What is the best breed of dog to have for proctection?

Question

I am a single female living in the Virgin Islands and have always raised Standard Poodles but crime is forcing me to look at differnt breeds that would be better for proctection.

Answer 1

German Shepherds. There other good breeds as well. If you are looking for a slightly smaller dog, you could also try a Belgian Malinois. Both dogs are very trainable and are used in protection and police work.
In any case, if you are willing to spend the money, you can buy an older dog (~2 years) that has gone through some Schutzhund training. Schutzhund includes protection work.
Here, this is a very reputable breeder / trainer of GSDs in the world of Schutzhund. You can read some of their customer testimonials. You can be sure that if you are buying a $7K dog from them, the dog will be fully trained and do what needs to be done should the need arise. But, even a good untrained GSD will have the protection instincts.

http://www.kraftwerkk9.com/
http://www.kraftwerkk9.com/satisfied_customers.php

Here, just one testimonal I've extracted for you from this breeder (no, I have no financial interest in this breeder, but I have done my research and do plan to buy a dog from here next year, when I move to South America).

10-10-2004
William Griffin, NC

Dear Wayne and all the staff at Kraftwerk Just wanted to let you know of Marco's courage and heroic actions. On September 4th of this year, I was up late (3:15 AM) watching TV when Marco alerted at something in the back yard, I got his leash and a flashlight and went out the front door to investigate. When we got around back we found my gate to the back yard was open also I could see my tool shed was open. Marco was alert and knew someone was back there before I did. A young man was hiding behind a tree and came out from his hiding place with a hammer in his hand, Immediately Marco placed himself between the assailant and myself, and began to aggressively bark, the attacker then charged us swinging his hammer and I gave the command to bite and Marco sprang in to action. Marco instantly hit the man and his bite was right on the mark taking the assailant down to the ground Marco hit him so hard, the man began to strike Marco with the hammer and fearing sever injures to Marco I called him back. I tried to reason with the man telling him to leave but as it later turned out we was so high on drugs he had no clue what I was saying. He came at us again as I was trying to get out of the yard and Marco once again went in to action and after Marco took him down again I called him back and to my shock the guy came at us again! After laying on the ground a while he got up and this time the assailant turned and ran jumping the 6 foot tall fence in the back yard! The Police where called but the assailant had gotten away, he later checked himself in to a Hospital 3 counties away where he received 22 stitches and a nice pair of handcuffs! As soon as the Police officers left I took Marco to the Emergency Vet and Marco came away from the incident with a broken lower canine tooth, and a cracked rib and some bruising. You would never know it tho, he is still the same great dog! he has fully recovered and we have resumed his Schutzhund training,which he loves now more than ever! The Detectives later informed us the man was connected to a string of violent home invasions where home owners where injured very severely. All of us feel that Marco is a Hero and with out him that night would have ended very badly for us. Thank you Wayne and all your staff for the great dog and training you gave him! Your dedication to quality training and the quality dogs showed that night Marco saved my life. William Griffin




Here, also a link for more info about the sport and training associated with Schutzhund:
http://www.germanshepherddog.com/

And a book you can read as well, that discusses all aspects of Schutzhund training, including protection work:
http://www.amazon.com/Schutzhund-Theory-Training-Methods-Reference/dp/0876057318/sr=1-1/qid=1162653247/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-7558020-7548958?ie=UTF8&s=books

Answer 2

In my journey, the canines breeds that are the least probably to advance human aggression subject concerns are the Pug, Beagle, English Bulldog, and Boston Terrier. i've got not incredibly considered an occasion of any of those breeds that i might say had a intense aggression difficulty, nonetheless I relatively have met multiple apprehensive Beagles. properly-bred Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, Pit Bulls, and Greyhounds may well be good up there besides. on the different hand are the breeds that are likely to be aggressive. I relatively have by no skill had a delightful journey with a Yorkie. incredibly, of the 50 or so Yorkies that I relatively have encountered, i might say all 50 had some sort of aggression difficulty. Chow Chows, Akitas, and Chihuahuas are good up there besides. yet, i might say that the main aggressive canines breeds are the a number of breeds of Terrier from Scotland, the Scottish Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, and Skye Terrier. Scotties and Westies in specific are very bitey canines.

Answer 3

Any dog who you bond with, have trust with will protect you in a dangerous situation. You may not realize it until (and IF) a situation occurs. There have been stories of pet birds protecting their owners. So, I don't think you necessarily are looking for a specific breed- you just need to find a dog-it could even be your Standard Poodles that you find a connection with.

The sight alone of some dogs will deter some criminals- No further action on theri part is required- just the fact that they are visible.

Answer 4

If you are very sure you want a dog for protection, one of the VERY BEST dogs for protection is a Fila -

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/filabrasileiro.htm

Of course your social life will be NIL after you get one but for protection only there are very few dogs better than this.

The Breed standard for show Fila's is "unapproachable".

By The Way, Standard poodles themselves are good protectors. They are on the top 10 list of dog breeds that will bite.

Answer 5

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/epOKw

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 6

I had a German Shepherd and she was the best dog I had ever owned. Not only protective but very quick to learn. I could walk anywhere with her day or night and not worry. She never bothered anyone unless she felt they were going to hurt me. And even then she went by my voice. If I said it's ok she just sat down beside me and watched them. If I said watch them she stood beside me with all her attention on the person. I trained her myself to do this. ;o) She never went to any kind of training school.

Answer 7

German Shepard's are very good watch dogs and very loyal dogs. The key to a good watch dog is keeping them away for all other people except for the people living in your household so they don't get friendly with outsiders..

Answer 8

I know it seems strange, but I have a Norwich Terrier Mix, and He barks at anything that comes to the house. He's this small little thing, but when I've played with him, he bites hard!!!
He can hear things before they come close...

Or, get like, a Rottweiler or something

Answer 9

As you are single a German Shepherd would be ideal. They are very protective without being dominant over their owner and are extremely loyal one person dogs.

Answer 10

I would say a rottweiler or a Labrador. Rottweiler you have to know how to handle to become not too dangerous but a labrador will be friendly but still protecting.