I found some products that might help in guard dog training or just in general handling of your dog. Currently I have not had a chance to review any of these products.

In the future I plan on having more products listed here with reviews. But if you have any experience using these dog related products, feel free to leave comments below each product.

Dog Dazer 2

SportDOG Rechargeable No Bark Collar

Dogtra E-Fence

The Dogtra 1900NCP is one of the efficient and solid e-collars used. It is also very user friendly and provides water proof receivers and transmitters. It also offers other features such as:

A Rheostat dial which allows one to increase the stimulation concentration moderately thereby avoiding any jerks in between. The stimulation can be adjusted depending on the dog’s compliance levels and activities.

A field range of one half of a mile allows dog training in hunting and police work to be more efficient when actual situations and experiences are emulated.

The Dogtra 1900NCP Field Star also offers different stimulation types such as a pager vibration, a constant reminder and a nick. The e-collar has more than 999 identity codes making it difficult for the frequencies to match other electronic devices. Controlling several dogs in the same environment is therefore possible.

A two dog model which can control two dogs at the same time from one transmitter is also available. Other features include a rechargeable Ni-MH batteries, LED colored devices that show the battery levels, LCD screens that show visibility in dawn or dusk conditions.

The one major drawback of the company’s products is the cost. However the other similar products in the market that are quite cheap do not offer all these features. The competing manufacturers do not have the same experience level as Dogtra in the market since they have not been in the market long enough.

Dogs with a neck length of less than 28 inches are the best suited to use Dogtra 1900NCP. Most of the dogs that have this neck length include German Shepherds, Setters, Labradors, pointers and spaniels among other large and medium sized dogs.

With the help of the Dogtra 1900NCP, it is quite easy for a dog to move from an obedience challenged dog to a well behaved dog. It is best that a trainer maintains control in the half a mile distance to avoid being punitive towards the dog.

This product is quite different from the others since it does not require an electronic collar. It therefore promotes movement and freedom for the dog. The concept is also very effective. Once an electrical impulse is delivered to correct the dog, the dog has the choice to obey or not.

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Whether you know it or not, your dog evolved from wolf. This means, deep inside your German shepherd there is a natural basic instinct, which is why you need the training books to communicate properly. Related to training method, some German shepherd dog training books provide you some explanation about how to become a “pack leader”. The method teaches you the way to stimulate its instinct to follow you, instead of fighting you. One simple step you can do is by walking in front of him each time you are about to walk through the door.

There is also another method from these German shepherd dog training books you have to learn if you wish to communicate to dog. Make sure you use clear yet simple instruction or command followed by hand signal, so the message will be conveyed without any ambiguities. This way, your dog will learn quickly enough and understand the lesson you try to teach.

Besides dog, having a pet cat can also give you indescribable feeling. Just like dogs, you also have to know how to train your cat since the method is rather different such as when you wish to train it with the obedience skill. For this purpose, you can simply rely on the cat litter boxes and some training books from pet shop.

The Koehler method of guard dog training; an effective and authoritative guide for selecting, training and maintaining dogs in home protection and police, security, sentry, and military use

by William R. Koehler

Honored as the Best Technical Dog Book of the Year, this soundly written guide matches breeds to security purposes and explains how to begin, what equipment to use, how to correct faults, and more.

Excerpt from review from Epinions.com:

“The Guard Dog section’s basics of the agitator’s moves and the beginning training of the dog is brilliant. Most agitators I have seen really don’t ‘GET IT’ They have missed the main point. I don’t necessarily agree with the more advanced methods.”

Guard Dog Training: Establishing Leadership

To get the most potential out of your guard dog, you must learn to become a truly effective leader. The key is learning to balance the various demands of a leader and apply them to raising your dog. You must be consistent to establishing leadership with your dog. You must avoid all levels of confusion by using the same speech pattern and words, habits, leadership style, and how you handle reward and punishment. If you are not consistent in your training of your dog, then you can’t expect your breed to ever learn obedience if you have no discipline of your own.

The first thing you need to do in establishing leadership with your dog is to develop a leadership protocol. A leadership protocol is simply a list of standards you are going to apply to training your dog. This list consists of a framework of attitudes and actions you will use consistently when training your guard dog. Without proper protocol, you are not developing the fundamental building blocks of leadership needed for your dog to learn commands and obedience.

You have to understand that fundamentally all dogs need leadership. Whether it is a small yapping Chihuahua or a strong blooded German Shepard, all dogs need to understand their role. The main problem with understanding your role is that some dog trainers are confused in the expectations they have in their animal. Some want a vicious Rottweiler to attack on command, while at the same time; they want a lovable goof like a Labrador retriever. Not having a clear role defined between dog trainer and guard dog will cause confusion early and make training difficult.

