K-9 trials protection mostly for the sport and also to help protect the family. Now that said I know most dog's if it actually came to that might not stand up to the fight. We have guns for that though.
If you do not want a rescue, I would VERY SERIOUSLY suggest you get a green dog from a breeder/vendor. After doing the best possible research, getting references, finding what I thought was the best breeding I could find, I recently had to discover the very, very hard truth that PUPPIES ARE A CRAP SHOOT - for anyone, from anyone.
So, do the research and first decide which BREED would actually suit you, and go on the find a 12-24month old dog that has exactly what you want.
Teenagers are ready to train - a blank slate - and are mature enough to give you a good idea of the adult temperament/drive/energy level.
Puppies are also blank slate but with the attention span of a gnat and an unknown future as far as adult temperament/drive/energy level. And a fear period or two to go through in which you might mess them up if you don't know what you're doing.
Randy I have some people from my past that aren't very good people. I basically just being naive hung out with some BAD folks. (I was about 10 years younger and thought the mafia scene was cool. Not kidding!) I'm wanting a dog that can at the very least alert me or my wife to someone being there. At the most at least try to protect us while we get our rifles out. That being said I know most dog's can fill the very least of it and most dog's cant do PPD. I'll take what I can get though as long as I can join a club to help me do everything SAFELY!
I want to develop a plan for training so I'm consistent. I'm thinking maybe MS excel can help me make a plan.
Mara I've handled pups before I do know what I'm doing. I just wanted to advance my own skill set. By this I mean all the video's I'm getting.
Example:
I had a 3 week old German shorthair puppy in a 25 acre field with knee high grass which is above his head. The dog would get about 10 feet a head of me look back for an OK and I would JUMP UP wave my arms forward in sorta rapid motion while having a party for him in a puppy voice saying keep going go keep going. Eventually that pup who's my dads dog after 3 to 4 days of doing that was about 300 yards out. I've taught sit/stay/come and whoa with that dog.
For the whoa command you need a table and a rope with a D ring that's behind the dog with you out front.
I kinda feel like a broken record, and I know you have dog experience.... but a GSP, or EP are NOTHING like a DDR GSD, or a Mal. Crate a high drive Pointer for a month. No exercise/attention. Let that dog out, and you've just discovered the daily activity of a working line GSD or Mal.
It wasn't a critique John, just trying to get a handle on what you want. Reasons I'll have to leave up to you.
If anyone here is going to be able to help though, the direction has to be clear. See what I mean?
All dogs aren't suited to what you have in mind, and all the dogs within any certain breed aren't suited to what you have in mind.
First off, you're going to have to decide what breed fits you, your family and life style. Then your going to need some first hand experience to pick a dog from that breed that is a 'prospect' and yes it will probably be a green dog. Now your ready to start at a club whose venue is your choice. And lastly expect to pay some coin.
But if you just want a dog that'll alert. Terror-iers are the best.
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