How to Train an Attack Dog
As man's best friend, dogs have a loyalty and natural tendency to protect their masters. With the proper training methods, you can teach a dog to attack on command. An attack dog's mission is to provide personal protection against a threat or danger. In the end, you can have a trustworthy and lasting companion who guards you against any potential harm. Read on to learn more.
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Choose a breed that works best as an attack dog. Some breeds such as German shepherds and rottweilers are easier to train than other breeds.
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Train the dog in submission commands such as "sit," "stay" and "heel." This teaches the dog to obey the sound of your voice. Later, this helps to train the dog to attack when given the command. It cannot learn to move until you give the command.
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Teach the dog to be indifferent to strangers and other dogs.
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Start with on-leash training but advance to off-leash. Choose a single word for "attack" and one for "stop". Be consistent. Give slack to the leash when giving the attack command, and pull it when giving the stop command. Work toward having the dog obey the commands without the leash controlling it.
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Develop the dog's bite. Start with a stick, and move into a bite suit. Train the dog to bite on the arms and legs of an attacker to best immobilize the person.
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Simulate attacks with the help of another person in a bite suit. Issue commands, and reward the dog when it responds accordingly. Once it has mastered them, train it to respond without issuing the commands, based on it only seeing you under attack. The dog must be taught to attack on its own initiative if, for example, the owner is unconscious and cannot issue a command.
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Tips & Warnings
Advanced attack training is not for amateurs. Seek the assistance of a professional. Your local yellow pages directory is a good place to look for one.
Contact your local police K-9 unit for suggestions about training attack dogs.
Don't let the dog be distracted from its job as an attack dog. Don't allow it to accept treats from a stranger, or let it approach another dog in heat.
Beware of the legal consequences of training dogs to attack.
Look up Dog Owner Liability laws for your state.
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Comments
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This is absolutely dangerous and foolhardy! First, there is no way you can learn to attack train a dog from a short article. Next, it does NOT explain how to "develop the dog's bite", much less how to "move to bite suit." There is no way to even be sure when hiring a "professional" that the person is really qualified and uses proper methods. Don't attack train your dog -- and for sure don't do it by following these instructions.
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well I have neighbors that drank alot and I have 3 kids. They came over to my house wanting to fight and I picked up a baseball bat and ran them off. I had 4 people call the police and it took them 3 hrs to get here. I am now getting a german shepard and training it to attack in german. I am a mom of 3 who does not drink or do drugs, but have to live around stupid neighbors. this will come in handy on my part.
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Usually in emergency instances when you are being attacked by another person it's likely a dog will protect you provided it knows your in trouble (and not playing).
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my old german shepard max could barck on command.
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Shawn Weasner · Reclined in Lazyboy at Retired! no-one needs an agressive dog, they just want one and in the wrong hands it could prove to be DEADLY! A dog is only as smart or DUMB as their owner/trainer so be carefull of your actions and prepared for consequences...
