming it is the dog that I brought into my life just
before Christmas and if you've been following my journey either here on the
canine show on my other blog will enable you will know that she unfortunately
passed away at just four months old because of a hereditary heart issue called
PDA she was a absolutely beautiful soul but one of the main reasons I chose the
cane corso it was for me for that fantastic balance that the breed manages to
offer have not only been one of the best Guardian breeds in the world both natural
and the ability to train them to high personal protection levels but there are
also extremely gentle loving devoted members of the family they're also because
I love being in the outdoors I love hiking and mountain biking and walking they
also love exercise and of all the Mastiff breeds are probably one of the best
breeds you can have if you like an outdoor active lifestyle but also want a
mastiff to go alongside it that was one of the main reasons I chose a cane
corso and there was no way they were being left off this list.
At number 9 we have the Rottweiler herd another large blocky
powerful Guardian breed but another breed that is very capable of loving the
outdoors loving running love mountain biking love hiking they're an absolutely
fantastic Guardian breed on top of that and one of the most intelligent dog
breeds on the planet now they can be a little bit hyper switched on a lot of
times which is one of the downsides of them being able to be so active and
brilliant with outdoor people as much as they can thrive off exercise and mental
stimulation sometimes Rottweilers do struggle to turn off a little bit when you
come and bring back into the household so if you are considering a Rottweiler
because you're a very active outgoing person just be aware that they might not
be the best breed if you want a dog that you can go out on an adventure with
but be able to come home and snuggle up.
Moving forward in our list we have the Black Russian terrier
or commonly called the BRT the Black Russian terrier is one of the guard dogs a
lot of people aren't aware about but are slowly starting to rise in popularity
as similar kinda to the Giant Schnauzer in terms of look and capabilities the
Black Russian terrier is an absolutely fantastic Guardian breed and don't let
the terrier in their name mistake you they are a large powerful animal that is
fantastic a wide variety of personal protection all the way to natural family
Guardian roles but because they are so athletic and have such amazing athletic
prowess they are brilliant for people that love to be out in the wilderness
especially cold environments like Russia so if you're in a kind of person that
you're either live somewhere here like the UK where the winters can be brutal
and the swimmers aren't incredibly hot they might make a fantastic companion
for you if you like to get out in the great outdoors.
At number 7 I have one of my personal favorite breeds I am
very biased towards and that is the turkish Kangal the turkish Kangal is an
extremely large very powerful very strong very independent Guardian breed now
that independence is something that you should take very very seriously this breed
is fantastically athletic and is capable of wandering extremely large areas and
properties and farms and keeping organized stock and your family and your territory
safe which is what makes them such brilliant Guardian breeds and they also form
extremely deep bonds to their family however like I say they are very
independent and very capable of working on their own which can come across
oftentimes are stubborn and they can't be difficult to train this independence
also makes them very capable of making decisions for themselves and if they
make a wrong decision in an environment where they don't need to it can be
disastrous take for example a postman coming to your door family and friends
come in to visit your home and you've got a Turkish Kangal that Miss reads
those as a threat and therefore makes a decision to go into its guardian role
you can have a disaster and that is quite common unfortunately with the Turkish
Kangal so as much as they're a fantastic breed they're a breed to take very
seriously and only really applicable for a very slight amount of people.
At number six we have the Dogo Argentino which like I always
mention when I bring up this breed because I think it's worthwhile you know and
is one of the few breeds you don't have any personal experience with because
they are banned here in the UK now like I mentioned in a blog a few days ago I
do think that that ban is completely unnecessary and unneeded and there's much
better ways of managing these situations but again that's a topic for a
different blog the Dogo Argentino like the Cane Corso is a fantastic guarding
Mastiff breed that absolutely loves its family and has incredible natural
protection skills but because of their ability to work in extremely hot
climates all they're usually out on hunting parties very commonly in hunting
for things like wild boar on farms these dogs can go all day in very brutal
climates which makes them fantastic companions if you're interested in long
hikes long mountain bike rides you like being out in the wilderness you're into
things like bushcraft the Dogo Argentino can be a fantastic companion but they
are very also a very capable Guardian breed as well.
Let's jump into number five and it is a breed I did mention
alongside a previous breed and that's the Giant Schnauzer and of a breed that
is quite uncommon in the common gliding circles but for the people that are
kind of in the know know just how fantastically capable the Giant Schnauzer is
the judge nails are like the Black Russian terrier is a fantastic dog that is
extremely athletic very smart very eager to work and pleased and highly
trainable what I personally love about the Giant Schnauzer is although there are
a large powerful dog they're quite unassuming and not yourtraditional
intimidating garden breed now for me I've had a bull mastiff I've worked with
lots of large powerful more traditional Mastiff breeds and it does get a little
bit annoying sometimes when people cross the road to keep out of your way even
though your dogs under complete control or people don't want to come near you
or presume that you've got a dangerous dog just by the way it looks whereas the
Giant Schnauzer is just a beautiful looking dog and because it is very similar
to its kind of standard and miniature cousins you don't tend to get that kind
of response so if you are looking for a very capable loving loyal athletic
outgoing garden breed but you don't want people to automatically think that
it's a dangerous dog the Giant Schnauzer might be a fantastic choice for you.
