I’d never find one out here and never liked the looks of them. No purpose for me either. My dogs have had purpose. Guard dogs basically and also pets. We need a new family guard dog and I wouldn’t mind replacing the livestock guardian dog at some point. Get a young one and make sure it’s good with us and then let the older one teach it because he is good at his job, even if un-socialized with humans.
I’d never find one out here and never liked the looks of them.
Absolutely worthless as a guard dog, to steal a line from Charles Shultz, burglars fear them because they may trip over them in the dark.
But when they run, full out, they are a sight to behold.