Boerboels are great dogs, but some are just overgrown teddy bears with people. Hehe, but most people don't know that so they do practice caution around them. Mine thinks he's a pup and likes to jump sometimes. 150 lbs of dog jumping on you will throw you off, friendly or not!

However, when he was a pup, maybe 7-8 months old, I had a couple large dogs wander onto my property. I was alone, with my infant on my back. Tank (appropriately named) stood his ground in front of me, growling and barking. He kept walking forward maybe 10 feet, then coming back to me. The dogs finally left and I was so happy he didn't chase after them. He just followed his instinct to protect me and stay by me. Although, all you had to do was roll the large trashcan across the gravel to get him running off with his tail between his legs! Lol! Some dogs get spooked by the weirdest things