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An increase in crime in some societies has resulted in more people keeping watchdogs or guard dogs as additional protection for themselves and their property. In these cases there is a trend towards keeping the larger, potentially more aggressive breeds such as the Doberman, German Shepherd Dog or Rottweiler, and other breeds that have been specifically developed for guarding, such as the Neapolitan Mastiff and Dogue de Bordeaux.

But it is not just the size or potential aggressiveness of a dog that is important. For many of us, our feeling of security lies in the knowledge that the animal will detect and react to a stranger or intruder long before we can, and this gives us more time to react to such a situation. For this reason many owners of small dogs feel just as secure with their pet as they would with a large, specially trained guard dog.