On the subject of guards....

[rob190364 2,594]

This makes quite interesting (and surprising!) viewing. I know it's not exactly a water-tight test, and it's open to manipulation (i.e. deliberately selecting timid GSDs).....but it does make you think. You assume if you have a traditional guard, it will guard you....not always the case it seems!

 

What are peoples thoughts who've had any involvement in guard dogs.....or have one of the typical guard dogs as pets?

 

[Born Hunter 17,897]

Same as any working dog really is it not. Ya get good dogs, average dogs and just plain shite dogs, no matter the job that they were bred for.

[rob190364 2,594]

Same as any working dog really is it not. Ya get good dogs, average dogs and just plain shite dogs, no matter the job that they were bred for.

suppose so, do you reckon they just picked the ones they knew were shite? I would have thought that if you physically tried to attack someone who had a GSD more often than not you'd come of worst?...whether trained or not.

Edited May 8, 2012 by rob190364

[bird 10,014]

they were bitchs, and looked nervy (thats why he choise them .?) if they had more full on temp, even as pets they might had a go , more so males . .

[foxfan 479]

Hmm the film was made by . . . . . .a dog training company.

[rob190364 2,594]

Hmm the film was made by . . . . . .a dog training company.

:laugh: I didn't even notice that.......forget I said anything, f'ckin hell!!!

 

you've got to give them credit for that, cheeks tw'ts!!

[The one 8,564]

Totally different ,thats why all the trained dogs where tied to the motor

[Simoman 110]

Protection dogs need training, 99% of the time people assume a dog will protect, but mostly this isn't the case, and like good lurchers, or dogs that stay until dug out, good protection dogs are rare.....

[stabba 10,745]

Ive got one untrained..he,s a shar-pei though...but i can guarantee if he dont attack you...then the smell from the minging bstard will have you running for the hills :laugh:

[Ratreeper 441]

Just look at the difference in his body language though, he clearly wants a reaction from the first one and acts threatening and is relaxed in the non-trained. It would be pointless having a dog that didn't know wheat was a threat and to me he didn't act like a threat. But that being said I agree most dogs won't protect their owners, but I also think that a well bred protection dog would protect on instinct if his owner was attacked, but would probably wait much longer than one that has been conditioned.

[staffs riffraff 1,068]

the trained dogs knew that the sleeve was a game and the others looked very nervous but i would say the majority wouldnt protect. my lurcher has started to get protective was taking them a walk few weeks ago over local park at night and i was fixed on something with the torch then hear the dog growling n lttle deep warning baqrks looked round there was a bloke i hadnt seen about ten yards away just going about his buisness but i didnt see him n think the dog knew that