It is very important to know the background of
the guardian type breed you are interested in beforehand.
Not exact matches
In order to protect both
type and function in the
breed, breeders shall not separate show and
guardian stock.
The most important thing people should be prepared to do when they adopt a Pit Bull is to be responsible dog
guardians - with any
breed, training and public representation are very important but this is especially so for Pit Bull
type dogs because of the burdens put upon them by ridiculous myths and media misrepresentation.
The Šarplaninac, Šarplaninec or Illyrian Sheepdog is a dog
breed of the livestock
guardian type originally from the border area between Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania.
The Austrian Pinscher is a medium large
breed of pinscher -
type dog from Austria, where dogs of the
type were originally farm dogs, keeping barns free of rats and acting as home guards, livestock
guardians, and drovers.
A prominent example would be an undershot or overshot jaw; if it is minor, this would be something that would disqualify the dog as a show or
breeding prospect, but the dog would make a great pet,
guardian dog, or other
type of working dog.
UKC divides its 307
breeds into eight groups by their
types or jobs: Companion dogs; gun dogs, northern
breeds, scenthounds, sighthounds and pariah dogs; herding dogs;
guardian dogs, and terriers.
However, the combination of dog - fighting history, the corruption of the
type as a
guardian for criminal activity, and the frantic rush of politicians to «do something» to assuage hysteria have led to a general condemnation of the dog, whether one of the above purebreds, crossbred, or mixed
breed.
· Encourage and invite the new owners of any dog sold by me to attend some
type of training class and to join in becoming
guardians of the
Breed by participating in local dog club activities, educational programs, a regional German Shepherd Dog club and / or the German Shepherd Dog Club of America.