Would my Rottweiler protect me?

If you’re wondering whether or not your Rottweiler would protect you, this post will show you whether or not it would do it.

So, would my Rottweiler protect me? If your Rottweiler has not been trained to protect you it is difficult to tell whether or not it would protect you. However, it would likely act as a deterrent, it would likely alert you to the danger and it would be likely to protect you from other animals.

There are a number of things that you can consider when trying to figure out whether or not your Rottweiler would protect you. There are also a number of options that you have when getting it to be more protective.

How to tell if your Rottweiler would protect you

Below are some ways you can tell whether or not your Rottweiler would protect you if you were being threatened.

It is difficult to tell if it has not been trained to

If a dog has not been trained to be protective, it is difficult to tell whether or not your Rottweiler would protect you physically if you were to be in danger. There have been many cases where untrained Rottweilers have protected their owners but there have also been many cases where they have not.

If you watch the video below, you can see that the untrained Rottweiler does protect the owner.

Also, in the video below the Rottweiler does become protective when the intruder becomes threatening. However, it is only protective when the intruder actually seems to attack the owner and not when the intruder initially enters the house.

It depends on the dog

The nature of your Rottweiler would also be something to consider. If it tends to become threatening in situations such as when there is someone at the door, it would make it more likely that it would be protective. Whereas, if it tends to be friendly with everyone, it would be a lot less likely that it would be protective.

It would still be a deterrent

Rottweilers are very intimidating dogs and most people know that they have the potential to be very dangerous. With that being the case, even if your Rottweiler would not physically protect you, it would still act as a very strong deterrent.

It would be more likely to protect you from animals

While it is difficult to tell if it would protect you from other people physically, it is likely that it would protect you from other animals. This is because it will generally, be able to tell that you are in danger much more accurately.

It might alert you to danger

Another thing to consider is that it will likely alert you to dangers such as an intruder in your home and things such as a fire. However, you shouldn’t rely on it to do so and it is important to make sure to take other precautions such as to install fire alarms in your home.

Things to consider

The nature of your Rottweiler

When trying to figure out whether or not it would protect you, it would help to consider the nature of your Rottweiler.

If your Rottweiler tends to be quite dominating and naturally untrusting it would make it more likely that it would protect you.

Whereas, if it tends to be friendly even in situations where the person might not be friendly then it would be much less likely that it would protect you.

Being overly friendly is better than overly aggressive

Another thing to consider is that, if your Rottweiler tends to be overly friendly, it would not be such a bad thing. The reason for this is that it will mean that you will be able to have it around other people without having to worry significantly about it being dangerous.

How to get your Rottweiler to protect you

Below are some options you have when getting your Rottweiler to be more protective.

Train it using the panic word method

One way to get it to become protective would be to train it using the panic word method. This is where you get it to start being intimidating when you say a certain word.

To train it to learn the panic word you would do as follows:

Get some treats that your Rottweiler likes

• Give it a small treat so that it knows you have treats
• Wait for your Rottweiler to bark by teasing it with the treat if necessary
• Reward it when it barks or when it shows a sign of barking
• Continue to do the above each time you show it the treat say the command word so that it learns that the command word means to bark

You can watch the video below to see how it is done

Train it to learn who is friendly

When training your Rottweiler, it is important to make sure that it learns who is friendly and who is not. To do this you could reward it when it is behaving the way you want it to around other people.

Use positive reinforcement training to get it to protect your home

You can also use positive reinforcement training to get it to become more protective of your home.

You can do this by

• Walking it around the perimeter of your property while rewarding it with treats to teach it to learn that it is its property.
• Rewarding your Rottweiler for barking when someone comes onto your property

You can watch the video below to see how it is done