When the old dog trainer told me that any size dog could be a guard dog, I did my best to keep my composure. After all, the man in front of him was Harold McCullough, who had trained dogs for the police, prisons, movies, and movie stars, including Sonny Bono. He should show some courtesy. Besides that I was also in the middle of a kennel, surrounded by some unfriendly dogs and had no intention of becoming dog food.

Seeing my disbelief, Harold called one of his employees, Jane. The short blonde woman sat on a plastic patio chair and placed a white Pomeranian on her lap. So cute that the dog looked more like a toy than an actual live animal.

Jane sat down to pet the little hound as Harold walked over to her, holding his right hand out in front of her.

“Watch him!” Jane ordered. Almost immediately, the little ball of fluff turned into a snarling fury, baring its tiny but sharp fangs. As the man grabbed Jane, the dog bit Harold’s outstretched hand. It turned out that Harold moved surprisingly fast for an old man. He repeated the approach a few more times for my benefit.

Harold then explained that a guard dog didn’t have to be a Rottweiler or German Shepherd to be effective. “Why go through all the expense and training, not to mention picking up a lot more dog poop, for having a big dog?” he asked him. “Your own dog can learn to protect you, your family and your home.”

Harold then described how one of his clients, an 80-year-old woman, almost had her purse stolen. “When the thief grabbed her bag,” Harold explained. “He took his hand off of her with a little dog attached to it.” Terrified by the pain and blood of the kamikaze dog, the would-be thief ran screaming. A trained dog really was an incredible commodity.

The Greatest Dog Trainer described how almost any dog ​​could be trained to do amazing things, like bark during a fire, shoo away intruders without getting kicked, and track down lost family members. While all of these skills required individual training, basic protection was fairly easy to learn. Here are some simple methods to turn your little four-legged wonder into a fearless protector.

  1. Keep the dog close to you. Shy dogs will get nervous the further away they are from you. They are more trusting, friendly and close.
  2. Hold the dog at chest level. The dog is almost always brave when he looks at a threatening person at eye level. On the ground all they see are pimples.
  3. Praise your little guardian when he is brave. They will do it more often and love you for it.

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