“I was born to be a guard dog. I am an entire male German Shepherd now reaching my prime – eighteen months old. I am ‘The Bodyguard’. My job is to keep my humans safe and to keep safe the environment around them.
Why would a friendly German Shepherd turn into a fierce guard dog when people approach the house? I am sometimes contacted by people wanting to make their dog be a guard dog. These people aren’t happy because their friendly or fearful dog is useless at protecting them or their property. Training dogs to Read more
Why do some friendly young dogs suddenly become wary of people as they mature? Boss, an American Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross, is now two years old. Despite getting him at the tender age of five weeks old, Boss was very well socialised as a pup. They lived in Read more
Why do so many fearful German Shepherds react aggressively when people come into the house? These people are heroes! They already had eight year old Jet and then, four months ago, adopted a companion for him – one-year-old Cody. Just after that they were asked to foster Jake, age 4, Read more
When their first visitor calls, Tara horrifies and shocks them by suddenly morphing into a wild dervish, barking and lunging. She is just the same with people she meets out on walks, leaping and lunging.
A problem that just won’t go away is Heidi’s rushing aggressively at people. She also drops down and stalks dogs, then charges, hackles up, as though to attack. She makes contact but so far has not actually bitten.
She is desperate to make them go away.