Irish Wolfhound
Have you considered a Boxer?
A German Shepherd Dog might be a viable alternative.
Ive had a really good experience with pit bulls
I'm so sorry, I neglected the mandatory recommendation of something outside of the paramaters of your question......
I highly recommend Begals. No good reason, but you asked about Mastiff vs. Rottweiler, so I'd better suggest an alternate breed.....
No dog is going to "knock down and hold" an intruder.....the only useful family gaurd dog will alert to an intrusion so that you can deal with the threat appropriately.......
I've never known of a mean bullmastiff. Friend in the Marines had two, both were like 150lb puppies.
Rotties, though....not a big fan. I've known people who've been bit or had mean ones.
Well they were trained to that to poachers back in the day. I was hoping I could get mine trained to do the same.
Thanks for the tips and the links.
No dog is going to "knock down and hold" an intruder.....the only useful family gaurd dog will alert to an intrusion so that you can deal with the threat appropriately.......
I've never known of a mean bullmastiff. Friend in the Marines had two, both were like 150lb puppies.
Rotties, though....not a big fan. I've known people who've been bit or had mean ones.
Well they were trained to that to poachers back in the day. I was hoping I could get mine trained to do the same.
IMHO, that sounds like highly specialized training, which you're not likely to find (or will pay $$$$ for). There might be someone out there that does it, good luck.
Genetics is a crap shoot, at least if you stick with a pure bred you have an idea of exactly which problem you need to look out for.
Maybe, but the genetics of crossbreeding tend to drastically lower the potential for health problems. In a crossbreed you are far, far less likely to encounter the health issues of the parent breeds. The scientific term for it is 'heterosis'. In the ranching business it's referred to it as 'hybrid vigor' but I have no idea how it's labeled in the canine world.
Brad
The Mastiff is the breed of kings.
Here2learn, how ever, is no king.