Dog Health Questions: Attack dog training????

I am considering buying a doberman puppy and when he gets bigger I will put him in attack dog training but I want to know if they would be more aggressive dogs if put in training like that, because I just want a dog that would only attack on command and I dont want him to be aggressive otherwise.

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You might want to have a look at your motivation for doing this since you won't get very far by calling it "attack dog training" and saying you want a dog to "attack on command".

Regarding schutzhund training it should only be undertaken in a dog that is mentally suited for it. The only way to find those is to find a responsible breeder with a history of breeding dogs that are successful in the schutzhund testing program.

If you go and ask them if their dogs are good "attack dogs", I can tell you that conversation will last about .5 seconds. Responsible breeders are very, very careful about where their dogs go so if you want one for the wrong reasons, don't waste your time.

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• They have courses for training a dog for protection, if well socialized and trained from a young age it should not make the dogg more aggressive. It should only teach him to PROTECT not to attack. A proper instructor should know your dogs' limits and not push them into an aggressive state.
  
  Good luck


• Just don't get a dog at all. As if you need a dog that will attack on command! What a loser.
  
  EDIT: nvm, he's 14, I won't make too much fun.
  
  EDIT 2: They don't need training to attack wild animals, they'll protect you fine without "attack dog" training.


• Then you had better get yourself a lawyer, because a so-called 'attack dog' is a liability. Unless you have A LOT of experience with dogs and put in A LOT of training - serious training - with a professional, you're going to and up with a dog that is a danger to yourself and the general public. Attack dogs are more in the realm of law enforcement than Joe Blow who wants to pump up his ego.
  
  If you want to protect yourself, get a licence to carry a concealed weapon. Or learn karate.


• the dog will learn to be more responsive to your voice and actually more under control if you are there to be trained also, don't send him away to be trained you as the owner go also so they can train you how to handle your dog go with a reputable trainer. I say this because of an incident that happened to me, a friend of mine had donated her dog to the police dept to train as an attack dog after 2 yrs of so- called training she took her dog back because they were not using or training the dog, she brought him to me and with out warning while i was talking to my friend her dog was standing by her, he leaped up unto my shoulder and snapped at my face luckily she had him on a leash and i had faster reflexes,all the K-9 dept did was mess him up they really were not trainers. when the dog was younger he was as sweet as could be, eventually she gave him away and 2 months later she found out the dog was euthanized because he bit someone pretty bad.
  
  normally the working breeds don't need attack training as they already have it in their instinct to protect if anything just basic obedience will do, if you are ever in real danger believe me the dog(dobie) will step right in to protect you.


• yeah, i've the same problem as you do,
  but since i get dog personal trainer,
  i don't have any problem again with that.
  source :
  www.training-dog.co.cc