Cainele de paza este de multe ori confundat cu un caine care vegheaza.
Cainele de paza este cainele care chiar pazeste un lucru sau un obiectiv si trece la actiune atunci cand cineva se apropie de lucrul sau perimetrul care este in sarcina lui.
Multi caini latra cand se apropie cineva, vad o veverita sau cade o frunza, dar putini stiu sa pazeasca.
Cainii de paza sunt loiali, curajosi si teritoriali. Nu toti cainii de paza sunt la fel.
Cei mai folositi caini de paza si aparare sunt:
In curand vor aparea urmatorii de caini de paza:
Doberman pinscher, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Belgian Malinois, Bouvier des Flandres, Canary (Spaina), Combai (India), Dogo Argentino (Argentina), Hovawart (Germania), Kangal (Turcia), Kumaon Mastiff (rar), Maremma Ciobanesc (Italia), Rajapalayam (India), Sarplaninac (Albania/Macedonia/Kosovo/Serbia), Schipperke (Flanders-belgium), Tornjak (Bosnia-Herzegovina/Croatia).
Alti caini folositi ca si caini de paza:
Ciobanesc mioritic, Ciobanesc de Bucovina, Saint Bernard, Airedale terrier, Beauceron, Briard, Kerry Blue Terrier, Weimaraner, Australian Shepherd, Ciobanescul de Pirinei, Bull Terrier, Great Dane.
Aidi (Africa), Alano Español (Spain), Appenzell Cattle Dog (Swiss), Australian Cattle Dog (Australia), Bandog (USA), Bergamasco Shepherd (Italy), Cao de Castro Laboreiro (Portugal), Caucasian Ovcharka (Georgia), Smooth Collie (Scotland), Danish Broholmer (Denmark), Dutch Shepherd Dog (Netherlands), German Shorthaired Pointer (Germany), Greater Swiss Mountain Dog (Switzerland), Guatemalan Dogo (Guatemala), Hovawart (Germany), Icelandic Sheepdog (Iceland), Karelian Bear Dog (Finland), Moscow Watchdog (Russia), Perro de Presa Mallorquin (aka: Ca de Bou), Schipperke (Belgium), Shiloh Shepherd (USA), Standard Schnauzer (Germany).