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7 / 10
May 26, 2014
We’ve got a Watch Dogs guide that will help you beat some of the trickier missions in the game.
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8.4 / 10.0
May 27, 2014
Watch Dogs is an excellent open-world action game with some unique hacking-magic that makes it a memorable experience.
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87 / 100
May 27, 2014
Creative hacking and covert multiplayer modes bring exciting new life to otherwise familiar open-world man-shooting.
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7 / 10
May 26, 2014
A highly enjoyable GTA clone but one that doesn’t quite have the panache of Rockstar’s best or the inspiration to make the most of its otherwise enjoyable gameplay concepts.
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May 27, 2014
Watch Dogs’ interconnected world is a wonderful, explosive, high-tech playground. Shame the people who inhabit it are so forgettable.
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8.5 / 10.0
May 27, 2014
The hacking abilities are a legitimate game changer and give Watch Dogs its own identity
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8 / 10.0
May 26, 2014
WATCH DOGS OPEN WORLD IS TRUMPED BY ITS SMART, LAYERED MECHANICS
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8 / 10
May 26, 2014
Watch Dogs’ attempts to say something serious are overshadowed by how enormously fun it is to create chaos in its impressive open world.
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May 26, 2014
Watch Dogs is a solid open-world game that doesn’t do enough to set itself apart from the pack.
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Jun 3, 2014
An ambitious but flawed game that loses focus on its best ideas.
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May 27, 2014
Watch_Dogs combines an astonishingly detailed world, a gripping storyline, creative game mechanics, a myriad of missions and activities, and improvisational tactical sandbox gameplay to create a truly next-generation open world game. Phenomenal. No other word for it.
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May 26, 2014
Watch Dogs converges the best of what Ubisoft has to offer as a game developer and serves as one of the strongest debuts for a new franchise this year.
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8 / 10.0
May 27, 2014
These games are all crafted with more care than the actual storyline, and come complete with their own skill trees and upgrades. If I ever got bored with anything from the core game I found myself getting distracted by these for hours on end.
Even if you don’t play open world games, it’s worth giving Watch Dogs a try just to get your hands on these experiences.Despite the fact that Watch Dogs hasn’t made any meaningful impact on the genre, I found myself having a ton of fun with it. Between the deep levels of customization and the sheer breadth of content, there’s no shortage of things to do. If Ubisoft can take the game’s core fun factor and marry it with an actual «next-gen» experience the next time around, they’ll have something truly special.
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8 / 10
Jun 3, 2014
Ubisoft has certainly upped its game in the past several years, with Watch Dogs being yet another display of both the publisher’s ingenuity and willingness to take risks, all for the benefit of players.
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8.9 / 10.0
May 26, 2014
Watch Dogs isn’t inspiring or revolutionary, but it’s a well-rounded approach to open world gameplay.
Completing the story and merely sampling the various side activities can last over thirty hours, with plenty more left to do. The focus on hacking lends to more cerebral gameplay, and the multiplayer is solid. So get out there and get hacked.
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8 / 10.0
May 27, 2014
Like Grand Theft Auto V before it, sometimes it’s not enough to simply be big and well-made. Watch Dogs feels like a collection of promising concepts with nothing solid holding them together. Aiden Pearce should have been that something, but instead, he’s just a character meant to sell cool looking hats in collector’s editions. Perhaps that can be rectified in a sequel, but for now, Pearce is pretty big issue, and so is his propensity to kill people in boring, cover-based shooter-y ways.
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9 / 10
May 27, 2014
Watch Dogs could’ve easily been Grand Theft Auto with tech equipment.
But Ubisoft Montreal has managed to flesh out this experience as something more, making fantastic use of the technology and applying it just right to deliver a remarkably deep experience. Furthermore, the presentation is quite good on newer game machines, and all the aspects click—albeit with somewhat inconsistent driving controls and AI. This game may have been a long time coming, but it’s been worth the wait.
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May 27, 2014
Buy it if you can tune out the story for an interesting take on the open-world genre.
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May 27, 2014
Watch Dogs shines when it relies on its own ideas, but is ultimately held back by its more conventional approach.
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9 / 10.0
May 27, 2014
After a generation that brought us seven years of countless linear and identikit shooters, Watch Dogs is the open world adrenaline shot that fatigued gamers needed.
While the story could have been better and Ubisoft have made a few questionable design choices, it’s rare to see a big budget game that offers players freedom in almost every aspect of its design – and, more importantly, one that is this much fun while doing so.
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I’m racing a stolen motorcycle through a sprawling cityscape, cops wailing behind me in pursuit, when I suddenly smash into a car, shoot through the air like a missile, and slam face-first into a wall. Nothing new—I’ve done this many times, in many games. While I’m sailing through the air, however, my smartphone informs me the driver of the car I’ve struck is Martin Huntley, age 39, who works as a telemarketer, makes $24,000 a year, and is into autoerotic asphyxiation. OK. That part’s new.
There’s no shortage of the familiar in Ubisoft’s third-person open-world action game Watch Dogs, beginning with our protagonist, Aiden Pearce. He’s got a few days of beard stubble, speaks in a whispery growl, and has zero sense of humor.
He’s haunted by, and feels responsible for, a tragedy in his past, and he’s out for revenge—or is it redemption? To find those responsible for his misery, Aiden needs to uncover a shadowy conspiracy, secret organizations, organized crime, and government corruption, and will employ the help of—get this—an eccentric cast of oddball characters, some with secrets of their own. There is one new and interesting thing about Aiden, however: he’s got a really, really cool phone.
Is there anything smartphones can’t do? Not in this game.
I have a lot of issues with Watch Dogs, but Aiden’s phone is owed a lot of credit for how much I enjoyed it. In profile mode, the phone identifies citizens around me and allows me to hack into their phones with a keypress, downloading bank information and letting me listen in on their phone calls and read their text messages. And, of course, it tells me their secrets. Miles Renner is late with child support payments. Conner Eggers is on probation. Bill Woods is affiliated with a racist organization.
Think of everything you’ve ever typed into an email, text message, or search engine—yes, even in incognito mode, weirdo—and then think about some mopey, stubble-faced man in a stupid futuristic coat, standing on the opposite streetcorner, reading all about it.
Hack & crash
Hacking people is just the beginning. My phone has access to ctOS, an omnipresent computer network that manages the entire city of Chicago. I can change traffic lights to cause accidents ahead of me (useful if I’m pursuing someone) or behind me (handy if I’m being chased). The doors of city parking garages can be opened and closed and drawbridges raised and lowered for quick escapes. After a few skill upgrades, I can blow up steam pipes buried beneath the streets, raise barricades and tire spikes, disrupt radio transmissions, cause massive blackouts, and even disable helicopters. Not only are these abilities a lot of fun, they’re absolutely necessary: Aiden’s is constantly being chased by both crooks and cops, and he can’t fire a gun while driving.
Where the magical smartphone truly shines, however, is during the infiltration of secure locations crawling with armed guards. No need to rush in, just scout the perimeter until you spot an external security camera on the side of a nearby building. Accessing it with your phone allows you to «hop» into the camera and look through its lens. If you spot another security camera with the camera you’re controlling, you can project yourself into that one, and so on, forming a chain of digital leaps Aiden refers to as «riding the cameras.» It’s not just wall-mounted security cameras, either: you can jump into cameras built into laptops and even a camera someone is carrying with them.
These line-of-sight infiltration puzzles are wickedly fun. Riding cameras allows you to cross streets, zoom around corners, travel down hallways, see into secure areas, and traverse entire buildings, top to bottom. While in a camera, you can also hack anything you can see.
Spot a computerized lock and you can open it, peer at a server and you can infiltrate it, find an elevator and you can activate it.
The result of all this camera-riding and goon abuse makes me feel like the electronic ghost of Batman: swooping silently between vantage points, peering down at moronic henchmen, picking off enemies one by one.
Back to those armed mercenaries patrolling the building: many of them are hackable as well. If they have a phone, you can distract them by sending a loud blast of music from their speaker, or disable it, preventing them from calling for backup. The best is when they’re carrying an explosive device, which you can trigger, giving them just a few seconds to frantically dig it out of their pocket and get rid of it. Sometimes they’re too slow and perish in the explosion, and sometimes they’re successful, lobbing the bomb away but still causing a general panic. (One time, wonderfully, a guard threw it directly at the feet of specific bad guy I was there to rub out, saving me a lot of work.
) If they don’t have explosives on them, feel free to overload a nearby junction box: they explode nicely too.
The result of all this camera-riding and goon abuse makes me feel like the electronic ghost of Batman: swooping silently between vantage points, peering down at moronic henchmen, picking off enemies one by one. There are entire buildings you can infiltrate and escape from, all while standing safely outside on a street corner, looking like just another dude absorbed with his phone.
