| Good post German, My male Bear at 6 yrs old is very territorial and protective without ever having any formal gaurd or protection traing. He has been trained by myself in general obediance he knows English as well as German commands and hand signs. He does very well with all the neighbors, children, friends, etc. he's just likes to lay on his back and get pet. Now when meeting new people he likes to dominate, he'll come up to you with his chest out sniffing and basically trying to push the person he is meeting, this is when I tell him Nein and Platz and he listens very well but sometimes for whatever reason their are some people that he will just not take to. He will tolerate at this point with me there but thats as far as it goes. He stared to acquire this behavior at around 20 months. My new female is only 7 months so I don't expect anything in the way of guarding, but I can tell she is going to be good because she is displaying a very confident personallity. |