- The Best guard dog is little known in the US, and is even banned in some countries for its aggressiveness. The name of the breed is Fila, and they are from Brazil. They are large dogs, weighing 130-150lbs. They are very loyal, obedient, and great with kids of their own family. Filas do not like strangers at all and can not be trusted around anyone but their own families. They are extremely protective of their family and will attack any stranger which comes around. If the dog wasnt raised around someone they will not accept them. Its for this loyalty and extreme protective demeanor that this truly is the best guard dog. They put dobermans, rotts, and shepherds to shame. If someone breaks into your house they are done! However they are not the right dog for everyone, its not a breed you take to the beach or dogpark, because you will have a problem if someone approaches you. They are strictly at home family guard dogs. So if you are looking for a good all around dog maybe you should stick with the doberman or shepherd. Google Fila Dog for more info.
- == "I have found that the best guard dog is truly a Doberman. Now don't get me wrong. It's a huge responsibility to own one of these dogs and you have to A) Know how to handle them well B) Love them because they are hams for attention C) Have alot of room for them or the ability to walk them daily. These giants are extremely intelligent, loyal beyond belief, and very loving. But they have to be treated well in return." ==
- The above is entirely wrong. Doberman's aren't dog aggressive and not human aggressive. A person who isn't afraid of dog's would easily push a doberman out his way with out thinking twice. They are undersized, not very smart and not an overly loyal breed. I would rather face a pitbull than a large gun dog. German Shepherds, Rottweillers and Pit Bulls are all good choices, provided that you get one from a good line as they are overbred across America. European lines as a rule are much more sound. My recommendation goes as follows: Fila Brasiliero, Neopolitan Mastiff, Tibetan Mastiff, Dogo Argentinos, Boerbols, Dogos, and Cane Corso. All are good instinctive breeds, look them up. A fila is hands down instinctively the best guard dog as it is breed for it's temperament of ojeriza which translates into extremely loathing of stranger
- I am a Doberman owner! Their not as big as some of the dogs that the guy above just talked about, but their are great watch dogs. I bet you could not break inside my house and punt my dogs unless you wanted to lose a limb, or you have a gun to shot them. in that case some one will hear the shots and then the cops are on the way. Here try, I live at Darien IL. They are probley the smartest breed of dog i have ever came into contact with. The guy that said their not smart must never been around Doberman. Or just don't like them. Anything I tell my dog to do, they will do, or at least try their best to please me. For example both my dog will climb ladders and slide down slides the biggest park slide that you can find. They do all the normal. sit, lay, stay, speek, fetch, and catch frizbee. They also can find any item that you show them, and let them get the scent, after that hide it, they will find it for sure! That is why alot of law inforcement use them as drug and bomb detection dogs. www.lawdogs.com. Dogo Argentinos have the same breeding done, to get them, except the fact that it has a boxer, breed into it. Dogos are a great guard dogs too. They are big game hunters. Not breed for guard dogs, but that does not limit them. Because Dobermans were breed for protecting. Mastiff were breed for bull fighting and they are the oldest relative to a Doberman. They too are great watch dogs as well. Dobermans are very loyal, and loving. As long as your invited in my house, they will get along with you and strive for your attention. Knock on my door and you will know, that they're WATCHING MY HOUSE!!!!!!!!! That is a Guard Dog!
- A German Shepherd is a goog guard dog. Police use them in life threating situtiations.
- many large dogs are known as loyal dog owners,some may include dobermans,German shepards,white German shepards,and rottweilers.on the other hand some smaller dogs are known as great protectors.if you live in an apartment,you will have to but a smaller dog.i reckomend a dachsund or a miniature pincher.
- Doberman Pinschers are an excellent choice for a guard/protection dog. They have a natural instinct to protect their territory and will not hesitate to take a bad situation into their own hands(or teeth) if they feel that their family is being threatened. They are the only dogs ever bred for the sole purpose of guarding and protecting and have been used for military/police work ever since they came out. Also, do not listen to the guy that said that Dobermans aren't very smart considering that they are the 5th most intelligent dog in the world. They will certainly keep you on your toes!
- That is a lie the best guard dog is a Dogo Argentino it will fight to protect its family tell death it will ignore any wounds.
I'm sure everyone can agree that rotts, doberman, borboels, filas, kuvase, anotolians, spanish mastiffs, bouviers etc would all be suffice. However, I still hold the belief that if someone was already in the stage of actually attacking a family member, I can think of no other dog than the English Mastiff that would be the best. From personal experinece I have seen English mastiffs in "protection mode" and it is something special. Yes, the Fila is very very quick to react (which would be good if you were in the movie Strangers), but it cannot match the size of the English mastiff. The bullmastiff (wonderful wonderful dog) has the largest jaws, but still not the size of the old English. The sheer size, jaws, and power culminated together is what makes the English mastiff the best in the event that an attack is already occurring.