Hello sarros0510. I agree with seasons comment. While the EM is not the war dog of old he is still more dog than regular dogs like GSD,
ROTTs,MALs etc. I raised one to the age of seven before he died from cancer. I also obtained one for my sister and he is currently eight y
yrs old. I found them to be more forgiving of mistakes there owner may make as opposed to some of the others. With that said your EM w
will protect your family from man or beast with out hesitation. This is were seasons advise will come in handy.
Relative to the Leer burgh link I would like to shank him for his service as a police officer and I respect his thirty years as a trainer but from what I've read he only has experience with GSDS and MALs. IMHO the dogs on this forum and many others not discussed here are what I call superior guardians. These dogs will take a trainers game to the next level if he or she decided to own one.
Remember control is the key no matter what breed a person owns.
Good luck.
)) I repeated so many time GENTLE that i think somehow he came to understand the concept, lol