If you have never thought about the value of guard dog training, consider this. Burglaries are commonplace and research has shown that they don’t just happen at night when everyone in the family (including the pet pooch) is asleep. They happen in the daytime too.
Indeed, according to statistics, more than half of these crimes are committed in broad daylight, with violence often involved.
However, the presence of an alert guard dog does scare many criminals off.
Dog training is beneficial for all dogs but the best breeds to consider in terms of guard dog training are believed to be German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Rhodesian Ridgebacks and doberman Pinschers.
All of these dogs will attack if they semse a threat to their master or his territory.
But all of these dogs are powerful and potentially dangerous. This means that they need high-powered professional training.
Dog training is important for all dogs, but for these large, strong animals the training does need to be taken to another level.
Very skilled work
Training a guard dog is very skilled work and guard dog training centres put considerable work into the task.
Dog training books are fine in terms of basic training for the family pet, but are not enough for training guard dogs.
One must never forget that a trained guard dog is a powerful weapon and should be respected as such.
Don’t visit unexpectedly
Relatives, friends, neighbours, tradesmen and casual callers should be advised that you have a dog protecting your home and warned not to visit unexpectedly.
Notices to that effect should be sited at all entrances to the premises.
Natural instinct to bark
Some trainers maintain that virtually any breed can be suitable for protection training. Working on the natural instinct of the family pet to bark at the approach of someone to the property, they use positive training methods to develop that instinct into something more tangible.
The guard dog has to go a stage further by restraining the intruder.
Protecting sheep and hens
Farmers often employ guard dogs to protect their sheep, hens and other livestock.
Industrialists employ them to protect their factories and machinery.
The gentry employ them to protect their grand houses and all the artefacts therein.
Gentle and docile
Training dogs to work for the police and the military are so trustworthy that they normally live as family pets, where they are renowned for their gentleness and docility. It is only when they are threatened that they attack. Naturally aggressive dogs are invariably rejected.
Guard dog training is always more successful when begun in puppyhood or early adulthood. The crucial point is to catch them before any bad habits set in.
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