WHY I CHOSE THE ROTTWEILER OVER THE BOERBOEL 

Why not cane corso

Wtf? No. It’s what people r supposed to do. Scumbags but for look or popularity. 🤢

This is my favorite breed but I won’t own one until I buy my house with plenty of yard to run. I do have plenty of areas to take hikes tho. Great video!

Agreed, he nailed it, in fact for us South Africans his pronunciation of the Rottweiler was off.

Is it pronounced "Boar Bull"? I couldn't quite make it out.

SOOTA hmmm not quite boar

@@soota6083 boor-bull

As a dutch person! he is saying burbull not boerboel!

I own two as well...both males, brothers & 7 months apart. I'm constantly asked am I ever afraid if they'll ever get into it or fight for the "alpha male" role. I always reply "NO" because that was already established when they were younger. Besides, I'M the "alpha male" of the pack!😁

Nothing better than a boerboel my friend

@@clinton2446 dogo argentino better

@@topacybits3576 i own both. For pure guarding and protection, the boerboel is better.

@@justinlough9057 true but dogo also good protector. But dogo i find alot more drive and stronger. I also hunt with him. But i agree boerboel more natural guarding instict

@@topacybits3576 the dogo is more athletic and better cardio. Dangerous for sure, but instinctual guarding i found Boerboels better. Especially, when it comes to territory. But Dogo's have a very good package and this is why I own both. I love Dogo's. Every dog is different so my opinion doesn't really mean shit.

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Is the boerboel a bad idea as a complete first time owner, even if I've done enough research and know how to train?

@@mustafashulqamy1844 - Honestly, it's best to own a 'normal' dog before getting a hardcore working breed because their drives can be more than a newbie can handle. It's not just a simple equation of knowing how to make a dog sit, down, etc., it's about being able to read a dog's behavior and knowing what is going on in their heads. Different types of dogs think differently. Herding dogs get frustrated easily, they tend to nip, and they can be pushy. Working dogs can be dominant, territorial, and protective. When pushed to bite, they mean it. Hounds can get overwhelmed with smells or sights and might ignore you. Each group has its challenges ... and it's important to know how to train using those challenges to create success!

@@mavisme4645 Thank you for your advice! Initially I was thinking of an english mastiff; but the weather in my country is so hot (can be 50°C/130°F) during the summer (I live in a gulf country). I don't know of another breed with a similar temperament to the english mastiff but a tolerance for heat. I mean obviously I wouldn't be out for that long myself 😅

Absolutely! I’ve had few Rotti, Pits and others and my fav will always be a Rotti! One of the smartest, affectionate, loving and loyal breed ever!

I'm planing to get one soon. Are the okay for an average size house and backyard? How is the temperament of this breed? I work 9 to 4 job. What are the exercise needs per day?

Thorsten My dog’s sire is Middlepos Baron.

@@MrXerxes Lions Den Boerboel

Thorsten My Boerboel is perfect! 3 years old. Fully trained (puppy classes, obedience classes as well as advanced obedience classes). He’s about 28” at the withers with a weight of around 175 lbs. I have a large backyard and also two Standard Poodles. There would never be another breed for me. He loves his Mommie and would stand between me and any threat. His beauty is beyond compare. He is not dog or people aggressive but I do not let everyone who marvels at him reach out and pet him. His vet and staff adore him. I use Petsmart for his grooming and they love to see him coming as well. Good luck with your Boerboel. You will not regret it.

If I may ask what has been your experience up to now with your Boerboel? I know this is an old comment but I’m doing research as I’m looking to getting this beautiful breed as well

Yes sir I have a Boerboel

I love the personality of the Boerboel. I got 4 kids. He's just a big goofy character weighing in at 185lbs. He's never really serious even when he's serious is hard to explain. Wonderful addition to my family I couldn't imagine life without the goofball.

YEA BOIIIIIIIIIIIIII

My man!🔥❤

@@anthonyamaro1771 One reason I want one they seem cool!

