Sentences with phrase «function as a guard dog»

Let's discuss the Rottweilers function as a guard dog.

Standard Poodles are even trained to function as guard dogs and hunting dogs.

Not exact matches

My study of dog bite - related fatalities occurring over the past five decades has identified the poor ownership / management practices involved in the overwhelming majority of these incidents: owners obtaining dogs, and maintaining them as resident dogs outside of regular, positive human interaction, often for negative functions (i.e. guarding / protection, fighting, intimidation / status); owners failing to humanely contain, control and maintain their dogs (chained dogs, loose roaming dogs, cases of abuse / neglect); owners failing to knowledgably supervise interaction between children and dogs; and owners failing to spay or neuter dogs not used for competition, show, or in a responsible breeding program.

Back in those days, dogs were bred for a certain function such as retrieving, herding, guarding, and even hunting.

A poodle is considered a hunting and birding dog; a companion dog is defined as a breed of dog whose purpose is limited to companionship — companion dogs do no make good hunters, birders, guard dogs, herd dogs, sled dogs or perform any other useful function to the owner's, aside from companion ship.

The result was a hardy rat catcher that also functioned as a capable guard dog.

Dogs maintained outside the home (on chains, in kennels or in yards) and / or dogs obtained for negative functions (guarding, fighting, protection, breeding for financial gain) are not family pets; they are what are sometimes referred to as «resident dogs.&raDogs maintained outside the home (on chains, in kennels or in yards) and / or dogs obtained for negative functions (guarding, fighting, protection, breeding for financial gain) are not family pets; they are what are sometimes referred to as «resident dogs.&radogs obtained for negative functions (guarding, fighting, protection, breeding for financial gain) are not family pets; they are what are sometimes referred to as «resident dogs.&radogs.»