Sentences with phrase «working guard dogs»

Starting out as a dog called Molossus, pit bulls were used in Greece as general purpose herding and working guard dogs.
They are NOT pets, they are tough working guard dogs.
They are working guard dogs, and need to be treated a such.
Today the Black Russian Terrier is a popular family guard dog, as well as a working guard dog for the military and police organizations.
I have known of Filas biting family members who babied them, and didn't respect that they are not really pets, but a working guard dog.
The American Kennel Association says this about the breed: «Large, rugged and powerful, the Anatolian Shepherd Dog is a working guard dog, possessing a superior ability to protect livestock.
It may serve as a working guard dog, or enjoy the tranquil domestic life of a canine companion.
He is a working guard dog bred to protect livestock.
Developed through a set of very demanding circumstances for a purely utilitarian purpose; he is a working guard dog without equal, with a unique ability to protect livestock.

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Qualified expenses for legitimate working animals «like a junkyard dog or a guard dog» can be deductible as a business expense, Steber said.
To guard it all from invaders she has a working alarm and a weimaraner attack dog named Bunker.
At its recent meeting, the Northbrook Park District approved a construction bid from Joilet - based George's Landscaping to start work in about a month on the development, which will convert the four - acre Coast Guard Park at 2490 Dundee Road into a dog park.
The GSD is one of the most popular breeds worldwide with historical working roles that include herding, guarding, police, military and guide - dog work.
This is a huge change from only a century ago, when the majority of domestic cats and dogs were working animals, keeping rodents at bay, guarding property, herding sheep.
Ignoring the fact that political rival Professor Watanabe (voiced by Akira Ito, «Birdman») is working on a Dog Flu vaccine that will prevent the spread of the disease, Kobayashi first sends the household guard dog Spots (voiced by Liev Schreiber, «Spotlight») to the island, breaking the heart of Atari (voiced by Koyu Rankin), his 12 - year - old nephew and ward, an orphan whose parents were killed in an accideDog Flu vaccine that will prevent the spread of the disease, Kobayashi first sends the household guard dog Spots (voiced by Liev Schreiber, «Spotlight») to the island, breaking the heart of Atari (voiced by Koyu Rankin), his 12 - year - old nephew and ward, an orphan whose parents were killed in an accidedog Spots (voiced by Liev Schreiber, «Spotlight») to the island, breaking the heart of Atari (voiced by Koyu Rankin), his 12 - year - old nephew and ward, an orphan whose parents were killed in an accident.
For the most part, he manages to keep his demons at bay, even calling the cops on himself after a bar fight, but every so often, as when he sets his dog on the animal that guards the local whorehouse, we see the man he works so hard to bury.
Ned suggested to the rancher using a Great Pyrenees guard dog; it worked.
The breed is known for pulling, hunting, and guarding, and is considered a working dog.
They are both very common issues, and often times the resource guarding clients I work with are ones that have experienced this behavior in the past with their dogs, it's just now it's become more problematic and in some cases, very violent.
They are working dogs and have historically been kept as guard dogs, military dogs, and police dogs.
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.
Even with aggressive dogs showing resource guarding, these behavioral problems can be solved, and they should be worked on at once before things could escalate.
They worked as hunting and guard dogs for the Vikings.
Rottweilers were working dogs from the start, driving cattle to market, pulling carts, guarding the homestead, and even carrying money to and from the market in money belts tied around their necks.
As a Charlotte dog trainer, I have worked with many food aggression and resource guarding cases.
This lineage is most commonly found in working dogs, in particular, guard dogs.
The American Heritage Dictionary defines Working Dog as: (n.) Any of various breeds of dogs developed or trained to do useful work, such as herding animals, pulling wagons or sleds, or guarding property.
Part of the American Kennel Club's Working Group, these dogs were bred to guard the homes and estates of nobility.
While the dogs were probably used for centuries for guarding purposes and working with livestock, not much was written about these dogs until the 1900s.
This strong built breed is traditionally used for hard work such as cattle and sheep herding, pulling carts, and police or guard dog work.
As for the work aspect, these dogs have natural herding instincts and are excellent guard dogs.
Working dogs have the size and strength that makes them well suited to guarding property, pulling carts and other intense physical tasks.
Our dogs are bred and tested for their working qualities: - Obedience - Protection / guard - Endurance - Physical Soundness - Mental soundness - Livestock guarding
In most dog circles, the «working» breeds have always been considered as those that originally did such work as herding or guarding livestock, pulling loads, and protecting property.
Dalmatians have been found working in circuses, as shepherd dogs and guard dogs but are known best as the firehouse dog.
In due course, the guard dog will learn and adapt itself to work without human supervision.
We like working with greyhounds because we do not have to train over any strong genetically bred instincts and drives (such as protection / guarding, being territorial, herding, dog aggression, or hunting).
The traditional «Russian breed» is a dog that has been born and bred to work, such as shepherd dogs, laika (barking / guarding) dogs, hunting (gun) dogs, and police dogs.
The initial work has also been done for a weaver who runs a small flock of colored sheep, a farmer storing feed grain in his barn, a flock - owner in wolf territory, a recreational musher, a rabbit hunter, and a pet owner with an interest in any of the characteristics of the herding, guarding, terrier, working, or hound dogs; what remains is to find just the right breed to match the lifestyle and personality of the owner.
The East - European Shepherd became one of the most commonly used working dogs in the Soviet Union, and also achieved some popularity as a private guard and working dog as well.
Their intelligence makes German Shepherds excellent working dogs and they are often employed as police, guard, and search - and - rescue dogs.
The breed gained the nickname «butcher dogs» from their work in the town of Rottweill, Germany, where they guarded the butcher shops and the butchers.
The Fila is a large breed of dog that was developed to work cattle, guard the home and family, and fight jaguars.
They assist in a number of essential roles in the community, including working with fire and police departments, guarding homes and businesses, and serving as service dogs for the disabled.
They are excellent at obedience work, make good companions, guide dogs and guard dogs.
If you have working livestock guard dogs, they will fare better in the wintertime if they are kept outdoors.
The group that the Kennel Club designates as «working» contains many larger breeds that were bred for guarding, rescue, or police work in addition to some of the «sled» dogs like the Siberian Husky and dogs bred for hauling carts.
A guard dog's work is to protect against unexpected or unwanted visits from animals or people.
Some of the working group are multi-purpose, and were used for herding and hauling like the Bernese Mountain dog, or for herding and guarding.
Any kind of working dog (for example, hunting dogs, shepherds, guard dogs) can be an impossible handful when in inexperienced hands.
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