Isn’t it refreshing to hear about hacking that doesn’t require a pipe-based minigame? Now, let’s talk about hacking that requires a pipe-based minigame. Some servers require a puzzle-solving session called intrusion, in which you must direct a stream of blue hacking energy (water) to an endpoint by rotating nodes (pipes). It’s actually sort of enjoyable, though it gets repetitive and naturally becomes more complex the deeper into the game you go, occasionally including multiple levels and timers that reset your progress.
Hang up and throw down
Remote hacking and camera riding gets you a lot of places, but many missions require a personal touch, by which I mean stealthily sneaking through buildings, shooting a thousand men in the face with guns, and driving at top speed all over the city. Stealth first: Aiden is nimble while moving from cover to cover and gifted in the ways of parkour and silent takedowns, not unlike some assassins I could name. I found the gunplay mostly satisfying: mouse-aiming felt natural without being too easy, the bigger guns had a reasonable amount of recoil (except for the full-auto shotgun, which somehow has none), and while Aiden doesn’t have access to a rocket launcher, the single-shot grenade launcher got me out of more jams than I can count. There are plenty of ways to increase weapon damage and precision on the combat skill tree, and Aiden has the slow-motion bullet-time ability that all true heroes are born with these days. Enemy AI isn’t fantastic, but they do put together rushes and flanking maneuvers if you stay in one spot for too long, meaning you can’t just sit there waiting for heads to pop out one-by-one.
Less satisfying is the driving, which I found fairly awkward with keyboard and mouse. I eventually switched to my wireless 360 controller during the driving portions, swapping back to mouse and keyboard for everything else. On the plus side, the game detects what you’re using when you’re using it, instantly updating any on-screen prompts to reflect your control scheme. More evidence of the game’s design for console: the minimap is ridiculously huge and the notifications are scenery-blotting. Also, brace yourself for yet another irritating checkpoint save system. Did you enjoy that lengthy phone call at the start of the mission so much you want to hear it again? Interested in re-killing those first twenty goons before getting to the boss goon who killed you? Want to restart the driving mission standing a hundred feet from the nearest car? If not, I’d suggest never, ever failing a mission.
If you’re wondering about Ubisoft’s usual complement of insta-fail tailing, stealth, and escort missions, yes, there are several of them, though occasionally you can follow your target by jumping into security cameras, which is considerably more fun.
Other times, you’ll be guiding a companion from cover to cover while you watch them through cameras and distract the guards in their path, which is a nice change from having to protect someone vulnerable while dozens of enemies swarm in. (There are a couple of those, too.)
Those blockers will stop the cops before my car gets damaged! Oh, wait.
Chicago itself feels a bit bigger than GTA IV’s Liberty City, and downtown, the docks, the projects, and the suburban areas are all seamlessly connected (the only loading screens you’ll encounter are while fast-traveling). I found the city attractive if not particularly memorable, perhaps because there are no planes or choppers to pilot over it, nor infinite parachutes to leap off its buildings with. Speaking of buildings, they are mostly facades, with the exception of mission-based buildings, stores, and the occasional enterable skyscraper lobby. As far as the citizens go, they’re not as loud, profane, or obnoxious as those in GTA or Saint’s Row, which makes them considerably less fun to terrorize with explosions or reckless driving.
You’re discouraged against tormenting them anyway, as killing or injuring citizens (not to mention the police) damages your reputation and makes them more likely to call the cops on you.
Luckily, there are plenty of enjoyable diversions, activities, and side-quests to distract you from the semi-blandness of Chicago and its residents, and almost all of them involve hacking of some sort. I loved solving the ctOS tower puzzles, which unlock new locations and hideouts (as in Assassin’s Creed games and Far Cry 3). You get to Camera-hop up and around buildings, solve environmental puzzles, and perform a bit no-pressure parkour, easily making it one of the most enjoyable activities of the game.
There’s also plenty of extra work in Watch Dogs for the eager vigilante. Notifications pop up (a little too often for my tastes) alerting you to upcoming crimes in the area. Some hunting around will reveal either the potential crook or possible victim, and you can tail them, covertly witness the crime, and then chase down and punish the offender.
Other activities are scattered around the city and feature a mish-mash of camera-based infiltration and observation, device hacking, combat, stealth, high-speed driving, and sometimes all of the above. There are also games like chess and poker (you can use a camera to sneak a look at an opponent’s cards and monitor his stress levels), parkour challenges and auto races, and if you’re looking for straight-up city destruction, you can take a «digital trip,» allowing you to take a virtual skyscraper-scaling spider tank on a rampage, which makes up for the lack of actual, driveable tanks in the game and lets you blow up cops without damaging your reputation. Good fun.
