(30 April 2012, 13:13)Scythe13 Wrote: My only experience in dog training is on a film where they use a bunch of clothes on the clothesline and make it look like a person. They teach the dog to attack the person every time they say "Go get him". When the bad guy (I think he's a bully or something like that, in the story) comes into the kid's garden they tell the dog "Go get him" the dog starts going nuts and starts ripping clothes off the line!
No would have been much quicker.
I have a little. The problem we had is that it would only obey me. It was second in command and hered the kids when I was not there. If you want more than the basics of a family pet you and your family need to spend time training it as well. There are books available but I wasn't after a guard dog so I didn't spend the time necessary.
It is not easy for a beginner.