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Originally Posted by ironmike86  I don't have " outdoor dogs" I have alot of experience with Hound dogs when I was young. They are harder to train than most dogs I encountered. And experience with Akita and American Bulldogs. I'm a physical person. So exercise isn't a problem and have a large yard..And I believe in grooming my dogs everyday. I spent time with my dog(s).Brushing/ grooming imo is a good way to bond...once they get use to it. My wife likes floppy looking dogs. But I won't be getting a dog till Moki is at least a year and/or fully trained. Just gonna put that on my short list. I "assume" they do well with little dogs?? You have Yorkies? Figure that would be a good match?? Temperament wise?? |
Sry for the delay, but I've been out of town holidaying, and had no internet access.
Well a good match? It depends; doesn't it always? Generally speaking BRT;s are good with all in home dogs and even cats; the caveat truly depends on their prey drive. Some have very high prey drive; but that can be managed with their in home "pack"; and will need to be as they move through puppyhood to young adulthood. The Yorkie will need to be protected from rough n tumble play of your puppy Blackie. A brt puppy will come home weighing anywhere from 15-20 lbs. Males can mature 30" in height at the withers; and weigh in up to 140lbs. Females are smaller; but can tend to be more guardy then the males.
My big male has minimal prey drive, but maximum guard/protect, and a huge toy drive. My female had huge prey drive, moderate guard/protect, and a moderate toy drive.
My young female was never allowed to exercise in the yard unsupervised with my Yorkie; and only earned the right to be free in the house with my Yorkie after she was 2yrs old. Till then it was crate and rotate.
My male was trusted in the yard with my YOrkie and in the house. How-ever when I was doing training with toys (which I do a lot of), the male was tethered or crated when I worked with Razzle. I usually swam them separately, unless I had a helper.
Your BRT will protect their pack always! And sometimes, some Yorkies can be the instigators of trouble with other dogs. So beware. Also many Yorkies are guardy as well.
As a working dog owner, you know the term, hard/soft, sharp/less sharp. You need to know the lines to understand if you are getting a BRT from working dog stock. These generally speaking will tend to be hard and or sharp, versus soft/less sharp.
I have working dog lines. So my male is very hard, moderately sharp, and very very protective. My male will guard close in, and has a dependable accerlerating threat response.
So for example off lead walk on vacation. Two Yorkies off lead as well, they were ahead of the pack. A moderate sized Rotty mix, burst through the bush, hackles raised and charged the two lead Yorkies. Magic roared, went forward three steps from me. Obeyed my stop command. The Rotty had not seen Magic until his roar. The Rotty stopped dead in his tracks. The Yorkies came when called out of danger. Rotty froze for maybe 2-3 seconds then high tailed it out of there. Phew.
So stable dependable, Magic immediately settled down upon the Rotty's disappearance; and life went on.
Let me know if you'd like to know more about the breed.
Have a great Long Weekend