There are also mysteries to solve: codes that can only be viewed from certain cameras, a serial killer stalking the populace, and audio files to collect and use to piece together additional stories. And, of course, you can unlock new vehicles, buy new guns, and visit clothing stores to purchase slightly different versions of your stupid coat.
There’s genuinely a lot to do in Watch Dogs, dozens of hours worth, along with a main storyline that takes a little over twenty hours to complete.
With so much to do I was a little worried I wouldn’t have time to check out Watch Dog’s multiplayer modes, but that problem was solved for me when I was notified that multiplayer was, in fact, checking me out. Another player was in my game—in my single-player game—hacking into my data. In this one-on-one hacking game, you’ll need to locate the intruder with your phone (they’re disguised as a normal citizen) and kill them before they finish their download and slip back out of your game.
Suddenly realizing another human player is in your game is wonderfully unsettling, especially since they’ve potentially been there for several minutes before you were ever alerted. Shadowing you. Watching you. Thematically, it’s perfect, what with all the spying you do in Watch Dogs, and it’s especially fun when you’re the invader. In one heart-pounding match, I sat hunched behind the wheel of a parked car in a busy part of town, watching my mark circle the area again and again, frantically scanning for me among the NPCs.
My hack slowly climbed to 99%—so close!—before he finally spotted me and ran toward my car. I gunned the engine and screeched away into traffic, his gunshots thunking into my hood, and lost him after jumping a drawbridge, safely returning to my game with most—not all—of his data. Incredible fun.
There are group activities too, like races, as well as some co-op play, but I think the one-on-one hacking and tailing challenges are far more interesting. If you don’t like the idea of players entering your game unannounced, or if you just don’t want to be disturbed by invitations to join in multiplayer shenanigans, you can always play in offline mode.
I found little to like in Watch Dogs’ story, however. Aiden’s gloominess and introspection are immediately tiresome, and the most enjoyable character, a fixer named Jordi, gets almost no screen time. There’s a sex slave auction scene that seems to serve no purpose but to provide another woman for Aiden to rescue.
She is immediately forgotten, though saving her opens human trafficking side missions: complete ten of them and you’ll unlock a new car. With so much thought put into Watch Dogs’ enjoyable hacking systems and creative multiplayer modes, it’s disappointing to discover that Ubisoft’s storytelling hasn’t made any advancements.
Technically, Watch Dogs gets a pass. I ran it mostly on medium settings (my specs: Intel Core i7 @ 2.80 GHz, 8GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti) and got a steady, medium-looking performance, with the only noticeable framerate drops occurring while driving. There’s a standard number of video options to fine tune, but no FOV slider, though I thought the FOV was fine as is. I don’t recall encountering any bugs or glitches—the game never crashed or froze—and as much as I was dreading it, Uplay worked fine.
At times, Watch Dogs can seem like a game we’ve played before, just another open-world city to speed through in a series of stolen cars, another crowd of hoods and hitmen to add to your body count, another moody, growling protagonist to endure in cutscenes.
When it deviates from the familiar, however, it really soars: hacking the city of Chicago and all its cameras, utilities, and communications is freeing and fun, and invading the games of unsuspecting players is an unusual and welcome thrill.
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description, popular breed of this group.
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- 1 Classification and Popular breeds
- 2 A little history
- 3 General description
- 4 Popular patrol dogs
- 4.1 Caucasian Shepherd Dog
- 4.2 Moscow patrol 9000
- 4.3 BERN OVCHARK or BERNSKY Zenhund 9000 9000 9000
Classification and popular breeds
Guard dogs — guards for the house, backyard territory. The main task is to warn the owner of the impending danger in the form of violation of the boundaries of private property. The dog must distinguish between extraneous noises, be attentive, have prudence.
Breeds of the group are excellent companions for their owner, they can easily get along in an apartment. They have increased attentiveness (in comparison with other groups), sharp hearing and developed instincts. What do we know about this breed group?
A bit of history
Initially, domesticated dogs served man as guard animals, demonstrating their loyalty and devotion. Unfortunately, it is not known exactly where and when the first domestication of pets took place. Scientists from the University of Turku, on the basis of research, proved that the first domestic (in particular, guard) dogs appeared on the territory of modern Europe. The first remains of the descendants of modern dogs were found in Belgium in the Goya Cave and there were about 35,000 years old.
For the first time, the domestic dog was singled out separately by Carl Linnaeus as a separate biological species in 1758. One of the group’s most popular breeds, the German Shepherd, was bred through selective breeding at the end of the 19th century. Mentions of the valiant service of the Caucasian Shepherd Dogs date back to the 1st century BC, the dogs took part in the conquest campaigns of the ruler Tigran II. Even then, our four-legged pets surprised their owners by guarding military camps and provisions.
General description
Any guard dog meets the criteria of its group:
- Undemanding in keeping, good tolerance to changing climate;
- Balanced, obedient character;
- Inborn guard qualities, the ability to display them during guard duty;
- Complete obedience to the commands of the owner, susceptibility to training, quick learning;
- Loud, strong voice with which the dog warns the owner of the territory about the danger;
- Good health, the ability to stay in open areas for a long time, not to be afraid of the onset of cold weather;
- Discretion, if there is no clear command from the owner, the dog must independently decide on the protection of the house, apartment, land.
It is not possible to single out a general description of the size, body shape of guard dogs, the group includes different breeds with an individual muscular structure. The breeder is recommended to focus on the ability of representatives of a particular breed, to clearly understand the difference between guard, security groups.
Important! A guard dog needs to be trained. Otherwise, she will react literally to any rustle. Just imagine how much inconvenience a dog will cause by barking for no reason at cars passing behind the fence? And after all, she will not be able to fully carry out guard duty, and this is already a problem. Optimal from the point of view of watchdog qualities, it is considered that breed of a dog that in a normal situation is in a relaxed state, concentrates and warns the owner by barking when a danger arises, if it is not in an aviary or on a leash, it runs to find out the source of the noise.
Popular guard dog breeds
Caucasian Shepherd Dog
The Caucasian Shepherd Dog is considered one of the oldest (of today known) guard dog breeds. For its guard qualities, it is highly valued among the breeders of the Caucasus. The breed was originally bred to protect the herd of sheep from predators. Due to their ferocity in the fight against wolves, representatives of the breed are often called «wolfhounds».
Dogs of this breed cannot stand strangers, but they are devoted to their master to the point of fanaticism, in case of need they protect him at the cost of their own lives. Not only strangers are no exception to the rule, but also other animals, it is better for Caucasians not to come across them. For a long time the breed was unknown in the world, until its first representatives were brought to the exhibition in Nuremberg (it happened in the first half of the 20th century). Then their first and formidable name «Red Giants» was assigned to the dogs, for their impressive size and long hair.
At the withers, the height of the Caucasian is 75 centimeters, the average weight of an adult representative is 60 kilograms, but there are cases of more (110 kilograms), which makes the breed one of the largest in its group. The coat is long, thick, thanks to which, dogs easily endure cold winters. Due to the rather thick undercoat, it looks more massive, this is especially noticeable in the winter period. The fluffy «bear», as children affectionately call it, will become a full-fledged member of the family.
Moscow watchdog
Large breed, was bred in the USSR, in the military kennel «Krasnaya Zvezda» in the 1950s (the ancestor is a dog named Orslan). The breed was created by crossing the Caucasian Shepherd Dog, Russian Hound and St. Bernard. Confident and fairly independent watchman, has a balanced character, makes contact, provided that he knows that the person is a relative, a member of the owner’s family.
Differs in excellent guard qualities, can carry out security service with great willingness. With proper training, it will protect the allocated territory in any situation, it will show itself perfectly with the individual protection of the owner. Moscow watchmen do not have a sense of fear and even at the moment of critical danger they will not retreat from their service. Does not choose one owner in the family, can become a true friend for children.
The growth of typical representatives of the breed is not less than 66-68 centimeters at the withers (for females and males, respectively). The weight of males starts from 55 kilograms, females — from 45 kilograms. It has a wide body, an elongated body with sufficiently developed muscles, stands out for mobility and activity.
Bernese Sheepdog or Bernese Mountain Dog
Originally bred to help shepherds in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It belongs to the ancient breed of Molossians, two thousand years earlier, the ancestors of the Sennenhuds were taken with them on campaigns by the legionnaires of the Roman Empire. Today it is bred for the purpose of service, but you can meet the mountain dog in the traditional role — as a herd guard.
Differs in endurance, quite balanced and calm character, lightness and cheerfulness, peculiar temperament. Devoted to the owner, treats strangers with distrust, alertness. She showed her best side as a protector of private property, despite the lack of natural aggression and infrequent barking. With regular and correct training, it is easy to learn (it should be noted that training should be carried out by specialists in a persistent manner, but without excessive pressure on the psyche). If we talk about psychological maturity, in relation to this breed, it occurs at the age of one and a half years.
The height of males varies between 64-70 cm, females — 58-66 cm. It has a long, tricolor coat. It has endurance, strength, excellent balance and harmonious physique, visually — it has strong weighty paws. In an everyday situation, she is fearless, ready to protect not only her home, but also the owner, other members of his family.
Rottweiler
The breed was bred in the 18th century in Germany and, according to legend, took an active part in the Seven Years’ War. It is considered a service dog of the Molossian group. Previously used to protect herds on the grounds, but history mentions that with the emergence in Germany in 19th century of railroads, and the absence of the need for cattle driving, the role of Rottweilers has changed. Representatives of this breed began to be actively used as guard dogs (as evidenced even by the fact that Rottweilers were involved as guards on the territory of the Auschwitz-Birkenau, Dachau, Sachsenhausen concentration camps).
The breed is distinguished by a stable and rather wayward character, temperament, and manifests itself as a strong personality. It is difficult to endure separation from the owner, the change of a person for them looks like a real emotional drama. It is believed that the Rottweiler (unlike many other members of the guard group) is a “one owner” dog. They are devoted defenders, able to reliably protect not only the owner, but also the entrusted territory. They have a dominant character, they are highly discouraged from being brought into apartments where there are small children. Sufficiently self-confident watchmen, powerful.
The dog has a well-proportioned and muscular build. The growth of males varies between 60-70 centimeters, females — 56-65 centimeters.
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Guard dogs. Description, names and features of guard dogs
What is a dog for a person? This is not only a devoted friend, but also a reliable guard. The advantages of a four-legged pet can be described endlessly, because it has a unique hearing and scent. The dog has accompanied man for thousands of years.
The animal was used as a guard while grazing cattle, its super-sensitive sense of smell was beneficial in hunting, and at home the pet became a play partner and a reliable companion. And yet, they say about the dog that among all animals it is she who has reliable protective qualities. I would like to list the most best guard dog breeds .
It is worth noting that the guarding abilities and the level of aggression of the dog will directly depend on the training received. By the name of the guard dogs can often be understood in which country the animal was bred. For example, Central Asian, German or Belgian Shepherd and so on. What are the same as guard dogs ?
* The Belgian Shepherd (Malinois) is an excellently built animal, with regular shapes and excellent muscles. The breeder country is Belgium, subspecies were bred a little later, the difference between them was in the color and length of the coat.
Malinois has a red color with black inserts on the limbs, ears, they form a kind of mask on the face. The shepherd has excellent external data, she learns quickly, is endowed with intelligence, courage and obedience.
Does not tolerate abuse, should be trained from the age of two months. This breed is an excellent guard dog, both for livestock and for the home. Now used as a reliable police officer.
Belgian Shepherd Malinois
* The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a breed of dog from South Africa. The ancestors of this breed were hounds and shepherd dogs. A little later, they began to breed exclusively for hunting.
Ridgeback has reliable guarding abilities, able to smell a stranger at a great distance. A distinctive feature of the breed is a densely growing crest on the back only in the opposite direction.
The dog is smart, hardy and powerful. Although she is large, but not heavy, the lines of the body are intelligent and noble. Ridgeback is self-confident, devoted to the owner, indifferent to outsiders, but capable of attacking a stranger.
Pictured is a Rhodesian Ridgeback
* Puli is a Hungarian breed originally bred as a shepherd. She has a well-developed guarding instinct, now she is classified as medium (in size) guard dogs .
Outwardly, it is very funny and looks like a rug with a long pile. In fact, the dog is endowed with devotion, vigilance and courage. He is not only a faithful comrade, but also a true keeper of the family.
Strangers can be attacked without warning (barking), therefore it is better not to approach them. It is important to properly teach and treat warmly, otherwise the dog will become too distrustful and aggressive.
Puli guard dog
* The Commander is a breed of shepherd dog from Hungary. Guard dog is 70 to 90 cm in size and weighs 40-60 kg. Due to its unusual appearance, it adapts well among sheep, long wool in the form of rollers covers absolutely the entire body.
They quickly take root and get used to life in big cities, they are distinguished by devotion. Compared to other watchmen, the commander has a calm disposition, but is thorough in his actions. He is well trained, once again he will not attack until the threat becomes too obvious. It is best trained in a playful way.
Pictured is a commander dog
* The Rottweiler is a service dog breed from Germany. Large guard dog has unique guarding abilities, perhaps the most fearless among all other relatives.
Outwardly well built, strong, hardy and muscular. Refers to aggressive breeds, it is important for the Rottweiler to constantly do something. Has inexhaustible energy, endowed with social skills.
He clearly understands the task assigned to him, and reliably guards his territory. It is important for this breed to show who is the owner, otherwise the dog will begin to dominate and become naughty.
If there are small children, the dog will be aggressive towards him and show his advantage. Therefore, the dog should be started only by adults, without neglecting qualified training. This breed can be characterized by two words «power» and «seriousness».
Pictured is a Rottweiler
* Akita Inu is a unique breed of dog native to Japan. It is considered one of the most devoted representatives of dogs. Initially, the Japanese used it as a hunter of large wild animals in the highlands.
Akita has such indispensable qualities as hearing and smell. She is vigilant, courageous, enduring and devoted. The nature of the nature is not aggressive, but calm. It will not bark unnecessarily, but during a real threat it is able to quickly respond and make a decision.
For a family, Akita will become not only a reliable friend, but also a wonderful guard. The only drawback is that the dog is difficult to learn, but with reasonable perseverance, excellent results can be achieved.
Pictured is an Akita Inu dog
* The German Shepherd is one of the best guard dogs in the world. The breed was obtained by crossing dogs of herd destination within Germany. The Shepherd Dog was originally bred for herding and investigative purposes.
The peculiarity of the breed lies in the fact that different training technologies can be applied to it. She has a balanced nervous system, is able to analyze and draw appropriate conclusions.
The German Shepherd normally treats the change of owners, for example, the Rottweiler or the Giant Schnauzer does not recognize this. That is why the dog is often used for searches and patrols.
She is more inclined to work than to change the owner. Can carry out commands that come from any police officer. In these virtues, the German Shepherd simply has no equal, besides, it is included in the top three most intelligent dogs in the world. The shepherd dog will become an excellent guard of the family, gets along well with children and is kind to the household.
German Shepherd Dog
* The Giant Schnauzer is an excellent watchdog that became famous during the First and Second World Wars. It belongs to large breeds, has a special devotion, highly developed territorial instincts, and is easy to train.
The peculiarity of this breed is a manifestation of incorruptibility, the dog is smart and is immediately able to recognize deceit. It has an impressive size and black color. It has all the same qualities that service dogs should have.
Initially, the breed was used as cattle drovers for long distances, and then they were placed as guards in drinking establishments in German towns. Since the beginning of the war, the Giant Schnauzers have become indispensable companions of the soldier, later the police. The dog perfectly takes root in the conditions of the metropolis.
Pictured is a Giant Schnauzer
* Dobermann is a breed that can be ranked among the most guard dogs . It is these dogs who set themselves the task: first of all, the safety of the family, and then everything else. Bred in Germany as a working dog.
Doberman has a beautifully built body, muscular, with smooth harmonious lines, ideally combines elegance and power. The color according to the standard should be black-crow or brown, turning into dark chocolate.
Doberman has a friendly character, more like a courteous butler than an angry lion. It has a balanced and adequate behavior, calmly endures the games and pranks of children, especially to the little ones it is indulgent. Seeing a stranger, it barks loudly, if it does not scare away, it can attack, it is impossible to run away from it.
Doberman
* The Bullmastiff is the ideal guard dog for the home comes from the UK. It is the result of hybridization of a mastiff with a bulldog. The dog outwardly has an impressive and menacing appearance, has a high stature and a formidable muzzle.
However, this is only outwardly, the dog has a calm disposition, it does not show aggression unnecessarily. In order for a pet to become a reliable family friend, it must be acquired as a puppy. The Bullmastiff learns quickly, but requires a lot of space and frequent walking.
Excellent with children, distinguished by discipline and patience. Serious about work, endowed with a unique scent. The dog was specially bred to protect large forest lands.
Bullmastiff Guard Dog
* Moscow Guard Dog is a breed of working dogs bred in the 1950s. St. Bernard, Caucasian Shepherd Dog and Russian Hound took part in the crossing. The breed was bred exclusively for guard purposes; in the post-war years, the country needed such security resources.
The Moscow watchdog is a large, mobile animal with well-developed muscles. The character is calm, distinguished by autonomy and confidence, quickly makes contact. Its main task is to protect the allotted territory and the owner. In dangerous situations, shows fearlessness, and will stand to the end.
