Thursday, April 26, 2012

What You Need To Know When Training Protection Dogs

By Umara P Dreige


The fact that training a guard dog or a protection dog is not going to be very easy is the first thing you are going to have to learn. You also need to get over the idea that Ultimate Protection Dogs are hostile animals that will attack anyone they don't know. Unfortunately, hostile and aggressive guard dogs do exist, but a well-trained guard dog can be as gentle and friendly as any pet dog you can have. But if you want to train a protection dog, there are a number of things you need to keep in mind.

The first thing you need to do when training a protection dog is to choose a dog breed that is well suited to the tasks you want him to perform. Do some research about which dog breeds are perfectly suited to provide protection. This can help you ensure you won't have difficulty training the dog.

After you have got yourself the perfect dog breed for protection details, the next thing to do is start it on the basic obedience training. It is important that your would-be guard dogs learn to follow basic commands. Do keep in mind that having your dog recognize the basic commands isn't enough; your dog must learn to respond and obey the commands you give every time.

A dog that disobeys commands can seriously cause harm to other people. So if you do not want to end up spending a lot of time in jail or having your dog put down for attacking people in the street, you have to be certain that you and your dog will master basic obedience training.

As soon as you and your pet have mastered the basic obedience training, the next thing you need to do is take some time researching about the training that local breeders and trainers give. Doing so will give you a pretty good idea about what techniques were used in trained security dogs and how the training went. This greatly helps you train your own dog correctly. Go over training articles, reviews and videos before you get started or even browse around books about properly training guard dogs.

It is also important that you take your time to educate yourself in the various techniques and training methods you can use as doing so can greatly help in building up your confidence so you can end up with the best and most reliable protection dog you have always wanted. Another option of course, is to hire a professional guard dog trainer who can help you train your dog.




About the Author:



No comments: