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.
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.
Let’s face it (at least if your British): if the house your robbing has corgis, the Coldstream guards are gonna be there in like 10 seconds because you have just broken into the queen’s house
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.
Sounds about right. In my experience, the only time an English Mastiff is even remotely dangerous is between the ages of 1 and 2 years old when they still act like puppies but don't really understand how big and strong they are
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
My Jack Russell is legit all bark no bite. He always sizes up and barks and growls but when there is real trouble he hides behind his bigger brother who is the exact opposite (a blonde hovie) but he is 30 inches over 100lbs so it's really more a hiding under him than behind him.
@@lukakaps9548 Mine was the opposite. A dog of similar height and weight tried to run up on us while we were walking to the store. Jack Russell (and yes, I named my JRT Jack Russell 😆) bit the dog's leg and crapped in his yard. That point forward, Jack Russell Terriers became my favorite small breed.
@@PhantomUltimate im with ya, our jrt is from a shelter we got him when I was 9. That was January 2012. He is the absolute best, although he is very old now, because here in Germany animal shelters often lie about the age of dogs so that they seem younger and have an easier time getting a home. But what they have told us is that he will be 14 in May this year. But he is likely more around 15-16.
@@PhantomUltimateits the pooing on their territory that is their signature move. Rip Angus. They are the best dogs. But they atre not a small breed. They are just compact big breeds. Travel sized. They all think they are huge.
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."
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.
As an owner of a Havanese as well, I am surprised how protective this little love is. Once he's told the person is ok, he's in their lap saying hello in no time. They are great alert dogs, too.
My old rottie was dangerous. Not from her bite, but from her intense excitement and she would turn into a doggy missile and genuinely knocked out one of my teeth. Absolute cuddle bug tho. I loved that dog, but you usually had to get her attention on the other side of the door and hope the glass didn't break.
Mine are very similar to that I have a male and a female Now my male A complete stranger could break into my home kill us all and steal him My female on the other hand Very very sweet when one of us is home I wouldn’t want to walk in this house without one of us here though She’s a completely different dog when we aren’t home Even if she knows you Our dog sitter Whom she absolutely loves and has been dog/house sitting for us since she was a puppy Has started having problems
@@djladygee lol.. he was given that name because when he was born he was the color of a roasted peanut :-) then when he was about 6 months old his coat turned almost completely blonde :-) . From what I understand that’s pretty normal for their coats to drastically change color.
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 😂
That's amazing! Yeah, certain of those large breeds were bred specifically to sit on intruders until the master arrived (Tibetan Mastiff, for example). I'm sure Danes are similar, as we can see from this story
We had a dog like that in my family when i was a kid. He was a German Shep. In his eyes, my mom was his Alpha and he only obeyed her. He was very protective of us all, but beware of the person who tried to break in and my mom wasn't here to call him of.🤣
My aunt and uncle had a wolf/husky mix and one night they woke up to screaming, apparently someone had broken in and met the dog. The intruder apparently had lost an arm and blood painted the living room.
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.
As a Bassett Hound owner I can comfirm this is accurate..... mine has the loudest, most ear piercing bark of any dog I have ever heard..... I also have a Chiweenie..... 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 body...... her bark is almost as loud as the Bassett's.....
My parent's first child (my older brother) was a Basset Hound. Blu was my mom's baby, he would get between my mom and any person who entered the house, even her best friend. After I was born he would sleep under my cradle and wake my mom up if I cried, the baby monitor. My dad said once when I was naughty he was going to swat me on the butt and as his arm went back Blu just put his mouth over my dad's arm, he never bit him just let him know not to spank me. Dad put me down and then put Blu outside and then he swatted my butt. He was a very protective older brother.
Our chiweenie taught our other two chihuahua mixes how to howl. They will alternate barking and howling whenever they hear ANYTHING. A few years back the police were looking for someone who had run down our alley and into someones backyard. When an officer got to our fence our little ankle biter dog was out there eyeing him and making the most unholy racket. We asked him if he needed to come look in the yard. He looked at the dog and said, "no need." Im assuming the rationale being if anyone was back there the chiweenie would have let us know.
The Rottweiler one is accurate. Mine would rather be friends with someone coming in my place than hurt them and people will nervously go along with it because they're unnecessarily scared of him lol.
Makes sense. If you know the history of the breed at least. Shibas were flushing dogs for hunting boar and if I remember right also bears, they'd enter the den and flush the animal out, an incredibly dangerous job. The partner dog the Akita inu would hold the prey for the hunter. They're larger than shibas around the size of a German Shepard and dangerously mean to unknowns, loud big dogs, scary as hell too. But lovable to family and friends if trained right. Very loud though
@@biosaber585 given that sort of History only the smartest and fastest would survive. Give it a few dozen generations and you wind up with quasi accidental selective breeding. No wonder they're such crazy little shits
@@jamesheaton5421 leave quasi out of it, shibas aren't natural, not like we think at least. They're a sister breed to Akitas, they're a dog breed that originate in Japan and were selectively bred for the purpose of hunting, its literally forced evolution as dogs that weren't hyper enough, fearless enough, small enough, etc. They weren't picked. So you get these small hyperactive terrors that are like you gave a herding dog crack. They only really mellow when you get into the American variants of them where they were bred with US breeds that mellowed natural instincts a bit and dogs that were raised to be house pets not hunting dogs.
Meanwhile the German Shepherd: ,,Ah Willkommen It's a Really nice thing to see a new Freund I espeschially like playing wit all ze blood and see ze limbs flying around Before I will give my dearest Owner eine Umarmung"
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.
The Irish Wolfhound is literally like “The wolves of Ireland were culled through systematic colonisation and genocide. And yet here I stand on four legs, a descendent of that lost generation. Fear me, for I am the living testament to the tenacity of the Irish spirit and our cultural refusal to simple roll over and give up. Now lemme roll over so you can rub my belly.”
@@sarah593 Rottie AND Irish Wolfhound??? 😳That had to be one hell of a Hound of the Baskervilles. I mean, I can't even begin to imagine what that combo looks like.
"Once upon a time there were wolves in Eire, long-tailed hounds three-quarters the height of a man and one half the weight of a bear. They hunted in packs of dozens, family kith and kin, and brought down the great beasts of the isle with a tenacity feared and respected by every wild faerie and wicked witch of the wood. There are no wolves in Ireland today, but I am here. I am what happened to those wolves. I am the hound that ate the Wolves of Eire."
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.
I had a dachshund once and I can confirm that that one is 100% accurate. They’re not big but they’re super territorial and they will bark at literally anything unusual. They’re essentially a four-legged burglar alarm.
Dachshunds are absolutely fearless. People forget that they were originally bred to go after burrowing animals. That's why they're shown in the Sporting Dogs group at AKC dog shows. But they are also 1000% loyal to their pack and can be the sweetest little things to those they love. I grew up with Dachshunds if you couldn't tell!
My ex bf's mother loves doxies. Currently owns 3 and his grandmother's 14 year old long hair chihuahua... Them 4 are 100% the best security system they'll ever need
A friend in the early seventies had a REALLY big Dobie. It was extremely quiet at his parties just sat in the corner...watching everybody. That dog scared us. ALL of us. One day a robber broke into the friend's house. That Dobie chewed on him in literally every room. The guy finally crawled on top of the fridge and curled into a tiny ball. He was just about dead when he was discovered.
Probably because they were starved, abused and trained to kill at the flip of a switch. Lions can’t really be taught to fight, only do what comes instinctually. Dogs can be trained to close in for very deliberate and quick kills which is why they’re utilized so heavily in police and military avenues.
@@OtherM112594 well A Irish wolfhounds are a much more modern breed than the fake comment above would have you believe and also you just had to be the guy who sucks off PETA
@@Adriano.C Yup. Or rather whatever version of the breed existed 2,000 years ago that the Romans encountered, bearing in mind that a LOT has happened since then.
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
Dude should do the cairn terrier. Insufferabley happy,Einstein smart,extremely given to pranks,not to mention the lamp shade wearing life of the party. GO WILD!
The rottweiler one is so true. People cross the street to avoid my girl but she's literally a lump of love. Rottweilers are basically tanks powered by affection
lmao the yorkie is so right. It's body is so small and cute but inside lies the soul of a sumarai ninja dragon slayer that keeps forgetting its body is a small doggo
I've had 3 Irish Wolfhounds, truly gentle giants ❤️ the breeder we know told us a story where someone broke into her friend's house (who also had a Wolfhound) while they were out. When they returned, the guy was cowering in the corner and the Wolfhound was just sitting next to him - Wolfhound was just happy to see someone but the robber was terrified of the size of the dog lmao
@@azcardinalds2360 yeah but if you kill a dog there’s a good chance you’re gonna end up dead anyways, especially around where I live in the middle of rural nowhere where everyone has a big dog a gun and enough property/ pig farm to hide the body
I had an Irish wolfhound lab mix. He was MASSIVE! The deepest loudest bark you can imagine. When he would get defensive or angry his fur on his back would stand up and look like a werewolf. He terrified anyone that saw him. But he was the LARGEST lap dog in the world. Literally would crawl in my lap, he loved to be picked up. If he loved you that is. He had a weird sense with people. If you had done hard drugs in your past he would never chill out near them. And they hated him. Miss ya Mousse!
As a person with a relative that has a Rottweiler, that’s pretty accurate. They look intimidating and have bad connotations, but they really just are looking for someone to play with. Well trained rotties are actually super gentle. Even though some breeds are more prone to aggression, if they are treated well and trained right, the most harm they’ll do is think that they’re a lap dog. Edit: I am not saying that rotties can’t be dangerous; in fact, a guard dog who’s a Rottweiler could kill somebody. I am just trying to make the point that negative stigmas don’t always define a dog breed.
My grandmother's rottie would literally pull up in front of my brother on the couch then reverse into his lap like some kind of car backing into a parking space for pets, was hilarious, and I miss her.
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.
My Doxie is very quiet until a plane flies over head then you would think we were being robbed. We, unfortunately, line by the airport so she's at it several times a day. Starting straight into the sun, barking at something she cannot see and poses no threat. But her bark is fast and shrill
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.
We had a Rottweiler in the 80s. She was a definite guard dog. We were told that a trait of Rotties was to let someone enter the house, but not let them leave. We saw this in action with electric meter reader. She let them into the yard, but then they were held till we came out to tell her that was okay. She'd just stand & bark in a threatening manner, which was probably more bluff than anything. But was a good bluff for most people.
I used to volunteer at a dog shelter, and there was this rottweiler that would pin me to the wall and not let me out of his kennel. I was trapped for 45 minutes before someone found me!
lolol a…my girl would maneuver my toddler and hold him in place in place if she saw him doing something I usually said no to. I would come back into the room and he’d be stuck in a corner and Heidi would be all “I am a nanny GODDESS” 😂
Omg, the Whippet one got me. Also, the Irish Wolfhound felt very accurate. I used to walk home after school past a neighbor who had one when I was young. And the way that dog looked at me each day was him basically telling me I was only making it by his house alive because he was allowing me to.
@@driftingblueberries682 Irish Wolfhounds stand about 6 1/2 to 7 ft. tall on their hind legs (as do Danes and Scottish Deerhounds). Fortunately, they are gentle giants. Many of them are convinced that they're lapdogs!
Can confirm. I remember growing up as a kind and had a neighbor who had a dog that was half irish wolfhound and half great dane. Was a lovable BEHEMOTH. Saved me and my brother's backsides when the other neighbor's doberman got loose(poor thing was abused to the point of insanity) and chased us. Tiny showed up and outright body slammed the thing, chased it off, and then plopped down and laid his head in my lap.
I owned a female Tibetan mastiff. The dog was absolutely fearless, literally afraid of nothing. I lived in Washington state at the time, and the dog took patrolling my property, (a heavily wooded area with no neighbors) very seriously. I was her one and only person, and there was no room for anyone or anything else in my life. It didn’t matter if it was a delivery person, or a butterfly on our property, it simply had to go. She was a very intense animal, but was very gentle and loving with me. One memory I remember in particular involved a den of coyotes that lived not too far behind my cabin in the woods. One night she had chewed through the farm link fence to leave the property to go and fight the entire pack of coyotes. I went outside to hear chilling sounds of her ripping into coyotes in the woods, and I frantically called for her to come home. She came trotting out of the woods and all of her majesty without a scratch on her. The dog was truly a warrior, and a loyal friend. RIP.
My neighbor growing up had an Irish wolfhound. Huge dog. Would just stare down anything and anyone that came onto the property. He liked me and my sister though, so we were his little buddies. We lived up at the end of a long road, where a fence separated our yard from the neighbor's yard, and her house was at the end of a different long road. One day we were sitting in her yard playing, and the dog perked up for a second, then went stalking off into the bushes. A few seconds later a guy came wandering up the road, looking around. He wanted to see what was at the end of it, since it was a long, winding road leading up a mountain. A few seconds after that, the dog stepped out of the bushes behind him, and growled once, then just stared at him. He slowly backed away and went back down the road. Then the dog came over and plopped down next to us again. :)
I live alone in a very rural area and people always ask me if I get scared about being robbed or whatever. I have an Irish Wolfhound, an Australian Shepard, 2 Chihuahuas, and 3 Rottweilers so I figure if someone wants to break into my home, best of luck to them. 😂
Laughed so hard at the Shiba Inu cause mine literally stares at strangers for way too long when on walks and refuses to move until they move away, which is very awkward for me
Mine would stand on his hind legs put his paws on your shoulders and be face to face with you. So big when he slept in the bed it was like having another full grown human in bed.
The shar pei one was hilarious. My husband has owned several and they are fierce guard dogs, but very loving to their families. One story in particular, a person (most likely robber) jumped our backyard fence and found Brinks. Didn't get too far despite using a box cutter on Brinks' belly. Next morning, hubby comes down to find bloody handprints on the fence and Brinks chilling, looking for pets. Absolute machine of a dog. Lived to a ripe old age and died peacefully in his sleep.
I have a shar pei mix who mostly presents as shar pei (look up bonemouth shar pei and that's what she looks like). Meeting strangers during the day is fine. When I take her out at night though... Depends. An old man (frustrated by a malfunctioning car, I think) confronted me one night because I dared stop by him and started raising his voice at me. Right after he said "I don't give a f*** about your dog", she decided to make him care and started growling. She didn't try to lunge at him or anything, but I wasn't willing to let the situation escalate (especially because we live in an apt complex) and I had to drag her away as she was so focused on standing between me and a threat. Today, she growled while staring at the door, which she never does. I didn't see anyone through the peephole, but I was unnerved.
The vibrating whippet! I have a Formisan Mountain Dog who obviously had whippet/greyhound ancestors. Her teeth chatter when she's frightened, her whole body vibrates.
Irish Wolfhounds are the sweetest, but they're DEFINITELY the protective type. I was volunteering at a shelter, and was feeding the pups in quarantine. Got blocked into a kennel that two Irish Wolfhounds were sharing. Everyone was freaking out because they couldn't get in to get me out of the kennel because I was loving on them, and they were getting defensive over me. Those pups didn't want me to leave.
I had a Irish wolf hound as a babysitter when I was little. We'd play in the backyard and the dog would keep us kids in the yard. Also, if we were outside, adults had to approach from the house. The dog was very protective of her pups ( us kids). Drunks, or people, walking down the alley always stayed on the far side of the road away from the property.
One time someone broke into our old house (i was upstairs taking a nap and my moms dogs, great danes, were downstairs with a couple outside.) we can only guess what happened, but we think it went down like this- robber came in through the front door, dogs saw them and one bit them (blood smear on the wall), they were chased into my brothers room where they managed to hide. They decided to try and take my brothers pc (it was in the middle of the room) when perhaps they saw a massive shadow move in front of the window… at this point they must have realized there was no good way out for them. A couple trying to break down the door, some in the backyard just waiting for them to try and leave. Eventually they left through the window and probably scrambled over the fence. We never had issues like that again. The funniest part to me it that my mom had a doormat that said “hope you like big-ass dogs” and a little sign that said “big dog mom” so I don’t know what the robber expected.
This reminds me of a story about my grandfather being a chihuahua breeder. At one point in time he had dozens of chihuahuas all over the house and one night a burglar broke in. My grandfather was woken up by the sounds of over 30 chihuahuas barking and the robber screaming. He left through the backdoor and over the fence but lost his shoe and sock.
My grandma had a Rottweiler/German Shepherd mix that my uncle trained. His name was Rambo. A robber broke into my grandma's house. He left without an arm. Collapsed a few feet from the window he jumped back out of. That robber was wanted for murder. He survived, but my grandma's dining room was a bloodbath. That dog saved my grandma's life. I will love him always and never forget him.
For sure, rottweiler's are the second most aggressive dog breed against intruders. I've had 6 and you need to introduce new people otherwise you ☠️☠️☠️
my father had a german shepherd/cane corso mix named ogre when he was younger, said dog was originally raised as an attack dog by some shady dude he was super chill and gentle, also really protective of his human, unless you were an arab construction worker, he just seemed to hate em
As a Shiba owner, I know what they do. My dog literally enters zen mode outside our house and he crosses his arms and stands on one leg and stares through the window.
My grandmother had a Shiba. That dog was a complete sociopath. He always looked happy. He ignored the cat and miniature pug he lived with. However when another dog got near, say within about a foots distance. It was go time. Straight for the neck. Otherwise he was quite friendly.
