Guard dog training advice needed?
I want a dog that is a good family dog but can also be protective of my family/house. Ive looked into some of the more common guard dog breeds but then a new thought occured to me. We already have a 2 year old male chocolate lab who shows some signs of being protective. He sometimes barks when people knock at the door or enter the house and he barks and growls when people are in the/his yard. My question is what are ways that i can encourage these protective type behaviors? I certainly dont’ want to create a dangerous dog. But are there safe ways of teaching him some of this stuff without paying a fortune sending him to some protection dog school? thanks for the help
There’s a world of difference between a watch dog and a guard dog. The average family dog is a watch dog – meaning they alert you when there’s people at the door or in the yard. And that’s all you want them to do.
A guard dog is not a dog anyone would want for a family pet and they need to be professionally trained to be safe.
If you think you need protection, you need to get an alarm system – a lab is not a guard dog. And by the way, he should not be allowed to growl at people – ever. This is something that needs to be corrected before it escalates, it’s not something you want to try and encourage!
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