HOW TO MAKE A DOG A GOOD GUARD DOG - Page 1

I have a one yr female gsd.she`s very intelligent and sensitive,but i can`t really rely on her for safety of hous. she does not bark on strangers entering the house. i love the way she is, but would like her to be a little more aggressive and protective.
what should i do. she plays a lot runs a lot....i mean a lot. she is even wakes me up at night with a ball in her mouth to play.
please guide.

She is not yet fully mature.   HOWEVER, do you really want her to be a potential liability?  I hear from Owners whose dogs are inappropriately aggressive and protective, or will not stop barking at anything!  (In fact what can appear to the Owner as even being protective of them, is not necessarily so - in fact more than likely not so - but that is a different subject)!
You say you love her the way she is, well continue to love her the way she is, and be pleased that she is a managable dog.  Do remember that just the sight of a GSD is enough to dis-suade any potential person with unlawful intent.  Don't necessarily let everyone pet her for various reasons - Some undesirable types may want to discover if she is "friendly"?  Plus she may presume that everyone should or wants to make a fuss of her, and become annoying with that idea!  Lastly, it is you who decides for your dog who is allowed or not allowed to actually touch. 

If necessary, either when you are outdoors, or answering the door, and you feel uneasy for any reason, then in those situations only, take hold of her collar.  That action alone gives the impression of a need to control her.  Plus the pressure on the collar tends to encourage a dog to be more alert and pull forward a little.

Hope this helps.
Regards,
Vixen

Tie ther to a pole in the backyard.
Feed her raw meat with cayenne pepper and lots of hot sauce on it.

This will make her a guard dog.

Send me check for $10,000 for this secret .

I have a 3 years old boxer, a very good family dog.  I wanted a good dog, I have 3 kids.... Really not a guard dog.  A very good family dog.  About a year ago, an old man was walking in our backyard everyday for a week.  I really didn't like it.  I told the guy to stop coming in my backyard.  He came back.  I told my dog "check" and pointed the man.  My dog ran after the guy.  He never came back.  I'm pretty sure my dog just wanted to play with the old man....but it's between my dog and me...
My 10 weeks old is a GSD and SAR dog to be.  Won't be a guard dog either.  But I bet nobody will come in my house when they see a boxer and a GSD welcoming the strangers if I'm not there to answer...

Does the bloodline dictate that she should be proctective of the house at this young age?  I quess in a perfect world all GSD should do what people theoretically think were breed for.  But I know different.  In actuality many GSD were breed to sit their 140pound fat as%es on the couch and greet the bad guy. 

If you are going off of natural ability w/o training wait another 6 to 8 months then start to worry.  At this age i would not be concerned unless the bloodline dictaes that he should be civil at an early age.

Not to the OP...

I swear everytime i see some SB breeding advertisement the next topic i see has something to do with a dog not doing naturally what other non working dogs do naturally.

It sounds to me like you have the most important thing already, "a great playful loving dog".

Most dogs will naturally alert you when someones at the door or they hear something and when German Shepherds do it it can be scary enough.  By the time she is 2 she might get a bit more protective or territorial.  I have seen plenty of GSDs with no PP training at all look to tear someones head off who come near their owners in a bad way.  If an owner is outgoing and interacts with many different people with the dog as a puppy the dog usually does not have these characteristics with out training.  But their are plenty of socially quiet people who keep their dog isolated as a pup and tend to have a bit more suspicious adult dog. 

 

Quote: It sounds to me like you have the most important thing already, "a great playful loving dog".

Especially when mr "I fucking hate you and want to take your shit" shows up. She can play ball with him while he takes your stuff. HA HA This is a joke, so don't flip....... ok ?

Years ago I had a GSD who was sweet as she could be but when the teenage boy across the street was trying to get in my storage shed, I let her out and she flipped a switch. Thankfully he made it into his house before she got to him. He had a nice time explaining to his father why a demon dog was on the front porch trying to break the door down. She had no training in protection and I had never seen that side of her, we'd always joked that if someone broke in, she'd like them to death. She proved that was not the case

your dog is too young wait a year then judge

         The grass is always greener.....

       A GSD that gets serious at a young age is a hassle IMO....I would love to have a dog that has a more neutral view of the world and the people in it....

        I had a female that took about 2 years to become aloof and protective, I would take that in a minute....Enjoy what you have...: )


Deanna...: )