We have a basic need to feel secure in our homes.
As crime rates rise, more and more people turn to man’s best friend for protection.
What better way to be protected than having a loyal dog who would do anything to protect
you.
But which breed is the Best Family Guard Dog for First Time Owners.
Rottweiler
The Rottweiler certainly has everything you could ever want in a guard dog.
It is alert and super-active.
They are ready to serve and they stay reserved with strangers.
And they are quite capable of staying focused on a job, which is why they excel at military
work.
However, when they aren’t on duty, Rotties are playful, friendly, and fun-loving family
companions.
Intelligent and powerful, Rottweilers are loyal and devoted and aim to please their
people.
And when the time comes, they will be extremely protective of the family, responding fiercely
and viciously to immediate threats.
The Rottie however is not a dog for people who don’t have time for obedience training.
This is a large, powerful dog that is capable of lightning-fast life-altering attacks.
Don’t adopt one if you can’t or won’t learn to train it.
Get a Rottweiler at an early age and put it through constant training and socialization.
The Rotties are A+ students but don’t need to be allowed to forget their training.
Socialize Your Guard Dog.
No matter which breed you get, make sure you are socializing with your dog, so they know
who friends are, and who are not.
It’s essential so that they don’t consider other people in the park as threats.
You want them to feel comfortable with your family, neighbors, and even other animals.
Teaching your dog to socialize with other dogs is also an important step to a well-behaved
dog.
Miniature Schnauzer
Not everyone has the space for a Rottie.
Nor do we all want a dog capable of taking down a foe.
We’d just like to be alerted, so we can defend ourselves.
They’re not exactly the biggest dog on this list, certainly not the most aggressive, but
the Miniature Schnauzer is a tough little watchdog.
This little dog with a personality that is larger than life is intelligent, friendly,
easy to train, and does well in apartments.
It’s good with families with young children as well as seniors whose children have all
left the nest.
The Miniature Schnauzer will let you know when someone is at the door or trying to come
through a window.
Don’t let the small size fool you, the Miniature Schnauzer isn’t going to back down until
the threat is gone.
Truth be told, an alerting dog of any size is often more than enough to deter most would-be
intruders.
When the threat is gone, your Miniature Schnauzer can return to being a friendly little busy
body and loving family companion.
A small guard dog more your speed?
I’ve got a video about Small Guard Dogs linked in the description.
Doberman Pinscher
If you have a large piece of property you’d like to protect, the Doberman Pinscher might
be the right dog for you.
Whereas the Rottweiler is highly protective of its people, Dobermans are protective of
“their” property.
The fifth smartest breed in the world, Dobermans are loyal, alert, fearless, and quick to learn.
Like the Rottie, they have everything a good guard dog needs.
Since they need lots of exercise, they are best suited for families with large yards
and active outdoor lifestyles.
And definitely, do not skip the training.
Obedience training is absolutely vital to making sure your Doberman grows up to be an
enjoyable companion instead of a dangerous nuisance.
The basic obedience training commands of sit, down, stay, heel, come, and place make the
difference between a “Good” dog and a naughty one.
Your definition of a guard dog as a first-time owner should not be an attack dog.
A dog that has been trained to be in attack mode is not an ideal pet to have around your
family.
They may bite someone who’s an approaching friend, mistaking them for an intruder.
One way to train a pet guard dog is by teaching them obedience commands.
They must first respond to basic commands like sit, lie down, leave it, and come.
If your dog does not follow these commands consistently, they will never be equipped
to be good family guard dogs.
The good news is all dogs can master these commands with patient training.
Boxer
The Boxer is playful, patient, and a great addition to the family.
They are relatively low maintenance, making them good for new dog owners.
Boxers are low-maintenance because they are family-friendly, easy to groom, intelligent,
and not terribly huge.
This loyal breed has a good sense of humor, but can also be a serious guardian whose job
is to make sure you’re safe.
These highly active dogs can be territorial, but they do not have a high prey drive, making
them good companions if you have cats or other animals.
They usually have high energy levels so your kids will surely be their playmates.
They’ll definitely need to be allowed to run outdoors.
These smart dogs need to be socialized and trained at an early age to ensure that they
grow up to be amicable, well-balanced dogs.
Remember, while you may want a guard dog, the first job of your dog should be that of
a friendly, family companion.
Make sure your dog gets all the love and affection a family member needs to feel part of the
family.
German Shepherd
German Shepherds are highly active and self-assured working dogs bred to be well-rounded in a
modernized world.
There are not many jobs the German Shepherd can’t do.
This is why they are often tapped as military and police dogs, as well as service dogs,
search and rescue dogs, bomb detection, and pretty much every other dog job on the planet.
If a dog can do it, you’ll find a German Shepherd doing it.
The GSD is famous for its intelligence and confidence.
What people who don’t live with them don’t see is the German Shepherd’s family-friendly
loyalty and its Velcro stick to your side dedication.
When you have a German Shepherd, you are never alone.
They’ve got to have proper training though.
While never aggressive toward family, the German Shepherd is a large, powerful dog that
is suspicious of everyone it meets.
It must have proper obedience commands and be well-socialized enough to not consider
the Amazon driver a snack.
No dog is a good guard dog without proper training, no matter their natural instincts.
Luckily, the German Shepherd trains quite easily and can learn some commands in as little
as one or two repetitions.
They will always look for loopholes in the rules though, so you must be firm and consistent.
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