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Best SHTF Guard Dog Breed?
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Also I'm not sure the misconception about german shepherds being less talented trackers than a bloodhound. There's a reason police use shepherds noses, and why they are the #1 seeing eye dog, cop's also use them to sniff out criminals and to even attack the criminals.
Once you see a german shepherd clearing a ten foot chain link fence quicker than you can, you'll figure it out.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 11855011 shepherd are visual hunters and not considered "scent hounds" although all breeds of dogs have superior scent abilities, walker hounds will walk when the prey walks, then they can smell when the prey begins to run....then it usually over pretty quick...nothing can stand or hide against a pack of scent hounds...only a gun While they are not hounds, obviously, German Shepherds are very versatile. In Germany (and breeders over here), to be bred, a German Shepherd has to qualify through testing, which can include tracking: The tracking phase tests not only the dogs scenting ability, but also its mental soundness and physical endurance. In the tracking phase, a track layer walks across a field, dropping several small articles along the way. After a period of time, the dog is directed to follow the track while being followed by the handler on a 33 foot leash. When the dog finds each article he indicates it, usually by lying down with the article between his front paws. The dog is scored on how intently and carefully he follows the track and indicates the articles. The length, complexity, number of articles, and age of the track varies for each title. [ link to en.wikipedia.org] A Sch3 dog would be one that has completed all three phases, including tracking and protection work. Obviously, a person would have to weigh the need for an all-around dog versus one more specialized to hunting or whatever they are looking for.
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