How much for a trained guard dog?

[Fatcatsplat]

We're having a bit of a discussion in the office - Strange question and I'm not looking at getting one, but need the answer for a hypothetical scenario....

 

How much does a commercially trained guard dog cost? Talking about an Alsatian/Doberman type that will interact with people but respond to certain commands should a "situation" arise.

[E.w.]

You can buy them four the starting price of £3000 small change to protect your family and property.

[Lloyd90]

If you look up family protection dog / personal protection dog then they can go anywhere between £1500 - £5000 and are often put on levels 1-3.

 

Level 1 may be basic training but no bite work etc.

Level 2 started sleeve work and some more in-depth commands, LIKELY but not guaranteed to protect.

Level 3 hidden sleeve etc so competent that they will do whats needed if the situation arose.

 

They also have different levels of skill, eg some can search and clear buildings and homes and "hold" someone at bay if found, some can do search and rescue etc.

The more training/skills the dog has the more it costs.

 

This is just what I've seen.

[Hendrix's rifle]

We're having a bit of a discussion in the office - Strange question and I'm not looking at getting one, but need the answer for a hypothetical scenario....

 

How much does a commercially trained guard dog cost? Talking about an Alsatian/Doberman type that will interact with people but respond to certain commands should a "situation" arise.

I know this is a bit off topic however, my 2 shepherds will do exactly what you ask. The older dog had some training from myself. He will bark on command, bay and eventually bite and draw someone down. I've tried this with friends who he doesn't know (with a hidden sleeve) and also had people try and jump my back fence (about 8ft tall) and let him do his thing. Call him s good boy and give him a pet and a stroke and he will do it again and again. The little one will bark on command and if someone tries getting in uninvited she will go for them. Again, a bit of love and they soon get it. Both of them are absolutely fine if people come in the house when there invited in and in town and what not. If someone gets abusive in the street they both stand there ground and protect, just what they were bred to do. Not much work and some love and affection you will be surprise what can be done 🖒

[OJW]

I had a Rotty called Troy from a puppy, not security trained but a totally natural guard dog. Any noise or person coming to the house and he would be there, he would always sit in a spot he could see as much of the house as possible and would always go to the front door with someone to answer it. If he felt threatened or that there was danger his tail (I didn't dock him) would go right up like a scorpions sting and he would growl until whatever it was had passed. He was good with kids and anyone he knew we had let in the house. He was a great dog.

[db135]

Years ago a got a small bitch grey hound from the dogs home the women at kennels said she had been re homed 3 times and always brought back as that didn't realy put me off she said she thought she was about 8 and had been badly beaten and malnourished when she first took her in any way a took her to keep my other dog company through the day we had her 7 years until she died she was a great gaurd dog only ever barked if sumbody was sniffing around the yard it was always the same bark new sumbody was there she got well fed and two walks a day