At number four I have the most common garden breed in the
world and that's German Shepherd now the German Shepherd absolutely loves to
work rightfully so is considered to be one of the most intelligent and
trainable breeds in the world which they absolutely are like I always say that
kind of has a flip side in terms that it needs a lot of mental stimulation you
have to feed that high intelligence and that high desire to work otherwise they
become very bored which then often then turns into very serious behavior
problems so if you consider in a German Shepherds you have to make sure that
you can make sure you hit the mental stimulation but also the physical
requirements of the dog now you have to take this with pinch of salt because
unfortunately because of that sloping top-line that the dog has that was originally
there to help with its kind of proud Singh explosive power due to poor breeding
lots of inbreeding and difficulty with the hips can make the dogs suffer from
very serious hip dysplasia which can cause issues for a breed that does require
so much physical exercise so especially when their pups you need to make sure
that you manage their exercise manage their climbing stairs manage their
jumping up and down on furniture yet also kind of ensure that they get in that
kind of physical and mental stimulation so it can be a fine balancing act to
manage but if you manage it well and you can get a dog into its adult stages
with no issues from a breeder that's bred from really good stock you can have
one of the best outdoor active companions and guardians in the world.
At number three in the bronze medal spot we have another one
of my favourite breeds on the planet that is also another breed that's very overlooked
in the garden conversation and that is the Rhodesian Ridgeback originally used
as hunting companions for things like lions this is a fearless dog that is
capable of work in all day in the hottest climates of Africa with no problem
whatsoever in kind of the modern-day countries right here in the UK and over in
America where you're not really out hunting lions every day it does make
fantastic companions for if you just want a dog that can come with you for long
walks longer heights for bike rides all those things that we've already
discussed in this blog on top of that they also like I say make natural
fantastic protective guardians that are loving and loyal and devoted to their families
and they also like the Giant Schnauzer a less intimidating from the outset so
again if you're looking for a dog that you don't I only want people to assume
is a horrible aggressive nasty dog like the giant schnauzer the Rhodesian Ridgeback
can't fit in because they have a quite similar look to something like a Hungarian
visla or work in Labradors they kind of fit in with that kind of category of
looks over than that obviously beautiful Ridge that they have down their backs.
Taking that silver medal is one of my favorite breeds on the
planet in a breed I came very close to choosing over the Cane Corso late last
year when I was deciding to bring another Guardian breed into my home and
that's the Doberman Pinscher one of the most intelligent smart dogs in the planet
alongside breeds like the German Shepherd and the Rottweiler they are incredibly
easy to train they love to work and they love to please their owners which like
I mentioned with the German Shepherd has the flip side of the meaning to work
you need to expend that energy both mentally and physically and when we talk
about physicality there are a much more athletic looking dog and athletic performing
dog than many of the other breeds like the larger more powerful mastiff type
Guardian breeds you only have to take one look at that slim athletic muscular
profile of the Doberman to understand that that is one athletic dog so although
one of the best Guardian breeds on the planet and one of the smartest most
trainable breeds on the planet and in my opinion one of the best-looking breeds
on the planet you have to make sure that you give them plenty of mental and
physical exercisebut if you can do that in the home you'll have a loving relaxed
reliable canine companion. /
So at number one I have the Belgian Malinois take in the
gold spot the Belgian Malinois is probably the most capable to a high level of
obedience dog not only in the guardian world but right up their neck and neck
with the border collie in terms of every breed on the planet now although
they're not often up there in terms of the top tens for intelligence in terms
of training ability they are fantastic and like I say if I was choosing a dog
purely for obedience or purely for personal protection work I probably would go
with a Belgian Malinois just because of their sheer innate desire to work 24/7
and how capable to such a high level they are now the kind of flipside like I
keep talking about is a dog that is that extreme in terms of working and that extreme
in terms of intelligence and it's trained ability and its desire to work and
its desire to please has the flip side of it needing extreme levels of mental
stimulation take on top of that they are a shepherd dog that was originally
breed bred to work in shepherd roles and to work all day non-stop this is a
breed that doesn't switch off that will work is a breed that you will not tire
out and you will tire even the fittest man on the planet will tire before a
Belgian Malinois retires so although there are fantastic breed an amazing
Guardian breed and one of the most commonly used protection breeds on the
planet they are also one of the breeds that has the highest exercise requirements
and highest mental stimulation requirements on the planet so take that into
account make sure you match up your personal energy and exercise levels to your
dog breeds energy and exercise levels and you'll be off to a fantastic start.
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