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Originally Posted by rottcrazed

Can a 1 year old be considered 'protection' trained?

Isn't that a little young? I know the amount of training I put into my dogs in their first year is foundational, and police and other service dogs don't really begin their intensive training until after a year of age? Was this a selling tactic is what I am wondering?

That was the RED FLAG I saw too....a good protection trainer (I'm talking about real life protection, not sport work) would NEVER begin a dog before close to 18 months old. Unfortunately, if you purchased her as a "fully-trained protection dog", I'm afraid you've been had. Get her signed up for some obedience classes with YOU as her handler and keep going on her socialization...she's still just a puppy. Good luck.