Protection Training in Chicago
Personal and family protection dogs. Happy and social by default, ready to protect you when needed.
A real protection dog is not a mean dog. It's a stable dog with an off switch. Your protection dog should be social by default. Friendly with kids, calm with guests, easy in public. They only switch on when there is a real threat, and they switch off when you tell them to.
This is specialized work and it isn't for every household. We screen the dog and we screen the family before starting. The training takes time. A finished protection dog is a long project, often run inside a longer Board & Train or as a multi-program build. If protection is what you want, the consultation is the first step.
What's included
- Temperament screening for the dog before we start
- Family lifestyle review during the consultation
- Bite work, threat assessment, and a clear off switch
- Public access work so the dog is calm in real environments
- Long-term build, usually layered into Board & Train