I have a puppy Doberman Pinscher, we're wanting to take her to attack school when she is old enough so she can be a trained guard dog. We don't want sissy or crappy schools, so can you suggest ones that you've heard of or had personal experience with in the Dallas Texas area? We want one that we don't ship her off, but are with her throughout training. Thanks in advance
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I am wondering why you would do this to your dog? Most dogs will be good protectors of family and territory, so why make it mean..thats just plain dumb and it opens up a whole new area for people to sue you if they get hurt...its in some areas pre meditated.
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Your dog is most likely NOT suited for protection work. Very few Dobes are, and by the looks of this question she hasn't been purchased from strong working lines. Get a real dog from someone that knows what they are doing if you want a guard dog.
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I doubt any professional dog trainers who would train dog to do the work of a guard or protection dog would describe is as *attack training*. A guard dog should be professionally trained to do that type of work, needs a specific type of temperament/working characteristics & is typically used to patrol premises or homes with grounds. A personal protection dog on the other hand is trained to reliably protect its human pack/handler. The dog must be a suitable candidate to be professionally trained to do that type of job {which few Dobermanns are} & would then work under the control of its owner & on its own initiative. It's unlikely that you have a suitable Dobermann to be professionally trained to work as a PPD & although you may find a less than professional trainer willing to take your money, they might ruin your dog's temperament & leave you with a dog that is fearful of strangers. It is far more likely that you have a Dobermann that as an adult would be an effective watch dog & visual deterrent.
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attack.....schools...there are better names than that. however having formerly lived in that area there use to be a rather impressive place that sold and trained dogs in Schutzhund, & bomb sniffing, i know a police officer i babysit for he has a GSD wasnt from working lines or anything but he did have some drive he took the dog their for training because if he was going to have a dog he wanted it trained right. this is not a soft school for bunny huggers. im not going to list it because im not sure if they even are still working, look up "protection k9 training dallas tx" on google
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Unless you purchased your dog from strong working lines then she is not in all likelihood of suitable temperament for protection training. The vast majority of Dobermans no longer have the suitable temperament for this type of work. They are too soft, took weak nerved, to low drive or a combination of those. If she is from good working lines then your breeder should be able to refer you to an appropriate training location as they will be familiar with who does this type of training. Most people who want good working Dobermans have to go outside the country to get them (typically Russia as the European dogs have the same issues as the US dogs)
