Volka at 12, 13 and 14 months and still growing

here is volka at 13 and 14 months

Wow very big dog ! 

here is 14 months

here is 14 months

yes how to proceed?

Could you maybe tell us a bit about his character is ? 

 Volka is very gentle and sweet with people and especially kids...however he can tell when there is trouble and then he can be very scary...he adores kids no matter what and also he loves puppies and is very gentle with them. he hates cats and coyotes...but there is a little blind stray kitten that he surprisingly likes. he is very very protective of me and is an excellent fearless guard dog despite his gentle character.

 yes when he is alert he tends to get straight rear legs which sometimes concerns me..also when he walks slowly he has a swaying rear end... the vet says he is just a big boy ......but it disappears as he moves a bit quicker. despite his weight and his rapid growth he never showed any lameness, he is very fast and agile. he seems lazy but when he wants to play and he is motivated he is tireless and a very very fast runner.

Thank you for the info !

 here are the pros and cons if you want:

pros: he can tell the difference between an intruder and a friend- extremely gentle and careful around kids- he loves people and other dogs as long as they are nice to him-he loves puppies- very protective of me or any small kid around- adores little babies- when i am not home anybody becomes an intruder- excellent guard dog fearless and cannot be bribed- very quick and agile, tireless despite his weight and size- eyesight and smelling senses are extremely developed- persistent= does not have any food aggression-

cons: very independent when off leash will ignore the "come" command- very curious and inquisitive- explosive attack when it comes to wild animals like jackals hyenas or anything out there. unstoppable will ignore any command when attacking a wild animal or an intruder- no food aggression but sometimes  resource guarding of a toy or a bone but much better now- does not tolerate vet handling too much such as putting on a muzzle is impossible- finnicky eater when it comes to kibble prefers raw food- Very very loud bark and night at the slightest sound- 

I recognize a few things in There with my dog.

your dog attacks hyena's ???????????????

 yes we do have striped hyenas and he just cant tolerate them....he never had a fight with one he just attacks them but i stop him by tying him down to a close by tree or something because he pulls too much when he is attacking. how does your dog compare in character???

by the way Volka comes from a fighting line..his grandfather was a very ferocious fighter and a champion among the unfortunately very common dog fighting here. his father is much bigger than his grandfather he is huge about 200 lbs and very ferocious but was not as good in fighting so they put him to guard a farm. Volka was born destined to fight i paid lots of money for him and rescued him basically from all that. i left him with natural ears and tail and raised him to be very gentle. so now he is really gentle ..his guarding and protective instincts started early around 6 months when he first tried to attack a man who was aggressive with me...but on the street when he sees someone who wants to pet him he is very very gentle.

My dog compares in making a difference in good an bad people and will also not take a bribe in a dangerous situation.

when off leash the "come" command is also pretty hard ... she just ignores me then ...

she also did some recource guarding over bones ... but i quickly put a stop to that.

 you are right now as he can beat me in that game i do not do it anymore...i am a strong man and lifted heavy weights all my life but still now i cannot hold him anymore... i dont want him to think he is stronger 

 i worked hard on the resource guarding..he is  much better now he hasnt done it for a while. the come command is pretty hard with him ..he  does it on a long leash but once off leash he just often ignores me..unless i act like i fell down or calling for help.

Haha Gilles you can't.  believe how hard i laught with the last part of your reply ... I used to do the very same thing :) 

and i also use an e collar with my dog just like desiree and this works perfectly ! 

i probably need an e collar!! it seems its my answer,

desiree: funny how you said your dog attacks sheep...same here hehe ..he just loves to chase sheep...poor guys.. i tried to postpone the ecollar as much as i can but i think its about time now thanks a lot for the advice

thanx a lot desiree. good info. i will seek advice from my dog trainer friend and will tell him what you said this way i will have it covered

 thanks a lot you pointed out some important remarks regarding the E-collar. Till what age i should expect volka to grow because i feel that now he is gaining some bulk and his head is growing.