@@DaxianPreston Yeah my Shiba doesn’t try to hurt any other dogs he just walks right past them without any troubles but when a dog goes for him he just runs as fast as he can from them.
@@DaxianPreston I can confirm that. I once encountered a shiba while walking my dog and it just was aggressive. The owner explained to me that she did that to dominate other dogs and then let them play with her. That's my only time meeting a shiba with my dog.
The Rottweiler is definitely accurate. My dad used to have a German Rottweiler and he was the biggest softie I've ever seen. He was big he could stand on his hind legs and almost touch my shoulders. I'm 6'0. Called him mini bear because one day while playing video games I saw something big pop into view outside the window. Honestly thought it was a bear until I saw it was him. And despite all that. He was still terrified of a hawk's feather, a stray kitten and his own freaking puppies. Had to make sure he wouldn't leave for milk bones.
I've got a German Rottweiler named Yoda, biggest sweetheart ever but everyone's afraid of him because they think we have a domesticated bear roaming the house, he's so big
But everyone is actually afraid of my dog since he has killed like for kittens and one Cobra he has killed many type of Snakes and also killed some rats (he's a original rottweiler btw)
I'm a dog walker, and this guy who worked at a 7-11 where I used to drop into, asked if any of my dogs bite people...then said his friend's rottweiler back at home killed an intruder who hopped the family's compound, courtyard fence. (home was in another country) Unfortunately he then showed me the picture of the dead guy on his cellphone. Barf. I don't shop at that 7-11 anymore.
The basset hound one is so accurate. That howl will have your ears ringing in close quarters and it's definitely gonna wake me up and alert me to a robber 😂
only thing I wished was that it was portraited as a happy howl, both our Bassets was sucky guarddogs in the sense they loved everyone, but yeah happy baying like crazy as soon as someone came and said hi until we gave em a "warning the gaming owner" treat :)
There are two kinds of guard dogs; the ones that will deny access and the ones that won't let you get away. Now imagine both working in tandem for home security.
This was how Lhasa Apso and Tibetian Mastifs were used in Buddhist temples-- Lhasa are small but have the lung capacity of something ten times their size. Assuming you got by the "alarm bell" you were *not* getting by the actual muscle. I owned a Lhasa, they're insanely sweet but incredibly protective and tenacious.
The dachshund motto is very much "death before dishonour". Mine has chased a naughty doberman across a field. If a burglar kicked him, that would not be the end of the conversation. He is also the friendliest dog i have ever seen and greets everyone we meet and plays with every dog. He just takes no shit, no matter how big he is. We have much to learn from the dachshunds.
I used to have a red long-haired one that kept picking fights with a Great Pyrenees, who would just stand their patiently waiting for us to pull him off
Dachshounds tend to get underestimated. They are not lapdogs, they were bred to hunt. And not just hunt anything - they were bred to hunt badgers, in their burrows. And badgers in their burrows are not exactly helpless prey... Dont mess with dachshounds.
100% accurate on the Irish Wolfhound. I had one and one day, he may have been a year old, I came home from work and he was laying on his bed. He looked normalish size but then he stood up to greet me and I learned how truly big he was. Massive dogs. And a fantastic family pet.
I briefly dated a guy who had two Irish wolfhounds and he told me that when his ex moved out, she took all the furniture and he thought about it and just never replaced it. When he was in his computer room with both dogs, that room was completely full of dog. They were really sweet, but the older dog was only six and already had stage four cancer. They just don’t live long.
@@professorbutters aw that's really a bummer!! Purebreds almost always have complications, it's why people get mixed breeds because, I've had dogs live to be 15 and I'm almost certain the reason she lasted so long as cuz she was a dauchaund and a terrier mix
Corgi’s are more like unintentional alarm systems. They bark at *everything*, but will absolutely treat anybody who enters the house as like their best friend. Having had two, this has been my experience both times.
Irish wolfhounds are mostly pretty relaxed and friendly. But they are huge and very fast. A customer of mine had two and a huge fenced in garden/park for them to run in, and they would rapidly chase down any small creature that they saw and tear it to shreds. I had a "smaller" colleague that was terrified of them, because he was afraid if he moved too fast they would think he was a rabbit or something and hunt him down.
Irish Wolfhounds are great, one cured me of being scared of dogs by just being the gentlest boy ever. And not wanting me to leave him. He just put his paw and face on my thigh and his owner sighed and said "Looks like you need to stay, he wants to marry you."
Best robber story I've heard was from this vet tech I knew. She had a breeding pairs of English Mastiffs her female was over 240lbs while the male was over 300lbs. She got a call from the police at work, because the robber was a tug of war toy to them. She said that Male was super sweet and gentle, she believed the robber stepped on his tail in the dark.
I have a Dachshund/Chihuahua mix & he’ll starting growling at what I think is nothing until I see a random woman & a little kid walk past our house. He still barks menacingly at my sister whenever she comes over even though she comes over a few times a week. 😂
Childhood friend had a rottweiler. Otto was convinced that he was about the size of a large cat, and couldn't understand why he wasn't allowed to sit on most people's laps
The dachshund was INCREDIBLY accurate. As was Irish Wolfhund. But favorite...I'm torn between slasher smile Shiba Inu and Havanese inate black ops know-how.
My house got broken into when my rottie was about a year and a half. They took a lot of stuff. My poor boy was so frightened hiding at the end of the upstairs hallway. Knowing His excitable and friendly personality, I imagine the whole thing went down with him trying to say hello and getting shouted at or kicked and then running away. Poor Winston.
I owned three Pitbulls mixes. One of my dogs bear was huge but was mostly confused and or shy 90% of the time, Spot was old. CP was smaller then bear but he was viscous. To this day i remember a list of stories my dad told me on walks. He in his 3 year life. 1.attacked two pugs one of which had its back ripped out. 2. Killed multiple birds while peeing 3.attacked a corgi through a fence bite down on the corgis snout and while pulling back through the chain fence. Eventually he killed our cat so we sent him and bear to new owners where I got so mad. Apparently while bear was sent to a loving family with a baby CP was put down. I know CP sounds like a psychotic killer but he was really hyper and had the personality of a Labrador with people he knew. It was just *any* other animal in a 50 mile radius he disliked. So yeah if a robber came into our house with anything less then a rifle he wouldn’t have stood a fraction of a chance. Hope your Rottweiler isn’t suffering any trauma or has changed his personality after the robbery.
@@theirmanager5204If your looking for some healthy food with him getting older check out “Dr Harvery’s” super healthy great for aging dogs whose bodies are struggling with aging. Been feeding it too our dog since he was a puppy and knock of wood never had a single unscheduled vet visit outside of a back injury because my dog is an idiot 😂 but seriously it’s the healthiest food I’ve ever seen, to the point where my buddy who comes from a bit of a rough family/area was over at my place while I was feeding my dog dinner and literally said “Dude that looks better than the food I eat at home!… Can I try it?” I let him… Fed my dog and then promptly bought my friend dinner 😅
@@davylucas6244 unless I have the breed mixed up . They are from Japan and when paired with a mate, both hunt. The female willl attack from the back while the bear is distracted and attacks the front.
@@melissainge218 shiba inu were bred for hunting game, but i can't find anything on hunting bears - apparently *akitas* were though, in the same way you're describing here. the male distracts the bear & the female runs around and attacks it until the hunter arrives
As someone who has owned two Havanese puppies, and I know for a fact that they are exactly like that.They will learn your weaknesses and exploit them. By the end of the first few months of having them, they will be running the entire house. Also this is such a funny series. Can you do Alaska malamutes next? They're pretty chill, but have big personality
I've got one. 1 year and a half old, the little one. It's annoying and at the same time mesmerizing how good she is at manipulating us into doing what she wants.
@@marciovalerio3809 my dad didn't want the first Havanese. However, after the first couple of months, he was her personal egg chef and would do anything for the puppy. Don't get me wrong, the rest of my family was nice to the dog as well, but she literally controlled my dad
@@j.jnerdamy320 sounds like a Havie, indeed. I've never had a small breed. Rotweilers, GSD, pit bull, boxers, had them all. Now I can't see my life without a Havanese.
@@marciovalerio3809 My family has a 9 year old maltipoo. She has my dad wrapped around her little paw, and he claims that he doesn't like "frou frou dogs."
There is one more thing about Rotties you missed. Try leaving. I live on an acreage and my two had the guy who reads the power meter backed into a corner for over an hour. Before anyone gets the wrong idea, they didn’t hurt him (just a lot of growling when he made a move to leave) and we had explicitly told the power company to call first and if we don’t answer, don’t enter. This guy ignored that note.
My cousin's dogs are a mix of Rottie and Mountain Dog. They are lovers but were very sad when I left, according to my cousin. The younger one is more skittish than the other, and usually she dislikes people for a long time, but took to me in only a few minutes which was cool.
