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[quote=Anonymous][quote]But in your post, you also note that your dog is trained to "attack on command". Any dog that can be trained to attack on command is not for everyone, and certainly not everyone with small kids. My GSD is not "protection trained", but the protective instincts are obviously there, and there have been a few instances:[/quote]

I understand your point.  But when I say protection trained, I mean that absent a direct threat to me or someone in our family, he will not attack unless I give the command.  So, if a stranger approaches and I get nervous, I can say "watch him".  My dog will immediately alert, but will not leave my side.  If a stranger comes to the door, I can easily open the door and my GSD will welcome anyone I let into our house.  And even if I give a command to attack, he will come to a dead stop the moment I call him off.  Also, he is trained to chase and stop in front of a person and bark.  He won't bite without a separate command.

A well trained protection dog isn't a threat. If they were, police officers couldn't bring K-9s into the schools and allow kids to pet them.  The key is in the training.

Here is a video showing what I mean.  Note that the GSD does not bite the man when he finds him behind the tree.  It's not until the command is given that he attacks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0rVjVu2LFk[/quote]

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