Dobermans

[Baggers]

If the dog is dangerous to an intruder they're dangerous to your 4 year old.

Not true of a well trained hound. The idea is not to have an attack dog as a family pet but one that firstly seeks to frighten off potential intruders with a good bark.

EB1 threw German Shepherds into the mix and although I've never had one friends who've had them speak really highly of them, but as for what I wrote before, training and good selection apply, which they made sure of.