I have two Rotties when strangers come home and they can take anything they want except for one rule you cannot take them outside the perimeter or else
We were thinking Irish Wolf Hound as our guard dog for our antiques store - but the breeders said no (laughing), it will not even get up from the warm bed before a fire. We ended out with a Bouvier - which incidentally grew to be almost the hight of a Irish Wolf Hound and was double the width. Also did it's job extremely well. Looked like a bear, was a real teddy for family. Once heard it growl. You know the roar lion males inform their territory? That voice is closest that came out of our dog as a nice first warning for a stranger. "Wouldn't do that if I were you." (I actually turned my head to look if our TV was on, because I could not understand the voice was coming form a _dog_ .) Never heard anything like that from a dog. Not before, not since.
Irish Wolfhounds tend not to be protective of territory, but rather of people. They're extremely mellow animals right up until you threaten humans they've bonded with or do something they see as provocative, at which point they pointedly remind you of how big and fast they are.
Bouviers are some of the most ultimate badass breeds. Because they are the most affectionate well tempered gentle giants with friends and family. But pity the dumbass that tries to break in and gets destroyed by one.
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.
I guess that’s where to Wolf part of their name comes from. 😂
Edit: I've been corrected alot. Yes I know they were bred to hunt wolves. Thank you.
😮 😂😂😂
They are Hunters after all... if it's running away, it's gotta be prey!
That's brutal 😂
"We ain't finished yet!"
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.
Let’s face it (at least if your British): if the house your robbing has corgis, the Coldstream guards are gonna be there in like 10 seconds because you have just broken into the queen’s house
True
Uno reverse card
Shiba Inu does more than scare away. It leaves a permanent mark on the soul.
Yeah but not effectively. If he had money he wouldn't be robbing you so where do you think he got the money from? lol
Shiba was smiling because he already knew where to hide the body
Shiba had a hole pre-dug and was waiting to fill it.
Yes! They are terrifying! You nailed it!
Shiba: 🎶 If you're gonna hide a body, clap your hands! 🎵
🎵 If you're gonna hide a body, clap your hands 🎶
Shiba: finally I get to use that woodchipper I bought last week
The dachshund is so angry it started speaking morse code. 💀💀💀💀
That's swearing....
@@BeccaHetrick It sounded like Morse though.
BAHAHA
Dude has that penny wise smile.
@@BeccaHetrickyes but it swears so much it sounds like Morse code
I appreciate the portrayal of Shiba's as soulless sociopaths.
Sorry what now
TRUTH.
@@CaptainShrimplydog shaped cat
@@willberg8599 I have 2 and they love people
“Portrayal”
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.
English mastiffs are the best huge softies. They can however do you harm when they want to be lap dogs, if you're not a large human.
“CLEARANCE?”
“Cash, knock it off”
“Hehe hey what’s up”
@@Hana1LuLu exactly
Sounds about right. In my experience, the only time an English Mastiff is even remotely dangerous is between the ages of 1 and 2 years old when they still act like puppies but don't really understand how big and strong they are
Only for very experienced dog owners though
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
I actually had a Jack Russell Terrier when I was in HS. And exactly the same. "It's go time, b*tch!" 😂
My Jack Russell is legit all bark no bite. He always sizes up and barks and growls but when there is real trouble he hides behind his bigger brother who is the exact opposite (a blonde hovie) but he is 30 inches over 100lbs so it's really more a hiding under him than behind him.
@@lukakaps9548 Mine was the opposite. A dog of similar height and weight tried to run up on us while we were walking to the store. Jack Russell (and yes, I named my JRT Jack Russell 😆) bit the dog's leg and crapped in his yard. That point forward, Jack Russell Terriers became my favorite small breed.
@@PhantomUltimate im with ya, our jrt is from a shelter we got him when I was 9. That was January 2012. He is the absolute best, although he is very old now, because here in Germany animal shelters often lie about the age of dogs so that they seem younger and have an easier time getting a home. But what they have told us is that he will be 14 in May this year. But he is likely more around 15-16.
@@PhantomUltimateits the pooing on their territory that is their signature move. Rip Angus. They are the best dogs. But they atre not a small breed. They are just compact big breeds. Travel sized. They all think they are huge.
Shiba is the proof that sometimes the threat of violence alone is deterrent enough.
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."
That is so funny and so true mrtooner! Great comment and point on! : )
😂 So true! 😂
Yes! I miss my Oscar and my Bella😢
That’s just your dog.
LMFAOOO
Shiba Inu: *Absolutely adorable*
Also Shiba Inu: "M U R D E R T I M E"
Most accurate comment about Shibas.
Doge
M U R D E R. T I M E
Master of deceive
Are shibas really that scary
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.
Havanese like having backup.
As a owner of 2 Havanese, i can confirm, they will attack your weak spots if they see them
1000% - as a fellow Havanese owner, these are my thoughts exactly. 😂
As an owner of a Havanese as well, I am surprised how protective this little love is. Once he's told the person is ok, he's in their lap saying hello in no time. They are great alert dogs, too.
Here in Germany they are actually quite common especially among older people.
My old rottie was dangerous. Not from her bite, but from her intense excitement and she would turn into a doggy missile and genuinely knocked out one of my teeth. Absolute cuddle bug tho. I loved that dog, but you usually had to get her attention on the other side of the door and hope the glass didn't break.
They are only mean when trained to be, eh?! ❤❤❤
Mine are very similar to that
I have a male and a female
Now my male
A complete stranger could break into my home kill us all and steal him
My female on the other hand
Very very sweet when one of us is home
I wouldn’t want to walk in this house without one of us here though
She’s a completely different dog when we aren’t home
Even if she knows you
Our dog sitter
Whom she absolutely loves and has been dog/house sitting for us since she was a puppy
Has started having problems
The Havanese one killed me.. I had a Havie and he was incredibly smart and a really good watch dog. RIP Peanut
They don't realize how small and cute they are, in their head they are noble wolves 🤣
@@giftofthewild6665 😂
I love that, a watchdog called Peanut 😆😆 , bless
@@djladygee lol.. he was given that name because when he was born he was the color of a roasted peanut :-) then when he was about 6 months old his coat turned almost completely blonde :-) . From what I understand that’s pretty normal for their coats to drastically change color.
Havanese are so underrated, mine has been one of the best dogs I've ever owned.
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 😂
Now THIS I'd love to see on screen 🤣
@@officermeyer5733 Gosh, me too 😂
That's amazing! Yeah, certain of those large breeds were bred specifically to sit on intruders until the master arrived (Tibetan Mastiff, for example). I'm sure Danes are similar, as we can see from this story
We had a dog like that in my family when i was a kid. He was a German Shep. In his eyes, my mom was his Alpha and he only obeyed her. He was very protective of us all, but beware of the person who tried to break in and my mom wasn't here to call him of.🤣
My aunt and uncle had a wolf/husky mix and one night they woke up to screaming, apparently someone had broken in and met the dog. The intruder apparently had lost an arm and blood painted the living room.
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.
As a Bassett Hound owner I can comfirm this is accurate..... mine has the loudest, most ear piercing bark of any dog I have ever heard..... I also have a Chiweenie..... 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 body...... her bark is almost as loud as the Bassett's.....
My parent's first child (my older brother) was a Basset Hound. Blu was my mom's baby, he would get between my mom and any person who entered the house, even her best friend. After I was born he would sleep under my cradle and wake my mom up if I cried, the baby monitor. My dad said once when I was naughty he was going to swat me on the butt and as his arm went back Blu just put his mouth over my dad's arm, he never bit him just let him know not to spank me. Dad put me down and then put Blu outside and then he swatted my butt. He was a very protective older brother.
I have a basset hound too and if a single soul enters the house your ears are gone
Our chiweenie taught our other two chihuahua mixes how to howl. They will alternate barking and howling whenever they hear ANYTHING.
A few years back the police were looking for someone who had run down our alley and into someones backyard. When an officer got to our fence our little ankle biter dog was out there eyeing him and making the most unholy racket. We asked him if he needed to come look in the yard. He looked at the dog and said, "no need." Im assuming the rationale being if anyone was back there the chiweenie would have let us know.
The Rottweiler one is accurate. Mine would rather be friends with someone coming in my place than hurt them and people will nervously go along with it because they're unnecessarily scared of him lol.
I had a Rottweiler who hurt my hip because they wouldn't stop trying to jump into my lap. I ended up just standing up and petting them.
@@genericname2747 Rottie lap attack!
I love Rotties and Corsos. Once you get past the bark the are giant love
My rottie loves to bark when playing, scares everyone until they realize what her mean bark really sounds like 🤣 then they're all terrified
Well, they still got their farts, that clears a room pretty fast.
Shiba Inus are legit demons in a fur coat sometimes, so that neverending horrifying smile is beyond accurate.
