K9 / Protection Dogs

Do you need a protection dog? Or are you looking to train your dog to do protection? Then you need to hire a professional and not try to do this on your own.

Armin Winkler is an expert at K9 and protection dog training

Armin Winkler is an expert at K9 and protection dog training

I support the responsible ownership and training of protection dogs. However, these types of dogs aren’t for everyone. Here is everything you need to get started, and to decide if this is the right kind of dog for your situation.

First, read each of these articles in full. Second, evaluate whether this type of dog fits your security and family needs. Third, contact my friend, and Master Trainer, Armin Winkler about getting a dog and training. He is located in Virginia, he’s the best, and I trust his judgment 100%. Be assured he will tell you directly whether he feels you are suited to own such a dog. He doesn’t work with everyone and you will have to demonstrate your commitment to being a responsible dog owner.

Owning such a dog comes with a great deal of commitment, effort, and physical exercise. Not everyone is capable of handling such a dog, and not every home is suitable for such a dog. On the other hand, some people need such a dog, and the public needs to breed and train these types of dogs to supply the police, military, border patrol, Homeland Security, etc. Without private involvement, then K9 services across the country would be jeopardized and our personal safety endangered. We NEED these types of dogs, and we need responsible people to breed, train and supply these dogs. The dog you raise might just save someone’s life someday, or maybe the dog you breed will save someone’s life some day. Think about that. Here is Armin Winkler training my dog for the sport of Schutzhund. Schutzhund is a sport that simulates police work, and is different than training a dog to do real street protection work. When you train a dog to do Schutzhund or police work, the person that wears the protective clothing is the trainer. You MUST NOT try to train your own dog to bite you or anyone else! Proper training requires an expert in bite training (that person is called a Helper) with specialized training and equipment. It is VERY DIFFICULT to find a qualified Helper (even though you will find folks listed in the Yellow Pages that offer protection training (YOU SHOULD NOT USE THEM). If you don’t find an expert, and hire the wrong person, you can be assured that they will wreck your dog. A good Helper makes your dog a better dog: more obedient, better able to contain and control its aggression, happier, more relaxed, safer, and easier to live with. YOU ALSO SHOULD BE THE KIND OF PERSON THAT CAN HANDLE SUCH A DOG. Not everyone is a good candidate for such a dog. Armin Winkler is one of the best protection dog trainers in the US, an expert on the dog protection sports and in training dogs for true protection work. I highly recommend him. To contact Armin Winkler about whether such a dog is right for your situation, or for training, or to hire him to locate, evaluate, select, purchase and train a proper dog for these purposes, you may email him at Armin@SchutzhundVillage.com Please tell him that you heard about him from Sam Basso.