That is the problem, city people in South Africa found out about our farm dog the Boerboel and now try lay claim to it, starting clubs and associations etc, but they do not know or understand the dog. The Boerboel has barely changed in 200 years it was bred for the farm by the farmer, it is not a city dog was never tended to be in cities with the noise, high congestion of people and smells. This is why you will find that Boerboels on the farm have very different personalities to those in the city or small holdings, they are calmer less likely to attack. They need lots of space and lots of stimulation. Their name says it all BOERBOEL Farmers dog. City people must stay away from this breed because they giving it a bad name due to placing it into stressful situations. The SABBS and all kennel clubs have no claim or right to have any say regarding these dogs as they have had nothing to do with the breed until recently and their only interest in the breed is financial, the breed has survived for hundreds of years almost unchanged with out city people try to dictate who may breed them, what defines them or who may use the term. None of these organisations are from the farm, and they have no idea what a Boerboel is. One look at the majority of the registered breeders will clearly show you that mass production (ie money) not love or understanding is the only driving factor for the forming of the SABBS. The dogs are breed in large numbers, kept in cages for hours per day and have little to no access to the wild. Boerboel through the ages (bred by farmers for farmers) are breed slowly, often years between pregnancies (unlike SABBS members who breed them as often as they can) and from birth they are free roamers, this is important to ensure that the dogs muscles build keeps pace with its growth rate, non farm breed Boerboels have a much higher fat %, live shorter lives and have hip problems due to the idiots at SABBS thinking they are dealing with Rotties not Boerboels, this entire talk of the angle of the back legs is the reason for the hip problems, Boerboels have a very slight angle almost straight, this reduces the strain on their hips from their mass it also allows them more rapid changes in direction and higher jumps, essential tools for them to do the job they were bred for, killings Hyenas, Lions, leopards. SABBS and US kennels try claim 2 walks a day is sufficient for these beauties, what utter rubbish these are dogs who are on the move a lot 2h exercise a day a way below their needs (another cause for their so called aggressiveness and hip problems) Oubaas, my grandfather's Boerboel was a highly protective of us children, if one of the other dogs hurt one of us it was the Boerboel that sorted out the guilty dog. In 1976 my grandfather bought another Boerboel as Oubaas was getting old, Nero was my dog and lived to the age 15 when he had to be put down as my grandfather had moved into the city after loosing his farm and Nero went insane, Oubaas died at the age of 17. I have in the last month been talking to my friends who grew up on the farms in the region and out of 20 of us 18 grew up with Boerboels, NOT one had a dog with hip problems and the average age was 16, proving that the SO CALLED know it alls of the breed are actually destroying the breed.

How old is your boerboel now??

give it afew years and the AKC will wreck type , and temp : (

RACER X You are soooo right!!

Boerboel are too big and slow.

Shawn SO Research, research, research

@@Ripplie I love American Bulldog any dog bigger than that is too big.

Living in that situation and having that many animals what were you thinking buying it? Was it just to fulfill you selfish wish?

@@davidfilipovic163 No, David. 🙄 I rescue animals, and animals are also my passion. Half of those dogs are being fostered and are going to their new homes soon, but thank you for your assumption. The other half are my rescued pets except for the Boerboel.

Trash owner

LMFAO 😂🤣😂

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Haha

Hater smh

Yonnas Tecle ah can’t take a joke I see

Cane Corsos are awesome dogs.

Thorsten I totally agree that we should keep this breed a secret! I also agree Zeke just likes the rottie. I am happy for him. I am also pleased to meet such an intelligent person like yourself who gets the Boerboel. Once you have one, there will never be another breed for you.

Well said, l also have a three year old Boerboel, purchased from South Florida Boerboels. They are complete Velcro dogs and can easily figure things out, especially if you are a week owner, for if you are, you will be dominated. They will protect you like no other, and absolutely have a natural affection for children. Rotties bark at anything more or less, when a Boerboel barks, something's up, then the growl, then God help you if he catches you. Look up their bite force, l kid you not... ..

@@Ripplie How right you are I'm 65 with a 3 year old Boerboel. They are beyond the greatest breed of dog l ever owned. I only wish l discovered them earlier in my life. And assuming my dog lives at least 11 ,12 years l will stay with this great breed; assuming l live beyond those years. You're so right about the more popular a breed is the more breeders will ruin the breed to meet the demand. So let us Boerboel lovers lie about the breed and say Boerboels are terrible dogs in order to to keep this great breed safe healthy and not popular.

gus papadopoulos Hello there!!! I am so glad to meet someone who truly understands the greatness of the South African Boerboel!!! As you stated, I wish I had found the breed years ago as well. I have been asked to breed my boy with other breeds but I refuse to contribute to the demise of the magnificence you and I have. So happy for you. My Caesar is the love of my life. He made 4 this past February so I am contemplating on having him neutered this year. Enjoy the love. As I always say, there is nothing like a big dog hug!! LOL

@@Ripplie It's an honor to talk to you. Yes there is nothing like the embrace l get from my Calista. Without her l would be so lost and obviously quite lonely. Nevertheless it's cone to the point wherever l go she goes, and if a store says No dogs allowed, well I'll just take my business elsewhere. My very best for you and Ceaser, may you with be together and happy for a long long time. God love you both...

