As a Alabai owner a great explanation. My Alabai is very social, but was VERY socialize d at a young age. The are stubborn, that with size can be difficult. Super smart , loves being outdoors
Good video and explanation. We have an Alabai female, living together with 2 other white shepherds females. Alabay will be the most dominant dog, the most independant and the most attached to its owner or family.
Great comparison . As a Boerboel owner I have noted that with early socialisation the dog breed is awesome with other animals and can be left alone - however i have come across dogs with bad owners and the aggressive traits are uncontrollable. I have been able to train her to a high level of obedience and recall. I have always admired the Alabai and definitely not a dog for apartments - I think its a breed that will become more popular over time with serious dog enthusiasts.
So would rehabbing a boerboel be like some other breeds or wolf dogs where it may never be able to be fully rehabbed or is it more about calm and consistency and communication you think? A few idiots on my city bought them and have been known in the last to have litters and sell dogs to other idiots who turn them into even bigger problem dogs. Already ended up with a rescue cane corso puppy from similar situations. And my last rescue a st miguel cattledog. Essentially low volume but not properly cared for puppy miller's who want nasty dogs to scare the cops. But they always end up dumping dogs. Or have dogs taken from them. My buddies rescue presa once it realized it was safe and bonded to my buddy changed drastically. Especially with training. Still protective but stable now. My fila adapted almost instantly upon realizing she was safe and needed minor corrections. My corso puppy was dumped before becoming a problem. So I've got her extremely well socialized and her foster helped before she was ready to be adopted. But seen a rescue anatolian that appears to be mostly kangal that was just not having it. We got it to the point as long as other dogs don't run up he's chill. If he goes out he'll allow us to put a muzzle on. When muzzled he seems to feel safer as he's been partially trained to feel protected by his owner. But very selective over dogs it likes being around. Idiots fighting it. Drug dealer tools. Also saw a rescue cao de castro laboreiro that was turned unsavable by the idiot I took my st miguel cattledog from. Became too suspicious. Sorry for the rant btw. I'm bif on saving and rehabbing dogs especially drugs like pitbulls boerboel and other misjudged breeds. I don't want them misunderstood.
I had to take some long classes for a few weeks and was so worried about leaving our Boerboels alone all day as they're rarely left alone because I'm blessed to be a house wife... We got some nanni cams w/2way mics so I could keep an eye on em & talk to em. I got em some brain stimulating treat toys, left back ground music on w/virtual dog walks on the screen and made sure to run em early in the morn and every evening after class. To my suprise, they both did just fine. The younger one did cry out once in while but they mainly just slept and nothing was destroyed🤗🤟🏽🖤🤎🤟🏽
We have both too, and the BOR is more a guard/hunting/companion, the AS is best left alone with other type of dogs like them. We only have 2 AS and they are older now, but they will watch anything from chicks, to cattle. I never had them watch cattle but I been told by friends they are very good at it, they don’t charge far either. If I could get more I would they aren’t easy to find in my parts.
Boerboel is hand down best dog I ever had. I now have the Western European version of an Alabai, the Spanish Mastiff. Similar size and fonction, but less aggressive than the Alabai, these herds guardians are extremely hard to train. They just don’t feel the need to please you like a Boerboel would. Great dog nevertheless and even though my Spanish Mastiff love everyone, it’s very rare that strangers stay on my side of the sidewalk.
Great job, Rui!! I’ve owned 2 BB’s and were some of the best dogs I’ve ever had the privilege to own. I’ve always thought of having an albai- they seem like wonderful dogs. I did own a Caucasion Shepherd (Ovcharka) and she was incredible. Super guardian . Not a dog for a first time owner. But she loved my male BB. She was good with my English Mastiff, too, until she was around 2.5 years. Then it was about Alpha positioning. Either way. Great dogs and what a great comparison. Job well done.
And currently on a boreabull my last dog was a central Asian shepherd, so I had to watch this video, fully expecting to disagree with something but alas, I can’t I think he hit the nail right on the head
Excelente video com as minhas duas raças preferidas! Já sei onde ir quando for buscar o meu próximo cão (um dos meus cães - bullmastiff, - infelizmente não vai durar muito mais tempo)
Great video but- IMO- that thumbnail of the Boerboel (Tarzan, I believe?) is so impressive. Rui, have you ever considered crossing the Boerboel & Alabai? I know you are in a quest for the premier mastiff but that cross might produce a spectacular animal...
