#boerboel

[emzkitten00]

Maisie and Teddy

[southerntchiorny]

So I need help with breed recommendations

I do not plan on getting anything soon but I am the type of person who throws myself into research years ahead of time.

With Kaiju’s recent health issues I’ve realized I need to really get to work on finding another working breed that will fit. The BRT is absolutely perfect for me:

- Good even temperament

- Loves to work and easily trained

- Aloof with strangers but not overly so. In public, Kaiju is generally open to attention from strangers without being very interested in them. At home, he is all business and that’s how I like it. I have PTSD from repeated home invasions/attempts and need a dog that makes me feel safe while also being under control.

- Does well with other animals

My one and only con is that the breed is very heat sensitive. I really like to go out and do things with my dogs but live in southern USA where the highs in the summer average 85-100° F. Kaiju is miserable in anything over 73° which makes up about 60% of the year here.

Breeds I have considered but don’t have much experience with:

-Cane Corso: I like the well raised ones that I have met

-Boerboel: On paper they seem to be very similar to BRTs but I have never interacted with them

-Central Asian Shepherd: Very interesting to me but I have had very little interaction with them

Breeds I don’t think would work:

-Doberman: The health issues in the breed terrify me

-Most shepherds are too high energy for me (The AHT already keeps me on my toes and he’s only 13 pounds)

-Most Spitz breeds

In conclusion, the most important traits I’m looking for are:

-Mostly heat tolerant

-Handler focused

-Good with other animals (mostly dogs)

-Good guard dog, doesn’t have to be huge

I may have made a post similar to this before but I couldn’t find it and have forgotten anything it yielded. Thank you!

[theartdaleterrier]

Not terribly thrilled with how this one turned out. What do you think?

[artbulls]

borbles

[nibsthefitmermaid]

My dog is an absolute goober, by the way.

[atomiczoneusa]

Boerboel Wolverine FanBoy Artwork Illustration by @ricardoatomic

[principiumindividuationis777]

The boerboel (South African mastiff), the Mr. Olympia of dogs. Males can be 200 pounds of solid muscle. @who-tfcares31

[roccotherock]

Hiiii, so there's the drawing of a south African boerboel.

I'm now just realizing that I find drawing in notes really fun (I really hate the eraser though, it erase's it by line instead of clearing that specific place). Drawing 2 is done! Tomorrow is newfoundland.

I really hope you have an amazing day or night!

[tournamentofdogbreeds]

[afrotumble]

📷 Meeka Cooks

[potato-girl99981]

Yes, my Masha needs to be hugged all day and loves to cuddle at night in my bed

big dog owners are like this is my dog Stink he weighs 110 pounds and if you don’t let him sit in your lap he will cry and kill himself forever

[yorkiegregg]

An old photo of Ysterberg Sokket, a South African Boerboel that was very influential in Australia & the United Kingdom (likely South Africa as-well). This dog was utilized for hog hunting & tracking + catching wounded animals. He was a key producer of hunting, personal-protection, and stock dogs. Alongside many sound Boerboel’s in the show-ring.

(taken from both the modern-molosser website and the Ataraxia Boerboels FB page).

[nibsthefitmermaid]

My dog is literally the cutest thing ever even though she got too happy the morning and head butted me on accident. She definitely busted my lip but she was just too excited because I told her she was a good girl like 4 times in a row 😂

[emzkitten00]

Just a bit of the mischief these guys have gotten up to 😂