Training dogs for protection

[perna]

maybe I made an opinion to quickly. I moved a bag of towels from the kitchen that she has seen for 2 weeks, into the hallway to put in a closet, she saw that and growled and barked.

Maybe she just needs get older, and she will get more protective over time.

[lumpia]

Just to add a caring and loving dog does not automatically mean that it will not do well at protection. If trained into the dog properly, protection is not necessarily looked at as being vicious by the dog, for the sake of viciousness, if that makes sense. They should perceive it as an activity that can be fun or gets the praise and reward by the handler.

As an example, my Belgian Malinois will protect his home and family fiercely. If I say your good, he will lick you and require copious amounts of petting and attention. But if in the next moment I tell him to bite you. He will do it and it won't be personal to him. If I call him off, he will stop and want you to pet him some more.

It isn't personal with him, nor should it be.

My boy doing some basic obedience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjXz7FdruRc

Where do you live? Interesting mountains. Makes for a beautiful backdrop.

[williejc]

Your 4 months old puppy is a puppy and should like everyone.