Would your dog protect your home from an intruder?

[Hector]

Well, I know Daisy would protect. She has shown it a few times. Last night, we were outside swimming and having a lot of fun with a friend and her kids. The forest beside us was pitch black but Daisy heard a twig snap, she gave a low growl and ran towards the pool house. She gave several barks so my husband walked over. Thinking it was just a raccoon or something similar, he went into the house to get a flashlight. Just as he poked his head back out the door to ask the kids where the flashlight was, Daisy let out a gutteral growl/bark and charged the fence (we have a chain fence). Just then, two guys (adults) raised down our fence line from the back of our shed with Daisy on them the entire way running along the fence giving this, "If I catch you, your ass is mine!" bark. The tripped on some trees and I think they may have crapped their pants.

I have no idea what they were doing. A lot of people from the street behind us use the path beside our house as a short cut so I was thinking that was what they were doing but it seemed odd that they stood behind the pool shed for 5 minutes before they braved the path. After that, Daisy went back to enjoying her night but any noise from the forest got a well deserved growl.

Good job Daisy!

 

[Hector]

Just because they are very friendly doesn't mean they won't protect you when you need it.

Years ago in Canada I had a female Cane Corso named Echo that loved absolutely everything and everyone. A big softy. One day my best mate and I were arguing about hockey (go figure, we are Canadians). Echo now about 5 years old was sleeping next to the fireplace. We continued to argue and I got up to get something. My friend grabbed my arm and startled me. Echo came out of nowhere, straight at his chest and knocked him and his chair backwards onto the ground. She had her paws directly on his chest growling inches from his face. This was one of her favourite people in the world. He had known her since we first got her as a pup. We've been camping together and Echo even stayed (happily) at his house for 10 days when the wife and I went to Europe for a holiday. She loved him and he, her.

I said "Echo it's OK" and she gave him a bunch of wet kisses and rolled over for a belly rub and never had any issues with him again (or him with her to his credit)

They are smart and feed off your emotions. There's no doubt in my mind that it happened because I was startled. I didn't cry out or anything but she could 'feel' me.

The best thing about her loving everybody was that if she was indifferent to anybody, I would trust her judgment implicitly and that person I wouldn't trust. She was far more friendly than I am so it worked out well for us.

I'm not saying your pup is or will be the same but don't be surprised if your friendly ball of lovely turns into a demon if you are threatened one day.

Echo died at 11 years old and it took me another 12 years and a different country to decide to own a dog again. I hope Yingzi can be half the dog Echo was.

He's off to a very good start.

That would be the ideal dog

 

[taraann81]

I think my BM would, she is a very sweet dog and has only growled at a human once in her 11 years. I was out gardening and the neighbour thought it would be funny to put on a mask and sneak up behind me. I all of a sudden hear a roar (I have never heard that soumd.feom her again).. I jumped and turned as she shot off across the yard, full speed jowls flopping...i heard him scream and then he ran towards my door...by the time I got to the front porch. She had him cornered, lunging, barking, frothing at the mouth. He was saying "its ok...mabel, mabel its ok" and attempting to take his mask off. But every time he moved his arms she lunged at him, snapping her jaws inches from his arms. I have no doubt if he would have reached out to push/hit her she would have bitten. Now my other Bm and st bernard, dont even bark at strangers...i would doubt they would so anything.

 

[Hector]

I think my BM would, she is a very sweet dog and has only growled at a human once in her 11 years. I was out gardening and the neighbour thought it would be funny to put on a mask and sneak up behind me. I all of a sudden hear a roar (I have never heard that soumd.feom her again).. I jumped and turned as she shot off across the yard, full speed jowls flopping...i heard him scream and then he ran towards my door...by the time I got to the front porch. She had him cornered, lunging, barking, frothing at the mouth. He was saying "its ok...mabel, mabel its ok" and attempting to take his mask off. But every time he moved his arms she lunged at him, snapping her jaws inches from his arms. I have no doubt if he would have reached out to push/hit her she would have bitten. Now my other Bm and st bernard, dont even bark at strangers...i would doubt they would so anything.

Wow awesome lol, poor neighbor hahahaha. Yea you never know till you put them to the test. Always interesting.

 

[taraann81]

Wow awesome lol, poor neighbor hahahaha. Yea you never know till you put them to the test. Always interesting.

.....or maybe the intruder woyld have to come wearing a childs vampire mask... ;:

 

[thelady_v2010]

My dog growled and sat in front of me when my son was yelling at me and waving his arms. My son does not live with us, so is not recongnized as part of the family. I don't know if it would have gone further though.

 

[angelbears]

Jezzy our deaf ACD would charge, barking like an idiot, one move by the intruder and she would be running backwards screaming like a banshee.

Our two Filas, Cane and Ziva have been agitated. Ziva failed, she ran away from the decoy. However, I believe she is mean and if truly cornered or in the house, I think she would tear someone apart. She has lived and survived on the streets. I just think she would know what to do if she was forced to do so.

Cane did great when he was agitated. He took the pressure and didn't back down. I worry that he has never really been challenged. Everybody backs down, even Jezzy and Ziva has never challenged him. He gives them a look and at the most a low grumble and they back off and will come back and sniff his manly parts to show subservience. I have no doubt that if someone came in he would take them on. I'm just not sure how good of a fighter he is.

