Family Protection Dog Prices? - Page 3

Pedigree Database

Premium classified

This is a placeholder text
Group text

Premium classified

This is a placeholder text
Group text

Premium classified

This is a placeholder text
Group text

Premium classified

This is a placeholder text
Group text

by Allan1955 on 09 April 2020 - 05:04

You will be better of sourcing a local suitable farm dog anyway. Most decent GSD lines have not have farm life exposure for decades. Bred in a kennel and taken to the Vet with every time they so much sneeze.


by Allan1955 on 09 April 2020 - 05:04

You will be better of sourcing a local suitable farm dog anyway. Most decent GSD lines have not have farm life exposure for decades. Bred in a kennel and taken to the Vet with every time they so much sneeze.


emoryg

by emoryg on 09 April 2020 - 06:04

You should be able to find a good dog for what you want for $3000 - $5000. Maybe less depending on amount of training and age. Best of luck in your search!

yogidog

by yogidog on 09 April 2020 - 07:04

Emoryg I don't know where you shop for dogs. 3 to 5 grand for that amount on dog I don't think so. I would imagine you would not receive a dog with these capability for less than 10,000 or more. And the chances of one like the just sitting around is even more unlikely. Imo. Some serious training in this type of dog to be dependable.

by duke1965 on 09 April 2020 - 08:04

think people should look at what is required, think hard how much time and effort it would take to train a dog, that you woulld feel 100% comfortable selling to the client, and then make a calculation, 


by Centurian on 09 April 2020 - 09:04

Yogi I am in agreement with you 100% . A PP dog for sold for $5000 , $7000 , is laughable For a half way taught and capable PP dog , IMOp , one best be thinking well over $10,000 - well over !!! . And if you think THAT is expensive .. then ask those people in this thread how much a dog trained and titled in IPG 1, 2, or 3 would cost . Another point of view : the better question is : how much am I willing to pay for a dog that is ready , willing and able to protect my life whenever need be - and/or- how much do I value my life and what am I willing to spend to keep it ? That is the golden question !! How much you value that bdog , thatbis to be considered before you think about pricing . That applies for whatever the purpose of the dog is ..

To the OP .... another option is to consider having multiple GS dogs... they all will alert .. you could even get them with certain traits not ness. PP , such that they could do a bark/hold in addition to alerting. You stated that you can shoot , so a thought would be : who would bother you with 3 GSs [ or more ] , and a gun ? At one time I had 14 GS in my house , three years ago I had 10-- I never ever locked my house doors at night or during the day . I don't expect anyone to have 10 GS in their house but multiple dogs not ness PP trained but will have the propensity to bite may just be enough for your needs . The purchase price would be considerably less expensive , although you will have other espense- but would it not be worth it for you safety ? Remember too, there is strength in numbers - more than one would realize !!! Even today I have left some in the house and when I left I drive around doing errands with at leat three others in my truck [ Imhave a canine unit in my truck and you would be surprised : with the grates / screens in the windows - people see and hear the dogs - no one even dares thinking about getting out of line.

Rik

by Rik on 09 April 2020 - 10:04

my only experience is I did work for a local "PP" dog seller/trainer when I was a "yute". I was just the dummy with the sleeve that really impressed prospective buyers.

there are certainly dogs that have willingly sacrificed life and limb for their family.

but IMO only, the dog perpetrated by Hollywood movies that attacks only the bad guys on command or need, is 100% social in every setting otherwise and perfectly obeys out and down commands does not really exist. except in those adds for the $75,000 home protectors.

I mean, really, what is the motivation for a dog to protect, unless it really does love and is apart of a family and recognizes a genuine threat, or it is very civil and just attacks whatever comes into it's space.

and I'm not speaking of trained LE/Mil dogs with very experienced handlers.

a noisy chihuahua (from a shelter) and a 9mm Glock ($500.00 in the U.S.) will get one better results than a $90,000 PP dog.

jmo,
Rik

by ValK on 09 April 2020 - 10:04

mainly there are misunderstanding what it's mean - personal protection dog.
PPD is a dog, who must be on duty not on usual schedule/shift, able to correctly and absolutely reliably act independently in ever challenging and unpredictable situation in either familiar and unfamiliar surrounding, be able to be "invisible"/not bothering but instantly react and act when necessity arise, protecting assigned to that dog person, irregardless if that person is a handler of that dog or not.
such dog is a step up above LE or military dog and most challenging part is (and always was) to find suitable candidate.
if you will find the dog, who fit, that dog by itself would be invaluable even before training. particularly with a present situation in breeding.


Hundmutter

by Hundmutter on 09 April 2020 - 11:04

It is one thing having a dog which has been trained to bark on command by its owner/handler, when you know you have an intruder and want to make your (& the dog's) presence felt.

Only the best dogs know how to discriminate between well-intentioned visitors and the other sort. So it is another thing to have a dog which has enough built-in ability to discriminate and to make its own mind up about whether an intruder should be fully challenged IN THE ABSENCE OF THE OWNER/HANDLER, or before the owner/handler becomes aware there is someone else about.

Most dogs will bark some at most intruders, at least once they are used to living somewhere; that takes various amounts of time to develop, partly depending on how the owner/handler relates to them and partly depending on the individual dog's temperament. Most dogs will not launch an actual attack. (On balance, & depending on legislation where you live, probably for the best. Certainly safer for the dog; if you are going to regard the dog as disposable, you probably do not want to pay thousands for it.)

Some never get to that point; even some bitework trained dogs. (Others do it loudly, constantly and indiscriminately, which is hard to live with). When they do, being able to start and stop them on command is something you train in. So is the ability to go a step further and look as if they will seriously attack if necessary, while still being under or looking as though they are under the owner/handler's absolute control. That is the dog I would worry about facing with bad intent.

This to me sounds like the kind of dog wanted here, replicating the OP's old dog, who may have got that way through long years of practice. I don't think trainers can sell it to you, it has to have the right dog and the input from you the owner.


by Nans gsd on 09 April 2020 - 11:04

Possibly Anatolian Shepherd, maybe a teenager raised with farm animals and around people. Have him/her dual trained for guardian and basic obedience. Could be very effective for what you are looking for. No. Cali breeders. Kathy ___________, I will find her name and let you know. BOL





 


Contact information  Disclaimer  Privacy Statement  Copyright Information  Terms of Service  Cookie policy  ↑ Back to top