[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

My shepherd Bearwas a big boy also. At the time I didn't know better, but was told he was an Alsatian. I was told that they were oversized shepards, but seems the only difference is whether you hate German or not. I had several dogs to protect me, my 2 Akitas, golden retriever, Bear, and couple mutts. Bear loved catching things. His frisbee was the old tire off my honda micro ( kei) car. Bad part about Bear though, was if someone would thro a tennis ball, the others could rob us blind.

Don't know where all my pictures went (some divorces took care of many), but here is part of the tribe I had in the late 70s. Bear is with the white one hiding behind the fence. The brindle or dark akita was about 110 lbs and I think bear was in the 110-115 lbs range

Big dogs really give you a sense of security. If I didn't know Duke I wouldn't go near him. He is very intimidating.

I've lived in some less than desirable neighborhoods without any problems. I think having a couple big dogs played a huge part in that. That and good neighbors.