 

[Penny1960]

My bullmastiff would not let anyone in the house after ten.my son came home from basketball late one night and our dog had him at the door.and would not let him in not even after he said his name.he also stop my other son from playing with our daughter when she started to cry laugh from being tickled to much. He knock him down and held him tell I got there.granted that was after my son got back from war and he did not know him to we'll.he was gone for four years and only visited on leave.

 

[rangermom]

Loved the story about Echo!! What a great dog.

My rottie, Ranger is 7 years old. I say he is a great visual deterrent simply b/c he is #110 of self assured rott standing in my yard and nobody wants to guess if he's friendly or not. Really though, if you know what you're doing, you could rob me blind. You just have to be confident, completely ignore him and don't mess with the kids.

A few months ago my mom was playing with my son while we were all in the same room. Ranger LOVES my mom and has known her from day one. He sees her twice a week and considers her part of his pack. My son is 10 and he and my mom were goofing around. They were standing and laughing and she gave him a good natured shove. Ranger hopped off the couch and trotted in-between them effectively stopping the play. He stared my mom in the face and gave her a low growl. I was beyond shocked and proud of him!!
Last summer our friend was playing with our daughter that was 3. He was chasing her through the yard and Ranger caught him by the butt, LMAO!! He didn't break skin or even the clothes, but let's just say our friend doesn't chase our daughter anymore, lol.

Our EM is only 4 months, so we'll see how she pans out. She already has a start on guard dog duty but is still trying to figure out who is friend and who is foe. Yesterday she actually alternately barked and wagged her tail at a stranger.

 

[DennasMom]

I have yet to find the person that Denna will not greet with a smile, tail wag and a lick...
But, so far, none of them have come close with bad intentions, and when I'm around, I make it a point to stay cheerful and confident when greeting strangers...
So, I have no idea what she'd do if someone scared me... I'd hope she'd jump in... I think she would... but really... hard to say...

 

[BugattiAlva]

I believe my boy would not like a stranger in his territory. He is very protective and is only ok with people that enter through the front door and I am ok with their presence. Even when I walk him he is ok, unless a male (seems to be ok with women) walks towards us. One time we had a guy run towards us because he was running from someone else, i guess he was playing (grown man), but he scared the crap out of me! and my dog tried to lunge at him and growled like a crazy bear/lion. Im sure the guy will never run towards a mastiff ever again, I'm sure he pooped his pants. I also have to greet people on the street just to let my dog know that they are not 'bad people'. I bet my neighborhood thinks I'm super friendly lol.
But overall, I feel safe when my dog is around

 

[riffy]

Sophie my lab will bark and growl and put on a serious show! She will also stay at a 10 foot distance the whole time. LOL

Loki my EM on the other hand... will not let anyone in the yard or house unless I say it's ok. Even the next door neighbor he knows can't come in if I'm not home. I found that out the fun way asking him to go grab something from my house. Loki wouldn't let him in the yard. I could hear the barking & growling from the other side of his house so I went to look. Loki looked vicious barking, growling & even snapping at him a bit threw the chain link fence. I was shocked. Soon as I said "it's ok" he sniffed & licked him and was wagging his tail. Sophie was wagging her tail in the background the entire time btw.

Loki has always been like that. He's a big social butterfly outside the house or yard on the flip side. He loves meeting people. Other dogs not so much since he was attacked as a puppy by some dogs at a dog park.

 

[Primehns]

I saw a breeder who's presa gave a guy stitches who jumped through their window late at night. This test, was consisting of a doberman mix, a shepherd mix, a little dog, and really no dog that could back up their bark. They need mastiff breeds or a rott.

 

[chuckorlando]

Ah wasn't them sleeve happy dogs in that vid so cute. Let me bite the sleeve and only the sleeve and once I get the sleeve let me hold it. ahahahaha. Thats called a game. Play time. Gut kick one of them and see how she does. Hell if the bad guy aint got a sleeve on the dog might run right past him. ahahahaha.

Kona is a delicate flower. Just look at them sweet eyes

 

[Hector]

Ah wasn't them sleeve happy dogs in that vid so cute. Let me bite the sleeve and only the sleeve and once I get the sleeve let me hold it. ahahahaha. Thats called a game. Play time. Gut kick one of them and see how she does. Hell if the bad guy aint got a sleeve on the dog might run right past him. ahahahaha.

Kona is a delicate flower. Just look at them sweet eyes

She's saying come here I wanna taste u!

 

[2nd Chance]

YES. Without a doubt, the person that comes into the home, would be gaurded against.
I have 3 large dogs, and dogs behave very differently in a pack, than they do as sole dogs. So you see pack behaviour when under threat. They work as a team.

I have been attacked by a malamute that was roaming around here stray last year. I had pohm and bernie on leash. The dog circled us, then came in for the bite once the GSD was not between me and his teeth.
The GSD leapt across my body, knocking me to the ground and took the dog away from contacting me, and decked and held there in seconds. I was a gibbering wreck, as was my lady rottie bordeaux x. But he was great. The malamute once released on command, legged it.

My rottie x bordeaux, whenever trouble has erupted over the years, walks in tight circles away from trouble, head down, lip licking, peeing on ground. Ferocious eh?

I have no idea what Brian our DDB would do, he's good at barking to let me know there is some intruder coming near the property, oh, roughly, 10 mins after the geese have let me know anyhow?

GSD would, rottie probably not, Brian, i doubt it. He's all mouth n no show. Tends to hide in fight / flight scenarios.