Lesser-Known Dog Breeds - The Ruritanian Guard Dog

The Ruritanian Guard Dog

The Tiny European country of Ruritanian was always looking to other countries to see if it could adopt any new ideas to help it punch above its weight on the world stage, or simply to help to make itself more visible.

On a cultural visit to Britain, one of the Ruritanian ministers was particularly taken with the guards to be found outside of Buckingham Palace in London. The guards there are famous for being able to stand motionless for hours on end, regardless of whatever is going on in the vicinity.

Unfortunately, the Ruritanian palace security budget was equally as tiny as the country, and didn’t run to funding guards to be on duty all the time. So in place of soldiers, it was decided to carefully breed a new type of guard dog able to remain statuesque all-day long if required.

One drawback was discovered immediately upon the dogs entering service. Throughout the breeding program, the ‘remain still’ part had been over-emphasized at the expense of the ‘deter intruders’ part. So it was soon found that the dogs would not flinch regardless of circumstance - even if an actual intruder was right in front of their noses.

And so it was that the Ruritanian Guard dog had to be phased out in favour of real-life guards.

The Gargoyle Dog?

This looked like the end-of-the-line for this breed almost as soon as it had started. Fortunately, the breed was kept going by the Bishop of Ruritanian who used the, as replacements gargoyles on cathedrals and churches throughout the land.

The Hound Of Liberty?

In recent times the breed has also gained a cult rolling from human statue performers.

Coat Variants

Ownership Notes

Not exactly the most exciting of breeds due to the fact that hey don’t do much…in fact nothing at all..

However, this is balanced by the fact that they have a very low exercise requirement. They are also unusual in being a big breed that doesn’t have a huge appetite due to not burning much energy.

They are great with small children due to the fact that kids can climb all over them and the dogs don’t mind at all. However, due to the dog’s sedentary nature, children tend to get bored with them rather quickly.

Canine Coat Racks?

It should be noted that the dogs take offense if they are used as extra coat racks at parties.Not exactly the most exciting of breeds due to the fact that hey don’t do much…in fact nothing at all.