Thanks. I would really like a super high drive sport dog, and we do plan on getting a Mal eventually, though it probably won't be at least until our youngest (who is 3) is in middle or high school. To be honest I don't know that much about the brt, except they were bred by the Russians as protection dogs.
We live in a sketchy town, and our doxies, while a great alarm system, aren't intimidating at all
so something that can make people have second thoughts about approaching the yard while the kids are playing is definitely high on our list if necessities for a next dog.