You wanna change a nice dog because is not useful to your needs? You don’t deserve a dog.
Isn’t “having a cute companion in my house” arguably similar?
No. I mean super nice. Like he will run up on a stranger and wanted to be petted. I kind of mean like going to the dog park without running scared from the other dogs.
I agree with the commenter who said dogs usually have a sense for danger. If someone is breaking into your home, your dog will be the first to know, and then let the household know. There’s some statistic I can’t recall exactly, but people are less likely to continue breaking into a home if a dog is barking (like a German Shepherd barking, not a Chihuahua
The temperament of your dog also largely depends on its breed. Some dogs are friendlier than others, or some are perhaps more suited for protection than others. If you want a family guardian, you’ll probably have to invest (money and time) in the breed + training for said dog.
Your pup being “too nice” isn’t a problem, it sounds like you have a happy, friendly dog for your family.
Dogs generally have a good sense if something is wrong or if someone is being aggressive towards you.
You don’t have to (and shouldn’t!) make a dog “mean”, he’s perfectly capable of it if he feels something is up.Seriously? So if i took him down to the big dog park he won’t run in fear of the other dogs? I just want him to kind of have some fun on his own but be protective of my family and I. I guess mean was the wrong word.
Why not hire a service that will train your dog to be a guard dog. You want a guard dog to do a lot more alerting than attacking.
You don’t want it mean, you want it effective.
None around here unless I want to let the sheriffs office take care of him for a while
Why not just enjoy your dogs personality and treat him with love and kindness? Dogs are the most loyal domesticated animals on earth that deserve all the respect and love we can muster to give them. All dogs will guard their owners if they respect you and think you are a part of the pack. And just for the record I believe the Pitbull breed needs to be retired for good. There are too many instances of them harming and killing other dogs and people including their owners and small children.
Leave it alone with a husky for a while. The husky will teach it how to assert itself without being mean.
You screwing with me or what? Why a husky? I came from WA and never seen a husky that was protective of itself or family. I mean I would love a Husky …also GO HUSKY’s sorry favorite College Basketball team. How would one dog do that to another?
My advice is not to try to make him mean.
If you want him to protect your home you can train him to bark at strangers when at home.
How do you make a dog bark?
How do I do that. He’s pretty sound sensitive. But like i said above just way too nice he will bark at us if we dont pet him or rub his belly enough
Breed?
BC
Like, border collie?
Yep.
So, one of the smartest breeds. You can teach it to do anything. Figure out what its biggest motivation is (treat, play, touch ect) and start using that as a reward when trying to teach a new behavior. I’d recommend using youtube/the library to see specific training techniques. You have a very smart and trainable dog.
Thank you for your answer sometimes I don’t know how to phrase stuff correctly. Again thank you from the bottom of my heart and my Buddy’s stomach…no sarcaasm in that.
