Hi,
I am a new bullmastiff owner, although I have had many other dogs in the past. I bought a Bullmastiff puppy after some research a few days ago, with the conviction that they are great guard dogs. However, I saw a video on Youtube of a burglar going into a house, taking lots of things and the BM actually being nice to him.
[video=youtube;V3k9t8hfXdY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3k9t8hfXdY[/video]
I read a lot about being protective of their families, but nothing much about protecting their property. Well actually, I read they are not very good for that and the video above seems to show that.
Also, browsing the internet I came across the following comment that had zero answers but it would really be great to know your opinion on this, considering you own bullmastiffs. I am pasting the comment below. Thanks so much in advance.
Julio
THE COMMENT I FOUND:
We have an 8 month old Bullmastiff named Annabelle who is the sweetest dog in the world and barks at nothing except our cat. Unfortunately we live in a neighborhood that is suffering from alot of crime. Just wondering if our sweet girl will ever act anything like the guard dog that Bullmastiffs are famous for as at the moment she wont even bark if she hears a strange noise at night least invesigate either. She does get up off her bed if someone comes to the door just to try and lick the person so Im kind of worried as sometimes I have to work late leaving her home with my wife and two girls aged 2 and 4 (whom she just adores). The other night my wife was upstairs with girls and heard a noise and called Annabelle who was downstairs and she didnt even get off her bed to come upstairs. I keep hearing that they do change when their instincts kick in but we cannot even imagine Annabelle doing anything protective at all. Any Bullmastiff owners out there that can shed some light?
I am a new bullmastiff owner, although I have had many other dogs in the past. I bought a Bullmastiff puppy after some research a few days ago, with the conviction that they are great guard dogs. However, I saw a video on Youtube of a burglar going into a house, taking lots of things and the BM actually being nice to him.
[video=youtube;V3k9t8hfXdY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3k9t8hfXdY[/video]
I read a lot about being protective of their families, but nothing much about protecting their property. Well actually, I read they are not very good for that and the video above seems to show that.
Also, browsing the internet I came across the following comment that had zero answers but it would really be great to know your opinion on this, considering you own bullmastiffs. I am pasting the comment below. Thanks so much in advance.
Julio
THE COMMENT I FOUND:
We have an 8 month old Bullmastiff named Annabelle who is the sweetest dog in the world and barks at nothing except our cat. Unfortunately we live in a neighborhood that is suffering from alot of crime. Just wondering if our sweet girl will ever act anything like the guard dog that Bullmastiffs are famous for as at the moment she wont even bark if she hears a strange noise at night least invesigate either. She does get up off her bed if someone comes to the door just to try and lick the person so Im kind of worried as sometimes I have to work late leaving her home with my wife and two girls aged 2 and 4 (whom she just adores). The other night my wife was upstairs with girls and heard a noise and called Annabelle who was downstairs and she didnt even get off her bed to come upstairs. I keep hearing that they do change when their instincts kick in but we cannot even imagine Annabelle doing anything protective at all. Any Bullmastiff owners out there that can shed some light?