What breed??Suggestions for a family dog and guard dog??

[alwarner]

Get a Thai Ridgeback,
No soi dog will fuck with this



Thai Ridgebacks make loyal, loving family pets. They are naturally protective of their home and family

Thai Ridgeback - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bingo!

Beautiful looking dogs - the only thing that has stopped me from getting one is that wiki says they aren't for the novice dog owner, and they can get back problems linked to their ridge. But, my Mrs. mate has got one - it's old now, but what a lovely hound. Really affectionate but not sloppy and you should see the dog too. All joking aside I'm really tempted to get one.

[bullfrogbill]

Wouldn't be without my Bangkaews. You will never have any intruders if you have one of these.

[manpet]

J/Russel 1 of the best for a inside dog, not too big & will deter most robbers, a good alert nice dog to live with & have around the house,
If the scum want to rob you they will poison outside dogs 1st , we lost a golden retriver & scotty dog a few yrs back to this & i never want to see that suffering again ,

[Mr Earl]

just adopt a local mutt. all it will cost is some chicken wings.

[benbaaa]

I've got three Thai mongrels which I had as puppies from a local temple. They're good as gold with anyone they know, but will bark like crazy at anyone who's a stranger. They've got a bit of ridgeback in them from the look of the pictures earlier in the thread. They also do a good job of keeping away all smaller animals. They've killed rats, lizards, birds and one time a squirrel which was dumb enough to get on their radar.

[Ratchaburi]

just adopt a local mutt. all it will cost is some chicken wings.

Yes I have one of them I did not adopted it, it just move in.
I do no where it go's to have a sh-t no i the soi anway.
It will not let any dog's sh-t in front of the house it chaces them away.

[kmart]

J/Russel 1 of the best for a inside dog, not too big & will deter most robbers, a good alert nice dog to live with & have around the house,
If the scum want to rob you they will poison outside dogs 1st , we lost a golden retriver & scotty dog a few yrs back to this & i never want to see that suffering again ,

Correct. Some scumbag tried to poison my dog a few years back. Luckily the dog had not eaten the meat w/ rat poison that was thrown over the fence; probably still smelled of the guy that prepared it..

Another thing to consider when owning a dog is correct training and owning a breed that won't annoy your neighbours due to yapping 24/7, like these stupid "fashionable" toy breeds that are popular now. If the dog barks all the time, you'll never know when something really is amiss..

[navydoubs1977]

Probably been said already but German Shepard, or a Doberman.

[Sailing into trouble]

Ya Neffies are agreat dog, but like their cousin the wolf hound they have short lifespans.

[Sailing into trouble]

One caution about "pure" Bred dogs, this can mean inbreeding and a host of very expensive problems. Most of the pure types on here have a host of problems. Big dogs tend to suffer more. Or so I believe.

[Boon Mee]

One caution about "pure" Bred dogs, this can mean inbreeding and a host of very expensive problems. Most of the pure types on here have a host of problems. Big dogs tend to suffer more. Or so I believe.

Absolutely.

Have a pure-bred Bangkaew and he's about the hardest dog I've ever had to train. Very stubborn and won't come if he's called unless he 'feels' like it but the best dog I've ever had w/regard to protecting the property.

[navydoubs1977]

Absolutely.

Have a pure-bred Bangkaew and he's about the hardest dog I've ever had to train. Very stubborn and won't come if he's called unless he 'feels' like it but the best dog I've ever had w/regard to protecting the property.

Thats why Dalmations have issues too isnt it?

[FailSafe]

If you want a pure-bred dog in Thailand, you have to do your due-diligence- there are breeders who have imported dogs from the US, Canada, Europe, etc and have proper paperwork and pedigrees showing hip and eye clearances going back 5 generations (while this isn't a guarantee of good health it's definitely a better chance of it) but there are breeders with fake paperwork as well- you have to contact the original breeders in their home country and ask for confirmation that they actually exported the sire and dame and confirm (with photographs if possible) that the puppy you're getting is what you're paying for (and be prepared to shell out at least 25K, and often more than that).

^

It's REALLY hard to find a good Dalmation- inbreeding has practically killed off the breed, but there are a few good breeders out there.