To be an effective leader, you must manage the time you spend with your dog. You have to create a schedule of when you will train and when the dog is truly on his own. Most experts recommend starting immediately with crate training as this allows the dog to know when it is time for training and time to just be a dog. By being a fair leader that knows what the rules are, who sets structure and maintains boundaries, who understands the need for discipline, you will make guard dog training and obedience training much easier for you in the long run.

The key to guard dog training, or any kind of obedience training with a dog, is being consistent in every aspect of your dog’s life. This one point can never be stressed enough when it comes to dog training. Remember that consistency leads understanding and understanding leads to greater levels of expectation in your dog.

To decide that you want to train a guard dog requires a lot of thought and you must realize this can be a very difficult and dangerous endeavor if you do not completely understand the risks involved. While most dog owners can teach the basics of sport dog education and obedience training, usually guard dog training is left for the professionals. Your backyard does not make the best place for training, and you should seek out a proper training facility which has the proper instructors for this type of training.

Since it is important for your dog to stay focused on training, it is best that you keep him bordered at a kennel during this time. Bringing your dog back home to a friendly relaxed atmosphere can be detrimental for his overall training. Just like athletes go off to training camp to avoid distractions, the same philosophy holds true in guard dog training.

Now, not all dogs are suitable for this type of work. You should take your dog to a professional to decide if he has the right stuff to become a guard dog. Just because you have a big, scary dog does not mean he has the right temperament to become a vigilant disciplined protector.

All new guard dogs go through obedience training no matter if they have already had this training. You might be happy if your dog sits when say to sit only a couple of times, but a guard dog must obey a command immediately. So no matter what previous training your dog has had, the new trainer will begin anew.

Another key component in guard dog training is that the dog must be trained to accept commands and treats from only the handler or the owner. This is especially important if the dog is to guard a family, because the dog can easily learn to break training and accept food from anyone who gives it to them. You don’t want a guard dog that can be bribed by a fresh steak to get into your house.

Your guard dog will not be trained to become an aggressive killing machine. That is not what this training is designed to do. It will teach your dog to not only protect your family and property, but to also show respect to other members of the family and household pets. With proper training, a guard dog can learn to interact peacefully with those around him, including other dogs and cats, while at the same time developing the skills necessary for guarding you.

The SportDog SBC-10R is a rechargeable bark control collar that allows you to select from 3 modes to control your dog from barking. The soft or temperament learning mode tracks the number of corrections needed to substantially reduce the number of nuisance barks. It begins with a low-level correction (Level 0) and increases with each successive bark until the barking stops. Once the dog has learned to reduce the barking, the initial warning corrections are reduced. The Progressive Correction mode starts at the lowest level and progresses to the next level (to a maximum of Level 9) each time your dog barks within 30 seconds of the previous bark. If your dog does not bark again within 30 seconds, the correction resets to Level 0. The user-selected correction mode allow the user to preset the correction level (0-9) that will be used every time the dog barks.

The built in PerfectBark^TM technology provides firm, fair and consistent bark control, requiring both sound and vibration are present before a correction is given. This smart technology ensures that only your dog’s barking will trigger the collar, making this idea for kennels and situations where other dogs may be near. An automatic shut-off takes away the risk of over correcting your dog, such as in emergency and alarming situations where the natural instinct of the dog is to verbally warn others.

SBC-10R Features:

• Rechargeable Bark Control Collar
• 3 Modes to Choose from to Fit your Dog’s Temperament
• 10 Levels of Adjustible Correction
• For Dogs Over 25 lbs
• Display Shows Correction Level & Battery Status
• PerfectBark^TM Feature Requires Vibration & Sound to Trigger Correction
• Low Battery Indicator Light
• 100% Waterproof
• Excellent for Stubborn Dogs
• Long-Life Lithium Battery
• Plug-in Recharging Cord Included

A truly versatile dog, the Giant Schnauzer can be trained for any role. Whether you need a guard dog or one trained for therapy, this breed is highly intelligent, easy to train, and loves to be around people.

Originating in Germany in the nineteenth century, this large, powerful dog was crossbred  between Standard Schnauzer and a Great Dane as cattlemen needed a bigger dog to help drive their herd. During the twentieth century, they were used as a guard dog, and later, and for the military during World War II. For awhile, this breed faded in popularity but has seen a recent rise lately as it reprised its role as a herd dog.

This is a highly intelligent, active breed and is not suited for apartment living unless you want the dog to bounce off the walls. A nice adequate yard and frequent walks will keep your Giant Schnauzer happy and healthy.

