LOL! me too! my roosters are definitely up to the task!
And i have always wanted a great pyreness or a maremma dog. My friends have a maremma dog, and, honestly, he's smarter than many people i know! Amazing dogs.
Is it a standard sized rooster? i am surprised he's running off for a cooper's hawk. My only rooster that just screams out alerts and then dives for cover is the serama, but, he IS pint sized, so i think it's impressive he even keeps an eye out! I do have trees on the property where they free...