As an addendum to the above post tying in with this topic. The issue isn't the dog biting as some of you will focus on that don't do protection work, the "issue" is the dogs unsureness when placed in a stressful situation of releasing the sleeve. This inability to handle stress in CORRUTIBLE. Back in the day the breed was known for being "INCORRUPTIBLE". If you have a dog of ninety-five pounds that is incorruptible, i will take that any day over a standard size dog that is corruptible in temp. But alas, many of the oversized dogs I see today are not incorruptible and if they are oversized must be held to the same standard of mental acuity to be worthy of the breed. This doesn't have to manifest itself in Sch training, but it must manifest itself in protective instincts that are present when needed...or else it would be a golden with ears that stand erect. And some form of training with the dog is needed to determine the ability to handle stress. , when there is no stress everyone can function...but I have never lived in a world with no stress, so the need for these traits in this breed.
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