Protection dogs are extremely important as they are trained to protect people and property from dangerous situations that may arise. While they certainly can provide companionship like other dogs, they also have the ability to warn people when something dangerous is about to happen and can act in a way that will help ward off… Read more »
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The Best Dog Breeds That Are Commonly Used for Protection
If you are looking for the right dog to protect you, your family, or be used for protection, keep in mind that some dogs were naturally born as great guard dogs. More protective dogs have a stronger sense of loyalty and are usually very observant and well-behaved. If you’re looking for a security dog, typically,… Read more »
Dumb Comments about Protection Dogs
In our years of dog training experience, we’ve heard a lot of questions and comments about training and dogs in general. Some of it is outright laughable and at other times it can be frustrating. Here are a few. “My protection dog needs to be black/red.” Yes, admittedly, there are color preferences among dog owners… Read more »
Five Skills You’ll Learn in a Master Trainer Course
You may decide to become a master dog trainer for various reasons. Whether you are joining the master training program to learn how to train tracking dogs, protection dogs, obedience dogs or service dogs, the Dog Trainer College is ready to educate you on how to work with a variety of canines for a wide… Read more »
Competition Dogs versus Protection Dogs
A common question we hear is…what is the difference between a competition dog/trainer and a real-world protection dog/trainer? We’ll try – in the short span of this brief article –to answer the highlights. First, competition work is very structured and predictable. The decoy must make the same movements in order to be fair to all… Read more »
