How Protection Dogs Enhance Home Security

Protection dogs have been used to guard and secure the home for thousands of years, with archaeologists even discovering signs warning visitors about guard dogs in ancient Roman ruins. Despite increasingly sophisticated security technology, a protection dog’s utility is unlikely to ever be fully replaced.

Deterrence is the first way any dog enhances home security. Given their tendency to bark, even the possibility of the noise a dog generates will often be enough to dissuade many would-be intruders or burglars. Not wanting attention to be drawn to their activities, they will often simply target another property. In our experience, displaying signs that a dog is present can be a powerful first line of defence, and strongly recommended. Barking also constitutes a powerful advance warning, giving families invaluable time to react to and prepare for a potential intrusion.

If deterrence fails, then a protection dog will have been trained to intercept and apprehend an intruder or attacker, keeping the threat at a safe distance from its family. Although best avoided altogether, a successful interception and apprehension marks the culmination of a protection dog’s training and abilities, and is what sets them apart from an untrained guard dog simply working off its instincts.

Perhaps the ultimate home security enhancement a protection dog offers it is proximity to its family. Doubling as a pet as well as guardian, a protection dog can work far more intimately with its family than a bodyguard without becoming intrusive. A protection dog’s closeness to its family is the greatest way it enhances a home’s security, meaning it will never be far and always ready to step up and defend in the face of danger.