Makes sense. If you know the history of the breed at least. Shibas were flushing dogs for hunting boar and if I remember right also bears, they'd enter the den and flush the animal out, an incredibly dangerous job. The partner dog the Akita inu would hold the prey for the hunter. They're larger than shibas around the size of a German Shepard and dangerously mean to unknowns, loud big dogs, scary as hell too. But lovable to family and friends if trained right. Very loud though
@@biosaber585 given that sort of History only the smartest and fastest would survive. Give it a few dozen generations and you wind up with quasi accidental selective breeding.
No wonder they're such crazy little shits
@@jamesheaton5421 leave quasi out of it, shibas aren't natural, not like we think at least. They're a sister breed to Akitas, they're a dog breed that originate in Japan and were selectively bred for the purpose of hunting, its literally forced evolution as dogs that weren't hyper enough, fearless enough, small enough, etc. They weren't picked. So you get these small hyperactive terrors that are like you gave a herding dog crack. They only really mellow when you get into the American variants of them where they were bred with US breeds that mellowed natural instincts a bit and dogs that were raised to be house pets not hunting dogs.
@@biosaber585 that explains a lot.
Secret ending to Silent Hill... 2? Or was it 3?
The dachshund caught me off guard I almost spit my drink out😂 having owned a dachshund before makes it ten times better😂
Used to own a doxxie. Can confirm the accuracy of the video
Meanwhile the German Shepherd: ,,Ah Willkommen
It's a Really nice thing to see a new Freund
I espeschially like playing wit all ze blood and see ze limbs flying around
Before I will give my dearest Owner eine Umarmung"
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.
This dog gives off the vibe “I own this whole place”
Gandalf is such a perfect name for an Irish setter.
My life's moto. It's fun getting misplaced some times.
I would absolutely pet that good boy if I met him!
Where’s this town? I’d love the meet Galdalf!
The Irish Wolfhound is literally like “The wolves of Ireland were culled through systematic colonisation and genocide. And yet here I stand on four legs, a descendent of that lost generation. Fear me, for I am the living testament to the tenacity of the Irish spirit and our cultural refusal to simple roll over and give up. Now lemme roll over so you can rub my belly.”
For some reason, I was reading it in Liam Neeson's voice. Just don't do it while drinking. Bad for your health.
"No, I'm what happened to the wolves."
I have an irish wolfhound x rotti hands down best guard dog I have ever had. Best qualities of both breeds.
@@sarah593 Rottie AND Irish Wolfhound??? 😳That had to be one hell of a Hound of the Baskervilles. I mean, I can't even begin to imagine what that combo looks like.
"Once upon a time there were wolves in Eire, long-tailed hounds three-quarters the height of a man and one half the weight of a bear. They hunted in packs of dozens, family kith and kin, and brought down the great beasts of the isle with a tenacity feared and respected by every wild faerie and wicked witch of the wood. There are no wolves in Ireland today, but I am here. I am what happened to those wolves. I am the hound that ate the Wolves of Eire."
As someone who owns a Havanese, this is surprisingly accurate
I have a Havenese and she’s crazy smart and likes to bite ankles. So yes, very accurate 😂
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.
Well, wanna share with the class?
@@spinach4892 Not really, 1) it's not my story to tell, and 2) it's pretty upsetting.
The neighbors dog saved him orrr...?
@@bottomboysurvivor7757 "Or" what? That's literally what I said, lol.
Now I really wanna know how they were saved
I had a dachshund once and I can confirm that that one is 100% accurate. They’re not big but they’re super territorial and they will bark at literally anything unusual. They’re essentially a four-legged burglar alarm.
Lol yeah we have a dachshund/chihuahua blend and she's definitely territorial.
Makes sense given they were bred to hunt badgers
Dachshunds are absolutely fearless. People forget that they were originally bred to go after burrowing animals. That's why they're shown in the Sporting Dogs group at AKC dog shows.
But they are also 1000% loyal to their pack and can be the sweetest little things to those they love.
I grew up with Dachshunds if you couldn't tell!
My ex bf's mother loves doxies. Currently owns 3 and his grandmother's 14 year old long hair chihuahua...
Them 4 are 100% the best security system they'll ever need
@@millerjohn619 Lol, that is exactly how our dachshund was. He was super sweet to us and really mean to everyone else XD
A friend in the early seventies had a REALLY big Dobie. It was extremely quiet at his parties just sat in the corner...watching everybody. That dog scared us. ALL of us.
One day a robber broke into the friend's house. That Dobie chewed on him in literally every room. The guy finally crawled on top of the fridge and curled into a tiny ball.
He was just about dead when he was discovered.
“Opponent has a weak knee, now time to discombobulate”🤣🤣
Fun fact; in the Roman Coliseum, the Irish Wolfhound was considered roughly as dangerous as a lion for gladiators to fight.
A scrapyard near the house where I grew up had two as guards. I can believe it. They were huge and scary as hell.
Probably because they were starved, abused and trained to kill at the flip of a switch. Lions can’t really be taught to fight, only do what comes instinctually. Dogs can be trained to close in for very deliberate and quick kills which is why they’re utilized so heavily in police and military avenues.
@@OtherM112594 well A Irish wolfhounds are a much more modern breed than the fake comment above would have you believe and also you just had to be the guy who sucks off PETA
Is that true¿?
@@Adriano.C Yup. Or rather whatever version of the breed existed 2,000 years ago that the Romans encountered, bearing in mind that a LOT has happened since then.
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
I feel an intense kinship and affiliation with that dog !
Omg I've seen several dogs that do this i thought I was overthinking it
Yes ohh yes. Mine was friendly as long as you didn’t try and enter the house or yard, then it was life or death
bro your dog was trolling 💀
I have a dog like that to he would act nice and bait strangers over to pet him then the moment they turned around he bit them in the ass
Legend, has it the Shiba Inu is still smiling to this day
Dude should do the cairn terrier. Insufferabley happy,Einstein smart,extremely given to pranks,not to mention the lamp shade wearing life of the party. GO WILD!
The rottweiler one is so true. People cross the street to avoid my girl but she's literally a lump of love. Rottweilers are basically tanks powered by affection
You can only speak for yours. Mine would've hurt him very badly
@@thissunchild yeah many other rottweilers would have ripped him apart
I like them but I've seen angry and protective Rottweilers. I would not want to walk in on one and be a target.
@@choppalungon Exactly. They are a *_very_* protective breed of dog.
Why are you implying the rottie didn't just force the robber into his meme dance so that he doesn't become his meal?
As a robber I can confirm, this is 100% accurate
dam a sexy senior citizen robber too
Hold on
I don't know if I should laugh or call the police 😂
🤣
OMG YOUR NAME LMFAOO 😂 😆
I've seen an Irish Wolfhound, and this is the most realistic Wolfhound ever
lmao the yorkie is so right. It's body is so small and cute but inside lies the soul of a sumarai ninja dragon slayer that keeps forgetting its body is a small doggo
I've had 3 Irish Wolfhounds, truly gentle giants ❤️ the breeder we know told us a story where someone broke into her friend's house (who also had a Wolfhound) while they were out. When they returned, the guy was cowering in the corner and the Wolfhound was just sitting next to him - Wolfhound was just happy to see someone but the robber was terrified of the size of the dog lmao
Bad career choice, to rob houses, if you're afraid of dogs, lol.
@@TheYasmineFlower unless your gonna kill the dog you gotta fear it cause dogs can kill you, and wolfhounds are even bigger then Great Dane btw
@@azcardinalds2360 yeah but if you kill a dog there’s a good chance you’re gonna end up dead anyways, especially around where I live in the middle of rural nowhere where everyone has a big dog a gun and enough property/ pig farm to hide the body
I just google it, and Wtf is that dog
I had an Irish wolfhound lab mix. He was MASSIVE! The deepest loudest bark you can imagine. When he would get defensive or angry his fur on his back would stand up and look like a werewolf.
He terrified anyone that saw him. But he was the LARGEST lap dog in the world. Literally would crawl in my lap, he loved to be picked up. If he loved you that is.
He had a weird sense with people. If you had done hard drugs in your past he would never chill out near them. And they hated him.
Miss ya Mousse!
As a person with a relative that has a Rottweiler, that’s pretty accurate. They look intimidating and have bad connotations, but they really just are looking for someone to play with. Well trained rotties are actually super gentle. Even though some breeds are more prone to aggression, if they are treated well and trained right, the most harm they’ll do is think that they’re a lap dog.
Edit: I am not saying that rotties can’t be dangerous; in fact, a guard dog who’s a Rottweiler could kill somebody. I am just trying to make the point that negative stigmas don’t always define a dog breed.
Every single Rottie I've ever met has been a perfect derpy little angel baby 🥺
Or as I refer to as giant teddy bears
YES!
