Top Guard Dogs by Breed

Listed from most to least effective according to territorial sense, aggressiveness, bulk, strength, courage and resistance to counterattack.

Rank Breed
1 Bullmastiff
2 Doberman Pinscher
3 Rottweiler
4 Komondor
5 Puli
6 Giant Schnauzer
7 German Shepherd
8 Rhodesian Ridgeback
9 Kuvasz
10 American Staffordshire Terrier
11 Chow Chow
12 Mastiff
13 Belgian Sheepdog
Belgian Malinois
Belgian Tervuren

My boxer makes a GREAT guard dog yet he is the awesome with the kids. I definitely would recommend that breed for a family. When I am away from the house, he takes over and get really tough on noises and what he deems threats to the household. When I am home, he is a church mouse.