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Originally posted by German Vanegas
................ or a good guard dog (a protective-defensive dog), for personal and/or home security purposes.

It takes a well-bred Rottweiler to posses that desired trait to guard and protect. It comes in the genes.

In order to have a trustworthy protection dog, one has to follow certain steps to achieve that goal. Knowing how to do it right is the whole key to it... Last but not least: A well-bred Rottweiler should excel as a superb personal and home guardian

GV, what is your interpretation of a "protective-defensive dog"? I am very "pro" genetics and have always believed that there are limitations governed by genetics.

For me a dog's behavior or disposition should be appropriate to the environment and its requirements. What is a guardian? What is the behavior, reaction or disposition of a dog that is classified as a "guard" or "protector"? What training or level of control forms a connotation to the term guard/protect? Aggression manifests itself in many forms, then there is just plain open aggression or bad manners, where is the line? What sets the standard? What is the appropriate definition describing a dog's response in various situations where there is a form of reactive aggression, whether this be escalated fear aggression etc. Also due to various factors there are various attributes from alerting to full blown "combat" which may all be attributes of the "ultimate" dog. How do we know unless tested and proven?