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!

[kate nicholson]

Welcome Keith!  In my opinion you can find dogs here in the states every bit as good as in SA and the cost of shipping is MUCH less!!

 

[Keith Mullins]

Thanks Kate, and I agree. I love the look of the red dogs in the Zantah Boston, Nostras Tyson, Nostras Zulu bloodlines which led me to Dukkahri. Lots of those descendants here in the states too, and I'm in no hurry. I plan on talking to as many people as possible until the right combination of temperament/health/conformation/and color comes along.

[Tim_R]

Hi everyone,

my name is Tim and I live in exotic Belgium..

I currently have 2 boerboels,one male and one female;GrootGeluk AAron and BlackMask Maya

[kate nicholson]

Hi Tim!  Welcome!

 

[Tim_R]

thanks Kate

[Dre]

Hi there, my name is Dre and I am looking into possibly adopting a boerboel into my life. I currently have 2 rescues, one lab/terrier mix and one german rottie.

 

Me and my wife love dogs and big dogs in general. We have had our first dog for 2 years and the rottie for almost a year now. We were not really looking to get more dogs but after seeing a few pics of the boerboels we started to fall in love. From reading about their behavior and characteristics they seem very similar to the rottweiler we have now. Our Moose is 2 1/2 now and starting to calm down a bit, slightly. He has been a handful compared to our first love Dante, who is well on his way to becoming a great agility dog.

 

I was wondering if the rottie and the boerboel would have clashes with their territorial nature?

 

I have seen some people that have both breeds and seem to be doing well but I though I would start asking around. We live in a 2 story townhouse with no yard, i know i know we need a yard. But we have a pond across the street with a little nature trial on the backside of the development and try to take as long as possible daily walks. We do have 2 cats, one is like furniture, the other is a princess. No kids, yet.

 

We feel that we can offer a lovely home to another large slobbery mushy loving pile of muscle. We would work on obedience as we do with our dog now. I am just not sure if I should be cautious about the nature of the two breeds put together in the same house. Any tips to help prevent issues would be great.

 

We hope to learn more about the breed and possibly adopt one in need of a home. We have contacted a few owner/foster families to get more info on individual dogs.

 

I am also glad I found this site, seems like there is a lot of knowledge and experience around.

 

Dre

[Kay Schauer]

I am assuming that both rescues you have now have been fixed? It can be a challenge bringing in the "3rd wheel" depending on the dogs personalities, a lot of times, 2 will gang up on 1. If your dogs at home are very stable, then they should accept another just fine, but if the new dog isn't stable (not just aggression, fears/phobias) the other dogs will react. I have 2 rotties (m/f) and a female BB, all are intact (which brings problems) and have 2 keep my girls separated now, so it can be difficult, but it can happen. Research as much as possible and good luck-Kay

[Dre]

Both are fixed and both are pretty stable, whos perfect anyway. But a rescue usually needs more attention and has some problems to work out. Joining a new pack will take some time and everyone will have to figure each other out.

 

 

[kate nicholson]

Dre, I would strongly recommend that you hold off on getting a boerboel to add to your mix.  I think you would most likely have some issues especially with the lack of space and exercise.  These dogs can have significant dog aggression, same sex in particular and can be a HUGE problem.  I currently own 8 boerboels who all live in the house and believe me it is a challenge on the best days and can be downright tricky on others!  Sorry if that comes across as negative, just my personal experience and more than a few years with this breed. kate

[Marcella Burgess]

Welcome Dre,

You will have opportunity to learn quite a bit here, but the best advice regarding YOUR situation is what Kate had said. I too have been here for almost 10 years now and have dealt with same sex AND opposite sex aggression between the dogs throughout the years.  Coming from a background in breeding Rotti's, and when comparing the two of them.. it is night and day in intensity and level of aggression!

Not trying to scare you... but trying to help you avoid any problems in the future. 

Your living situation is not necessarily the best for a boerboel puppy nor rescue as they WILL build frustration/anxiety/aggression issues if not given " free " outlet to play and excercise on a regular basis. 

Sorry to burst your bubble...

 

[Tara]

Hi Dre,

   It is so nice to hear that you adopt rescues; there are so many out there who need a great home.  The boerboel breed is a pretty diverse group from dog to dog depending on the lines that dog has come from and what has been bred for.

If you get a boerboel who holds the original, traditional (TRUE) temperament this situation spells disaster.  Kate and Marcella are both very knowledgeable and fabulous people/breeders (with much more experience than I have with the breed).  They are speaking from their experience with true boerboels, who are protectors and usually pretty serious dogs with SERIOUS grit. 

There are people out there that breed boerboels to be nothing more than HUGE lap dogs.  This is NOT a boerboel (not a true boerboel).  I got a dog myself in 2006 who fit this description.  He would have been great with anything; was he a traditional hard-core farm dog... NO.  He was more like a large boned, large headed big Bulldog.  He couldn't get around very well and would have probably loved to lay up somewhere all day.  Again, he was by far an exception - that is NOT a boerboel temperament.  (His health was so bad he died at 3.5 y.o.)

My other male is so serious in his protective nature, living in an apartment with no yard would probably overload his system.  Let alone sharing that enviornment with 2 other large dogs.  If either of them were dominant or male there would be a problem, but not for long because he would take them out.  These dogs mean business and it is NOT pretty when they do.

 

Please, Please be very careful if you do add another large dog in an enviornment where you can't properly and securely seperate them PERMANENTLY if the need arises.  Once these guys decide they don't like something, someone; game over - they never will.

 

My take home message: Be VERY careful if you are determined to get another large rescue. 

Boerboel rescues are another matter entirely - I have had experience with a handful of rescues.  In my experience the females were much easier to handle.  One male had such bad temperament issues we had to put him down.

Again - PLEASE be very, very cautious and ONLY ever deal with someone who has MASSIVE amounts of experience with and is truly knowledgeable about the breed. 

The first time you hear, "This breed is for everyone" - RUN! 

[Kevin Cunningham]

Hi Everyone,  My name is Kevin and we live in Townsville Australia. My wife and I have just bought 2 dogs from Lukas at Spitsvuur. Their names are Hondo who is from (Spitsvuur Ramkat x Caberet Helga) and Lika who is from (Caberet Pavarotti x ??) We cant wait for our BB's to arrive the only crappy thing is we have to wait 6mths because of our strict quarantine regs but will be so worth the wait when they reach us. Thanks will post some pics soon. Kevin & Renee