Color may be red, with various inclusions. White on the chest is obligatory, a black mask on the head and dark color on the ears are acceptable. This dog needs a large territory, it cannot be kept in city apartments.
Moscow Guard Dog
* Caucasian Shepherd Dog is one of the oldest breeds on earth, originally from the mountainous Caucasus. Possesses perseverance, courage, decisive character, treats strangers suspiciously. With proper training, it will make an excellent guard and service dog.
Initially, the breed was bred in the Caucasus to protect dwellings and herds of sheep. Later, the dog continued to improve guarding skills, such as fearlessness, self-confidence, physical strength, acute hearing and smell. Thick wool serves to protect against precipitation. During the wars, the breed was actively used for guard purposes.
Caucasian Shepherd Dog
* Asian Shepherd Dog Alabai — guard dog breed with an actively expressed protective instinct (wolfhound). It has impressive dimensions, endowed with courage, endurance and one hundred percent self-confident. Aggressive towards strangers and other animals.
Initially used as a watching dog in the pastures, later, with good training, became an excellent guard dog. The main distinguishing qualities are protection and protection, therefore the dog must be kept in a large area. However, guarding abilities are transmitted only genetically, they can be developed only by the age of three years of training.
Asian Shepherd Dog (Alabai)
* The South Russian Shepherd Dog is a large dog with long hair, south of Ukraine is considered to be its homeland. Possesses excellent security skills, such as devotion, self-sufficiency and quick wits.
Able to make decisions independently. By nature suspicious and aggressive, especially to strangers. In the bosom of the family behaves friendly, but obeys only one owner. A special and correct approach should be to education, because the dog will be uncontrollable and dangerous.
The color of the dog may be white, grey, fawn with patches of red, brown and yellow. Sheepdog perfectly adapts to any climatic conditions, has good health.
South Russian Shepherd Dog
* Dogo Argentino is a breed of dog bred in Argentina by complex crossbreeding. The Great Dane is designed to be an excellent big game hunter. Also, he has proven himself as a patrol and security guard.
Individual training was used for this. The size of the dog is large, with a harmonious physique, the coat is soft and silky to the touch. Recently, they are often used as bodyguards.
Great Dane is easy to learn, not arrogant, quickly makes contact, quick-witted and quick-witted. It has a special flair, and can recognize the emotional background of a person. Able to respond quickly to danger.
In the photo Dogo Argentino
* Italian Mastiff (Cane Corso Italiano) — an ancient watchdog breed dogs , one of the most devoted and reliable friends, a true bodyguard. This breed was ranked among the real warriors standing next to the Roman legionnaires.
They were often used as guards for farms, later brought closer to the family and made their companions. Medium-sized dog, has a powerful potential for strength, courage and nobility.
Cane Corso is endowed with social skills, so he needs to show from a young age who is in charge and how the functional roles are distributed. He gets along well with all household members, especially loves children. A well-trained dog resorts to aggression only in a situation of real threat.
Cane Corso
* The German boxer is a real friend and an incomparable guard. Photo of this guard dog leads to admiration. And not in vain, we can say about her that this is a solid pile of muscles.
Boxer is a very responsible and purposeful dog, it is often used as a guide dog. The color may be red at the base with black stripes going down. The dog will take root well in small-sized city walls, unlike the Caucasian Shepherd Dog.
The pet has a stable nervous system and a good-natured disposition. He learns quickly and quickly achieves the required results. He has courage and fearlessness. Another important advantage of the boxer is his playful nature and mind.
German Boxer
* Sheltie (Shetland Sheepdog) is a breed of dog native to the Shetland Islands. It has a small stature, is active, playful, has wonderful shepherd and security skills. Sheltie is a loyal friend and reliable guard, but not without self-esteem and cheerful temperament.
She gets along well with all household members, especially loves to play with children. The dog quickly adapts to any climate. If the choice arises which guard dog to buy , then the most suitable option is the Shetland Sheepdog.
Sheltie Guard Dog
* Collie (Scottish Sheepdog) — a dog of impressive size, originally from Scotland, was specially bred as a shepherd. But over time, she showed excellent abilities in the search, protection and camaraderie.
The Collie is outwardly beautiful, endowed with a special grace and majestic posture. Its long silky coat acts as a cloak and protects from bad weather. The standard is considered to be sable with black tan, white collar and white front paws.
This breed is one of the kindest and most loyal. Puppies of this guard dog are disassembled without delay. Loves the owner and his kids, strongly attached.
Collie
* Pekingese is one of the ancient breeds, originally from China, belongs to small guard dogs .