Wrong the most harm they'll do is think they can play with the basketball with you and then you have a basketball with holes in it
My grandmother's rottie would literally pull up in front of my brother on the couch then reverse into his lap like some kind of car backing into a parking space for pets, was hilarious, and I miss her.
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.
I love Tibetan Mastiffs, very big balls of fur till you realize it could mess you up with 1 paw and its eyes closed.
A robber broke into our house at 3 am. Me and my shiba inu stared at him for half a minute, then both of us started screaming.
🤣🤣🤣 that is so funny, must have scared the pants off the robber!
Waiting for robber reaction
That was the scariest thing that ever happened to me. I never want to see that again. This stopped my robbing days and I went to get a job.
As someone who owns 2 dachshunds I can confirm this is accurate, if my dachshunds could talk they definitely would curse you out
I love the "warning: death from the ankles down" sign with a silhouette of a dachshund under the text 😂
... dachshunds be sounding like Morse code
Own 2 dachshunds, fostered 4 more. Spot on! But not cool kicking a dog bro, even a human playing one 😂
My parents breed Doxies and I swear half of them only speak in curse words
My Doxie is very quiet until a plane flies over head then you would think we were being robbed. We, unfortunately, line by the airport so she's at it several times a day. Starting straight into the sun, barking at something she cannot see and poses no threat.
But her bark is fast and shrill
God, the Yorkie was accurate. Courageous but essentially harmless and a bit pitiful LOL.
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.
We had a Rottweiler in the 80s. She was a definite guard dog. We were told that a trait of Rotties was to let someone enter the house, but not let them leave. We saw this in action with electric meter reader. She let them into the yard, but then they were held till we came out to tell her that was okay. She'd just stand & bark in a threatening manner, which was probably more bluff than anything. But was a good bluff for most people.
I mean, you wanna be the guy to call their bluff? lol
I used to volunteer at a dog shelter, and there was this rottweiler that would pin me to the wall and not let me out of his kennel. I was trapped for 45 minutes before someone found me!
like welcome to hotel california bitch you can check in but you can never leave
Yeah, that's a rottie "thing" you can come in, but once you're in, you're staying in.
lolol a…my girl would maneuver my toddler and hold him in place in place if she saw him doing something I usually said no to. I would come back into the room and he’d be stuck in a corner and Heidi would be all “I am a nanny GODDESS” 😂
As a robber, I just want to say thank you for the insight. This video will really help if I encounter a dog during my robberisms.
Glad this helped. Be careful out there.
Robberisms 😂 Great word!
*robberies.
Ya'll never learn, huh? 😂
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As someone with a Saint Bernard I can confirm this is 200% Accurate.
The Shiba is actually an eldritch horror that is beyond human comprehension, wearing a skin suit.
The bulldog having a hard time getting up was hilariously accurate.
Omg, the Whippet one got me. Also, the Irish Wolfhound felt very accurate. I used to walk home after school past a neighbor who had one when I was young. And the way that dog looked at me each day was him basically telling me I was only making it by his house alive because he was allowing me to.
My neighbour had a wolfhound as a kid. I remember him getting the dog to stand up on its hind legs. Dog was nesrly taller than him.
@@driftingblueberries682 Irish Wolfhounds stand about 6 1/2 to 7 ft. tall on their hind legs (as do Danes and Scottish Deerhounds). Fortunately, they are gentle giants. Many of them are convinced that they're lapdogs!
@@parkerbrown-nesbit1747 he was a lovely dog! Always walked around and liked to be pet he was just huge too!
Can confirm. I remember growing up as a kind and had a neighbor who had a dog that was half irish wolfhound and half great dane. Was a lovable BEHEMOTH. Saved me and my brother's backsides when the other neighbor's doberman got loose(poor thing was abused to the point of insanity) and chased us. Tiny showed up and outright body slammed the thing, chased it off, and then plopped down and laid his head in my lap.
Lol I've always wanted and Irish Wolfhound but sadly they only live for around 6 years and that's too depressing for me
Havanese really went into Sherlock Holmes mode
I owned a female Tibetan mastiff. The dog was absolutely fearless, literally afraid of nothing. I lived in Washington state at the time, and the dog took patrolling my property, (a heavily wooded area with no neighbors) very seriously. I was her one and only person, and there was no room for anyone or anything else in my life. It didn’t matter if it was a delivery person, or a butterfly on our property, it simply had to go. She was a very intense animal, but was very gentle and loving with me. One memory I remember in particular involved a den of coyotes that lived not too far behind my cabin in the woods. One night she had chewed through the farm link fence to leave the property to go and fight the entire pack of coyotes. I went outside to hear chilling sounds of her ripping into coyotes in the woods, and I frantically called for her to come home. She came trotting out of the woods and all of her majesty without a scratch on her. The dog was truly a warrior, and a loyal friend. RIP.
Feel bad for the coyotes💔
Bro was a psychopath 💀
Those dogs were bred to successfully take on bigger predators than coyotes. Unfair fight for the coyotes for sure.
Damn that's fkn intense.
Took her job way serious
My neighbor growing up had an Irish wolfhound. Huge dog. Would just stare down anything and anyone that came onto the property. He liked me and my sister though, so we were his little buddies. We lived up at the end of a long road, where a fence separated our yard from the neighbor's yard, and her house was at the end of a different long road. One day we were sitting in her yard playing, and the dog perked up for a second, then went stalking off into the bushes. A few seconds later a guy came wandering up the road, looking around. He wanted to see what was at the end of it, since it was a long, winding road leading up a mountain. A few seconds after that, the dog stepped out of the bushes behind him, and growled once, then just stared at him. He slowly backed away and went back down the road. Then the dog came over and plopped down next to us again. :)
Such a good dog.
Thats a very well trained dog holy shit, I pray to get that dogs patience and composure
i have an irish wolfhound cross and she barks at anything and everything lol
If Terrifying Presence was a dog.
@@wallacecollins8411 Now I have to name my next Wolfhound Joshua
My Dachsund just saw a frog came out of hiding and now she is barking like it's a life and death scenario.
Rottweilers are such goofy love balls and I love how they "puuurrr" when they feel happy ♥
I live alone in a very rural area and people always ask me if I get scared about being robbed or whatever. I have an Irish Wolfhound, an Australian Shepard, 2 Chihuahuas, and 3 Rottweilers so I figure if someone wants to break into my home, best of luck to them. 😂
Honestly, the Chis are probably leading the pack in an attack.
@@coriknight9073 instigating at minimum lol
@@coriknight9073 100%
The power of dooge
You must walk about 10 miles a day 😂
Laughed so hard at the Shiba Inu cause mine literally stares at strangers for way too long when on walks and refuses to move until they move away, which is very awkward for me
Not a Shiba but mine does that too. I just stare at him while he stares at them 😅
@@AlwaysTryingToBeABetterHuman fight fire with fire they say
@@AlwaysTryingToBeABetterHuman 😂😂
My Tibetan Mastiff will definitely not allow a robber to even come on to our property, let alone our home lol
I adore the presentation of a Wolfhounds ability to go from a pretzel to a veritable mountain of hair
Mine would stand on his hind legs put his paws on your shoulders and be face to face with you.
So big when he slept in the bed it was like having another full grown human in bed.
I would get one , but all my books say they only live about six years .
@@gutterfalcon2912 On average. They can live up to 11 though. I would recommend, I have one and he's the best.
The shar pei one was hilarious. My husband has owned several and they are fierce guard dogs, but very loving to their families.
One story in particular, a person (most likely robber) jumped our backyard fence and found Brinks. Didn't get too far despite using a box cutter on Brinks' belly. Next morning, hubby comes down to find bloody handprints on the fence and Brinks chilling, looking for pets. Absolute machine of a dog. Lived to a ripe old age and died peacefully in his sleep.
See this was the comment I was looking for. Saw it and was wondering if it is accurate. Thank you
I have a shar pei mix who mostly presents as shar pei (look up bonemouth shar pei and that's what she looks like). Meeting strangers during the day is fine. When I take her out at night though... Depends. An old man (frustrated by a malfunctioning car, I think) confronted me one night because I dared stop by him and started raising his voice at me. Right after he said "I don't give a f*** about your dog", she decided to make him care and started growling. She didn't try to lunge at him or anything, but I wasn't willing to let the situation escalate (especially because we live in an apt complex) and I had to drag her away as she was so focused on standing between me and a threat. Today, she growled while staring at the door, which she never does. I didn't see anyone through the peephole, but I was unnerved.
Brink chilling? Da Jia Hao, Zhong Wen, Xian Jai, Wo Yao, Brink Chilling!
Brinks is one hell of a name for a guard dog
Was Brinks also a Skater 🤔
I've had a Irish wolfhound and that dog was absolute unit. Damn dog would rest it's head on the counter the dog was like a small horse.
The vibrating whippet! I have a Formisan Mountain Dog who obviously had whippet/greyhound ancestors. Her teeth chatter when she's frightened, her whole body vibrates.
Irish Wolfhounds are the sweetest, but they're DEFINITELY the protective type.
I was volunteering at a shelter, and was feeding the pups in quarantine. Got blocked into a kennel that two Irish Wolfhounds were sharing.
Everyone was freaking out because they couldn't get in to get me out of the kennel because I was loving on them, and they were getting defensive over me. Those pups didn't want me to leave.
r u still texting from the kennel? 😂
@@phoolvio
To this very day.
Please send help, I've had nothing but dog kibble for 20 years now. :'(
@@salkjdfhalsdgfkauhg hilarious!
Serching for retired Tequila and Bonetti if available.
@@salkjdfhalsdgfkauhg 🫡 we shall tell your tale for years to come.
I had a Irish wolf hound as a babysitter when I was little. We'd play in the backyard and the dog would keep us kids in the yard. Also, if we were outside, adults had to approach from the house. The dog was very protective of her pups ( us kids). Drunks, or people, walking down the alley always stayed on the far side of the road away from the property.
One time someone broke into our old house (i was upstairs taking a nap and my moms dogs, great danes, were downstairs with a couple outside.) we can only guess what happened, but we think it went down like this- robber came in through the front door, dogs saw them and one bit them (blood smear on the wall), they were chased into my brothers room where they managed to hide. They decided to try and take my brothers pc (it was in the middle of the room) when perhaps they saw a massive shadow move in front of the window… at this point they must have realized there was no good way out for them. A couple trying to break down the door, some in the backyard just waiting for them to try and leave. Eventually they left through the window and probably scrambled over the fence. We never had issues like that again.
The funniest part to me it that my mom had a doormat that said “hope you like big-ass dogs” and a little sign that said “big dog mom” so I don’t know what the robber expected.
This reminds me of a story about my grandfather being a chihuahua breeder. At one point in time he had dozens of chihuahuas all over the house and one night a burglar broke in.
My grandfather was woken up by the sounds of over 30 chihuahuas barking and the robber screaming.
He left through the backdoor and over the fence but lost his shoe and sock.
I’m guessing they were expecting friendly dogs
@@wolvie9083 XD
HAHAHA
@Wolvie
all dreams have meanings
my dreams:
but siriously lmao
It’s your facial expressions that do it for me 😂😂😂
I love all the examples but my favorite part is with the Corgi ! 👏😂 I dream of having one, their character is unique ! 😍
My grandma had a Rottweiler/German Shepherd mix that my uncle trained. His name was Rambo.
A robber broke into my grandma's house. He left without an arm. Collapsed a few feet from the window he jumped back out of.
That robber was wanted for murder.
He survived, but my grandma's dining room was a bloodbath.
That dog saved my grandma's life. I will love him always and never forget him.
Lived up to the name.
Bitch got what he deserved, breaking into an old woman’s house like that!
@@thecommonman9524 definitely
For sure, rottweiler's are the second most aggressive dog breed against intruders. I've had 6 and you need to introduce new people otherwise you ☠️☠️☠️
my father had a german shepherd/cane corso mix named ogre when he was younger, said dog was originally raised as an attack dog by some shady dude
he was super chill and gentle, also really protective of his human, unless you were an arab construction worker, he just seemed to hate em
As a Shiba owner, I know what they do. My dog literally enters zen mode outside our house and he crosses his arms and stands on one leg and stares through the window.
My grandmother had a Shiba. That dog was a complete sociopath. He always looked happy. He ignored the cat and miniature pug he lived with. However when another dog got near, say within about a foots distance. It was go time. Straight for the neck. Otherwise he was quite friendly.
@@DaxianPreston Yeah my Shiba doesn’t try to hurt any other dogs he just walks right past them without any troubles but when a dog goes for him he just runs as fast as he can from them.
No wonder he's a doge
@@DaxianPreston I can confirm that. I once encountered a shiba while walking my dog and it just was aggressive. The owner explained to me that she did that to dominate other dogs and then let them play with her. That's my only time meeting a shiba with my dog.
After the Shiba segment I’m convinced we need this man in “Smile 2”!!!! 😂😂😂😂
This guy understands dog breed character
The Rottweiler is definitely accurate. My dad used to have a German Rottweiler and he was the biggest softie I've ever seen. He was big he could stand on his hind legs and almost touch my shoulders. I'm 6'0. Called him mini bear because one day while playing video games I saw something big pop into view outside the window. Honestly thought it was a bear until I saw it was him. And despite all that. He was still terrified of a hawk's feather, a stray kitten and his own freaking puppies. Had to make sure he wouldn't leave for milk bones.
I've got a German Rottweiler named Yoda, biggest sweetheart ever but everyone's afraid of him because they think we have a domesticated bear roaming the house, he's so big
@@majortom1538 lazy I am go get obi-wan you must
I feel like not enough credit has been given to the milk bone joke.
But everyone is actually afraid of my dog since he has killed like for kittens and one Cobra he has killed many type of Snakes and also killed some rats (he's a original rottweiler btw)
I'm a dog walker, and this guy who worked at a 7-11 where I used to drop into, asked if any of my dogs bite people...then said his friend's rottweiler back at home killed an intruder who hopped the family's compound, courtyard fence. (home was in another country) Unfortunately he then showed me the picture of the dead guy on his cellphone. Barf. I don't shop at that 7-11 anymore.
The basset hound one is so accurate. That howl will have your ears ringing in close quarters and it's definitely gonna wake me up and alert me to a robber 😂
Next to the husky, omg yes their howls are LOUD
Can confirm, a neighbor has a Basset and leaves it in the front yard all day to howl at anybody who passes by the fence.
@@ScarletRain613
Feelin' this neighbor's vibes
😅
My first husband ha an attack Bassett. They never saw her coming. Big dog. Big strong bite. Short legs.
only thing I wished was that it was portraited as a happy howl, both our Bassets was sucky guarddogs in the sense they loved everyone, but yeah happy baying like crazy as soon as someone came and said hi until we gave em a "warning the gaming owner" treat :)
I love how the Rottweilers face got more smiley And smiler
The portrayal of lab would be more in line with that of a golden. A lab would probably go, "don't bother me, I'm watching droopy".
There are two kinds of guard dogs; the ones that will deny access and the ones that won't let you get away. Now imagine both working in tandem for home security.
F*ck! What a messy situation!
I don't let the robber out, you don't let the police in.
Torso stays in the house, legs get dragged outside
This was how Lhasa Apso and Tibetian Mastifs were used in Buddhist temples-- Lhasa are small but have the lung capacity of something ten times their size. Assuming you got by the "alarm bell" you were *not* getting by the actual muscle. I owned a Lhasa, they're insanely sweet but incredibly protective and tenacious.
The dachshund motto is very much "death before dishonour". Mine has chased a naughty doberman across a field. If a burglar kicked him, that would not be the end of the conversation. He is also the friendliest dog i have ever seen and greets everyone we meet and plays with every dog. He just takes no shit, no matter how big he is. We have much to learn from the dachshunds.
I used to have a red long-haired one that kept picking fights with a Great Pyrenees, who would just stand their patiently waiting for us to pull him off
My jar jar is the same way. He loves everyone but will not take any shit lol
@@sungoddess4868 same with my sisters dogs, Emma and Chloe.😂
Dachshounds tend to get underestimated. They are not lapdogs, they were bred to hunt. And not just hunt anything - they were bred to hunt badgers, in their burrows. And badgers in their burrows are not exactly helpless prey... Dont mess with dachshounds.
My dachshund will take on anything with 4 legs…. And sometimes with 2, even 3….
Lol the Shiba Inu is basically like any cats when you get robbed😂
The Whippet skit is underrated.
100% accurate on the Irish Wolfhound. I had one and one day, he may have been a year old, I came home from work and he was laying on his bed. He looked normalish size but then he stood up to greet me and I learned how truly big he was. Massive dogs. And a fantastic family pet.
I had one too. She never barked except for on command but just stood up and looked at people she deemed sus.
I briefly dated a guy who had two Irish wolfhounds and he told me that when his ex moved out, she took all the furniture and he thought about it and just never replaced it. When he was in his computer room with both dogs, that room was completely full of dog. They were really sweet, but the older dog was only six and already had stage four cancer. They just don’t live long.
@@professorbutters aw that's really a bummer!! Purebreds almost always have complications, it's why people get mixed breeds because, I've had dogs live to be 15 and I'm almost certain the reason she lasted so long as cuz she was a dauchaund and a terrier mix
@@Chaos_Gargoyle It’s really a problem with all the giant breeds. The size causes a lot of physical stress.
@@professorbutters appsolutly! I have a big dog who is mixed breed and he has seizures, but he is as happy as could be!
