South African Boerboel Puppies For Sale Make The Perfect Canine Friends

By Karina Frost


If you have a large property, it's a good idea to have a good watchdog to scare away intruders and to protect your family and your possessions. However, you need a dog that will also be a family friend and won't be a danger to your children. With the South African boerboel puppies for sale around the world, you have the perfect solution.

In South Africa, one of the meanings for 'boer' is 'farmer' and a boerboel is a farmer's dog. When Europeans came to this harsh land a couple of centuries ago, they needed dogs that could adapt to local conditions and that could also brave dangerous, large predators such as the hyena, the leopard and the lion. They therefore cross-bred their own large dogs with African breeds to create a strong, large dog that could defend the farm.

Another name for the boerboel is South African mastiff. This gives you a clue to what the dogs look like. They're imposing in size and have a large head with loose skin. The coat is often fawn-colored, red or brown but there are dogs that boast a brindled coat pattern too. Often, but not always, the dogs are black all around the mouth and even around the cheeks and eyes.

Boerboels are wonderful with children as well as with other pets, including cats. They're extremely loyal too. Moreover, they're protective and brave and they'll readily come to your defense if you need it. Because they're intelligent, it can be hard to control them if you're not firm with them, though.

Boerboels are normally very healthy and easy to care for. They have short coats, so they need minimal grooming. However, because of their size they're happier in large yards or on farms where they have plenty of space to run around in.

It's also important that boerboels get plenty of exercise or they can become frustrated and destructive. Back in the day, farmers often used these dogs to help track down game and they're made for walking long distances. They're very playful and love ball games, even if they have a tendency to destroy balls with their strong jaws. They'll make great playmates for older kids but with little children, you'll need to keep an eye on their playing simply because the dogs are so much larger.

As a South African breed, you'll find plenty of boerboel breeders in that country. However, there are breeders in countries such as the USA and the UK too. If you want a dog for show or breeding purposes, it's best to get a puppy from a registered breeder, which you can find through a breeders' association in your country. However, if you're simply looking for a pet or a watchdog, it's well worth adopting one of these gentle giants through a rescue organization.

For your dog to really be an asset, you need to see to it that it's disciplined, especially because it's so big. It will need proper training and it's best to start the training regimen early on, while the animal is still a puppy. If you adopt an older dog, though, it's perfectly possible to train it too but in this case it's well worth enlisting the services of a professional trainer.




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