How Dog Breeds React to Robbers Part 2 (With Pictures)

[georgeblair]

Irish Wolfhound story. (Buddy of mine in the Army told me this one). Dog was, by all accounts, super gentle, and quite lazy. Buddy had a basement in his house, with a window you could access from the ground.

Anyway, robber came in through said window. When the police arrived (Because robber was literally yelling for help), the robber was half-in, half-out said window. Wolfhound was trying to drag the guy back IN to the house.

[tyrellthiel]

I appreciate the portrayal of Shiba's as soulless sociopaths.

[gorolmazi]

Shiba was smiling because he already knew where to hide the body

[HardPhoenixRock]

Shiba is the proof that sometimes the threat of violence alone is deterrent enough.

[FlyingWithSpurts]

I was helping a new guy in my Army unit move into his base-housing. He told me his dog was home but was super chill. I grabbed a box out of his truck and walked in to find this THING that filled the hallway. His dog was an English Mastiff. I walked forward to the room the box needed to go into and when it let out a bark that basically paralyzed my central nervous system. "Oh, knock it off, Cash." I heard my buddy say. A giant tail started wagging and that dog was indeed the most chill dog ever.

[melaD]

The Havanese one killed me.. I had a Havie and he was incredibly smart and a really good watch dog. RIP Peanut

[gears]

As a Jack Russell owner, that is a realistic portrayal of their fearlessness. I’ve had people come near my truck (18 wheeler) and he’s always ready for a fight. Doesn’t matter the size, he’ll take them down

[alexandermcgovern]

Irish wolfhounds are big and built and bred to stop wolves. They are the best protectors of children and often bind well. And they tend to be snuggle buddies. But threaten their bonded one and you’re on the menu.

[Faith_Soprano]

Let's be honest here, the Corgi is the most efficient - all the others protec, attac, scare away, entertain, befriend...but the Corgi actually got _money_ from a robber.

[hannahbanana]

There's this winery in my town where they have an incredibly friendly Irish Settler name Gandalf. He's free to roam the entire town and the winery. Wears a collar that says "Not all things that wander are lost". Best dog ever.

[Ksportin]

I did not expect to see Havanese on the list because they are such rare dogs around here that nobody has even heard of them. I'm not sure if my two would go after an intruder but I know for a fact that they would not stop barking and growling until at least 5 minutes after the intruder left.

[MatthewZimmerman-xjcv]

“Opponent has a weak knee, now time to discombobulate”🤣🤣

[faeangel]

So when I was younger, we had a husky

And he would spend his days, sitting outside, grinning at people through the chain link fence, trying to bait them over

Just so when they approached, he could start loudly barking and growling. He'd wait until they were literally at the fence

Once they ran away, he would just reset and wait again

I'm pretty sure it was his main hobby

[nytemarequeen]

A dog trainer once told me, "One does not TRAIN a Tibetan mastiff, one comes to an understanding with a Tibetan mastiff." He loved the breed because his neighbor's had saved his and his friend's lives when they were kids.

[erdin]

The Irish wolfhound is a very loyal and very protective but family friendly breed. That doesn’t change the fact that they were bred to hunt wolves. If that thing can kill a wolf it can definitely eat you too. Awesome dogs.

[KayPierce-qiov]

I had a German shepherd that would give the look like "Go ahead, make my day", not making moves or anything - just the look, and people and other dogs would turn and go away. (used to have to walk my dog in dangerous areas) Always felt very safe with her along.

[MrTooner]

Dachshund owner here, can confirm. Also my best friend once said "If we could understand dachshunds, we would learn racial slurs for things that don't exist."

[killiansirishbeer]

Best break-in story I heard is my sister-in-law who had a friend during college, who was in a relationship with a guy and would go sleep over to his (parents) house. The father was a notary lawyer and had his practice at home. The father had a Great Dane. One day the girl came home to the Great Dane standing on his hinds legs, his front paws on an intruders shoulders and he would snarl if the man tried to move. The robber apparently begged her to do something, but she had no authority on the dog. She called the police and her boyfriend's father. Of course, the police arrived first. They all had to wait for the father to arrive and call off his dog. Just imagining the whole situation, waiting for the father to arrive, with two police offices, makes me laugh every time I think about 😂

[dvldog_]

As a Bassett Hound owner I can comfirm this is mine has the loudest, most ear piercing bark of any dog I have ever I also have a as you might expect she has all of the attitude of both a Chihuahua and a Weiner dog... and it is amazing how much sound can come out of so small a her bark is almost as loud as the

[rootskimcnutter]

The dachshund caught me off guard I almost spit my drink out😂 having owned a dachshund before makes it ten times better😂