Also, these dogs do very little shedding, so they need constant brushing and grooming or their coat tends to get knotted. The colors of their coat range from solid black to a salt and pepper mix.

The Giant Schnauzer makes an excellent guard dog for they were bred for the sole purpose of working. Their large size and strong bark make excellent deterrents to intruders. They have boundless levels of energy, and at the same time, with proper training, are calm loyal dogs. They love being around their master and respond well to training as long as a firm, consistent pack mentality is established. Giant Schnauzers tend to be dominating, so the key to training is to understand your role in the pack. You must be the Alpha male and demonstrate authority with a calm and consistent manner.

Without proper training, these dogs can become overprotective and immediately suspicious when introduced to new, or less familiar, faces.  Also, without the proper daily exercise and mental stimulation, they can get destructive. If not kept busy, these dogs will find something to do whether it’s rearranging your living room or digging up your yard. Most people who buy Giant Schnauzers tend to give up on this breed within two years because of the high level of maintenance this beautiful dog needs.

As with any large breed dog, exercise and proper grooming, firm and consistent training are keys to keeping the animal in good health.

Pulis are very intelligent, acrobatic breed of dogs that is described as light, quick, agile and able to change directions instantly and are obedient enough to train for athletic competition. They are devoted and form close bonds with their owners and make great guard dogs.

The Puli is an ancient sheepdog, from Hungary, introduced by the migration of the Magyars from Central Asia for more than 1,000 years ago. The Puli were used for both herding and guarding livestock. The Puli would commonly work together with the much larger, white Komondor, a Hungarian dog breed of (solely) livestock guardian dog. The Komondor is a large, solidly-built dog, around 30 inches tall. The Komondor (or several Komondors if the there was a large amount livestock) were guarding the sheep or cattle mostly at night, while the Puli was herding and guarding them at daytime. When wolves or bears were attacking the livestock, the Puli would alert and the Komondors would come and fight the intruders. The Komondors were usually resting at daytime but at night will walk around the flock, constantly moving, patrolling the area.

It is said that nomadic shepherds of the Hungarian plains valued their herding dogs, paying as much as a year’s salary for a Puli.

As for as physical appearance goes, the head is in proportion to the body. The almond shaped eyes are deep set, rather large, and dark brown with black or slate gray eye rims. The ears, set on somewhat higher than the level of the eyes, are hanging, of medium size, V-shape, and about half the head length. The skull slightly domed and medium broad. The stop is defined, but not abrupt. The muzzle is strong and straight, a third of the head length, and ends in a nose of good size. The nose is always black. Flews and gums are black or slate gray. Flews are tight with a full complement of teeth, comparatively large, meet in a scissors bite.

The dense, weather resistant coat is profuse on all parts of the body. The outer coat is wavy or curly, but never silky. The undercoat is soft, wooly and dense. The coat clumps together easily, and if allowed to develop naturally, will form cords in the adult. The cords are wooly, varying in shape and thickness, either flat or round, depending on the texture of the coat and the balance of undercoat to outer coat. The Puli may be shown either corded or brushed. It is essential that the proper double coat with correct texture always be apparent. With age the coat can become quite long, even reaching to the ground; however, only enough length to properly evaluate quality and texture is considered necessary so as not to penalize the younger or working specimens.

Only the solid colors of rusty black, black, all shades of gray, and white are acceptable; however, on the chest a white spot of not more than two inches is permissible. In the black and the gray dogs an intermixture of some gray, black or white hairs is acceptable as long as the overall appearance of a solid color is maintained. The fully pigmented skin has a bluish or gray cast whatever the coat color.

The breed does very well in obedience and agility. Traditionally, the Puli dog breed was used both as a livestock guarding dog, and herding dog as well. They make very good watchdogs, as they are very protective of their master and territory. The Puli is sensitive, fun loving, courageous, but also tough and headstrong sometimes.

They are loyal to their owners and wary of strangers. They are highly active and keep a playful, puppy-like behavior their entire life.

As a working dog, the Puli are very obedient, focused and determined when assigned a task. Some of them are used as police dogs. As a livestock guarding dog they are fiercely protective of their flock, and, despite their relatively small size, will try to scare and drive an intruder away, however they very rarely inflict any real injuries. They are also very good herding dogs.

As a family dog, they make good security dogs and faithful family guardians. They can be very friendly and playful, even at old age. They regard their family as their flock, and will keep their distance until they are sure the stranger is not a threat. When annoyed, they may attack without warning, so a considerable distance may be advisable for strangers not known by the Puli. They can be extremely independent and obstinate, and only accept strong willed individuals as master.