Looking to buy a Protection dog Help Please - Page 1

Hi,

I am in the process of purchasing a protection dog. What I am basically looking for is a dog that is obedience trained on and off leash and has some basic protection training to defend me if attacked.

1) Any good reputable places you would recommend?

2) I have seen prices range from 4k to 65k dollars.. What is a fair price to pay?

3) Is buying from Eastern Block countries worse than going to a German sourced dog?

thanks,

Bill

My advice is do not buy a dog unless you can actually go and work with the dog yourself first.

I think that is a pretty basic requirement.  Those high priced 'protection' dogs are just ridiculus.

Bruce

See the link here on Personal Protection.  I would trust these dogs to be what they say.

http://www.malinois.com/otvitosha/

Bill Jenkins, www.texomak-9.com  located in southern Oklahoma.

Hi there Bill...

Why don't you try EisenFaust Kennels in Wisconsin.  They have great dogs, lots of knowledge and are more then willing to help you find what your looking for.  They are fair with prices and HONEST.  Thats a biggie for me.  They have a great website.  http://www.eisenfaustkennels.com

Shannan

Noble German Shepherds

Why don't you buy a young, green dog and take it to training yourself? The dog will have a stronger bond with you and be much more likely to actually defend you.

Why do people waste money into buying a Personal Protection dogs? Why cant they instead pay for self defense class or buy a gun and get training lessons to use the gun properly? Or even better... improve their security alarm systems on their house? It's not healthy being too depended on a dog for protection.

Use common sense guys and save your money for better protection. 

If you were a criminal and wanted something real bad and didn't care what the consequences are, wouldn't you want to kill that family dog first? It's so easy killing a dog with a bullet in it's head.. whos gonna protect you now with a dead dog?

Unless if this personal protection dog is made out of metal and is guaranteed not to die during a vicious attack by the perpetrator, DON'T GIVE IN!

You'd better start writing police departments Brittany to let them know they don't need those dogs.  They just need bigger guns and more work on their wrestling moves.

Settle down Bill,

If you dont know what your doing then educate yourself before you buy such a dog.    I agree with others that you should be involved in training a dog that you expect to protect you.    I also think you should know alot more about what your getting into before you break out your wallet.

There seems to be much you need to know, look before you leap.

Brent.

MI_GSD,
I just got up from a nap and I read your post and was discombobulate. What does Police officers having K9s have to do with regular citizens buying expensive personal protection dogs?