BEST DOG BREEDS FOR HOME PROTECTION: NO TRAINING NECESSARY

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A good home protection dog, is what many of you are looking for in a pet. With trained protection dogs costing as much as $50k, for most of us that can be cost prohibitive. So I’ve put together this list of great home protectors that will do a great job based on their natural instinct, basic obedience training, and proper socialization. Which means you do nothing more than any pet owner would do, with the addition of a having a great home and personal protector.

This video consist of ten breeds that I beleive, make great home protectors, the order in which the breeds are presented is not chronological, this is not a ranking.

Any of these breeds will do an excellent job as well as being a great companion.

You should choose your breed based on your taste, needs, lifestyle, and resources.

[tredogr]

I had a very large GSD male who I rescued at 2 years old. He was very social and I took him everywhere I went and never on a leash. He had a few run-ins with my roommates 'friends' over the years who were tweekers. Finally I got married and moved my wife in with us. I had to work out of town not long after she moved in and I told her that my boy would protect and she had no worries. This didn't seem to ease her as she wasn't ever raised around good dogs. A couple weeks of me being gone and she calls and says, " you'll never guess what your dog did." So of course I ask thinking he chewed up one of her shoes or something. Apparently at around 1AM he had come into the bedroom and woke her quietly by nudging her with his nose. She knew by his action that something wasn't right. He immediately went over to the back door and just pointed at it with his nose. She looked out and saw a creeper in our back yard. She went around to the side door and opened it said " go get him!" That poor bastard barely made it to the fence, but not over. The dog tore the ass out of the dude's jeans! The neighbor heard the commotion and met the dude on the other side of the fence with a baseball bat. He must have had a rough night in jail after that. Years later, I was redoing my landscaping and raked up a few pieces of denim. I can only imagine what happened to that guy's ass! My boy lived to be 13 and was anywhere from 115 and skinny to 140lbs. as on old man. He never had any formal training whatsoever. Btw, my wife LOVED that dog. She was the one holding him when he crossed the rainbow bridge. RIP Boss boy!

[youneszreika]

I have a German Shepard, trained him from the get go and served with me in the army, he is my best friend .

[sharonleekeim]

My Daughters GSD saved her during home invasion. She was home alone with her male German Shepherd, the middle of the night a guy on drugs broke thru the kitchen door (even though the dog was barking like crazy) when he gained entry, her GSD went to work and tore the guy up. He managed to get back out. Took the cops a few days to find him, but they did. Thanks to her naturally protective boy, my daughter is okay today. Could have turned out very differently if she didn't have him. He's our hero <3

[juliac]

I had a male GSD I lost last August. He weighed 104 at the last vet visit. He was BIG. I miss that sense of security, even though he had a tender heart and was a lover, not a fighter, people would see him and form an "opinion". I would walk down any dark alley with him and know I was safe.

[sandybond]

I am a 72 year old grandmother, with a 5 year old, 90 pound male Doberman. I run my dog 2 miles a day, with a golf cart. He is the most loving, loyal, intelligent, athletic and funny dog I have ever owned (and I owned several breeds). I also have 10 grandchildren (8 of which are boys). My Doberman is fantastic with my grandchildren, cats, and strangers. That being said, when a unknown and uninvited salesman showed up at my door and began to raise his voice and get aggressive, my Dobie quickly sent him on his way. If a Doberman is trained aand socialized as a puppy, he will be a source of joy every day of your life.

[Grassroots_Hegemon]

My mom had a massive Shepherd that was a beer distributor gaurd dog. At one point someone broke into her house and stole a gun and she woke up to a shattered window, blood all through the house, dog missing, gun missing. She called the cops who said they had the gun and the dog and the dog had mauled the guy who broke in to a pulp after disarming him. Dude spent 6 months in the regional hospital and the dog recovered the gun when he was done with him.

[dcmayhem]

I had a large 140# Bullmastiff. I rescued him at about 1 year old. Went through obedience, the trainer wanted him to be a therapy dog. He never left my side. I would walk him without a leash and would never go more than five feet away. For the first month he never barked. Thought he was deaf. Great family dog. Everyone in my neighborhood loved him. I never thought he would be a great protection dog, he seemed to docile. Until one night when I was walking him off leash around midnight. I heard a guy yell behind me. I turned to look and a questionable guy behind me, Cerberus had him cornered at a brick fence behind me. I called Cerberus, he came back to me and the guy decided to walk in a different direction.

