BGD 6,436 Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 I've had a few dealings with Filas over the years and they were all nervy unstable fear biting curs apart from the one male that was a fila x ddb, now that dog would put the fear of god into anyone with just a look and he had the minerals to back it up too. Saying that I bet you'd get a better standard of dog in its country of origin... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beast 1,884 Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 I must admit I have never seen a fila or an alaunt although I have heard good things about some alaunts 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattyg1086 52 Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 All these protection breeds may die out though do u think in this country with the law the way it is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,531 Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 I can't see the point in these big mad dogs, imagine doing time because your big aggressive dog had killed some poor f****r. Any old dog can be a burglar deterrent and the usual guard breeds are more than enough so these aggressive mastiff types are ott. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trenchfoot 4,243 Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 I must admit I have never seen a fila or an alaunt although I have heard good things about some alaunts I have a lot of admiration for the modern Alaunt, but they are a lot different to the Alano's that bird refers to Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BGD 6,436 Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 All these protection breeds may die out though do u think in this country with the law the way it is. Honestly with the way the laws have changed in the UK with regards to dog attacks on private property I'd think long and hard before getting a true man stopper... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogFox123 1,379 Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) Having an idiot own a man aggressive breed is a recipe for disaster. They look like they have Bloodhound in them, their bark gives it away too. Edited May 10, 2015 by DogFox123 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,425 Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 Have you come across a cane corso yet? Breeds like this & other x's you see about, will be causing a lot more problems in the future than anything currently on the dangerous dogs list..... If i remember right when the dda first came out in 91 apart from the American Pit Bull Terrier the others on he banned breeds list were the Fila,Dogo Argentina and Tosa Inu..........of those 3 breeds there had only ever been 1 Tosa in Britain and none of the other 2 breeds............it was merely a way to make banning the pit bull " fair " Personally i wouldnt really have a clue what these Presas and Filas whatever they are called even look like all these big Mastiff looking dogs just seem like a mish mash of breeds bred to see which one can look the scariest ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fifeman 164 Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 I, m with nash ! The only fila ive seen was my tracky top I wore to school in the 80s above my farra trousers lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dare 1,103 Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 Most guard breeds end up going to shit imo because everyone wants a litter. Dog barks or growls at strangers and you can bet its bred. Can also bet your money its advert mentions what great guards the parents are. Never seen single masstif type dog that i like in the flesh. I guess i prefer slimmer agile looking dogs and any ive seen are fat fuckers that bark on the lead. Saddly i reckon the malinois will go the same way. Everyone goes on about how great they are and in turn they become popular. More poorly dogs get bred until your miles away from what attracts people to the breed anyway. Not sure what the solution is tbh because as long as an idiot is willing to pay the money someone would have a litter there. Have seen some nice bandogs online abroad. Seen adverts of bandogs here in the uk and the dogs just a mutt with all the poor example crosses theyve used. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neems 2,406 Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 Most guard breeds end up going to shit imo because everyone wants a litter. Dog barks or growls at strangers and you can bet its bred. Can also bet your money its advert mentions what great guards the parents are. Never seen single masstif type dog that i like in the flesh. I guess i prefer slimmer agile looking dogs and any ive seen are fat fuckers that bark on the lead. Saddly i reckon the malinois will go the same way. Everyone goes on about how great they are and in turn they become popular. More poorly dogs get bred until your miles away from what attracts people to the breed anyway. Not sure what the solution is tbh because as long as an idiot is willing to pay the money someone would have a litter there. Have seen some nice bandogs online abroad. Seen adverts of bandogs here in the uk and the dogs just a mutt with all the poor example crosses theyve used. same goes for all breeds,as long as people work shepards and malinois there will be a working type about. same with labs and spaniels,look at the difference between the working and the show types. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,425 Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 I, m with nash ! The only fila ive seen was my tracky top I wore to school in the 80s above my farra trousers lol Wasnt a good look that.....trousers and tracksuit top was just a no no you must be a northerner Cracking bit of clobber them Fila tops was it the Terrinda or the Setanta that had the pin stripes i think ive still got a couple up in the loft somewhere along with the odd pair of Tacchini bottoms and Forest Hills.......funny days ! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fifeman 164 Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 I, m with nash ! The only fila ive seen was my tracky top I wore to school in the 80s above my farra trousers lol Wasnt a good look that.....trousers and tracksuit top was just a no no you must be a northerner Cracking bit of clobber them Fila tops was it the Terrinda or the Setanta that had the pin stripes i think ive still got a couple up in the loft somewhere along with the odd pair of Tacchini bottoms and Forest Hills.......funny days ! manc through and through nash lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,970 Posted May 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 Most guard breeds end up going to shit imo because everyone wants a litter. Dog barks or growls at strangers and you can bet its bred. Can also bet your money its advert mentions what great guards the parents are. Never seen single masstif type dog that i like in the flesh. I guess i prefer slimmer agile looking dogs and any ive seen are fat fuckers that bark on the lead. Saddly i reckon the malinois will go the same way. Everyone goes on about how great they are and in turn they become popular. More poorly dogs get bred until your miles away from what attracts people to the breed anyway. Not sure what the solution is tbh because as long as an idiot is willing to pay the money someone would have a litter there. Have seen some nice bandogs online abroad. Seen adverts of bandogs here in the uk and the dogs just a mutt with all the poor example crosses theyve used. that's true on the Bel Mals , there getting crap in them now, over breeding to any old dog just to make few bob. same with gsds whats in the country are 85% show crap, but if you get one from working lines from east Europe them gsds are 100% better dogs, fitter, stronger , with full on temps. and being honest a 80lb gsd male from that type breeding, would stop any bloke , the bitting power is terrific on these dogs, mals have very strong jaw, but these gsds is even more so . as I said on the post the only mastiff type I like is the Alano and these compared to all other mastiff types , are a lot smaller, healthier ,agile , more in size to a male gsd than big heavy mastiff type, but suppose if they came popular in time they be fooked up like most good breeds have been , as a guard alano quite good guard dog, but nothing I don't think can touch a well bred gsd from good working lines, there best out there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
offtheradar 175 Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Most guard breeds end up going to shit imo because everyone wants a litter. Dog barks or growls at strangers and you can bet its bred. Can also bet your money its advert mentions what great guards the parents are. Never seen single masstif type dog that i like in the flesh. I guess i prefer slimmer agile looking dogs and any ive seen are fat fuckers that bark on the lead. Saddly i reckon the malinois will go the same way. Everyone goes on about how great they are and in turn they become popular. More poorly dogs get bred until your miles away from what attracts people to the breed anyway. Not sure what the solution is tbh because as long as an idiot is willing to pay the money someone would have a litter there. Have seen some nice bandogs online abroad. Seen adverts of bandogs here in the uk and the dogs just a mutt with all the poor example crosses theyve used. that's true on the Bel Mals , there getting crap in them now, over breeding to any old dog just to make few bob. same with gsds whats in the country are 85% show crap, but if you get one from working lines from east Europe them gsds are 100% better dogs, fitter, stronger , with full on temps. and being honest a 80lb gsd male from that type breeding, would stop any bloke , the bitting power is terrific on these dogs, mals have very strong jaw, but these gsds is even more so . as I said on the post the only mastiff type I like is the Alano and these compared to all other mastiff types , are a lot smaller, healthier ,agile , more in size to a male gsd than big heavy mastiff type, but suppose if they came popular in time they be fooked up like most good breeds have been , as a guard alano quite good guard dog, but nothing I don't think can touch a well bred gsd from good working lines, there best out there I've not much experience of mastiff type breeds to be honest but if I can add two more breeds to the list of healthy, working types that I have seen and done some gaurd work with. My first choice would be an Anitolian shepherd, someone I know has a couple on his farm never chained up and the older one must be nearly 9 now and still fit and active, the second is a Boerboel, ok I've only seen one of these but it's a serious bitch. I wouldn't trust her as far as I could throw her but she goes jogging with her owner a couple of times a week and would defend him with her life. I'm with bird for my choice of dog though, here's a couple of pics of our Czech working line GSD pup 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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