That would be another video lol I’ll have to think well as they are similar however there are some subtle differences that makes me wanna get boerblel , I do have presa also but only one
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I’d go with the mastiff. They are like a teddy bear mixed with the hulk. My wife was petting a Saint Bernard someone brought to the bar the other day. That dog was a big slobbery sweet heart.
Both incredible breeds of dog. But I prefer the Alabai aka Central Asian Shepherd. I am friends with the wonderful Katerina Rekowski who has written only books on this breed in all of North & South America. She is a true embarsodor of this breed.
Im planning to move to Pakistan and intend to get some Boerboels, however a comparison between a Boerboel and Bully Kutta would be interesting. Only other dogs ive kept are Rottweilers.
Thank you for this video! I was pretty set on a Boerboel as our next dog. But after hearing they dont do well being left alone for longer periods of time Im now wondering if the Albai wouldnt better match our lifestyle.
I was wondering if you have ever had an experience with malakli? My buddy lives near a turkish family they have an alabai its beautiful. They gifted him a kangal from a relatives litter. But another relative of theirs is getting a rescue puppy from a malakli female from fighting lineage. There family has been shepherds for a long time, they dont believe in fighting the dogs at all. So their relatives in turkey went and took the dogs from the dog fighters. Was going to potentially ask them to get me a kangal or related breed and done research. But cant find much on malakli. I know the one other similar strain i was looking at needs to be trained with a firm consistent but very gentle hand so to speak. Small corrections are all thats needed for boz shepherd dogs, kangal need firm corrections at time but more about consistency. Helping them train it for city life versus shepherd life.
Thanks for the great comparisons. I wonder if your responses would be the same if it was Kangal instead of Alabi ? Similar breeds but different in nature from my experience. Thanks.
Yes basically the same , kangal and alabai are very similar , and both better then the boerboel at those points and the boerblel better then both at the others so it wouldn’t be much different :) the boerboel vs canecorso that one will be interesting and polemic I believe I’ll gain haters when I do that 😂
Which dog would you say it more harder to handle a alabai or a kangal? And another question do you think between the kangal and alabai which one is king in terms of strength,agility etc etc
Thank you so much Rui for this video. Very helpful in gathering information towards making my decision on the best breed for me. I have ONE QUESTION. Does the Alabai drool? If so, how much? I know the Boerboel drools quite a bit and it does bother me a bit. Please let me know how the Alabai is for drooling? Thank you soooooooo much!!!
I don't think drooling is a big deal with either of these dogs. Big dogs drool after they drink, but in general it shouldn't be a big deal. Shedding is a far bigger deal and it's not even close. I don't know about short hair Alabai, but if you took all the hair my long hair Alabai sheds you could create a small dog out of it just about every single day in the summer. My Alabai sheds more than all the other dogs I've had in the last 10 years combined (Tosa Inu, Boerboel, Rottweiler, and Chihuahua).
@@cryptojunkies3619 My Alabai is a male about 5 years old. I do not bring many guests around my Alabai, so I don't have a great answer to your question. When I do bring guests around any of my dogs, I do so cautiously and make sure the person introduces themselves properly so as to give the dog a good impression. My Alabai is very dominant and is prone to want to show his dominance over people/animals he does not know. Alabai are much more difficult than Boerboels because of their independence and stubbornness.
une vidéo de comparaison entre le Boerboel et le Dogo Argentino serait très intéressante, peut être ne connaissez-vous pas assez le Dogo Argentino pour faire une vidéo. Les capacités athlétique du Dogo et son instinct de prédation en font un excellent chien de chasse. Pour le Boerboel, au début des années 2000, j'ai fait beaucoup de recherche et était très intéressé de suivre de très beaux spécimens mâle et leur production, à l'époque j'ai suivi beaucoup l'association EBBASA. Corma Buks : et Son Fils AVONTUUR ANTON : et les grandes lignées du kennel DOPPER : Dopper Oubaas, Dopper Madala, Dopper Butch, Bonne soirée à vous, et peut-être un jour au Portugal. Eric
Still have some dogs with relative close connection with dopper lines , not many but here in Portugal there is one place that have very old bloodlines when you come to Portugal You can come visit my dogs and then I’ll show you a place where you will see old blood ;)
when one see Alabai and Kanal dogs it seems like they were developed in nature and so can run and walk for hours non-stop... but what about the Boer Boel? they were developed in South Africa that even though do not have the harsh climate or Russia and Turkey, the Orient... still the open landscapes in South Africa is enormous ... How long then can we train an adult Boer Boel to run or jog nonstop ? what is suitable and what is harmful for the Boerboel breed in comparison to the Alabai or Kangal that are also large and heavy dogs? what do you see as a good way to train your Boer Boel to jog longer periods that are suitable for them , meaning long is relative to the breed, what is long for a Boer Boel?
