Can a non aggressive dog be trained to be aggressive or trained to be a guard dog?

Can a non aggressive dog be trained to be aggressive or trained to be a guard dog?

If it's not really part of the temperment of the dog, then no. A guardian breed like German Shepherd or Doberman would be naturally better at guarding, but it still takes training.

A well trained guard dog isn't necessarily aggressive, it takes years of training and the dog learns to do it's job. Not to just randomly be aggressive.

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Absolutely.You would never train an aggressive dog for serious guarding or protection work. The dogs you see charging fences and barking like maniacs are in fact very weak nerved dogs who if challenged hard enough, will run away.

Dogs are chosen that have the right drives and strong nerves, overly vicious dogs would be deemed weak nerved and fear biters.

Whatever you're trying to do, stop it. Love your dog for what it is.
You don't want an aggressive dog, they're not worth the liability.

Are you feeling unsafe? What are you wanting the dog to do for you - or are you just asking a general question?

yes! i have a pit that is non aggressive, and i trained it to be a gurd dog.
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Not really. Why would you want an aggressive dog? If you want a security system for your home try Brinks or ADT.

You really shouldn't turn it aggresive, because once it knows aggresion, it might not be able to control its self.

And most likely you wouldn't be able to, you would already have to have a natural guard dog, such as a German Shepard, Pitbull, Doberman, Rottiweiler, ect.

i've found the best guard dogs aren't aggressive, they're loyal.

i had a dog for 9 years, she'd never shown any aggressive signs. in fact when my brother was 1 my mum went outside and saw him hitting the dog with a stick over and over and she just stood their looking at him. i would never have considered her a good guard dog until one day when mum and dad weren't home a man came to the door and i answered it. the guy seemed to be trying to sell me something and then he asked if mum or dad were home and i said no and after that i just remember he reached out to open the door and all of a sudden my dog snowy was at my ankle growling really ferociously. and then she started barking like those crazy guard dogs you see on tv.

i was so shocked, like i said she'd never shown any signs of aggression and the man got scared and went away. another weird thing is snowy never came down that end of the house, she'd been trained not to so it's not like she could have just walked past and seen a stranger, she would have deliberately broken the rules and i can't remember her ever doing this except for that one time. somehow she must have just known that there was a creep at the front door and come to me.

so rather than finding yourself an agressive dog you can't trust with your kids i recommend a loyal one. female dogs that have been desexed are naturally more loyal than others. get one that's a naturally smart breed (mine was a mix of different sheep dog breeds we got from a farm), train her really well, love her and spend time with her and she'll love you and protect you.

It's not about teaching the dog to be aggressive. That would be completely irresponsible and cruel (because the way you do that is cruel)....if you don't care about that, then think about this....if you make your dog aggressive and he hurts someone by accident (or on purpose) you can and will be sued and your poor dog will be put down.

The best guard dogs are actually tiny dogs because they bark at most anything.

A natural guard dog is anything heeler mix. Heelers are exceptional at protecting their territories. Border Collies can be too. Most so-called cattle dogs are.

Working dogs like a German Shephard are also good natural guard dogs.