Hi all. After having a Fila for over a decade, I need to tell you that the dogs that you witnessed in the video were not trained. In the Fila temperament test, the dog must be green. It must attack without a command and cannot step back. What you are seeing in the videos is what the dog does naturally, without training. Ojeriza is not a myth, it does exist. Now, a Fila will never make a good dog for ring sport. I have seen Filas use sleeves for launch pads and go straight for the face of the decoy. When they are given the sleeve, they spit it out and redeploy. They will not out and will continue to attack independent of command. You also cannot send them long distances because they will not stray to far from their owner. In my opinion, there is no dog that can even come close to the Fila in personal and home protection. (I have owned GSD, Mastiffs and Rotties and the Fila blew them right out of the water).

Wow! I thought that the people that frequent these boards would be more knowledgeable about all working breeds... This is not to put anyone down but before you give an opinion atleast do some research. The videos shown are of completely "green" dogs, no "bite work" has ever been done on them at all. Think about it this way: if you had a pet GSD that only went out to go for basic walks and potty... what would happen if someone came after you or it??? the dog would run away, piss all over itself and drag you down the st. with it. Filas are given these temperament tests to see if they have this "ojeriza" (hatred of strangers) and strong nerves completly GREEN. If a fila is even suspected of being trained it would be an automatic disqualification. Filas are almost all defense drive w/ very little prey drive... Please educate yourself's furthur and actually see one b4 making comments.

thanks.

Hi Juan... it's nice to meet you too.

LOL, I'm sorry. I got a little heated when I saw this topic and forgot my manners. I'll introduce myself.. As you can see my name is Juan, I live in staten Island, ny with the wife, 2 kids(boy & Girl), 3 dogs two of which are rescues one of those is a Rotti X gsd (katrina rescue) the other is a lil 1/2 shitzu and 1/2 king charles spaniel (or shit king for short) and ofcourse the Fila. I own an almost 4yr old CAFIB type Fila Bitch which has been eval'd by a CAFIB judge. she has her OFA hips, elbows and patellas certificates. I had her "TT'd", while still green and have a video of it. Now, on the video you will not see any full, hard bites..guess why? that's right, no training, you wont see a sleeve happy dog or the dog attempting to chase the bad guy down after he takes off running, why? no training and almost no prey drive. The TT is done to see if the Fila in question has the proper Ojeriza of the fila and strong nerves. it is not meant to show a dog that has been conditioned for years with countless hours of bitework and reinforcement behind it. Now with all that in mind I think that the fila deserves its fair share of respect and b4 you put it down think about how your own dog, if it were completly untrained, would react to the same situation...btw in the CAFIB tt test there is a gunshot test as well. let me know what you guys think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA-TpLrMBd8

Thanks and sorry for jumping the gun before a proper introduction.
Juan