wildgunsr
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Mar 7, 2004, 11:28 PM
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Re: [RealityDreamer] Running/Jogging Routine
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Paulynn, I think, first and foremost, you should consider the temparement and dissposition of Josie. I'm not sure what breed is she but I would assume that she has the basic genetic make-up that's why you are training her to bite and to be a GUARD dog. Besides genetic make-up please be sure that your dog is clear in the head. After selecting the appropriate dog for the task at hand, the next would be training which would be imposed on the dog. One of the fundamental trainings for a protection dog (I assume that's what you want your guard dog to do), is STRONG AND SOLID Obedience. There is NO two ways about this. Totally 100% no compromise in this area. Ask yourself this, when your dog is having fun with a toy or something that she really really enjoys playing with, and you call her, does she come IMMEDIATELY, or it takes you ages (giving the command more than once - high level obedience) before she reacts to your command and you sounded like "Josie Come! Come! Come! " before she actually does? If that's the case, let me put it in perspective for you, what makes you think that when Josie's fighting for your/her life, when it is a matter of life and death, that she would come to you upon recall? My definition of total obedience is, I do not have to repeat myself or even beg my dog to adhere to my command. This may sound harsh, but you would soon understand it when you have a 'Killer' dog in your hands and have read up on the legal implications that can befall you. If I ask you to heel, you better well heel, if i ask you to come you better well come, I don't care if you're about to win your prize. Even if you're on a barking frenzy, wanting to launch an attack, straining on the leash, hopping with white hot burning anger, when I ask you to sit, you better sit. If you do not have total obedience from your dog, I doubt you should train her for protection. Total obedience is the main priority for any dog that is trained for protection. I agree with Chloe regarding 100% obedience from a Protection dog. If a kid decides to swing or play with a stick and your dog goes for the jugular, you do a recall, and Josie does not response immediately, that split second would determine the faith of the kid, life or death. Yes, some may say, it's the stupid kids fault that he did what he did, but kids would be kids. We're not even touching the legal issues/liabilities with having a dog that's trained to bite. Assuming that you have yet to establish the suitability of Josie for protection/guard work, I think there's a few categories which you should look at before going any further with training her to bite. Afterall all dogs can/will bite at some point of another, but the reason to bite must be 100% clear before it launches the attack. The categories are: - The dog whose sole function is to give alarm
- The dog who gives alarm and offers some physical threat to an intruder
- The real man-stopper, whose temperament and physical qualities make her a game and capable fighter.
Your correct choice of a dog will be determined in great measure by the type of protection dog you need. I assume here again, that you are going for the man-stopper, her job is not to merely show a willingness to fight, but to stop a man, if necessary, by winning the fight. Among the qualities that a man-stopper should have are, - A strong sense of responsibility - no use if she doesn't feel it's her responsibilities to guard owner and property
- Awareness - must be alert and aware of situations that develops
- Decisiveness - besides awareness and concern, she must act with sufficient force when needs be
- Courage - must be able to stand up against threat and pain
- Capability - both mentally and physically
- Reasonableness - If you were the one that let your friend in the house, the dog should respect your judgement, but still remain alert.
Several things I personally look for when seeking a protection dog after confirming it has the dispossition and temparement is the clear headedness of the dog, the capability to discriminate and most importantly the 100% obedience. All this can be determine with the proper selection of the prospect. There are some things in a dog that just cannot be minimised/maximised through training or environment. I hope this helps to give you a slightly better picture on what should be considered before training any dog for protection. At the end of the day, your dog should be social enough, to allow a kid to come up and give him a pat, a friend to give him a friendly rub, but still remain its alertness, discrimination and obedience to you. "It's between life and death, whether you're here or not, it's not about point demerits, it's either you live or you don't" But of course there are just some dogs, protection or not, that you should never ever approach without the owner telling you so or giving you the green light. Even if it's just a pat. For instance, I dunno, maybe a Border Patrol Dog from the former USSR...
(This post was edited by wildgunsr on Mar 7, 2004, 11:37 PM)
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