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Dove, some of that will have to do with genetics, but just remember. It is easier to put some suspician into a solid overly friendly dog than it is to deal with socialization problems. A lot easier!
Ed has an article on how to teach a non-bite trained dog to bark. I call it alert dog training. There are some very simple training things you can do with a dog that has a little bit of defense drive to get a great fierce looking "alert dog".
my dogs are friendly as can be, but my male barks (a friendly bark, but definitely something to make a bad guy think twice) when he hears a car/person outside.
that's all the 'protection' I need, and I don't have to worry about a stranger looking cross-eyed at my dog and getting bit. teaching to bark at noises is easy enough, trying to socialize an adult is not.
Originally posted by Dove Pierce: He practically never barked at anything.
Lucky! Auster has nerves that aren't the best, and she will bark at anything (almost). Just stand in the yard and she jumps and barks at the window trying to get you to come play. I unintentionally taught this by trying to avoid it. I kept treats by the door, and had everyone hand one to her as a pup. Now she gets excited over seeing someone at the door that might have something good. Even the UPS guy couldn't tell the difference, so I doubt anyone else could. Thankfully no one has been stupid enough to try to break in with a GSD looking them in the eye, barking, wagging it's tail, and trying to jump through the window <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> .
"Dog breeding must always be done by a dog lover, it can not be a profession." -Max v Stephanitz
does anyone remember what Benard Flinks said in his seminar in fla. about socializing a dog that you want for personal protection. i thought that he stressed that getting the dog out, and socializing and building his drive and focus in different places was very critical, but i also thought that he said that you should not let strangers come up and pet your dog or puppy if you wanted a pp dog.i may be wrong here, that is why i am asking if anyone else remembers his comments on this subject.
Well, Allen.. he did say something along those lines about what HE does, but he also admitted that may not be best for everyone. Not everyone has the type of control and type of dogs that he raises.
Not letting people touch your dog will make them less likely to seek attention from strangers and distract them from the task. This is why you also see guide dogs with "please don't pet me" badges. It is not that the dogs are not trustworthy, but rather that they are working.
deanna: thanks for your reply and pointing out the reasons why as i had forgotten that part. i know in Ed's video Your Pup 8 Weeks to 8 Months that Ed says that you should be creative an take your pup to as many different places as you can think of and to let people pet your pup and if the pup acts a little scared to tell the pup as well as show the pup that everything is alright.
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