They were not bred to
be guard dogs because of their friendly temperament towards humans.
Not exact matches
The coolest special effects come in subtle tones, like when a snarling
guard dog is identified as a hologram
because he leaves no paw prints in the mud.
They
're alert
dogs and likely to see people coming but
because they
're not aggressive they wouldn't
be the best
guard dogs.
When the shelters stopped assessing for food
guarding, there
was no significant difference in the rate of returns of food
guarding dogs, even though more
dogs were adopted
because fewer
were identified with food
guarding behavior.
Many
guard dogs, such as the Neapolitan Mastiff
are low - key
because they
're only expected to
be «on» in the presence of an intruder.
Wheaten terriers make excellent watchdogs but poor
guard dogs because everyone
is their friend.
Once upon a time,
dogs were stolen
because of their abilities: nothing
was worth more than a superb
guarding doberman, or a herding border collie.
Because PETA believes that there
is a chance that someone with bad intentions might adopt a pit from a shelter and use him / her for fighting or tie him / her out in the yard to serve as a macho
guard dog.
The poodle
dog does well as a
guard dog because it
is reserved with strangers and has an excellent capacity to bark.
We like working with greyhounds
because we do not have to train over any strong genetically bred instincts and drives (such as protection /
guarding,
being territorial, herding,
dog aggression, or hunting).
Since they
are intelligent and easy to train, they
are also a popular choice in obedience trials, and have always
been popular as
guard dogs because of their size and strength.
While the United Kennel Club clarifies that American Pit bull terriers aren't great as
guard dogs because they
are very friendly even with strangers, one can not deny that their mere presence can
be quite intimidating alone.
Small
dogs are often welcome in apartment and condominium units
because physically they
are unobtrusive, however their nature to
be territorial
guard dogs gets in the way of peaceful living.
They
are trained as seeing - eye
dogs for the disabled, blind and hearing impaired, excellent
guard dogs, circus
dogs able to perfume many tricks, hunting
dogs, and police
dogs because of their intelligence and trainability.
Actually pitbulls
were ranked the highest for children
because they
are TERRIBLE
guard dogs and
are friendly to all humans.
You'll note that
dogs don't
guard the property against bugs, birds, worms, and such
because they aren't viewed as competitors or predators.
Special Considerations:
because of its inherited
guard dog traits, it will act on its own initiative if it believes the family
is in danger.
The English Bulldog breed makes for great
guard dogs because of their instinctive nature to protect those they
are loyal to and can hey can reach a height of 12 - 16 inches and can weigh around 51 - 55 pounds.
He loves to play,
is quite intelligent, considered easy to train due to his desire to please, and
because of a tendency to bark when excited, he
is an effective — albeit tiny —
guard dog.
CCI
is moving away from using German shepherds for two reasons: first, a lot of the public view (and fear) German shepherds as «police» or «
guard»
dogs, and second, German shepherds bond very strongly to people and the program
is difficult on them
because first they form a strong bond to their puppy raiser, then to their trainer when they go back to CCI, and then to their eventual handicapped owner.
However, it probably won't make the right
guard dog because it
's too friendly.
Some
dogs simply aren't the best as
guarding the home
because they
're too small, shy, or even a bit too frightened.
There
is a joke saying Frenchies don't make good
guard dogs because they think everyone
is there to stroke them.
Because it
is a natural
guard dog, a Komondor that
is not properly socialized may react in an excessively aggressive manner when confronted with a new situation or person.
Isolating a Great Dane to a fenced yard and
dog house for instance,
because your desire
was a Giant, mean, aggressive
guard dog is cruelty to the breed and will surely ruin a loving Dane.
I've also learned that one of the reasons the Black Russian Terrier
was developed
was to replace these
dogs as
guard dogs because the Ovcharka had such a hard temperament that it would frequently turn on its handlers.
Because it will bark an alert warning when it sees a stranger approaching, it can make a decent watchdog but due to its size can't
be a
guard dog.
They
're synonymous with fun as well as safety
because their size makes them great
guard dogs.
Large
dogs, you'll recall,
are numerous in the parish southeast of New Orleans
because many residents used them to
guard their properties while rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina.
Because Goldens
are such friendly
dogs, don't count on them
being great
guard dogs.
Because they
were so closely
guarded in Tibet, the Lhasa Apso
was late to become well - known among outside
dog fanciers.
If you need a tough livestock
guard because you still have wolves and bears running around your property, and don't mind whatever else your
dog might kill, this
is a great choice.
ABMC rescue can not accept a
dog that has already been trained in protection because Ring Sport, Schutzhund or Guard Dog trained dogs require very specific handling skil
dog that has already
been trained in protection
because Ring Sport, Schutzhund or
Guard Dog trained dogs require very specific handling skil
Dog trained
dogs require very specific handling skills.
You may think this doesn't apply to you,
because the
dogs most likely to
be banned
are typically the
guarding breeds like Rottweilers and Dobermans (or the «pit bull» types of
dogs) and you own a Golden Retriever, but honey, once the door
is opened to breed bans, who says yours won't
be next?
Today they
are often used as police and military
guard dogs because they
are tough, fearless and most of all silent.
Not only
are they good companions, but they also make great
guard dogs because of their protective nature.
Though they may
be small, the Alaskan Klee Klai makes an excellent
guard dog because it
is not afraid to defend its territory.
Many of today's Poodles have its pedigree strongly taken into account
because Poodles
are considered to
be predominantly a show
dog rather than a
guard dog or a hunting
dog.
I think they banned Filas
because the
dogs are true
guard dogs and the specimen first reaching there
were not properly socialized.
The name «Schipperke»
is a term the Flemish of Belgium gave these little
dogs, meaning «Little Captain» or «Little Skipper»
because they used to
guard the canal boats.
The new
guard, who don't realize it
's abnormal to
be unable to house multiple
dogs in the same run
because one might
be dead in the morning, certainly don't realize it even happened.
Other things needed to
be handled this week between my workshop hours: a
dog that I adopted out who
was guarding his new companion a little too well and growling at strangers, a
dog who needed to get spayed, a
dog that needs to
be transported to his foster in Northern California, a
dog whose spay certificate needed to
be sent to the person who physically pulled him from the shelter to prove to the shelter that we
are being responsible (no person in rescue who
is a real rescuer would ever miss this step of spay / neuter - it
is because of irresponsible owners who don't do this that we end up with 4 million
dogs and cats
being put down in the United States every year.
Because of the intrinsic protective nature of the Mastiff, training as an attack or
guard dog is not necessary and to do so may actually
be detrimental to the temperament of the Mastiff.
If your
dog ever starts up again with resource
guarding, it
's not
because he
is trying to take over the world.
This
is because other
dogs will already sense your
guard dog's superiority.
While they will
be naturally protective of their family and their property,
because pitbulls
are so people - orientated they do not make good
guard dogs.
The Golden Retriever
is fine with strangers, and
because of this, make terrible
guard dogs.
The prognosis for
dogs that have difficulty swallowing and chronic regurgitation
is guarded,
because those conditions increase the risk of aspiration pneumonia dramatically.
German Shepherds
are most often targeted by bite laws
because it
is a common breed to use in military and law enforcement as a protection or
guard dog.
Furthermore a
dog is not going to
guard you just
because of its look.