Corgi’s are more like unintentional alarm systems. They bark at *everything*, but will absolutely treat anybody who enters the house as like their best friend. Having had two, this has been my experience both times.
were u obsessed by its hips coz the video uploader is Idk why?
@@ricardokang448 it’s because they have big butts
@@ricardokang448 Um, wtf are you saying.
Iv had one she's will bite anyone who comes in toes and then love on them I don't get it
So basically my dog?
When we see the Shibas just staring at us like Jeff the Killer, we tend to get spooked
Shar peis are like pitbulls with a squishy face. Adorable looking mean nightmares for non family members at least the ones ive seen.
Irish wolfhounds are mostly pretty relaxed and friendly. But they are huge and very fast.
A customer of mine had two and a huge fenced in garden/park for them to run in, and they would rapidly chase down any small creature that they saw and tear it to shreds.
I had a "smaller" colleague that was terrified of them, because he was afraid if he moved too fast they would think he was a rabbit or something and hunt him down.
Irish Wolfhounds are great, one cured me of being scared of dogs by just being the gentlest boy ever. And not wanting me to leave him. He just put his paw and face on my thigh and his owner sighed and said "Looks like you need to stay, he wants to marry you."
Best robber story I've heard was from this vet tech I knew. She had a breeding pairs of English Mastiffs her female was over 240lbs while the male was over 300lbs. She got a call from the police at work, because the robber was a tug of war toy to them. She said that Male was super sweet and gentle, she believed the robber stepped on his tail in the dark.
He's lucky not to be a midnight snack
@@TheJwbooth 😂😂 fr
As a person who owns a Jack Russel, I can confirm that they love to fight anything or anyone
I have a Dachshund/Chihuahua mix & he’ll starting growling at what I think is nothing until I see a random woman & a little kid walk past our house. He still barks menacingly at my sister whenever she comes over even though she comes over a few times a week. 😂
As somebody who has a Rottweiler, the only thing you were missing was the robber being sat on and crushed.
Childhood friend had a rottweiler. Otto was convinced that he was about the size of a large cat, and couldn't understand why he wasn't allowed to sit on most people's laps
Rottie snuggles!
Hard for him to sit on himself lol
Used to get woken in a morning by Shae jumping on me. Not sitting. Not strolling. JUMPING. And it never annoyed me.
Perhaps a Newfoundland is the best breed for that - the snuggle kill?
The dachshund was INCREDIBLY accurate. As was Irish Wolfhund. But favorite...I'm torn between slasher smile Shiba Inu and Havanese inate black ops know-how.
Shiva are creepy….glad this confirm it
I'm pretty sure that was a nod to sherlock holmes (Downey Jr and Jude law)
I have a shibe and she is all time aggressive around strange noises and people
@@shibedoge6131 yeah I like to believe a normal Shibe Inu will give an intruder instant hell.
@@estoysetoy121 mine thinks everyone is her friend lmao
As a basset hound owner, I can confirm this is true.
The corgi part got me 😂😂😂
My house got broken into when my rottie was about a year and a half. They took a lot of stuff. My poor boy was so frightened hiding at the end of the upstairs hallway. Knowing His excitable and friendly personality, I imagine the whole thing went down with him trying to say hello and getting shouted at or kicked and then running away. Poor Winston.
Poor baby...I hope he is okay❤️
@@Theiana he’s doing so good, thank you for asking. He’s on some meds for his joints, he’s very old now and has bad arthritis. He’s my hero ❤️
I owned three Pitbulls mixes.
One of my dogs bear was huge but was mostly confused and or shy 90% of the time,
Spot was old.
CP was smaller then bear but he was viscous.
To this day i remember a list of stories my dad told me on walks.
He in his 3 year life.
1.attacked two pugs one of which had its back ripped out.
2. Killed multiple birds while peeing
3.attacked a corgi through a fence bite down on the corgis snout and while pulling back through the chain fence.
Eventually he killed our cat so we sent him and bear to new owners where I got so mad.
Apparently while bear was sent to a loving family with a baby CP was put down.
I know CP sounds like a psychotic killer but he was really hyper and had the personality of a Labrador with people he knew.
It was just *any* other animal in a 50 mile radius he disliked.
So yeah if a robber came into our house with anything less then a rifle he wouldn’t have stood a fraction of a chance.
Hope your Rottweiler isn’t suffering any trauma or has changed his personality after the robbery.
@@theirmanager5204If your looking for some healthy food with him getting older check out “Dr Harvery’s” super healthy great for aging dogs whose bodies are struggling with aging. Been feeding it too our dog since he was a puppy and knock of wood never had a single unscheduled vet visit outside of a back injury because my dog is an idiot 😂 but seriously it’s the healthiest food I’ve ever seen, to the point where my buddy who comes from a bit of a rough family/area was over at my place while I was feeding my dog dinner and literally said “Dude that looks better than the food I eat at home!… Can I try it?” I let him… Fed my dog and then promptly bought my friend dinner 😅
Poor Rottie!! 😢💔
That's so Sad!!
I loved the Shiba portrayal as a soulless, calculating, psychopath. Absolutely hilarious!
Anything bred to take on bears is at least half psychotic 😮
@@melissainge218bears? But Shiba is so small
@@davylucas6244 unless I have the breed mixed up . They are from Japan and when paired with a mate, both hunt. The female willl attack from the back while the bear is distracted and attacks the front.
Let’s be honest, they are not calculating, not a thought behind those eyes, as least that’s how it is with most I meet. Blank stare
@@melissainge218 shiba inu were bred for hunting game, but i can't find anything on hunting bears - apparently *akitas* were though, in the same way you're describing here. the male distracts the bear & the female runs around and attacks it until the hunter arrives
If a basset hound would scream loud as hell when seeing a rober imagine a husky
The Irish wolfhound was pretty spot on 😂
The corgi 😂😂💀. Best yet.
And the Shiba Inu grin kills me every time.
These are all gold
As someone who has owned two Havanese puppies, and I know for a fact that they are exactly like that.They will learn your weaknesses and exploit them. By the end of the first few months of having them, they will be running the entire house.
Also this is such a funny series. Can you do Alaska malamutes next? They're pretty chill, but have big personality
I've got one. 1 year and a half old, the little one. It's annoying and at the same time mesmerizing how good she is at manipulating us into doing what she wants.
@@marciovalerio3809 my dad didn't want the first Havanese. However, after the first couple of months, he was her personal egg chef and would do anything for the puppy. Don't get me wrong, the rest of my family was nice to the dog as well, but she literally controlled my dad
@@j.jnerdamy320 sounds like a Havie, indeed. I've never had a small breed. Rotweilers, GSD, pit bull, boxers, had them all.
Now I can't see my life without a Havanese.
@@marciovalerio3809 My family has a 9 year old maltipoo. She has my dad wrapped around her little paw, and he claims that he doesn't like "frou frou dogs."
I had no idea a dog like the Havanese existed
I love the fact that irish wolfhound is said irish wolfchoker freely translated from my language
Dachshund bark so loud and so often if untrained, it would like a small husky. Every neighbor would know.
There is one more thing about Rotties you missed. Try leaving. I live on an acreage and my two had the guy who reads the power meter backed into a corner for over an hour. Before anyone gets the wrong idea, they didn’t hurt him (just a lot of growling when he made a move to leave) and we had explicitly told the power company to call first and if we don’t answer, don’t enter. This guy ignored that note.
Bet he NEVER disregards notes again. Lol
We haven’t had a problem since. The best part is that was over 10 years ago.
Your puppies really said that he was going to learn that lesson that day
My cousin's dogs are a mix of Rottie and Mountain Dog. They are lovers but were very sad when I left, according to my cousin. The younger one is more skittish than the other, and usually she dislikes people for a long time, but took to me in only a few minutes which was cool.
I have two Rotties when strangers come home and they can take anything they want except for one rule you cannot take them outside the perimeter or else
We were thinking Irish Wolf Hound as our guard dog for our antiques store - but the breeders said no (laughing), it will not even get up from the warm bed before a fire.
We ended out with a Bouvier - which incidentally grew to be almost the hight of a Irish Wolf Hound and was double the width. Also did it's job extremely well. Looked like a bear, was a real teddy for family. Once heard it growl. You know the roar lion males inform their territory? That voice is closest that came out of our dog as a nice first warning for a stranger. "Wouldn't do that if I were you." (I actually turned my head to look if our TV was on, because I could not understand the voice was coming form a _dog_ .) Never heard anything like that from a dog. Not before, not since.
Irish Wolfhounds tend not to be protective of territory, but rather of people. They're extremely mellow animals right up until you threaten humans they've bonded with or do something they see as provocative, at which point they pointedly remind you of how big and fast they are.
Bouviers are some of the most ultimate badass breeds. Because they are the most affectionate well tempered gentle giants with friends and family. But pity the dumbass that tries to break in and gets destroyed by one.