Hunters that double up as guards

[Malt 379]

First off let me say, I fecking hate constant barkers, its one thing I really will not tolerate.

 

All my mutts are taught from an early age that barking is not allowed, with the exception of strange noises, which I will then investigate with them and they will get 'some' praise. With all my dogs this has been the case and couple this up with a decent life and free run of 'our' space (garden) when all are at home, then they soon know what is theirs to protect and act accordingly.

 

We had an attempted burgalary to one of the houses at the back last year, it was my dogs that raised the alarm and woke the householders up, though they have their own dog. Both neighbours from the back came round the next day with dog treats by way of saying thank you, with one commenting that she didn't realise we had two dogs until the night before!

 

 

Absolutely agree with that Bosun.

 

I like my dogs to sound the alarm but to shut up when I tell them to. I can't stand dogs that persistantly bark at nothing and everything. Leaves me on edge all the time

 

Edited to add; why don't mods have a 'Like this' button? Might be a bit controversial I suppose...

 

 

Agree with you guys. Maybe I should have said that I don't allow my dogs to bark at people in my presence, it's gets nipped in the bud before they start with a firm word.

[foxfan 479]

Had a big tough old collie cross years ago, who would 100% back me up, if anyone was about when we were out lamping he would come very close to me and start up his low growl. Me and him spent a weekend in Tidworth police station once and the coppers had to fetch me out my cell everytime they wanted to go in the kennel, they were sh*t scared of him

He could be a nasty bugger but good at his job.

[The one 8,493]

Mine are all pretty quiet but if a man appears it will set the lab off i know who is going in next door if the lab barks our no . And if my mates draw up the lab barks before you hear the car . so i will only get robbed if its by a female :laugh:

[skycat 6,173]

 

 

Agree with you guys. Maybe I should have said that I don't allow my dogs to bark at people in my presence, it's gets nipped in the bud before they start with a firm word.

 

Quite agree: a dog's role is to alert us to something, then shut up when told to do so. Most of my dogs, as pups, went through the stage of barking at things they weren't supposed to: like the dog down the road barking, or cats fighting, or strangers in next door's garden: visitors who haven't been there before. Once they get to a certain age, usually around 18 months, they have learned what needs barking at and what doesn't, but its a nuisance sometimes when we get summer visitors wandering around the village. Strangers don't know that ours is a cul-de-sac and tend to wander up and back: amazing how the dogs must know the sound of all the residents' footsteps, and their smell, and those of people who have never been up the road before: just shows how little we appreciate just how perceptive dogs are.

[J.DOG 1,355]

mine barks at strange noices and strange people appraoching the house but with people she's gentle as they come and she would NEVER bite anyone.

 

Mine is exactly the same

[Simoman 110]

Personally i dont want mine to be guard dogs, i trained different breeds for that, mine wont raise an ear if someone knocks on the door, tbh thats the way i like um........

[GrCh 856]

Personally i dont want mine to be guard dogs, i trained different breeds for that, mine wont raise an ear if someone knocks on the door, tbh thats the way i like um........

 

my lurcher stays at my mums house when my dad works away so i encourage the barking at the door and its not a bad bark to be honest it also lets people know theres a dog on the premises which is sometimes all you need for a deterrent.

[nighteyes 275]

one of mine i got up the run is as sharp as hell but wont just bark ,growl for nothing hes quite trustworthy when he goes theres someone about people comming past early hours making noise etc he wont make a sound but if anyone enters the garden hell go off ,once had a bet with a mate to see how far he could get into the garden without the dog going nuts he didnt get far lol ,

[KittleRox 2,147]

I wouldn,t allow my dogs to bark although I,ve never had to train them not to as such, all the lurchers I,ve had sseem to be quiet types anyway, I know if anyone one tried to break in my collie cur ( half collie ) would stop them in there tracks

[spec 45]

I can't stand dogs that bark for nothing either- next door's lab is forever f**king yapping, and it does my head in. neighbours think saying 'oh do shut up' in a playful way will do something about it

 

however, my cocker will let us know there's someone around with a growl and a couple of barks, and although she's soft as owt and weighs 12kgs wet through she makes a noise like a much bigger dog, whereas my big dog is getting deafer the older he gets, so he doesn't ususally notice!

[gnipper 6,509]

one of mine i got up the run is as sharp as hell but wont just bark ,growl for nothing hes quite trustworthy when he goes theres someone about people comming past early hours making noise etc he wont make a sound but if anyone enters the garden hell go off ,once had a bet with a mate to see how far he could get into the garden without the dog going nuts he didnt get far lol ,

My russel is the same except I'm pretty sure he'd follow it up with a bite and he's got a serious bite on him, if I'm not home and a stranger is at ours like a plumber or summat he goes mental till they feck off to protect my missus and daughter which I don't mind and I think she is quite happy about it too. If I'm home he doesn't bother.

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

My Patt X Lakie goes mental if anyone knocks the door, and sits up the window growling at every last person that walks passed lol.

[Ideation 8,216]

The terrier barks like feck if anyone he doesnt know comes anywhere near the house, but in his old age, now also barks at birds on the lawn, hot air ballons going over and the moon when it rises in the day.

 

The old collie x in the kennel at the moment is brilliant, and is quiet as a mouse until she hears / smells / sees someone strange - then she barks well.

 

The whippet never barks at anything, the only two times he has jumped off the bed in the night and started going mental, there has been someone on the yard trying to break into cars etc.

[bird 9,963]

Personally i dont want mine to be guard dogs, i trained different breeds for that, mine wont raise an ear if someone knocks on the door, tbh thats the way i like um........

 

 

true dogs for jobs , plus dont matter what you put to running dog be it (gsd,rottie,dsd,mal,etc ....) it will be (diluted down). And most greys,whippets,coursing dogs, are soft with people, so a lurcher x to a guard breed, there is a good chance it will like people, same as pits not natural guards.If you want a good guard get a good pure gsd or rottie

[gnasher16 30,256]

I had bulldogs years ago that wouldnt say boo to a goose....the odd one would kick off at anything but the majority had nothing guardy about them at all.......sometimes i think a working dog thats been purely bred for work just doesnt have the instinct for anything other than work,no protective instinct,no real love or affection....work is their job and thats all they want to do.

Saying that a few folk i know have the odd lurcher and small terrier that fire up whenever i go round there,they,re all different i guess.