re: Dog thread. Which breed of dog has the strongest bite? NO CHEATING!

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How does one afford to even feed those big SoBs


I'm sure it can't be easy on the wallet.

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140-160lbs depending on the time of year. He eats 40lbs of kibble a month plus scraps. Much cheaper to feed than my bulldogs were.

To anyone thinking of getting one. They are much closer to a wolf than they are a dog. Not genetically. Behaviorally. They are highly intelligent pack animals. Loyal. Calm but wary. They are sneaky. Playful. Dangerous.

They are a dog that you can't treat like a normal dog. You have to open doors with your body blocking the handles so they can't see it happen. They cannot be auto fed. They have to see you as a provider or they won't give any respect AT all.

Mine went through puppy training, and was completely trained in two days. However, when his trainer tells him to sit now, he stares him down. If I give him a hard glance, he will lay on his back submissive.

They are predatory.

When coyotes are out, he begs to go out and will lie in the tall grass in his yard on summer nights and whine like a puppy. He'll do it for hours, until one or two of them are dumb enough to jump his fence. They go in the yard expecting an easy meal. Instead, he finds them.

As for his behavior, he eats ice cream cines straight from the girls at sonic or McDonald's, he doesnt let men near the vehicle. He only likes dogs he already knows. Doesn't care about male or female, he just has to know the dog and know they aren't dangerous. He follows my wife from room to room.

He's a large goofy puppy.

He's also incredibly intelligent and lethal.



We originally bought him to protect our bulldogs from coyotes when we would leave them in the yard until we got home. He did so. Now that they're gone, we can't get another puppy until he is. Don't have time for them to get adjusted with each other.