my future big dog...which breed (corso, am-bull, great dane)

[wolftracks]

I have Corsi.

I raised Rotties for almost 25 years, but not to trilled with what's here and I've always imported. No money for that anymore.

Pressa are great dogs, but you better be a A1 trainer and have lots of experience with large breeds. I love them though.

So for now.

Go with a Corso. Big, loveable and remind me a lot of Rotties. Big goofballs, that when they need to be are right on target with everything.

My Isis doesn't exactly love the birds, but she will NOT touch them. She'll share her food, well, she'll back off and let them take over her bowl. I've watched chicks climb on her when she's asleep, hide under her leg to stay warm or safe and even peck her face and she just takes it. No to mention that kids love her. Everyone loves her, she's a great dog and easy going most of the time. The kids can get her worked up enough to start running around to hard but I make her calm down as well as the kids.

I can walk anywhere with my dog and although she looks extremely threatening, people love to meet her. You'll get the questions like "Is that a Rottie/Sharpei mix, or PittX whatever. No one ususally knows what they are. Most who do know something about them, but no enough call them Canes or Kings. Cane is pronounced closer to connie and means dog in Italian. Coursing dogs. They have so much go power it's amazing and then they flop and look like a big lippy goof.

I know some top breeders if you get interested. I'll hopefully be added 2 more in the next year and a half. If I could clone my Rotties I'd get another, but I love these guys just as much.

 

[JulieNKC]

What about a boxer? If not, honestly I think a well bred rottie would fit your list of wants the best.

 

[bagendhens]

well from that info i think im definatly going to add dobies back on the list...
ive always loved them, i just seriously worry about same sex agression for obvious reasons...generalized dog agression with dogs outside the pack can be managed...but i dont want to have to crate and rotate my nekkid boy because i got a big dog ya know?!
and obviously the nekkids are so small comparitivly, that they wouldnt last long should that kind of agression occur and thats not a situation id like to put any dog in...

however if theres a definate posiblity of not having a same sex agressive dobie...that would definatly be a breed ive always dreamed about owning

and i am inlove with the corsi lol...
so many choices...

id have 20 dogs if i could just to "taste" all the different breds ive fallen hard for over the years!

and if it wernt for the nekkid ones and the cats a deerhound or a saluki would be on the list too!
and realy randomly, ive always wanted a standard poodle
and a bull terrier lol...
oh the list is so long...
but ive decided 3 little nekkid dogs and 1 big dog IN the house, and 2 LGD's outside will be my cut off lol...

i should add that im a 26yr old young "Lady" who will be living alone in a town of aproximatly 300 people in the middle of south western TN if that makes any difference...
and i will be raw feeding...(prey model)

 

[bagendhens]

side note, folks with the breeds im interested in PLEASE do feel free to post pics of your fur babies! id love to see em all

i should probably also add that i do have a number of disabilities and id LOVE a dog that could potentially be trained as a potential service dog.
now im personally of the opinion that one can never guess one way or another on whether any breed would make a good service dog...i also know how increidbly hard it is to train a dog as a serivce dog...but this is a POTENTIAL path id like to persue as my current nekkid dog while makes a great in the house service dog isnt realy large enough to perform some of the tasks i could do with some help with and she wouldnt pass my own personal public acess test, shes just a little too jumpy around loud sounds depsite excessive socilization and exposure.

i know breed doesnt automatically make a dog a good or bad service dog, but having the potential there would be wonderfull.
(mostly need reminders, ocd interuptions, emotional support, some physical support (i have a form of epilepsy that makes me a little unstable after a seizure, doesnt need to support full body weight, but a general brace is good) anxiety assistance (ie entering the house first and turning on the light, ect)

if my big dog never makes it to that point that is fine, i am functional by myself...
but it would be a nice potential option

 

[watchdogps]

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Ohhh...so Anatolians ARE on the possible list! I'm starting to take applicants for my next litter, LOL!

 

[bagendhens]

oh absolutly, theres only 3 breeds i realy like for LGDS, thats the central asian shep, the sarpie and the anatolian...since the CAO and sarpies are double coated and better suited to northern climates (not to mention hard to find and REALY expensive) its HIGHLY likely ill be contacting you about an anatolian or 2 once i get thigns set up.
need to get the entire property fenced first though...oh and that whole having livestock for them to guard thing

i love your anatolians!