I used to take mine and my neighbours dogs in a pickup and drive out to some veld. (South Africa bush land). Throw them out and drive away so they chase us to get a run. Boerboel did similar stamina to a Rottweiler/Labrador.
No, Boerboels are more lean to protect family not big territories that’s why alabai is more independent and weaker as a protection dog but better as a guard dog , I told that in the video
Alibais seem cool ... but for exactly what they should be. A Massive land space or Farm. I have 2 Cane Corsos right now and a 2 acre lot .. might make it bigger soon... t hought about getting 2 Alibais or Kangals to compliment them with security but I dont want the competition or fighting issues, so probably wont happen. But I do wonder.. how aggressive are Alibais to strangers that may pass by your land, etc. I imagine "VERY AGGRESSIVE" but I've never known a true owner to talk about this..
Cant decide , boerboel way easier to teach however that don’t necessarily mean intelligence so can’t say one is more or less intelligent then the other
Você é português? Onde está localizado o seu canil em Portugal? Vou me mudar para Portugal ano que vem e gostaria muito de visitar o canil em pessoa. Obrigada!
@@EliteBoerboels Que legal! Saberia me dizer quantos kg de ração um macho e uma femea comem por mes? E se eles podem morar junto com outros cachorros pequenos e gatos? Obrigada!
@@EliteBoerboels What? really thats 224 pounds! I'm amazed. I'll have to look at videos of your dogs. Never new CAS got that big. I'm thinking of getting one myself, I live in NYC
Depend on many factors , are they males ? If so not easy however if no females atounf and one is submisse possible , females just make sure to watch out for heats usually possible
Alabai (Alabay,) Kangal etc. are bred by Turks as shepherd dogs. They are very independent and even stubborn, therefore they are hard to train, but they are great as shepherd dogs. If you do not have a lot of space and livestock, then these dogs are not good for you.
Even if the other dog is sterilized it wouldn't be still a good idea to get another same gender dog of any of this 2 breeds? I've got a male bandog and a dominant WSS female, adding a boerboel/alabai would be a disaster, am i right?
@@EliteBoerboels Yes I'm thinking of getting a puppy, thanks again. Meanwhile I'll keep learning from your videos, but the more i watch them the more i want to add 1 more member to the pack 😂
Given Alabai's guarding and territorial instincts, would it be ok to put them in a doggie hotel while the owner is on vacation? Are they less aggressive when they're not in their territory?
Yes they are , will depend a lot on your specific dog, I had littsrs where one is a big teddy bear and other a complete devil , depend on each one nature and also the education they get
Do you think that the boerboels trained as you guys do could be as, or even more effectful at guarding and protecting than the boerboels in Africa that are used to protect the house from wild animals everyday?
By the way that’s for answering all of my questions and so quickly! It’s not common at all and I hope that you’ll gain numbers but still be able to answer the comments😂
One last question: do you know about any Italian boerboels breed and if so is it good? Otherwise would you suggest me to get the puppy shipped? Cause I know they can be traumatized…
One is a guard one is a herding dog. So guard dog will guard your house and won't let any stranger near your house but alabai will chase to kill if someone breaks into your property so borboel is a better dog with better trainability and they are not too dominant to family.
@EliteBoerboels The English mastiff is the only dog that can be compared or rather be a bit heavier than that S.A mastiff. In general,the boerboel is dominant..
He's wrong in that not all Alabais get to that size. Most Alabais are much smaller. But the purebred Boerboel is very true to form. It's hard to see a Boerboel which is out of breed standard
