I would love to have 10 acres lying around. lol. If I did I would probably have 20 dogs!
Cane Corsos are also very rare here. I see hundreds of dogs every day when I', walking Vito, and I have yet to see another one as of yet. The original owner had to drive down to England in order to get a hold of this one.
Very Nice! I "Memed my dog" here he is in His Royal Stature:
Mine is a barker as well. He is an instinctive guard dog, even though I don't want him to be that for me. He's dead set on barking the house down every time there is a noise outside, and quite comically, every time a police car drives past. He doesn't seem to like those much..
::Dog Trainer Advice:: Thank him, rather then the negative of 'stop that'. (It will not always work, but it is more effective) Most dogs "need a job" - this is his expressing "his" work. I'm like, "Thanks Digger, thanks buddy! There's something out there, but you scared it away." They are 'instinct' driven, and as annoying as the "Bark" is, it's in dog language - "Hey, there's frekin' something out there, and I'm drawing your attention to it." ::Woof!:: %^)
Thanks. I'll give that a try.