Does Your Dog do a Good Job of Guarding Your Home?

My dog does an excellent job of guarding our home...in theory. She barks the loudest, most fierce bark her little body will allow, she lets rip a deep rumbling growl from her chest and occasionally, she throws herself at door which the offending person is standing behind - quaking in their boots. You may think my dog is an Alsatian perhaps? Or a bulldog? Maybe a Rottweiler or a Doberman? Something smaller maybe... a Staffie or a Rhodesian Ridgeback? Named Cain or Goliath or Colonel Jones? My big brave grumbling growling guard dog is a Shetland Sheepdog - a Sheltie - named Bonnie. For those of you who are not sure what a Sheltie looks like, I will ...  Read the complete review

Well, on paper my 2 dogs should certainly be brilliant guard dogs. I have an 8 year old White Alsation and a 1.5 year old Alaskan Malamuit, both quite big, a few feet tall on four legs. So i've got 2 big dogs who are quite territorial, great guard dogs right? Wrong. Now, hypothetical scenario, it's 3am and all is quiet, say a burglar enters the property. The gate squeak would cause my dogs to bark, so that would either wake us up or deter the burglar, so that's good I suppose. But if a burglar actually enters the house they would be greeted by a very calm pure white Alsation snuffling around their feet or a wild Alaskan Malamuit that for some reason feels the ...  Read the complete review

I own a male jack russell called tomas . I bought him two years ago for my son as he was nervous of dogs and thought kill or cure i'll get a puppy so he can grow up with him and and hopefully become his friend which he has. When i got him i thought i wound'nt get overly fond of him but i wouldnt be without him now , he lets me know when its time for his walk and he follows me round everywhere when i'm at home and lies on my feet when im sat on the sofa. I dont think he'd make the best guard dog as he's only small and would probably lick an intruder to death instead of attacking them . He never barks when people come to the door during the ...  Read the complete review

I have to tell you that my little dog called Molly is a better watch dog than if I had all of Essex police surrounding my house and a personal body guard inside. She is only 6kgs and a Shih Tzu, but her piercing bark together with her ears which hear sounds a mile away, make her the best alarm and early warning system on the planet. Shih Tzus were born to watch its what they do, so if you are looking for a watch dog but don't want a guard dog breed like an Alsatian then I would say consider getting one as they make you feel very safe, even though in reality they would not be strong enough to fend off any attacker at all. This is why I must clarify ...  Read the complete review

At 9 months old I think our border collie would give guarding the house a fair go. He certainly guards his cage well enough, you dare not take his favourite stuffed toy out of there. He's always quick to bark when someone comes into the house, but that's usually because he hears them speaking when you answer the door, or he's been looking out the lounge window and seen that it's a family member etc. He can be quite protective of people, especially me. If we're out walking and another dog approaches me he's quick to alert them to the fact that he's there. Making it clear that I am his owner and that this other dog should continue on it's way. ...  Read the complete review