Introduce Yourself!

[Marco]

Hello, and welcome!!  Don't be shy and no need for anything fancy.  Just tell us who you are, and what brings you here.  We are happy to have you share with us!

[Midhad]

I am strongly against cross breeding boerboels with any kind of breed. 

[Lisa Tiro]

Blake, is he your first Boerboel? or mixed Boerboel? I hate to be the one to tell you this but his true temperament won't be apparent until he reaches sexual maturity. Eleven weeks is too early to tell what your puppies true temperament will be. He could end up being wonderful but there are too many suspect BB breeders now that are breeding dogs with poor temperaments and throw in another breed and it could spell disaster. Boerboels are the best dogs if they are bred correctly by responsible breeders. There is absolutely no reason to cross breed them, ever! Good luck with your new pup! 

~Lisa

[Dan Pross]

Hi

I am expecting my first boerboel in February 2013 from Claymore boerboels near London.

It's great to have sites like this to glean breed specific information.

I should say also that the photo with my profile is "Makosi Dico" - not mine - just a dog I like the look of that was handy when I signed up.

Our dog's sire is Quinta da Ramalhoa "Godfather", and the dam "Claymore Charlie".

Exciting times! :-)

[Elizabeth]

Hello everyone, my name is Elizabeth.  I have a 9 year old Boerboel called Nala, and will never be without a boerboel companion again.  I hope to learn more about the breed and also hope to get some advice from other Boerboel owners whom might of had similar experiences.

[Marco]

Welcome everyone, glad to have you here!

[Kathaleena]

Hi I am Kat, and I am here because of my love for the breed and sharing our Boerboels pictures, videos and updates,

I also enjoy what others post & their pictures too. 

We live in Palm Beach Florida and our Big Boy loves the beach, we get stopped no matter where we go wth 101's questions about him so we finally got smart and printed out little information cards to hand out which helps.... LOL Our Boerboel loves the attention anyway so its all good ;)

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[James Coppen]

Hi Guys,

My name is James Coppen, I live in Surrey, just outside London in the UK with my wife, my 1 year old son and two "old type" Neapolitan mastiffs.

I am very interested in mastiff type dogs and for the last few years have been particularly interested in the working side of dog ownership - PP training mostly.

Look forward to chatting with you all,

James

[Shelia A. Townsend]

Hello my name is Shelia.  I have a 15 month old female name Diamond.  I am glad to be a part of this community.  I have questions about my girl.  I have always had GSDs but researched the BB and like what I learned about them, plus my husband hated the heavy shedding for the GSDs.  She quite a handful sometimes but I love her.  I'm look for advice on training and other things.  Mostly I like to talk about my dog and hear about other people's dog also.

[Gijsbert Niels Terlaak Poot]

Good day to you Sheila and welcome!

In my experience the main difference between a GSD and a BB is that the BB usually has more a will of its own. My BB responds to a request rather than to a command and there is a mutual respect. Compared to the GSD's I have seen he has less the attitude of a servant willing to please and has more initiative of his own. That is a trait I have seen in other BB's too so it may be wise to consider this when you are training with your BB. By the way if you want to train for PP it is very important to look for a fearless helper who is protected very well, including the face and throat. PP training wit a BB is a lot of fun when you are not the person in front of the dog. Many people who have experience with GSD's tend to underestimate the acceleration, top speed and impact force of a BB, not to mention the jaw pressure. A regular helper suit is not made to withstand a lot of pressure and may need to be adapted for this. Also the way of attack is different as the helper might not be regarded by the BB as a person wearing a sleeve that is a toy or a prey but as a personal problem that needs to be eliminated. In my view it is very important to train very well in obedience and tracking first and get a very good relation with your dog as you probably do not want to have a heavy automatic weapon that you can not control. I am dutch and in my country that type of training is impossible for BB's as far as I know so I have been to Germany for about a year for training. The very friendly and helpful Germans I have met had in my view a very good system of training and their BB's were far bigger than my BB who has a heart problem and weighs only 55 kilograms. So what I wrote above is not about one BB but about several who behave more or less in the same way. I have been a helper myself and although I like GSD's as they are very versatile and easy to train a BB is a dog that is more difficult when you make a mistake but will make you a better handler. Just my humble personal opinion, I am not an expert. I hope you have the same huge amount of fun with your BB as I have with mine. yours kindly, Gijs

[Shelia A. Townsend]

You are very correct in what you said about the gsd. I will be looking for a trainer to help me as well as my bb. I have found out that I can not train her in the same manner as the gsd. So learn the best way to train her will be good for us both. She has a couple of issues that need to solved. Thank you for your input.

[Gijsbert Niels Terlaak Poot]

In this forum are a lot of members who know a lot more than I do and as you have experience with GSD's and now with a BB a person like Norman Epstein can give you a lot of wisdom as he knows a lot about both breeds. There are many others in this forum too, for example Jenny Wells is a BB breeder and expert so if you hesitate to share the issues to be solved to all the members in this forum you could send them a personal message. There are many others too like Lee May, Johan Swart, and so on but I mentioned Jenny and Norman because I learned a lot from them and they are not afraid to let you know what you are doing wrong if that is the case. That might be unpleasant to read but in fact that will help you more than people who agree blindly with everything you do. For example reading their comments I discovered my dog is trained by an ass so considering this his results are excellent in spite of the handler. I hope you understand what I mean as English is not my native language so I might have used the wrong words. My personal experience is that it is extremely important to get a good relation with your dog, whatever the breed, if you want to work with the dog. Probably this is true even for show dogs but in that field I have no experience. In my country a lot of trainers use harsh methods and do not obtain the maximum results, apart from behaving themselves less civilized than their dogs. A dog that has fear for the handler is not a dog that respects the handler but many handlers seem to think that respect can be enforced by instilling fear. Unfortunately for that kind of handler the working type of the BB in general seems to have a problem understanding the concept of fear. Look for a trainer who works smart rather than hard, just like the BB does. Yours kindly, Gijs

[Shelia A. Townsend]

If I am doing something wrong I would rather correct it than .continue to do it wrong. I will put the issues under the right category in the forum. Again thank you for your input. You have been very helpful.