The breed – The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth!

No doubt on your travels around the internet you will have read all sorts of information about this breed, what it is and what it can do. Some even promote it as a “Superdog” with mystical powers! So let’s get a few things straight before you go any further.

  • Boerboels are great dogs in the right hands
  • Boerboels cannot tell the difference between good Leopards and bad Leopards!
  • Boerboels do suffer from hereditary and crippling genetic diseases
  • Boerboels are not fighting dogs
  • Boerboels need to show respect to their owners
  • Boerboels do not need beating to dominate them
  • Boerboels are fun and have a sense of humour
  • Boerboels can be dangerous
  • Boerboels must be trained
  • Boerboels will test you to the limit
  • Boerboels must be socialised
  • Boerboels will protect if they have a reason to
  • Boerboels are expensive to keep
  • Boerboels can be good family dogs
  • Boerboels do drool and shed hair, get fleas and smell!
  • Boerboels are not toys, fashion accessories or ego boosters
  • Boerboels are extremely intelligent and have good memories
  • Boerboels are easy to train from an early age
  • Boerboels are a basic and unrefined dog
  • Boerboels vary in type from hound to mastiff – all are correct
  • Boerboels are not a giant breed
  • Boerboels are addictive