Most all my dogs have been/are abandoned strays. I live in Thailand, and most of those street dogs, if they haven't developed fear of humans yet, make great pets as well as guard dogs with very little discipline.
Some people might enjoy this photo of the King with his dog, Copper, who was a stray at some location the King was dedicating.
MY Brother had two strays in India.
I Guarantee they still know him.
They’re not high strung but they are high drive.
Huge difference.
They need a job.
They need to work.
They need structure.
My first was a stray who ended a 4 year reign of terror at the hands of a pedo uncle.
I never forgot that dog’s loyalty and devotion and I’ve been “repaying” them ever since.
All but 3 of mine have been rescues.
I did my own self-financed Dobe rescue for about a dozen years and I *never* had one that was too far gone to fix.
The longest was 30 days for Merlin and that, only because she’d been horribly abused and had been living wild for several months before the shelter managed to catch her.
She was as close to truly feral as it gets.
After a month, she couldn’t even imagine sleeping on a bare floor ever again.
She wound up being one of the top 3 most obedient, easily trained dogs I’ve ever had.
I kept her instead of adopting her out because she only trusted me.
What a great dog she was.
I wish our “king” was as decent as Thailand’s.