Originally posted by Kai
Some do, some don't. Actually, most do, and very few don't. They are highly rated as guard dogs for that reason though, but they definately bark worse then they bite. I want a Shih Tzu and a Dobermann. One little tiny toy dog and one big home defense dog. Train the Shih Tzu to bark, and the Dobermann to not, so when someone breaks in thinking I have one wussy dog... they'd be in for a nasty suprise.
Besides that, it would just confuse people to walk them both together. Odd Couple style. I wonder what a Shih Tzu/Dobermann mix would be like?:naughty:
heh... with a mastif you can just get on their back and ride them around the block like a horse. plus if a mastif barks whoever hears it knows it's a huge dog and thinks twice about breakin into your ish. plus people give funny looks when your dog stands on it's hind legs and is taller than you:bigok: