Sentences with phrase «dog guarding your house»

Chow Chows may be considered aggressive by some insurance companies, however, if you provide good socialization, training, and exercise, you are probably going to have a calm and mellow dog guarding your house and sharing your life.

Not exact matches

He's our loyal guard dog who keeps the house safe.

Eventually you find her house, a bland wall facing the street, guarded by a massive angry dog.

They drove them away and occupied the houses, finding pots and pans, buckets, even guard dogs, which grew accustomed to them.

WHEN I WAS five Mom and Dad rented a house in the Napa Valley, and Dad befriended a man called Frenchie Meyers who wore suspenders and owned a junkyard nearby — fifty acres covered in thirty - foot heaps of smashed cars, flattired trailers full of old glass doorknobs, two aircraft hangars (one stuffed full of forklifts, tractors, and power tools and guarded by Sam, a glass - blue - eyed wolf dog, the other converted into a machine shop and guarded by an anvil of a bulldog named Jezebel).

They are very serious and dedicated dogs who would rather guard the house for intruders than endure a hug.

These dogs have been used since time immemorial to guard rice fields, houses and farms, and have legendary stories around them as well.

They are brilliant house guard dogs, as they instinctively want to safeguard both property and family.

But it's nice when a dog realizes you want to take a moment out of your busy schedule of guarding the house from cats to actually play with him.

As such, most family dogs are more approachable now than they have been in decades past when they may have been less comfortable with unknown people and were more encouraged to actively guard houses and property.

The Boston terrier is very calm in the house and very well educated and is an excellent guard dog.

If you want a dog that is good with the family but still large enough to guard the house, check out this list with photos and videos.

If you got yourself a Pit bull thinking this dog breed will guard your house against strangers, be ready to be surprised.

Chasing the cat, house training, leash aggression, resource guarding toys from the children, fighting with the other dog in the family and separation anxiety are all examples of behaviors that are difficult to fix in a board - and - train environment.

If you want to get a dog for your farm or to guard your house, then get some Rottweiler puppies and start training them early, and you will have the best security in just a few weeks.

Airedale Terriers have been popular guard dogs at the White House, protecting the families of Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, and Calvin Coolidge [source: American Kennel Club].

Also, he will guard his food and toys from other dogs so might be best as the only dog in the house although he would be fine out and about with other dogs.

«She kept her own dogs separate from the found animals,» whom Arellano housed in her yard, «but when the guard dogs disappeared, she let her dogs into the back yard again.

But some dogs will hide their cherished things around the house and guard them from unsuspecting people or animals who have no idea that they're anywhere near a valued object.

If you are a working pet parent and you prefer leaving your dog outside to guard your house or deter him from destroying things in your house while you are away at work then a large kennel or a fenced dog yard would be a more suitable arrangement.

A guard dog sounds good at first, but do you really want a dog that is distrustful of anyone who walks into your house?

Should it be any surprise, when the dog is an adult, your dog is scared of you, or decides to fight back, or won't come when called, or it bites you when it is handled around the collar, or it guards food and toys, or it still urinates and defecates in the house?

He's become an amazing natural guard dog and knows when it's also fine to have a stranger in the house.

Out of work and with bleak prospects for being thrown a bone back home, the first batch of East German border guard dogs arrived in West Germany on Saturday in search of new jobs as house pets.

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.

In fact, the Belgian Malinois is used by Secret Service at the White House as a guard dog.

In fact, some owners of dogs who are bred to guard (German Shepherds and Rottweilers, for example) reported their dog seemed quite stressed with the constant talk and noises going on in the house.

well imagine Darling there are a whole load of people that do not live in apartments, houses, with cars, roads, other dogs and people around - it is THOSE, like me who DO NEED just such a guard dog!

People say I have two wasted guard dogs, but they do not know that when we are not home, they take over protecting the house.

Guard dogs are supposed to be mean and aggressive not the type of animal we want in our house with our family.

Third, a true guard dog isn't a house pet.

Removable plastic film or spray - based glass coatings can help to obscure your dog's view of areas that he observes and guards from within your house.

And they make great guard dogs: A stranger approaching the house will be met with relentless barking.

If their first introduction is away from the shelter, have them meet in a neutral area so that your current dog doesn't feel the need to guard his house and toys from the new dog.

It is calm dog that can be kept outdoors as guard and can protect your house from strangers or intruders.

These books have tried to deal with just about every aspect and style of training imaginable, from puppy training, to advanced obedience; from house breaking, to guard dog training; from field trial training, to narcotic sniffing; from hunting, to seeing eye dog training; and on infinite.

The behavior modification program combines positive reinforcement training with relaxation exercises, and counter-conditioning - meaning changing how the dog feels and responds to something - to address leash reactivity (dogs, people, noises), lunging, excessive barking, destructive chewing, jumping, over-excitement, poor impulse control, fearfulness, noise - phobias, resource guarding, compulsive behaviors, house - soiling, and multi-pet disagreements.

If your dog has other behavior issues in the house, such as guarding toys or food, or refusing to move from a favorite spot on the couch, you will have to go back to basics and take away some of his privileges.

Any person in Missouri City who owns and houses a dog that has received «guard dog training» must register the animal with the Animal Services Division.

Dogs are the most faithful of animals and funny at the same time as a guard house.

* Weatherproof the roof * Install a solid, non slip floor * Enclose most sides * Use the strongest metal grids for the open sides * Insect proof all open sides, roof and walls where any bugs can enter * Preferably the size of the enclosure should be big enough for you to stand inside * The access door should open inwards * The access door should start at your knee height (bottom of wall should be solid - guards against buns accidentally getting out & predators seeing buns from ground level) * Ensure there is no access from under the floor of the enclosure (stops foxes scaring bunnies from underneath) * Use strong locking device on door that can not be knocked open * Provide safe house inside the enclosure so buns can run inside and can not be accessed easily if a dog / fox or person breaks in * Provide clean towels to snuggle in * Provide large litter tray filled with oaten hay * Provide large ceramic water bowl (sometimes two) * A blind or cover over the open section at night will ensure that your buns will feel safe & predators will not be able to see in & scare your bunnies when you are not around Whatever you provide for your bunnies living outside, ensure it is the safest and most secure from predators, insects & extreme weather.

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.

Topics included: How dogs learn and what motivates them, preventing fear and aggression, successful socialization, body handling, vet exam desensitization, chew training, housetraining, puppy biting, preventing resource guarding, jumping up, coming when called, pulling on leash, home alone training, house manners, beginning basic obedience and more.

Whether they are guarding you or the territory they have claimed as their own, resource guarding is a serious behaviour and if allowed to continue can lead to serious problems including dog bites or fighting with other animals in the house.

A dog that has had no love or care, and has been kept as a guard in the back yard of a house with no constant human contact and no other dogs around, can be a threat.

If your dog has begun guarding a particular area of the house, growling at other dogs or avoiding other dogs, she may be pregnant.

We are certified in canine behavior and qualified to address the tough issues such as separation anxiety, biting, house soiling, fear and anxiety, aggression towards dogs and humans, and guarding.

If you're looking for an easy - going house pet who is a social butterfly, dogs bred to guard may not suit you.

Shih Tzu dogs are also full of life and highly alert, these features recommending them as good guarding specimens, who like to bark, although they keep themselves quiet when inside the house.

Most people expect a dog to naturally guard their house.