Schutzhund trained family protector - Page 1

I am interested to know how effective a Shutzhund trained GSD would cope with family protection of an intruder???. The dog trained in specific routines for Shutzhund in the bite sleeve for example would be different circumstances to someone waving a knife in a routine that the dog is not experienced, an uncontrolled situation???. I am curious if a trained dog would have a greater instinct in removing the threat over non trained dog that posessed raw territorial aggression for strangers???.

Just get your thief to put on a sleeve at the door...

Sorry, on a more serious note, ,,it really depends on the dog. Some sport dogs view it just as that, a sport, while some are more serious or civil. 

  If you have a loud barking territorial dog who is wary of strangers, he might just do the job as well,. Most of the time all you need is a deterent. 

I know my past male would have attacked a burgler.  We tried him on a sleeve at 3 yrs old, and he had a great bite,and great defence,  and I'm sure he would have bit without the sleeve.

IMHO, it all depends on the specific dog.  This is not a yes or no question.

Have you seen this. A few sable GSDs on here.

www.schutzhundaustralia.com/

IMO SCH improves guarding ability compared to pet dog, but personal protection training improves skills for an actual encounter.

It really depends on how far you want the dog to go.

How FAR do you want the dog to go????

And why are you asking these questions?????

Thank god I've never had to find out!  My male is a sport dog in schutzhund, but is very loud and protective in the house/yard/car.  Whether or not he'd act for real, I don't know.  The only thing I've seen him do is push an unexpected person coming in, into a corner. I was there and pulled him off, so it didn't get to progress any further.  I do think that he'd be enough of a deterent for most yes.   My older girl when she was younger probably would have bitten someone if push came to shove.   My younger one I don't know.  She's got a little bit of an edge in schutzhund, but let's Ike do all the protecting in the house. 

Bancroft, Schutzhund being a sport and not what I understand as personal protection training, considering the dog is trained in bite and experienced on the sleeve, if their training would kick in automatically to bite when faced with a threat. In Australia, Schutzhund or bite sleeve training of a dog is considered by the Authorities as a dangerous dog and is supposed to be recorded on the dog's licence with warning signs displayed where the dog resides.

It seems an overreaction to the potential danger of a Schutzhund trained dog where Authorities make the assumption that a dog trained on the sleeve is regarded as something lethal. It's an assumption that biting the sleeve comfirms that the dog does bite???.

Bancroft, Schutzhund being a sport and not what I understand as personal protection training, considering the dog is trained in bite and experienced on the sleeve, if their training would kick in automatically to bite when faced with a threat. In Australia, Schutzhund or bite sleeve training of a dog is considered by the Authorities as a dangerous dog and is supposed to be recorded on the dog's licence with warning signs displayed where the dog resides.

It seems an overreaction to the potential danger of a Schutzhund trained dog where Authorities make the assumption that a dog trained on the sleeve is regarded as something lethal. It's an assumption that biting the sleeve comfirms that the dog does bite???.

     I have no doubt in my mind, that any and all of my dogs would protect me, they have demonstrated that on more than one occassion. If my dogs were out at night and someone approached that I did not see coming, That person would have a VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM (no doubt so would I , later on !)