| Information about guard dogs and how they are | | | | Barking is another issue that needs to be |
| trained. | | | | addressed with a dog being trained to guard |
| | | | something. Most all puppies and older dogs |
| A guard dog, also commonly known as a | | | | bark in order to let their master know that |
| watchdog, is utilized to guard something | | | | something or someone is there. If you have |
| (usual someone's home or a business) against | | | | plans for a guard dog that resides outside |
| things like unwanted intruders such as | | | | you are going to want it to be quiet. This is |
| criminals or wild animals. | | | | a great idea as it can also teach your guard |
| | | | dog to not run off in the direction of any |
| When a guard dog notices an unwanted | | | | disturbances, which protects your guard dog's |
| creatures presence it begins to bark which is | | | | safety. |
| both an attempt to scare away the intruder as | | | | |
| well as method to alert the guard dog's | | | | Almost all guard dogs need to be trained to |
| master that there is some kind of trouble | | | | bite quite hard. This way they can disarm and |
| going on. Normally a watch dog's job would | | | | take down intruders and keep them down until |
| end here but there are some watch dogs that | | | | the police arrive. |
| are trained to subdue any intruders. Watch | | | | |
| dogs that are in charge of keeping watch over | | | | Studies have shown that female dogs generally |
| a flock of livestock for instance may be | | | | make better choices for guard dogs. The |
| trained to take down a wolf that attempts to | | | | reason for this is their strong desire to |
| attack the flock for example. | | | | protect there young. |
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| One of the first things that a dog being | | | | There are many breeds that are commonly |
| trained to be a guard dog needs to be taught | | | | associated with being used as a guard dog. |
| is that it needs to become indifferent toward | | | | Rottweilers, German Shepherds, Pit Bulls and |
| other animals. If guard dogs are not taught | | | | Dobermans are all extremely popular guard dog |
| this, an animal looking for a fight for | | | | choices. |
| example could distract them and they would | | | | |
| loose sight of whatever they were in charge | | | | If you have plans on purchasing a dog for the |
| of guarding. Teaching a male guard dog to | | | | purpose of it being a guard dog, do a bit of |
| ignore female dogs can be a daunting but not | | | | research to be positive that you are |
| impossible task. | | | | selecting a breed of dog that is conditioned |
| | | | for this type of training. |