i have had my dog for a year now he can do the basic commands ( sit, down, come, paw,ect)
I was up stairs today and my friend walked through my front door and my dog waggged his tail and jumped around.
The dog has only ever meet my friend once for 5 mins in the past.
why did he not bark ?
i thought dogs were meant to protect there home and there owners
he is a staffy cross
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You wont be able to make a guard dog out of a staffy.
They see the world thru rose coloured glasses.
Maybe invest in a good alarm system and get a better lock for your door!
Because even a robber is a visitor coming to play with them.
Take care.XAdd On; My dog Rocco is the same. He 'talks' to people walking past us in the street. He smiles at everyone. They are more likely to lick a burgular to death than ward them off.
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- Well, I can only go from personal experience, but dogs tend to react to a person on how you react to someone. Because you knew the person that walked through the door, you body language was relaxed and so your dog realised that the friend posed no threat.
If, however, you had seemed fearful or shocked when they walked in, it is quite likely that you dog would have become defensive. I wouldn't recomend trying to train your dog to become more aggressive towards strangers because you could end up with an overly aggressive and nervous dog. Just trust that you dog will protect you when the time comes. I should know because my normally friendly, and very licky, dog scared away an intruder in my garden only a few months ago. - You should do a test with somone (preferably someone your dog has not met) knocking at your door or ringing the doorbell. See if he barks. More than likely, he will.
It could be that your dog smelled the friend and remembered (dogs are amazing that way). If someone rings the front door (even people they know), they go ape-spit barking.
Dogs are by nature territorial. I would guess that if someone broke into your home at night, your dog would give you good warning. Just experiment with strangers or even with your friend knocking as if he/se were a stranger.
Also, remember that unless you have a specific breed and have been training in protective maneuvers, most dogs aren't really going to 'protect' your home...they are best served to warn you if anyone comes in or near. I can attest that although my lab and pitbull mix dogs are very menacing when the door rings, they would rather probably just play with whomever came through if he/she acted normal. - I say congrats on having a friendly, well socialized dog. :)
get an alarm if you want to keep intruders out, because all a staffy will do is lick them to death! my dogs bark if somebody knocks on the door. maybe get a 2nd dog like a terrier? something that will just bark to alert you to somebody but also be well socialized and friendly is what you want. you don't want a dog that will actually attack. just a bark at the front door is more than enough. - He is keying off your body language. Your body langauge said this is my friend and therefore your dog went this person is okay. Five minute is enough for dog to remember that this person is okay. if you had reacted differently your dog woudl have reacted differently. That my guess anyways.
- If you want a barker. Get a small hyper dog ie terrier,or chi-wa-wa.If you want a biteing dog go for Akita,or pit bull (then make sure your lawyer is on spead dial).
- get a german shepherd.
- Even in a five minute visit your dog would learn that your friend is not an enemy.
You are doing all the right things with your dog so far. This is evident because he met your friend with gentleness. Dogs are naturally protective of their territories and owners. Trust your dog to sense when there is an intruder or danger. Any dog. large or small will protect their owner in whatever way they can if the need arises.
I have seen far too many dogs destroyed by owners that want a more protective pet. I'm relieved that if you keep up the positive training, yours will not be one more :).
I would like to add that if you would like your dog to act as an early warning system, you can teach him to bark each time the door is opened or knocked on. It would be similar to down and stay teaching. You will need a friend for this who will come to the door. Get your dog barking in any way that works such as playing, have your friend walk in the door at the same time and reward your dog immediately. Be consistent and he will bark without the rewards once he realizes that that behaviour makes you happy. You will still have a wonderful family pet that will not become aggressive unnecessarily.
If more staffy owners were as responsible as you , they would not have the reputation they have received due to inexperienced owners. - If you indicated to your dog that this was a friend, then your dog would consider the person to be a friend and would not bark unless the dog sensed ill intent on the part of your friend. Had a stranger whom your dog had never met walked in, I am sure he would have barked.
Your problem is not your dog. your problem is your friend, who is RUDE! It's highly inappropriate for anyone to just walk into someone else's home without knocking, ringing the bell and waiting for the owner to come open the door.
You need to LOCK your front door and tell your "friend" that you don't like people just walking in, no matter WHO they are.
You don't need a staffy to have a dog who will protect your home. ALL dogs protect their home and owner. The longer the dog is with you, and the stronger your bonds to the dog, the stronger the dog's instinct to protect you and home become.
I agree with SC!!! And she's right. A terrier would probably bark at everyone at the door.
But, if you want a dog that threatens everyone at your door, and everyone you pass on the street, please get a lot of insurance to cover the cost of your dog attacking people. I won't tell you how to make your dog vicious but if you're so misinformed that this is the only way to have a dog that protects you, then that's what you are looking for... a vicious dog... because that's what you may get if you insist on a dog that barks at everyone you pass or who comes to your home. A GOOD guardian dog will be friendly to good people, and only go into protection mode when you are actually seriously threatened.
I think you're totally confused as to what a person needs in the way of a good guard dog, and what a good guard dog who's also a GOOD dog should do. You need to educate yourself on proper actions of a good guard dog. Take your dog to obedience class and ask the trainer to teach you what a good guard dog should do -!-
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