If protection is necessary, it is not always worth buying a gas spray, getting permission to carry weapons, or hiring a security guard. Very often all this can more than be replaced by a properly trained bodyguard dog. It is impossible to bribe her; she does not require a salary increase. Many famous personalities preferred to entrust their safety to the four-legged guards: Alexander III, Hitler, Stephen Seagal and many others. What is the peculiarity of their upbringing and what breed of dogs is the best bodyguard?
Bodyguard
Since this is an animal, it seems natural to us that it can only be raised by growing in a family from early childhood. However, this is not at all true if a real bodyguard dog is required. Today, a four-legged pro is much easier and more effective to buy. The cost of such an individual is about one hundred thousand euros.
In our country, there is no training of animals in the classical sense that the Germans invest in this specialization of dogs, therefore, the cost of the guard himself must be added the price of a flight for her and the guide. In addition, this companion should live next to her. However, you can slightly reduce costs by paying for training and certification of employees of their own security, equipping a site for training with animals, purchasing accessories. This is necessary because the bodyguard dog must exercise regularly. At least weekly, she needs to detain the "criminal".
But even having the means to purchase a dog and pay for its maintenance, there is no guarantee that the seller will approve your candidacy. The buyer’s biography is examined from all sides, convinced of his mental and material viability, carefully study the purpose of acquiring a furry guard, find out if a person understands what a huge responsibility he is going to take on, and how much he is ready for it.
Some difficulty for the owner, accustomed to a friend dog, is that these animals are practically devoid of personal affection. Of course, with prolonged coexistence, the animal will not be able to treat the owner as an outsider, but the bodyguard dog is a real professional in whose work there is no place for affection.
Such an individual can be gifted, gifted, bought and sold - with equal diligence, it will serve the new employer. It is such psychological autonomy that makes this dog so valuable. Of course, you will have to learn how to properly interact with this employee, since the inability to properly handle him can lead to sad consequences.
So, a shepherd dog, acquired at the Scotland Yard School of Cynology, for quite some time was with the owner, enjoying idleness: an office in Moscow, London, resorts and summer residences. All this time, the dog and the owner understood each other perfectly. However, once the owner, to drive the four-legged from the car seats, slapped her on the croup. The animal, accustomed to respond to any threat and aggression, responded in the usual way. As a result, the owner was in the hospital with a broken arm. Fortunately, the man managed to become attached to his companion, so he spent a lot of time to understand why such an incident occurred. They could answer him at the school where the animal was being prepared. The fact is that the training program excludes aggression towards animals. First of all, they are vaccinated with the basic attitude: to protect their employer is possible only with personal competence.
Such examples must be known in order to clearly understand: a bodyguard dog is not a toy. Being next to her, it is necessary to strictly observe all the rules and attitudes so as not to become an aggressor in her eyes.
How to raise
Traditionally, the best breeds of bodyguard dogs are rottweilers, shepherd dogs, black terriers. However, to educate the classic example of this profession, specialists prefer to take German Shepherd puppies as the only animals that can not become attached to the owner.
So, first of all, puppies are carefully selected. Not every kid is suitable. All the necessary tests pass only two puppies out of five hundred.
After selection, it is grown according to all the rules: they are well fed, walk a lot, provide maximum communication with people for deep socialization and, most importantly, are regularly and competently trained. Training bodyguard dogs is a very difficult task. The approach to education is individual. It depends not only on the nature of the animal, but also on the specific needs of the customer.
Where to educate
Dogs of this specialization receive a classical education in America. The most famous school is K-9. In addition, there are analogues in Germany, the Czech Republic, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Escort
However, not only the bodyguard dog, whose breeds are strictly limited, can guard the owner. The more familiar behavior of the escort dog is almost an ordinary friend, loving the owner. True, when choosing a four-legged guard of this specialization, you will have to personally take part in his upbringing and training. But the choice of breeds is wider here, and preference is given to animals with a non-aggressive appearance.
pros
Why choose a dog as a guard?
- Sensitivity. The animal feels the slightest changes in facial expressions, up to the smallest contraction of the muscles of the eyes and activation of the sweat glands - this gives it a huge advantage in time in a critical situation.
- Unobtrusiveness. Not a single two-legged has mastered the art of annoying his superiors.
- Devotion.
Another look
Previously, there were domestic schools for training bodyguard dogs. However, to date, most of the methods have been lost and there are no specialists left who are able to isolate from the many lovely lumps those who will wholeheartedly guard the individual entrusted to them, without having the slightest attachment to him.