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Originally Posted by erikcooper So my answer could also be in changing the sex I am looking for? |
The general consensus is that you want to have 2 of the opposite sex. Males fight, yes, but so do bitches, and they NEVER forget. There have been terrible stories on the forums about juggling dogs.
You may also wish to do a search on protection -- with terms such as protection, instinct, guard, intruder, schutzhund.
Unless you're willing to 1. get your dog from a breeder who breeds working dogs, and 2, work extensively with your dogs, you may find that they don't have the protection instinct you're looking for.
The shorthand reason for all this, is that rottweilers and dobermans (even more so, I believe) have been so overbred that most simply don't have the nerve to protect
when push comes to shove.
I highlight that part because a dog that looks scary at the door or has a rough low bark is very different from one that will attack when an intruder is presenting a true lethal threat.
Again, I'm not the expert, so I'll leave it to them to give you the details and correct me if I've been misleading.