Sentences with phrase «guard dogs for this reason»

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Guarding litters is one of the top reasons for bites from female dogs.

This is a breed that was bred solely to guard, therefore it is their natural instincts, they are not a herding breed unlike most other large breeds that are for some reason used as guard dogs.

If your main reason for getting a dog is for protection / guard work, perhaps a Rottweiler, German Shephard, or a Doberman Pinscher would suit you better.

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.

For this reason, they actually make very poor guard dogs, although the will bark at people passing by on the street if they are in the yard or a kennel.

It is for these reasons that they are commonly used as guard dogs, although their loyalty and affection make them ideal family dogs as well.

They're looking for a status symbol, a guard dog, a fighting dog, something to protect them... all the wrong reasons.»

After all, this basic notion is the reason for thousands of years of selective breeding in the dog world — it's why we've been able to develop specific lines of dogs who are consistently driven to retrieve things, herd sheep, guard our homes, or track rabbits without any formal training at all.

For this reason, I don't recommend them if you want a guard dog, as they are likely to greet an intruder with a wag of the tail rather than a menacing bark.

Dogs living in rural areas and houses with yard space may be moe aggressive toward strangers because owners are more tolerant, or even encourage, these aggressive behaviors for protection — even when guarding is not a primary reason for acquiring the dDogs living in rural areas and houses with yard space may be moe aggressive toward strangers because owners are more tolerant, or even encourage, these aggressive behaviors for protection — even when guarding is not a primary reason for acquiring the dogsdogs.

Please give all reasons that apply (companion, guard dog, gift, to breed, personal protection, for children, other).