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    Urgent!! need advice on training a guard dog!!

    Quote: First of all, when we were first adopting we planed on keeping the dog as a pet/protector, it was not the crazy stuff Dave was suggesting. I filled out the application honestly- the dog was going to be outside sometimes and inside sometimes. We will have a huge huge run for the dog (1...
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    Urgent!! need advice on training a guard dog!!

    Quote: Thanks! Im printing this out. I literally told this to my parents over and over again. Dave had taken our Great pyrenese to ONE single obedience class ONE night a week for like a month or 2. He socialized with the dog but didn't really train it otherwise. The dog was a hot mess- it...
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    Urgent!! need advice on training a guard dog!!

    I know, I'm going to have a long talk with my Mom. I printed out pages of info, which I highlighted and used post it for the important parts. She knows better! Its my darn Dave who is so darn stupid about this sort of thing! I didn't sign up for this evil guard dog sh*t!
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    Urgent!! need advice on training a guard dog!!

    Quote: Valid point- this was actually my Mom's first notion- she wanted a dog past the puppy phase- but we eventually decided that we didn't want to risk having an older dog that was set in it ways & unable to be around the animals. Actually we tried to adopt an older dog who had lived with a...
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    Urgent!! need advice on training a guard dog!!

    "ETA: be sure to check your homeowners policy before you bring this little guy home. German shepherds and rotties are 2 of the most often banned breeds in insurance policies." Will talk to my parents about this. We live on a rather remote road with no really close neighbors. Im not familiar...
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    Urgent!! need advice on training a guard dog!!

    I'm 100% certain this is legit, we're adopting from a organization on petfinder.com. I'm not gullible, I can see pretty easily through fraud/scams. We filled out an application and talked to several different people in the organization. I researched it, I'm sure its a good situation. By...
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    Urgent!! need advice on training a guard dog!!

    "so if it were me, I would cancel adoption because clearly, not everyone is on the same page on how a dog should be raised, that will spell disaster in any situation." I will figure this out tomorrow. My mom is not a bad candidate for a dog owner actually- it might surprise people to hear she is...
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    Urgent!! need advice on training a guard dog!!

    My mom was totally all for obedience school at first, she wanted me to call the local obedience trainer before we even found a dog to adopt to enroll in classes! I don't mean to bash Dave, he is just soooooo bad with dogs. He is not a good candidate for a dog owner at all, he is impatient with...
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    Urgent!! need advice on training a guard dog!!

    I will add that being that I was the facilitator, I can cancel this adoption ASAP by Thursday if my Mom doesn't come to sense about this.
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    Urgent!! need advice on training a guard dog!!

    I have horrible news- originally the first thing we were going to do was enroll the puppy in obedience/training classes- MY STEPFATHER NOW THINKS AND IS SUGGESTING WE SHOULD NOT EVEN DO THIS! He thinks we should not let it around any people/dogs EVER. He wants to completely isolate it on the...
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    Urgent!! need advice on training a guard dog!!

    Thank you so much! I'm amassing a whole page to give to my parents from previous posts in the forum history. This is a great description and will surely help my cause! I would like to clarify further something about my Step-father's notion about not socializing the dog- he is convinced that the...
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    Urgent!! need advice on training a guard dog!!

    Hi, I'm new to this forum, I found it very helpful while researching dog training. I found some great info, but I need to have my question answered so I can print out the answers from experienced dog trainers/people who have successfully trained their dogs to be competent chicken guarders so I...
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