If I were to pick a dog based solely on looks, I'd probably take a Thai Ridgeback or Boerboel too! Instead I'll be getting a Brittany, because they're much better adjusted to living in civilization. I lived in Cape Town for 6 years, and encountered plenty of Boerboels with perfectly nice temperaments. They were literally walking around off leash, occasionally coming up to people for a cuddle. However, it seems to me that the international community has taken these dogs and turned them into your standard asshole molosser, that looks like a gigantic French Bulldog. The first time I saw a pair of Boerboels in Germany, I didn't even recognize that they were supposed to be that same breed I've met so many times, until the owners straight up told me lol. (Those two were extremely short and wide, one was piebald and the other brindle, both colors I never saw in South Africa.) Based on the videos he did on them, it seems that American breeders are just breeding for looks and aggression, which sucks. The ones in his videos didn't look as bad as the ones in Germany, but their temperament seemed to be worse (based on the description the owners gave). I've never actually encountered one since moving to the US, which is probably a good thing.

hahaha. so many teething scars on my forearms...

Stefano Patton right? A wolf is more intelligent than a German Shepherd, but which one is more trainable?

True, Boerboels are smart, they are independent thinkers that work things out on their own. Not always a good thing in all situations but they are smart.

interesting point, ive learned something today.... kinda like a house cat?

Ya, caught that too. Sometimes a dog is too smart lol then you really have a problem. Great doc though and it seemed like an off the cuff remark so I can see how it could be said without really thinking it through.

It's true, intelligence and trainability are not the same. But for the sake of putting it out there to the general public, and making sure they GET it, Zeke's explanations pretty much nail it. What matters most is the audience. A Boerboel is not suitable for most families, and how trainable a powerful breed is, is a part of that. I'm fine with the way this went.

He clearly did. Zeke is cool!

What about the Game Apbt??

There is a breed for everyone 😄

They're a very protective, intelligent and loyal breed

Have you ever worked with a Belgian Malinois

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Most large breeds do as a matter of fact. Have to agree, city living is no kind of life for a dog or a country boy

Well said...but other breeds are larger than a boerboel...most boerboel are relatively short....

@@RKalos Taller maybe. The Great Dane or Irish Wolfhound are taller, but also lighter. Many male adult Boerboels are over 90kg (200lbs), and that is lean (I know of a male in South Africa that is 107kg, lean...). There are only a few other breeds with the same kind of mass, bone thickness and build (Caucasian Shepherd, Tibetan Mastiff, etc). It is critical to understand how a breed was developed in order to judge it against other breeds. The Boerboel was developed over 300+ years in southern Africa in an incredibly harsh environment unlike any other in the world, where they were regularly tested against the wiildest of wildlife (leopards, baboons, hyenas, lions and others). Can you name even one other breed of dog that was developed in as tough an environment as that? Today's Boerboel is an exceptional dog, unlike any other, for a reason.

@@raymondfrench7165 Regardeless that the boerboels bred today have nothing to do with the "working dog story" ,i mean that these dogs bred today are too fat ,clumsy and definitely have lost their fierce temperament ,i havent seen a dog larger than a presa canario in size.Maybe they are fat and thick bone but they are short. I would guess that older type dogs must be athletic in order to run in the fields all day long together with the boers...

@@raymondfrench7165 I havent seen a tall boerboel since now.Do you have any as a breeder?An athletic dog over 80 cm at the withers?And with the proper temperament! I must say that i would choose also the boerboel than the rottweiler for several reasons.But i think is hard to find the right specimen

I grew up with dogs. Now we have our first Boerboel and he is AWESOME. I can't imagine ever getting another dog breed after having a Boerboel. Physically next level compared to almost any dog in the world. He diffuses most tense situations without barking - a serious stare from our big boy is enough to make any dog or human think twice. Incredibly intelligent and 100% predictable and stable psychology. He's even great with all the small neighborhood kids who love him. And while ours is very alpha, he respects me as the pack leader and never challenges me. And he's my daughter's very best friend.

im guessing the original bull mastiff had the same rott temp when it was created, before the AKC messed it up

Where do you get that information about Rotty turning on owners? There are reported case of Boerboel killing owner but never read of Rottweiler killing owners.

@@sunrise7941 they have been numerous report on that though Boerboel has done it as well the numbers are more for the rottie by a landslide

Caroline Elenora ive had both unless you’re very experienced with dogs go the Rotty the GS are fantastic but not unless you are experienced imo. Had female rotties love them easier and mature mentally quicker than GS

@@robertspinks835 thank you❤️