I am hoping that when I move out of the
city, that I have farmer neighbours with LGDs. I have seen Komondor mixes, Great Pyr mixes, Anatolian mixes, all gorgeous, and if from working lines, reliable.
For companionship, though, I would have no issues going the rescue route. While I have some worries about stability and reliability in some specific cases, especially around small livestock and children, you never leave your children unattended with a dog that's not completely known to you, regardless of lineage. Even with a Newf, the original Nanna from Peter Pan, I would need to know the individual and have witnessed their play before I would be comfortable being out of sight.
Pitadors are gorgeous little sucks.
-CK
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein