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Specialised Training
Dogs are also trained for specific
purposes, including:
Due to their natural social structure — which is territorial and protective of companions —companion animals may exhibit some form of alert behaviors toward intruders. However guard dogs and police dogs are not simultaneously intended to be companion animals.
Guard dogs are defined as canines who either by training, or by instinct, protect either property, persons or objects. A well-trained guard dog protects person, property or objects on command and "turns-off" on command as well.
Several methods to train guard animals including the western (e.g. Koehler Method) and eastern methods. The Schutzhund method also addresses protection, and generally means the animal will bite on command, and will not release until commanded.
In some circumstances, when dogs are left alone to guard property it may be necessary to train them to not eat treats or other food items offered by unknown persons.
Service Dogs
Assistance dogs, such as guide and hearing dogs, are carefully trained to utilize both their sensory skills and the protective instincts of dogs to bond with a human to help that person to offset a disability in daily life. The use of assistance dogs is an ever-growing field, with wide a range of special adaptations.
- Detection dogs
- Assistance dogs
- Herding dogs, livestock guardian dogs, and sheep dogs
- Hunting dogs
- Police dogs
- Rescue dogs
- Schutzhund German for "protection dog". There are three disciplines the dog must achieve (tracking, obedience, and personal protection).
Due to their natural social structure — which is territorial and protective of companions —companion animals may exhibit some form of alert behaviors toward intruders. However guard dogs and police dogs are not simultaneously intended to be companion animals.
Guard dogs are defined as canines who either by training, or by instinct, protect either property, persons or objects. A well-trained guard dog protects person, property or objects on command and "turns-off" on command as well.
Several methods to train guard animals including the western (e.g. Koehler Method) and eastern methods. The Schutzhund method also addresses protection, and generally means the animal will bite on command, and will not release until commanded.
In some circumstances, when dogs are left alone to guard property it may be necessary to train them to not eat treats or other food items offered by unknown persons.
Service Dogs
Assistance dogs, such as guide and hearing dogs, are carefully trained to utilize both their sensory skills and the protective instincts of dogs to bond with a human to help that person to offset a disability in daily life. The use of assistance dogs is an ever-growing field, with wide a range of special adaptations.