 

[watchdogps]

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LGDs can make reasonable service dogs as long as you really understand the mentality of them. There are challenges, but the tasks you mention are right up their alley. They arent good at tasks like retrieving and other "doing" things, but thinsg that are more "intuition based" they can be great at. I placed one of my pups as a SD for a woman with MS, and I have a friend who has an ASD for her anxiety/PTSD issues and some minor mobility. I can also put you in touch with some very good self training resources for Sds.

When are you thinking you will be ready? I know a nice raw fed corso litter on the ground now, but thats probably too soon.

 

[watchdogps]

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I also know a nice planned CAO litter for next year. I'm tempted to get one myself. I will say they are a little more obedience minded than the ASDs.
Thanks! I love em too!
Oh, and mine are raised with small dogs and cats and this next litter will be raised with fowl as well!

 

[bagendhens]

im actually looking in the "as soon as i find one i click with" kind of time frame so definatly send me the corso breeders info if you dont mind.
im moving in 2 weeks, so give me at least a week after that to get myself settled and then the major search begins.

will add for those reading this isnt "spurr of the moment" lol, i have been looking into larger breeds for about 2 years not and am on a number of breed specific forums, just wanted some more personal imput

ive actually seen a few LGD's doigng service dog work, it always amzes me to see any dog doign service work, but lgds always get me even closer as i know they tend to be alot more indpenendant. from what im told though anatolians are one of the lgd breeds that realy enjoys their human pack as much as thier livestock pack, its one of the things i love about them.
would love the links for SD's you have, any help is big help, ive trained many dogs, but ive never done full service dog training (my female naturally alerts to seizures and it didnt take much to shape her behaviours for responce to those and the OCD lol) so every little bit of info helps as i do plan on doing this myself.
its certinaly a new direction for me, beyond the nekkids the last canine i trained was a spotted hyena lol, and you dont realy "train" them so much as ask and hope they are in a co-operative mood lol, ive been out of that feidl for a lil while.
obviously i will be doing puppy and basic through advanced classes in an actual class setting and will be working with a trainer on hand for the rest, but for the most part...

i was looking over your webpage, you must be incredibly proud

not many anatolian service dogs in the world!

 

[TigerLilly]

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just wanted to adress this...

100% because of growth plate devlopment and the connection between pediatric spay/neuter and certain cancers.

the hormones produced contribute to proper growth and development (physical and mental) and id rather not take those away untll the dog id done growing fully.
i feel its healthier for the dog in situations in which the dog can be properly handled (i always suggest spay/neuter at 6-8 months for anyone who doesnt seem to have the right mentality to work with and handle or control (and prevent breeding) on any dog...) to wait.

ive seen way too many issues with pediatric spay/neuter...
great danes seem to be a prime example. male danes never develop right when neutered before 2 years, they always stay tall and slim, never seem to propely fill out in the chest and always look like gangly teens...
but aside form asthetics there are links between early spay/neuter and health issues...
i plan to neuter at 2 yrs old, i feel most dogs in the size range im looking at are both pysiclaly and mentally mature at that point and have no more need for the hormones the testicles are producing... before that however those hormones play a large part in every aspect of development.

Most of my dogs have been fixed; I'm a big proponent of adopting from our local animal control. Of course, all dogs adopted are fixed before they leave the facility. The only way you know for sure that they were already fixed when they were picked up by animal control is if they dont have a fresh scar. I am also a fan of spaying/neutering! I have only adopted 2 pups from them--1 being just a couple mos (female) & my current lab/rottie was 4 mos when I got her. I guess I'll have to see how she turns out compared to other dogs I've adopted.
My dane was close to a year when she was fixed, after we couldnt keep the neighbor's dog away from her when she was in heat. We contained her, but they refused to contain him, so better safe than sorry. My dobie was never fixed (had 1 litter, thanks to different neighbors...).
Other dogs that were fixed (adopted) were all adults when I got them, so it's hard to say when the surgery was done on them. Gives one something to think about in retrospect as I think about each dogs attitude. Thanks--for years, shelters have pitched the "Spay/Neuter your pet" to cut down on unwanted litters & needless reporduction. No one has ever said anything about the effects of doing so at such an early age. Food for thought.