Boerboel Dog the pioneers defense against the wild big game South Africa
Home Photos Males Females Bloodlines Links For Sale Produced
History Standard Puppies Care Pedigrees Bullmastiffs Feeding Rescue
The South African Boerboel is not a dog fighting breed.
The South African Boerboel is not and has never been a dog fighter. Unlike many of the molosser mastiff dog breeds The South African Boerboels does not have a history of dogfighting. This breed has been bred for centuries as a defender of its family and property.
The early settlers of South African did not have telephones security cameras security guards or alarms. In this time the all a man had was his gun and his dog to defend himself from anything that came about. And in this time in South African the boer people had some pretty significant threats to deal with.
The natural wild life of South Africa includes many dangerous predators that are capable of hunting killing and eating buffalo and even elephants. From people to the large wild game of South Africa. So it took a serious hard dog to deal with these types of threats.
The only dog that the Boers wanted was the dog that would not back down from any threat what so ever. This trait is what we like to call gameness. It is eveident in many fighting breeds because the dog possesing the game trait does not hesitate or consider it own welfare when presented a challenge. Game dog does not quit despite the possibility substantial injury. Game dogs are the ones that will die for the sake of the owner.
Gameness is not to be confused with dog aggression towards humans or dog aggression toward other dogs, as the 2 are seperate traits. Normally dogs that are historically bred for their gameness do not possess human aggression traits. Most breeds that have been bred for their gameness also have the trait of enhanced loyalty to their owners and family.The boerboel is bred to be the ultimate defender of the family without being aggressive because it is a true game breed. Take the true american pit bull terrier, these dogs have been bred for their gameness for centuries and historically the breed has a great love for children and their family.Any pitbull showing aggressive behavior toward humans were discarded.
Because of irresponsible breeders many game breeds end up with bad media publicity. Now there are many television show dedicated to proving that the pitbull makes the ultimate pet dog. For example the Pit Boss and Pitbulls and parolees both on the animal planet. These television show are dedicated to showing that the pitbulls make truly good pets and family companions. An person well esperienced in dogs will tell you that their are no bad dogs only bad owners.
The gameness trait is a highly sought after trait amongst fighting dog fanciers because the dog will show great courage determination and drive to succeed despite broken bones and deep bite wounds. Many time these were the dogs labled dead game because they often died in the pit.
When a dog comes in top your home you become its pack. If an order is not established by people then the dog will do it for you
Most people don't even know that small puppies can have intense aggression. Any puppy can be aggressive when trying to establ[uish pack structure. This is just part of dogs not any particular breed. Genetically puppies will use aggression to establish leadership and ownership