There are many guard dog training videos available that make some pretty outlandish claims.  They state things like any dog can be turned into a guard dog, that your dog will always be safe to be around after he’s learned the training and that a dog makes the best home protection in the world.  All of these statements are false.  A guard dog training video will not make your dog able to stop a determined thief.  All you will get from these protection dog training videos is a dead dog.

Not All Dogs Have What It Takes

Guard dog training videos often claim that any dog can be turned into a four-legged attack weapon.  Anyone who has been around dogs for more than ten minutes will know that this claim is baloney.  The most popular dog breed in the world is the Labrador Retriever.  They are notorious for being incredibly friendly dogs and have been known to absolutely delight in a visit from a thief or intruder.  The most they can do is bark to let you know that a stranger is on the property.

Dogs Are Not Light Switches

Although some dogs are far more intelligent than people, most other dogs make generalizations.  If some people are to be respected and never bitten, then all people need to be treated like that.  Despite the claims of guard dog training videos, many dogs cannot turn the attack training on and off at a verbal command.  If you want them to attack an intruder, then you are merely training your dog to attack every other human being on the planet.

How Thieves Work

Guard dogs are absolutely useless against thieves, despite what the makers of guard dog training videos would have you believe.  If a thief knows there is a dog on the property, all they do is throw poisoned meat into the property or carry a loaded gun.  The dog is quickly and often quietly killed in one way or another.  And then the thief burgles your property anyway.

So, in conclusion, training your dog to be a guard dog with the help of guard dog training videos is a waste of time and money.  Attack dogs like those in police forces undergo intense, specialized training and are often never sent to bring down a bad guy without backup from an armed officer.  Please leave any attack dog behavior to the professionals and let your dog be a love bug.

If you want to turn your loving, goofy pet dog into a vicious, paranoid attack machine, then by all means, follow the advice on protection dog training videos.   Although there definitely are guard dogs and police dogs that can figure out only to attack the bad guys and leave everyone else alone, this is only because of intense, specialized training that they receive every single day.  The average pet dog receives sporadic training, at best.  There is nothing wrong with watching a protection dog training video.  Just don’t try and mimic it.

Aggressive Abandoned Dogs

The most dangerous dog anyone in professional dog training faces is that of the aggressive pet dog.  Aggression is one of the biggest reasons why dogs are abandoned in the millions every year.  Granted, many shelters are discovering that many dogs abandoned for aggression actually have no aggression problems at all and that the previous owner lied.  But there are many that do have aggression issues, often from someone trying to mimic a protection dog training video.

Despite the trend in America for no-kill shelters, many millions of unwanted dogs and cats are euthanized for lack of a home.  The dogs that are euthanized right away and never go up for adoption are incredibly sick dogs and incredibly aggressive dogs.  By teaching any dog with the methods in protection dog training videos, you are guaranteeing that your dog will be automatically put down if he should stray.

Dogs Are Not Weapons

If you really are worried about your personal protection, carry a weapon on you like a knife or a gun.  Don’t rely on a dog as a four-footed weapon substitution.  Despite the claims of some protection dog training videos, all dogs make really lousy personal protection.

If someone wants to rob you or beat you up, your dog is not gong to be any kind of obstacle to that criminal whatsoever.  You will have the horror of watching your dog get killed in front of you and then you will get robbed or worse.  No dog can outlive a gun.  This fact usually isn’t mentioned in protection dog training videos.

In dog society, the leader of the pack is the one who does any attacking of intruders, while the members protect any youngsters and pick up the pieces.  If you let your dog be the attacker, then you are not the dog’s pack leader.  Your dog is the pack leader.  Your dog has no reason to follow any instruction you give, because you are an underling.