Dog-bodyguard - friend or mercenary?

If protection is necessary, it is not always worth buying a gas can, getting permission to carry a weapon or hiring a security guard. Very often, all this can be replaced with a well-trained dog-bodyguard. It can not be bribed, it does not require a salary increase. Many famous personalities preferred to entrust their security to four-footed guards: Alexander III, Hitler, Steven Seagal and many others. What is the peculiarity of their upbringing and what kind of dog is the best bodyguard?

Bodyguard

Since we are talking about an animal, it seems natural to us that it can only be raised by growing up in the family from an early age. However, this is completely wrong if you need a real bodyguard dog. To date, four-legged pros are much easier and more effective to buy. The cost of such an individual is about one hundred thousand euros.

In our country there is no preparation of animals in the classical sense, which Germans invest in this specialization of the dog, so to the cost of the guard himself, it is necessary to add another cost of the flight for her and the conductor. In addition, this maintainer must and live next to her. However, you can slightly reduce costs by paying for training and attestation of employees of their own guards by equipping a site for training with animals, purchasing accessories. It is necessary because the dog-bodyguard must train regularly. At least weekly it is necessary to detain a "criminal".

But even with the means to purchase a dog and pay for its content, there is no guarantee that the seller will approve your candidacy. The buyer's biography is examined from all sides, convinced of his psychic and material solvency, closely study the purpose of acquiring a furry guard, find out whether the person understands what a huge responsibility he is going to take on himself, and how ready he is for it.

Some difficulty for the owner, accustomed to the dog-friend, is that these animals are practically devoid of personal attachment. Of course, with long coexistence, the animal can not treat the master as an outsider, but the bodyguard dog is a real professional, in whose work there is no place for attachments.

Such an individual can be donated, gifted, bought and sold - with equal zeal, it will serve a new employer. It is this psychological autonomy that makes this dog so valuable. Of course, you will have to learn how to properly interact with this employee, since inability to deal with him correctly can lead to sad consequences.

So, acquired at the Scotland Yard School of Cynology, the dog of the sheepdog for a long time consisted of the owner, enjoying idleness: an office in Moscow, London, resorts and villas. All this time the dog and the owner understood each other with a half-word. However, one day the owner, to drive the four-legged from the car seats, slapped her on the rump. An animal, accustomed to react to any threat and aggression, responded in the usual way. As a result, the owner was in the hospital with a fractured arm. Fortunately, the man managed to get attached to his companion, so he spent a lot of time to understand why such an incident occurred. He was able to answer him at the school in which they were preparing an animal. The fact is that the training program excludes aggression towards animals. They are primarily instilled with the basic principle: to protect their employer is possible only with personal capacity.

Such examples need to be known in order to clearly understand: a dog-bodyguard is not a toy. Being near her, it is necessary to strictly observe all the rules and regulations, so as not to become an aggressor in her eyes.

How to raise

Traditionally, the best breeds of dog bodyguards are Rottweilers, Shepherds, Black Terriers. However, for the upbringing of the classic pattern of this profession, specialists prefer to take puppies of German shepherds, as the only animals capable of not becoming attached to the owner.

So, first of all, puppies are selected in the most careful way. Not every child comes close. All necessary tests pass only two puppies out of five hundred.

After selection, it is grown according to all the rules: they are perfectly fed, walk a lot, provide maximum communication with people for deep socialization and, most importantly, regularly and competently train. Training dog-bodyguards is a very difficult task. The approach to education is individual. Depends not only on the nature of the animal, but also on the specific requests of the customer.

Where to raise

Classical dog education of this specialization is obtained in America. The most famous school is K-9. In addition, there are analogues in Germany, the Czech Republic, Belgium and Holland.

Accompaniment

However, not only the dog-bodyguard, whose breeds are strictly limited, can protect the owner. More familiar behavior in the escort dog , it's almost an ordinary friend, loving the owner. However, when choosing a four-guard this specialization will have to personally take part in his upbringing and training. But the choice of breeds is wider, and preference is given to animals with non-aggressive appearance.

pros

Why choose a dog as a guard?

• Sensitivity. The animal feels the slightest changes in facial expressions, down to the smallest contraction of the muscles of the eyes and activation of the sweat glands - this gives it a huge advantage over time in a critical situation.
• Unobtrusive. No two-legged man has mastered the art of annoying his superiors.
• Devotion.

Another look

Previously, there existed the national schools of the training of dog-bodyguards. However, to date, most of the techniques have been lost and there are no specialists capable of isolating from among the many lovely lumps of those who will selflessly protect the individual entrusted to them without having the slightest affection for him.