DMikeM
Well-Known Member
Since the Boerboel was really developed on the road per say (During the Groot Trek by the Boers 1835) then was continued during the Boer Wars 1877 it was bred and developed with a certain temperament. Strength and agility was also needed for survival as well as protection work. Size was brought on later for the farm and homestead but the agility and stamina was retained. If you were to add lets say a Labrador (any color) you would change so many dynamics of the breed that is would no longer be a Boerboel which translates Farmer Dog, you would soften the dog, shorten it, lengthen the coat change the pigment (needed for the African climate), the muzzle would be longer and the teeth smaller. While it is possible that all these breeds were indeed used to create the breed in the first place that part was finished as a chef might say the soup is perfect don't add anything else. The Boers put together the recipe and we should respect that and leave it as it is.