Large intimidating dogs

Patrick's Day Parade as they walked with the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry.Troops with the 69th have lead the parade since 1851.Livestock guardian dogs are often large enough, 100-200 lbs and strong enough to attack and drive away livestock predators such as wolves.Some smaller breeds (such as Keeshond and Tibetan Terrier) are excellent watchdogs but not guard dogs because they bark loudly to alert their masters of intruders but are physically small and not given to assertive behavior.

But personality-wise, they’re affectionate, great around kids, usually good with other animals, and generally sweet-natured.The human shepherd would in many cases come to the guard dog's aid with a weapon, not letting the dog fend for itself.The following breeds are the best at watch dog barking: If the risk is from human intruders, a suitable dog can be simply trained to be aggressive towards unrecognized humans and then tethered or enclosed unsupervised in an area the owner wishes to protect when he is not around (such as at night); the stereotypical "junkyard dog" is a common example of this.The Bernese Mountain Dog is a very large carting dog from Switzerland.Although males can weight upwards of 120 pounds, they’re far from giant brutes.