It is also not advisable to fight around a German Shepherd.
My former husband and I were the Alpha's, and our dog was very upset when we “played rough”.
My former husband insisted on training our dog to always protect me first, no matter who was “attacking”.
Our dog was very effective in stopping our “play fights” while never actually physically harming my husband, although my very large mate was routinely, gently forced to the ground. But only my husband could get away relatively unscathed with “play fighting” me.
We didn't allow anyone else to “play fight” either of us in our dogs presence, after one test run with a friend wearing appropriate protective gear.
I love dogs, but all canine breeds require lots of love, intensive training, and constant attention to be truly safe family pets. I have only the one cat now.
I can see a German Shepherd tearing into someone.
See “Game of Thrones” and ‘Summer’ the wolf at Bran's bedside.
Luckily with a Bull Mastiff - they are bred to subdue.
That would be an interesting thing to do to train a Bull Mastiff. But the claws could really do some damage.
Tragic story.... I hate knowing it so STOP READING THIS NOW if you are sensitive to a sad dog story......YOU WERE WARNED.
Bull Mastiff in backyard. Halloween kids party next door. Kid gets confused and opens gate to wrong back yard and does the kid running shriek though Bull Mastiff's backyard.
Bull Mastiff does what it is bred to do - and lucky for that kid it was a Bull Mastiff and not another breed of dog.
Dog Barked (”roar”) and then tackled the kid and held him until its owners got there. Kid got a one inch crape along the cranium. Scalp wounds bleed profusely. Parents were quite upset. Dog was put down. :(