great job man just read start to finish...... as far as a guard dog dont get a typical dog that has been over bred by americans to guard your estate...get an estate guardian like i have, i had rotts whole life til 12 years ago i got a cane corso... i have three now but it is an italian mastiff.... bred to guard estates, it is sick how loyal this breed is and intelligent...... half the corso in this country are garbage / bad bloodlines bred to another bad line but if u are serious i can recomend a few breeders to u good luck bro and i will hope to see final cured pics of your harvest when u get time posted ... enjoy