Once you watch a few videos of simulated break - ins, you realize that without proper training most dogs don't make very
good guard dogs at all.
For example, while a German shepherd may be noted for being a good guard dog breed, a German shepherd that is afraid of loud noises or who has severe separation anxiety would not make
a good guard dog at all.
Not exact matches
Returning were three starters; Center Paul Hogue, tall as a fir and broad as a redwood, who ambles about so casually and likably that his teammates have dubbed him Marmaduke after the large, friendly
dog of cartoon fame;
Guard Tony Yates, a 24 - year - old veteran of four years in the Air Force who is always smiling on the court as if finding an adult's pleasure in a college boy's game, and who is about the best defensive guard in the country; Forward Tom Thacker, who at a mere 6 feet 2 can jump with H
Guard Tony Yates, a 24 - year - old veteran of four years in the Air Force who is always smiling on the court as if finding an adult's pleasure in a college boy's game, and who is about the
best defensive
guard in the country; Forward Tom Thacker, who at a mere 6 feet 2 can jump with H
guard in the country; Forward Tom Thacker, who
at a mere 6 feet 2 can jump with Hogue.
Through my more than 30 years of professional training as
well as my practical experience rehabilitating foster
dogs, I have considerable working knowledge of teaching basic manners and such problem behaviors as shyness, fearfulness, sensitivity to new things and people, aggressive behaviors, food and object
guarding, out - of - control rambunctiousness, acting - up when seeing other
dogs, and the difficult age of adolescence, whether it be
at around 6 months or 2 - 3 years of age.
They are excellent
at obedience work, make
good companions, guide
dogs and
guard dogs.
While many
dogs are naturally protective of their families, there are some breeds that excel in this role
better than others, and there are definitively breeds that make poor
guard dogs and wouldn't mind
at all if a stranger would trespass your property.
You may find that your
dog is standoffish with strangers
at first (a
good quality in a
guard dog) but this breed is loving and affectionate towards friends and family members.
This breed has been kept as a
guard dog so it may not fit every slacker lifestyle (
Well, maybe only those homes that have a lot of people coming over
at all hours.
A
guard dog sounds
good at first, but do you really want a
dog that is distrustful of anyone who walks into your house?
Once the Boxer
dog breed was established, people discovered they weren't just
good at hunting, but also made vigilant
guard dogs and intelligent military
dogs too.
Prognosis for this condition is usually
guarded to poor and is dependent on several factors, including the amount of damage that has already occurred by the time the disease is diagnosed, the breed of the
dog, and how
well the condition is managed
at home after the initial treatment.
A
good guard dog is obedient and easily controlled by its pack leader, not a barking, snarling bundle of energy lunging
at every passerby.
Any interaction with other
dogs and humans will make the
dog better at reading the character of others, especially if you want a great
guard dog.
Good «
guard»
dogs are under control
at all times and trained to stop the arousal mode on command.
Cane Corso are really
best as personal protection
dogs, and do
best when allowed to stay close to their owner and
guard him
at all times.
The Red - Nosed American Pit Bull Terriers excel
at obedience and make
good guard dogs.
It is only in the last one that humans have decided that the
dog is
better to be left
at home all day to
guard the furniture, fish and food in the pantry.
Although some Pugs may alert you when someone is
at the door or bark when they hear a car pull up, they would not be considered
good guard dogs.
Dogs are one of the animals the most and be
best friends for the people
at once can be relied on to help and become a
Guard.
It should be remembered
at all times that the Lhasa Apso was bred as a
guard dog as
well as a companion
dog.
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.
Each
dog may try to be
better at always being first or even start resource
guarding.
So no, your tough pup won't lose his
guard dog edge and your cat won't get fat and lazy (
well,
at least not from the operation).
After living with a couple of german shepherds,
at separate times I can honestly say that the breed definitely do make very very
good guard dogs.
In addition to herding, they are also very
good at working as
guard dogs, search and rescue
dogs and therapy work.
I think the report does a
good job of noting that
dogs without specific breeding / training to be
guard dogs are not much
good at it — and also of noting that most people are
best served by not trying to have
guard dogs because they are not terribly
good at determining friend or foe.
Martie says the only thing he isn't
good at is being a
guard dog, since he doesn't bark.