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Many of the now prominent guardian breeds such as Rottweilers started as farm dog types but then developed over many years into guard breeds. Some breeds, such as the Weimaraner and Rhodesian Ridgeback, were originally bred for hunting, but their large intimidating look and territorial instincts have helped them evolve into guard dogs in today's society. Others like Dobermans were specifically bred as guard dogs. Many of the below breeds have a greater amount of molossoid or mastiff DNA. This is confirmed by a DNA study done on >270 pure breed dogs. The study suggests that in the distant past thirteen ancient breeds broke off early on after which a group of mastiff style dogs were developed. These dogs are grouped with the mastiffs Great Dane and Irish wolfhound. The Irish wolfhound (a traditional hunting guardian breed) has evidence that its population was nearly wiped out 200 years ago and its existing members descend from a very small group of dogs and thus it is a rebuilt breed, but evidently out of somewhat different building blocks. Some people think that the Irish wolfhound contributed to the Great Dane.

List of breeds commonly used as guard dogs

Guard dogs, like this German Shepherd, may be trained to target the arms and legs, incapacitating—but not killing—intruders.
American Bulldog
American Pit Bull Terrier
American Staffordshire Terrier
Anatolian Shepherd (US and UK) or Kangal Dog
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois)
Black Russian Terrier (Russia)
Boerboel (South Africa)
Boxer (Germany)
Bullmastiff
Cane Corso (Italy)
Chow Chow
Doberman Pinscher
Fila Brasileiro (Brazil)
German Shepherd
Giant Schnauzer

Rare breeds that are gaining popularity
Antebellum Bulldog (USA)
Black Russian Terrier (Russia)
Boerboel (South Africa)
Caucasian Ovcharka (USA)
Chippiparai (India)
Combai (India)
Formosan Mountain Dog (Taiwan)
Kanni (India)
Rajapalayam (dog) (India)
Serbian Defensive Dog (Serbia)

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How To Train A PuppyYourself At Home?

Owning a puppy is a big commitment for all family members, especially in the first few days and weeks.
Puppy potty training is not a race, the key is to prevent mistakes and establish good habits early - dogs are creatures of habit.
From your dogs point of view there is no right or wrong place to go to the toilet, they feel like going and just do it. It is our job to clearly communicate and reinforce where it is acceptable to eliminate and also where it is not acceptable.
Opening your back door every couple of hours to let your puppy out will not house train your puppy.
A puppy's natural instinct is to keep their bedding/sleeping area clean - the potty training method outlined below utilizes this knowledge to our advantage.
No matter how attentive and diligent you are in the house training process there is bound to be the odd slip up. Don't worry about it just ensure that you clean mistakes up thoroughly, including the use of an odor neutralizer to take away any lingering smell.
My puppy house training strategy involves close supervision and confinement to start with but only so we can allow our puppies greater freedom and much sooner.
Understand your puppy's capabilities and be realistic, keep in mind you are dealing with a very young animal. Young puppies can only hold on for so long before they need to go, they don't have much control early on. As a general rule a puppy can hold on an hour for every month of his/her age, plus another hour. This means that a 2 month old puppy can be expected to hold on for three hours and at 3 months old this same pup could be expected to hold on for four hours at a time.
Develop a food and water schedule. Each day feed at the same time (never close to bed time) and take away your dogs water bowl before you go to bed (don't forget to put it back first thing in the morning!). You'll develop a routine this way and "what goes in on schedule comes out on schedule", if you know what I mean...

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