[quote1316379482=Astibus] [quote1316374532=MidgardKennels] I can see that in Montana you'd need more dog [..] I'd be partial to bringing one of my Bandogs. [/quote1316374532] Sure, why not, I just don't have any experiences with these kind of dogs. Based on some of my encounters in the wild perhaps I'd be a little nervous that such a dog could opt to charge a large animal right away instead of sending a signal of "we're just passing by and don't want any trouble, but you definitely shouldn't seek any either". That is what I liked most about my Shar, he never acted hot headed but always first tried to deflect the situation while being in complete control. I am not implying that this must necessarily be different for bandogs, I am just wondering how the higher prey drive could affect the outcome, that's all. Dan [/quote1316379482] thats something i was thinking about. as far as protection goes, a dog that is going to bark and ward off a threat or maybe just jump around and bark and agitate it into leaving would be better than a dog that tries to go "catch" a bear. a dog bold enough to take on anything wouldnt last long in a situation such as this IMO. in my area the biggest threat would be black bear, mountain lion, and coyotes. coyotes are really not much of a concern. as far as coat goes, a white shortcoat dog would be subject to sunburn wouldnt they? one of my males has a mostly white face and it seems like he gets sunburnt in the summer as his skin turns pink where its white, and he always likes to dip his face in his dog bowl and underwater in his pool. I was wondering how a dogo would do in this situation?