Picking a dog

[JD1]

I have owned Rotyweillers for the last 25 years (5 dogs in total), an advantage of bigger dogs (GSD's, Rotweillers etc) is the protection they would project in a post fall world. Some of the smaller terriers may well be psychotic killers but they may not stop people trying their luck because of their small size. The downside of a big dog is the amount of food they require, although in my experience it is far less than you might imagine. Rotties do suffer from a lot of inbred problems with joints etc which require a lot of visits to the vet which wouldn't be possible post fall so they might not be the best choice if you are looking for one from that pov

Staffies, despite the fact that every chav has one to look 'ard, are great dogs when trained and socialised properly, and they are also extremely good with sprogs. They don't eat as much as a large breed but will still make people think twice before trying anything. When our old girl finally pops her cloggs we are going to get a couple of staffs