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Bringing a dog into your home and family is always an exciting prospect with huge potential for everyone involved. It also comes with numerous responsibilities, and should not be lightly undertaken. Once you have decided that you are ready for a dog, what the right dog is becomes the next…

The American Bulldog is a large, mastiff-type working breed with roots in the Deep South’s farms and ranches. The descendant of English Bulldogs bought to North America by Anglo immigrants, it was originally used for blood sports such as dogfighting and bull-baiting, as well as hunting feral pigs. Pigs were…

How much exercise dogs need is a hotly contested subject, especially with working breeds. We are often asked how much exercise our dogs need, usually by prospective first-time owners, or individuals and families who have never had a working dog before. Speaking in very broad terms, our advice would be…

A number of the most popular breeds used for protection and guarding work have roots in herding and shepherding. These include German, Belgian, and Dutch Shepherds, the Rottweiler, Giant Schnauzer, and livestock guardians such as the Turkish Kangal. Many of the…

In recent years, Protection Dogs Worldwide has restarted training and selling working Rottweilers as family protection dogs. These magnificent dogs are true working animals, and we have been fortunate enough to find well-bred lines we are confident meet the demands of family protection work. Working Rottweilers can…

Livestock guardians are a broad group of dogs who evolved and were developed to protect flocks of domestic animals from large predators, especially sheep and goats. They originated in the Middle East, but are now found across the world. Well known livestock guardians include the Great Pyrenees, Tibetan Mastiff, and…

“Bully breeds” is a catch all term which refers to mastiff-type dogs and related terriers. All of these dogs shared a common ancestor in the Roman Molosser. Broadly speaking, they are stockily built with large heads and short snouts. While the Molosser was bred for war, subsequent bully dogs were…

Getting a new dog is always an exciting time. Whether you are welcoming a companion or working animal into your home, you and your dog would both likely benefit from a little forward planning. These are some tips we would offer to anyone about to get a new dog:

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One of the more common questions we receive from prospective customers is whether a retired police or military working dog would be a good family guardian and protector. Perhaps surprisingly, our answer is always a firm no. While police and military work have unique demands and rigours requiring a certain…