Hi again Moresntoil,
It sounds like you have a drivey lil bitch that is very likely to suit your needs well. All that stands between the end goal and now is training, but be careful not to be in too much of a hurry. Many dogs are ruined/broken by pushing them too far into defense too soon - never will a broken dog like that ever reach their original potential. Let her develop more before introducing her to any real defense work, concentrate on developing her prey drive (many of the breeds mentioned in this thread are notorious for lacking the prey drive necessary to do this type of training, at the very least it puts them at a great disadvantage) for now, socialization, and obedience training.
It would be impossible to get too far into this in one thread, but the beginnings of the training for the work you're wanting her to do might start with you enlisting a friend unknown to the dog. Have him dress up in a hoodie or some such. You'll be taking the dog for a walk, when all of the sudden your friend (the decoy) jumps out of the bushes on the path ahead (in the beginning this will be a fair distance off - say 50meters or so) and makes menacing gestures/noises. The dog should bark, or definitely alert, coming forward towards the menace. This needs to be time perfectly with the decoy, so that the first sign of any such above aggression from the dog, the decoy runs like hell. At the same time you're praising her for excellent work, and she's proud as hell, realizing the power she has. Repeat, over and over, turning up the pressure slowly, until the dog really needs to turn up the aggression before the decoy runs off.
The key to all dog training is the dog always wins, never ever pressure her too much or you'll break her, she'll turn to flight and never forget it as an option. The well trained dog has won every battle, every game, and does not know what it means to lose. To accomplish this we need to go very slowly, and be very much in tune with what the dog can handle at her current stage of maturity/training. -Tom
It sounds like you have a drivey lil bitch that is very likely to suit your needs well. All that stands between the end goal and now is training, but be careful not to be in too much of a hurry. Many dogs are ruined/broken by pushing them too far into defense too soon - never will a broken dog like that ever reach their original potential. Let her develop more before introducing her to any real defense work, concentrate on developing her prey drive (many of the breeds mentioned in this thread are notorious for lacking the prey drive necessary to do this type of training, at the very least it puts them at a great disadvantage) for now, socialization, and obedience training.
It would be impossible to get too far into this in one thread, but the beginnings of the training for the work you're wanting her to do might start with you enlisting a friend unknown to the dog. Have him dress up in a hoodie or some such. You'll be taking the dog for a walk, when all of the sudden your friend (the decoy) jumps out of the bushes on the path ahead (in the beginning this will be a fair distance off - say 50meters or so) and makes menacing gestures/noises. The dog should bark, or definitely alert, coming forward towards the menace. This needs to be time perfectly with the decoy, so that the first sign of any such above aggression from the dog, the decoy runs like hell. At the same time you're praising her for excellent work, and she's proud as hell, realizing the power she has. Repeat, over and over, turning up the pressure slowly, until the dog really needs to turn up the aggression before the decoy runs off.
The key to all dog training is the dog always wins, never ever pressure her too much or you'll break her, she'll turn to flight and never forget it as an option. The well trained dog has won every battle, every game, and does not know what it means to lose. To accomplish this we need to go very slowly, and be very much in tune with what the dog can handle at her current stage of maturity/training. -Tom
