My Dogs Did Not Come To My Aid :( - Page 11

I believe things come down to the fact that the German Shepherd Dog is simply not what it used to be anymore, we have basically destroyed the breed, made them soft.
A good GS dog would DEFINITELY react to protect its owner, anywhere, anytime, period. But nowadays we got crappy dogs.. I am sorry to put it like that but it's reality. And it doesn't only aply to GS dogs but to most working breeds.

"It's not a pet's job to protect you"... hehe... that's exactly the mentality that brought the working type where it is... sad, sad.... (by the way - why do they sometime call these dogs "guard dogs" or "protection dogs"..?)

One of the top WUSV dogs of our times ran away when a stranger visiting the owner dropped some keys to the ground (on purpose).. Hello reality!

Are you still inviting everyone to break into your house?

Care to tell us all who it was ?

Zimbris

Terriers are fearless little dogs. My mutt, the one that removed a butthead's t-shirt was a pound puppy, a mixed something or other. I just can't picture a GSD sitting back and watching when his master is in trouble.

Good post Zimbris.

It happens often Blitzen, more often than not.  Even someone on here's ScH III dog stood by and did notihing while his owner was assaulted.

RS, probably because sch dog is not supposed to be free thinker or problem solver....too many lost points when the dog figures out a better, more efficient way to accomplish the task. :-/

Zimbris Spot on what I have been saying for years now no one cares to listen :-)

Joanro, I disagree. There are good dogs and crap dogs in SchH. To generalize, is like saying every elementary student is on the honor roll. They may all pass, but at what level? Also, different clubs/people train and keep different types of dogs.

That's true, Chaz, but I think in general, most sch dogs won't act of their own volition because of so much extensive rote training. I knew a person who had a dog that placed high(don't recall the exact placement) in bundeseigerprufen (spl ?) that would bite the hip pocket of the handyman, but let strangers drive up to the house and walk right in without even barking. Not saying all sch dogs are that unreliable, mine are not, but many are. On the other hand, my dogs get to work in environments not resembling sch field nor routine.