re: Tell me about your dog "breed" & why their great.

We had American Pitbulls "Boudreaux and Gator" if you will at 65-95 pounds of solid muscle, athletic dogs with straight legs. Ours were game and excellent family dogs as well. They would not guard the home though.

That being said the breed needs a highly vigilant owner IMO. Similar to the Catahoula, the breed isn't for everyone.

Our lab that we had to put down in Sept was like that with the kids and my wife.

He would not let a strange dog get between him and my kids or wife.

Picking up a lab/heeler pup next week

We have half Great Pyrenees/Anatolians and they are extremely sweet girls. They don’t like deer or donkeys getting close to their herd.

One was already very friendly and did her job guarding sheep. They other was a bit shy but had sense warmed up and a better barker.

Sad they don’t live very long.

I came home to see my Mom, brought my two Pits with me. Her neighbor had a Frenchy.

My dogs ran back and forth on opposite sides of the chain link fence with the Frenchy. Looking through the window I was happy to see them apparently having fun. Watched for a minute or so and started tending my Mom.

Go back to the window a few minutes later to find the Frenchy jumped the fence and the three dogs were having the time of their lives. The Frenchy was surprisingly athletic and didn't give damn about how vicious my pitbulls were even at twice it's size. It was a sight. Similar to when we had Pits and Dachsunds.

Friends have two Pugs and they shed terribly. Their house and automobiles are covered in pug hair...and yes they try to keep it cleaned up. Those two dogs sleep in the bed with them....I can't even imagine.