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Guard Dogs

Guard dogs are known for their protective instinct.

What are Guard Dogs?

Guard dog breeds are all known for their protective instinct and their ability to deter intruders. They are often used as guard dogs for homes, businesses, and public institutions. Guard dogs are not aggressive. Many guard dog breeds are excellent companions and can be very affectionate with their families. However, it is important to socialize and train all guard dogs properly so that they are safe and effective in their role.

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Affenpinscher

Akbash

American Akita

American Eskimo Dog

American Pit Bull Terrier

American Staffordshire Terrier

Anatolian Shepherd Dog or Kangal

Appenzeller Sennenhund

Australian Shepherd

Bakharwal

Bangkaew

Bearded Collie

Beauceron

Belgian Shepherd Dog Laekenois

Belgian Shepherd Tervuren

Bernese Mountain Dog

Black Russian Terrier

Border Collie

Bouvier des Flandres

Boxer

Braque Saint-Germain

Broholmer

Bullmastiff

Bull Terrier

Canaan Dog

Canadian Eskimo Dog

Cane Corso

Castro Laboreiro Dog

Catalan Sheepdog

Caucasian Shepherd Dog

Central Asian Shepherd Dog

Cimarrón Uruguayo

Czechoslovakian Wolfdog

Dobermann

Dogo Argentino

Dogo Canario

Dogue de Bordeaux or French Mastiff

Dogue de Majorque

Dutch Shepherd

East Siberian Laika

Entlebucher Mountain Dog

Estrela Mountain Dog

Fila Brasileiro

Finnish Hound

Finnish Lapponian Dog

French Spaniel

Gaddi Kutta

Gascon Saintongeois

German Mastiff or Great Dane

German Pinscher

German Shepherd

Giant Schnauzer

Grand Griffon Vendéen

Great Anglo-French White and Black Hound

Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen

Grand Bleu de Gascogne

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

Hokkaido

Hovawart

Ibizan Hound

Karst Shepherd

Kintamani

Komondor or Hungarian Sheepdog

Korean Jindo

Kuvasz

Landseer

Leonberger

Magyar Agár

Majorca Shepherd Dog

Maremma Sheepdog

Mastiff

Miniature Schnauzer

Neapolitan Mastiff

Norwegian Elkhound

Perdiguero de Burgos

Porcelaine

Portuguese Sheepdog

Pyrenean Mountain Dog

Pyrenean Mastiff

Rafeiro de l'Alentejo or Alentejo Mastiff

Rhodesian Ridgeback

Romanian Carpathian Shepherd

Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog

Rottweiler

Russo-European Laika

Saarloos Wolfdog

Saint Hubert Dog

Saint Miguel Cattle Dog

Shikoku

Slovak Cuvac

Smooth Collie

South Russian Ovcharka

Spanish Alano

Spanish Mastiff

Spanish Water Dog

Stabyhoun

Swedish Lapphund

Tatra Shepherd Dog

Thai Ridgeback

Tibetan Mastiff

West Siberian Laika

Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog of Charplanina