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Date Posted: 05:13:44 11/15/03 Sat
Author: NDE
Subject: Differences
In reply to: A Laura 's message, "Re: Does A Boerboel Really Need Drive?" on 20:11:34 11/14/03 Fri

Laura I wouldn’t be so anxious to demean herding breeds because of the deportment of those in back of a police car. Typically these are not the best behaved examples of the breed. Most have not been purchased from proven breed worthy stock unlike the typical mastiff breed. Just to offer a little help in that direction, if I may. Working dogs react to equipment and situations. When I track mine and take out my red 33 foot tracking leash he reacts differently that when I take out my obedience leash and toy. When a police dog is in the back of a car and his partner pulls up to an incident his dog is on alert, he is as programmed by situations. He reacts a certain way in certain situations. When a cattle dog see a cow he reacts differently than when he sees a grocery cart. The reason that mastiff breeds are not police dogs or seeing eye dogs or detection dogs is not because they can’t it is because they won’t. That has always been the case in the mastiff breed. It is now, because breeders have been breeding away from drive because prospective purchaser don’t like it so it makes them harder to handle and therefore harder sell. That is also true for most breeds that don’t do actual work and that have been homogenized for the general public and the show folks . If you want to know the answer to most problems you just follow the money and you will find your answer. Ask any one who actually works there breed this question would they own or breed a dog who won’t. Most breeders/owners of dogs who won’t are better at finding excuses instead of breeding for better. I am not trying to make any fun or insult, but it just tickles me to death when a mastiff dog person come across a herding breed. I love the old mastiff, a proud healthy balanced, want to work, territorial , breed. I am going to own one soon. However I am buying it form parents that have been tested in an effort to determine if this puppy has a good chance of not only looking like a Boerboel but more importantly working and acting like one. The HBSA has also shown some concerns regarding the direction of the Boreboel.

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