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Quartus · December 14, 2001, 06:06 AM

DEFINE YOUR TERMS, GENTLEMEN!

It looks like Boris is using a very specific definition, and others are using terms more loosely. Boris, would you please give us a definition of "protection dog" and "deterrant dog"? You're the expert here. And I thank you for your input.

If a deterrant dog is one that can alert you, and perhaps scare away the average burglar, and MAYBE launch a successful attack against a more determined intruder, then I nominate the mastiff breed. Very gentle with kids, and has a bark that seems to come from the very bowels of the earth. And the size alone is a great deterrant.

For a trip wire, any of the little yappers will do, if you can stand the wretched varmints. I prefer a dog that keeps it's mouth shut until there's a real reason to bark. I don't care for the crying wolf business, and I don't need the constant noise.

BTW, I second the less than favorable remarks on the cocker spaniel. It's also one of the LEAST trustworthy around children.

December 14, 2001, 06:06 AM	#37
Quartus Senior Member Join Date: May 8, 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,823	DEFINE YOUR TERMS, GENTLEMEN! It looks like Boris is using a very specific definition, and others are using terms more loosely. Boris, would you please give us a definition of "protection dog" and "deterrant dog"? You're the expert here. And I thank you for your input. If a deterrant dog is one that can alert you, and perhaps scare away the average burglar, and MAYBE launch a successful attack against a more determined intruder, then I nominate the mastiff breed. Very gentle with kids, and has a bark that seems to come from the very bowels of the earth. And the size alone is a great deterrant. For a trip wire, any of the little yappers will do, if you can stand the wretched varmints. I prefer a dog that keeps it's mouth shut until there's a real reason to bark. I don't care for the crying wolf business, and I don't need the constant noise. BTW, I second the less than favorable remarks on the cocker spaniel. It's also one of the LEAST trustworthy around children. __________________ . Better to know what you don't know than to think you know what you don't know.