While being a very lazy dog he always went to the door and sat next to my wife or kids when they opened the front door. Never had to bark, his presence was a sufficient deterrent. I lost him after 3 years to cancer a few years ago. Still trying to recover. Best dog ever. I will be getting another. Unfortunately my boxer/golden mix needs to be in a single dog home. He had a hard time accepting other dogs after we lost Cerberus.

[DreamBig]

Just found this, really liked the video. I’m a petite woman and wanted a good family dog that looked intimidating so I got a female rottie. Best dog I ever had, very well obedience trained. Later I got a yorkiepoo (initially 1lb, maxed at 5 lbs). She was great with the Yorkie & other small dogs I had, good with other dogs & people she met. But she would watch to make sure things were ok. She stood stock still at my great-aunts side when my aunt started losing her balance, if my aunt coughed the rott would stand & look at her until my aunt told her she was ok. When my daughter & her boyfriend were arguing she went & stood between them which made them stop. I never taught her to be a guard dog. She let the Yorkie think he was top dog & would let him win at tug-of-war (really cute to watch). She had her CGC, first leg of tracking and obedience certificates and a Therapy Dog certificate. She changed a lot of peoples minds about Rottweilers. I always tell people it generally isn’t the breed that’s bad, it’s people who make them bad (either bad breeders or people who don’t socialize and train their dogs).

[loriw]

Thank you so much for acknowledging the FACT the women can handle a breed such as the Rottie. I’m a 57 y/o single female with 2 Dobes & 2 Rotties. They are trained well and socialized well (via my training exclusively) and are big mush-pots until threatened or they perceive a threat to me. They are wonderful with kids. So, thank you!!

[markonovakovic]

3:42 akita
4:45 cane corso
5:22 doberman
6:00 bullmastiff
7:22 presa canario
8:35 rottweiler
10:10 giant schnauzer
11:04 beauceron
11:40 boxer
12:18 german shepherd

[writerinfact]

The best dog that ever owned me was half German shepherd and half Doberman. Very territorial, he saved my son's life, guarded the house (and his cars!), was incredibly smart, independent but loving and loyal. And I got him from the shelter at Fort Hood for the price of a rabies shot. Best $7 I ever spent! He was the best of both breeds.

[Kat-rlnw]

Thank you! I'm a petite woman, and my Doberman/Rottweiler is totally under voice control. He's good with kids, knows when to be friendly to new people, and when to protect without being mindlessly aggressive.

[joelhansen]

One key characteristic of the Bullmastiff that wasn’t mentioned is that Bullmastiffs rarely bark. That makes them very easy to live with.

[kierafitzgerald]

My lab would lick an intruder to death prior to bringing him the nearest tennis ball.

[chrismoody]

I’ve owned three of these dogs on the list. I can’t say enough about each breed.
1) English Mastif is absolutely at your side at all times and totally loyal to a fault. Super loving and great around kids other than occasionally toppling toddlers over due to their great mass.
2) Rotties take up the aggression a notch over the mastif. They are super loving and big teddy bears to family members. Super smart and obedient to their master or handler.
3) Boxers are absolutely the reigning clowns of the dog world. Never a dull moment with one around. Loyal loving and aim to please their master or handler and super protective of small children and the ladies.

[shelaghrichardson]

I really admire your common sense and practical assessment of the suitability of each breed to be a family defender. As a retired Teacher and lifelong useful dog owner I give you 10 out of 10!

[brendagomez]

We had a male Rottweiler who lived 15 years, never neutered. He had a powerful bark and a scary charge. I trained him (just basic commands) when I was only 10 years old. He was kind and patient with my little sister and our numerous small animals. Best guard and family dog hands down. ❤

[richthelen]

My GSD lived until she was 17 years old. No hip problems or other maladies, just old age. She was extremely smart, loving with the family, and a great protector. Only downside with this breed is the shedding, but that's easy to overlook since they are such great family members. Great list.

[kimlersue]

My GSD is going on 13..and he's still going strong. You never have to encourage them to be watchful...this is who they are. Yet his best buddy in the world is a tiny cockapoo. He cares for her as if she were his own. lovely dog!

[abigail]

I love this video so much! I’m a 5’1” women of ~120lbs. Its been hard trying to decide which dog breed to consider getting and I’ve definitely been worried about getting a dog which is too big, since I’ve only ever had small dogs. Very encouraging to read the comments and listen to the support for single women to own some of these dogs. Thank you so much!