The Best Guard Dogs - How To Care For Them

Article Title: The Best Guard Dogs - How To Care For Them
Author: Gerald Njuguna

If you are like most people, you want to feel safe and
protected in your own home. Some of us will go to the extent of
getting the best guard dogs that has been trained to protect
people. In most cases a loud back from a dog is enough to scare
most of us or alert us of the presence of a stranger in our
homes.

For the normal homeowner who wants a dog guard to protect him,
he or she will go for any dog. Nearly all dog are territorial by
nature and will know who does not belong in their territory.

What kinds of dogs are recognized for their guarding abilities.
There are so many options to choose from. Some of these dog
breeds include: Akita Inu, Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog, American
White Shepherd, Anatolian Shepherd Dog, Belgian Shepherd
Groenendael, Belgian Shepherd Tervuren, Black Mouth Cur.

Bouvier des Flanders, Chinese Chonqing Dog, Czechoslovakian
Wolfdog, Estrela Mountain Dog, Eurasian, Mastiff, Fila
Brasileiro, Kerry Blue Terrier, Norwegian Elkhound, Olde English
Bulldoggge, Komondor, Pyrenean Mastiff, Roman Rottweiler..etc
etc. The list is nearly endless!

In many ways, a guard dog is just like any other dog out there.
A guard dog also needs the attention and care to feel loved in a
family. If your idea is to only get protection, I think an alarm
system would be more appropriate for you. In any case, an alarm
system would be more cheaper to maintain in the long run,
considering the costs of medical bills, food, training etc.

Before you decide to buy a guard dog, research on the different
breeds out there. Real guard dogs will cost you time and money
in the long run. You also have to be ready to invest time and
money in professional training. What you need to focus on is to
get a dog that will protect your home and at the same time be a
loving pet inside the home.

Guarding dog breeds should be exposed to different kinds of
people and animals from puppy stage so that they can be taught
how to behave in the correct manner around people who are not
threatening.

Guarding dog breeds by nature are both dominant and aggressive.
For them to learn that you are the boss, use gestures, voice
commands and manners to prove so. Should you show signs of
weakness to guard dog breeds, they will not respect your
authority and will probably not listen to your commands. In
nature, their can only be one "alpha male", so your dog will
take over if you don't!!

For dogs that will be used to guard livestock, you will need to
have a large area that is securely fenced in so that the
territory of the dog is defined. If this is not done, your dog
will perceive his territory to be much larger to include your
neighbors yard or the park across the street. These type of
guardian dogs will also herd you in the process including your
children and your other pets!

Why is this? Because he's been bred to guard flock and this
includes keeping the flock in place where they can be watched. A
properly trained dog will manifest its behaviors as a minor
personality quirk.

Please realize that if you intend to own a guard dog, you
cannot manipulate his aggressive qualities to suit your
intentions. What you can do is learn how to control the dog
through proper training techniques.

About The Author: Gerald Njuguna is the owner of
http://www.dogperfection.com, a site dedicated to people that
love dogs. Learn how to raise up healthy dogs and specifically
what type of dog vet questions to ask when searching for a
suitable vet for your dog.

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