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6 January, 2025

How To Play With Your Dog

Playtime is one of the best ways to promote bonding with a dog. As well as being enjoyable for both human and dog, it builds mutually positive associations and can offer a variety of mental and physical benefits. There is no single way that dogs play, and may vary by breed and even between individual animals. For example, companions such as the Shih Tzu may appear less playful than working breeds that regularly try to initiate games of chase or fetch. Working breeds are also likely to mirror their primary form of “work” in how they play, i.e. Border Collies

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30 December, 2024

American Bulldogs – PROTECTION DOGS WORLDWIDE

The American Bulldog is a large, powerful, and versatile working breed. While mostly found as a companion, it can also excel as a family protection dog. Its working roots developed uncommon intelligence and robustness which naturally lends itself to the needs of families seeking are highly capable, but equally affectionate dual-purpose companion and guardian. Developed in the Deep South, American Bulldogs are the descendants of mastiffs and bully breeds brought to the New World by English immigrants. Historically employed as general-purpose farm dogs, what became the American bulldog as we know it today was generally used to protect livestock and

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25 November, 2024

Keeping dogs safe in autumn and winter

Owners should be aware of how to keep their dogs safe and comfortable in extreme weather, and winter is no different from the summer. Similarly to humans, dogs can fall ill during cold and wet weather so a little awareness and planning goes a long way in ensuring their safety throughout winter. Although many breeds are naturally more comfortable than humans in colder weather, this should not be assumed and it is prudent to take all necessary precautions including canine winter jackets, protective boots for their paws, and even snoods to protect their ears in extreme conditions. Jackets and boots

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18 November, 2024

A protection dog’s training journey

A protection dog’s training journey is, by its very nature, a long and complex one which cannot be rushed. With the stakes so high, shortcuts are unacceptable and we pride ourselves on how rigorous we ensure this process is. We begin with early identification, finding the most capable puppies and young dogs from trusted breeders around the world. As good as a litter’s parents’ bloodlines may be, we are still first and foremost looking for an individual dog that meets our exacting requirements. Before purchasing any dog, we undertake a thorough suitability assessment and only then – if successfully passed

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11 November, 2024

What is the difference between a guard and protection dog?

Guard and protection dogs offer their owners very different capabilities which are all too often misunderstood and confused with each other. While both can be effective when employed properly, they do have distinct roles and are not interchangeable with each other. At the simplest level, a guard dog will generally be untrained and work off its instincts and genetics while a protection dog is trained and follows directions from its handlers. Traditionally, guard dogs have worked alone without direction and are oriented towards a particular site they view as their own “territory”. Whether or not a guard dog is able

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31 October, 2024

What makes the best family protection dog?

The training and work of a family protection dog is both widely misunderstood and stereotyped. Our final product is often confused with untrained guard dogs working off instincts and without a handler’s direction, when in reality we are aiming for something far more sophisticated. The best family protection dogs combine temperamental stability with intelligence and trainability, courage, friendliness, playfulness, and a good work drive. Rather than reactivity and aggression towards strangers, we are instead looking for protective dogs who understand the difference between those they do not know and those who are genuine threats, and can be trained to respond

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30 September, 2024

Welcoming a new protection dog to your home

Welcoming a new protection dog into your home is an exciting prospect, but needs proper consideration and planning to be successful for all parties concerned. The first step should be physically preparing the home with everything you and your new dog may need, as well as ensuring that it is a safe environment they cannot escape from or accidentally harm themselves in. Wires, small objects that could be swallowed, as well as potentially dangerous plants and household chemicals should all be moved if accessible, and strategically placed baby gates to control access are useful. It is also worth inspecting any

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23 September, 2024

Belgian Shepherds as protection dogs

The Belgian Shepherd is one of the most popular and effective breeds used for protection work. Commonly found in police and military working dog units around the world, they are as versatile as they are capable and can be employed in both protection and detection roles.  The Belgian Shepherd has four variants: the Malinois which is most common, Groenendael, Tervuren, and Laekenois. Temperamentally, all four are similar with only their coats differentiating them. The Malinois has a short fawn coat, the Groenendael has a long black coat, the Tervuren has a double fawn coat with some black colouring, and the

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16 September, 2024

Dental hygiene in dogs

Dental hygiene is an important part of any dog’s health, and something all owners should be aware of. Although dogs’ teeth do not require daily brushing in the same way as humans, good dental hygiene is still relatively easy to maintain. We recommend a healthy diet as the best starting point, with raw feeds being most conducive to promoting dental hygiene given their lower carbohydrate and sugar content. If a raw diet is not practical, your vet should be able to advise on other dental-friendly alternatives. Tooth decay and poor dental hygiene become more of a risk if plaque is

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9 September, 2024

What is the difference between a sports and protection dog?

One of the questions we are most asked is what the difference between a sports and protection dog is, and whether sports dogs can be used for family protection work. Sports dogs are trained and bred to perform to predictable standards in a ring, whereas protection dogs must be ready to defend in the real world against any number of potential threats. Effective performance in the sports ring is certainly an achievement, but very different from the demands and rigours of real-life security work. The experience of owning a sports or protection dog can be very different, and this alone

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