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Date Posted: 10:54:01 04/05/04 Mon
Author: Sara
Subject: Re: Advice needed on Boerboels
In reply to: Basil 's message, "Re: Advice needed on Boerboels" on 10:03:14 04/05/04 Mon

Well My best advice for you then is to stick with your Pyr. Honestly BB's are pretty aggressive and it's a fact that makes it just toooo risky to take to a dog park period.

My point about dog parks in general is exactly that you can't control someone elses dog and many times in a situation like that controlling your own dog is pretty difficult if something were to rise (it's likely to arise at a dog park).

I don't recommend them to anyone regardless of breed of dog they plan on taking. BB's are definately NOT dog park material... as MOST Mastiff breeds are not. If you want to make a BB part of your family you'll have to make some consessions...if you want to make any Mastiff part of your family you'll need to make some concessions that you don't seem ready or willing to make. One more time...the Great Pyr is the best choice for you at this time.

>Sara,
>
>Thanks for the input. This is exactly the sort of
>info that I have been seeking regarding the BB. I am
>not really interested in a Great Dane. They are nice
>dogs, but they are generally very short lived, and
>that just sucks! One of the things that really
>interest me about the BB is the longevity.
>
>I am not quite sure what you mean about the dog park,
>however. I understand that there are going to be dog
>aggressive dogs there and that they can be from any
>breed, however, since I do attend a dog park from time
>to time I do not want to get a dog that fundamentally
>would not work in that environment. You cannot
>control other people’s dogs, but you can work to
>ensure that your dog will not be aggressive. There is
>a guy that goes to the park occasionally with a 1 year
>old Presa that says he knows that in another 6 months
>or so he will not be able to go to the park because
>his dog WILL be too dog aggressive to go there. If a
>BB is a dog that is fundamentally aggressive towards
>other dogs, as this guys Presa seems to be, then I
>would be remiss to consider this breed any further.
>
>
>>My first comment is that if you don't want to worry
>>about aggressive behavior at a dog park you should
>>probably not attend one...but since you do I'll have
>>to say the BB is probably not the best choice for
>>you... A lot of BB's are pretty dog
>>aggressive...Males tend to be the worst with other
>>males in particular. But I've heard about plenty of
>>females that do their fair share of scrapping with
>>eachother and other female dogs... Provided you take
>>the time to socialize HEAVILY and properly you could
>>probably make it work...but the operative word here is
>>"make".
>>
>>You like the mastiff breeds... Had you looked into
>>getting a great dane? These dogs truly are couch
>>potatoes and are no longer guarding material. They
>>should get along well with other dogs as they do not
>>have that ingraned pre-disposition to fighting. It
>>sounds really like a Great dane would fit into your
>>lifestyle wonderfully. I urge you to check into it.
>>
>>The only problem with retired racing greyhounds is
>>they have to re-learn things... They've been racing
>>their entire lives and have to learn about things like
>>stairs etc... They're also highly prey driven and
>>I've not yet met or heard of a retired racing greyhoud
>>that didn't take chase or deciding on trying to eat
>>the neighbors Pomeranion or other small breed of
>>dog...so that might pose a problem.
>>
>>The Great Dane sounds like the best bet for you
>>(research the breed closely and seriously of course)
>>or the racing greyhound if you feel like adding some
>>re-training to the dog etc...
>>
>>Boerboels are pretty aggressive towards strangers and
>>do need A LOT of socialization to make sure they
>>don't become a liablity ESPECIALLY in the city. If
>>you're up for the work and the vigilance they require
>>then go for it... BUt keep in mind...if you're up for
>>the vigilance and work in having a BB in your
>>setting...you'd be able to also consider an APBT...a
>>smaller and easier to control dog (size only) than the
>>BB.

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