| Re: Is it possible to Over-Socialize your dog? I agree with majicka.
Anyone who is willing to break into a house with a barking dog (regardless of how big the dog/bark is), is prepared to deal with the dog. Dogs who are not trained for protection work should not be expected to be protection dogs, and the dog should not be the one who decides who is okay and who is not, that's your job, dogs do not have magical powers. The only way you can over-socialize is if you expose the dog to too much, too fast, and stress it out, but your goal should be a dog who is well-socialized and well-mannered with everyone - they will still alert you when someone comes on the property, and you'll be less likely to end up with your dog creating yet another bite statistic.
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