Interesting Video - Will my Untrained dog Protect Me?

[Stella's Mom]

Originally Posted by Konotashi

I'm not saying it's accurate - just found it interesting. Like the 3 dogs who were trained looked confident before the guy even approached, then the 3 who weren't looked unsure, then petrified when the 'perpetrator' approached.

Yes, that is exactly what I took away from the video too. Trained dogs have learned to be confident because part of their training is that they always win. At least that is how it goes in our Shutzhund club during the protection training phase, and in the scent work phase.

[Stella's Mom]

Originally Posted by Lilie

I think I'm going to create a video of my own and title it "Will my un-manned weapon protect me?" I'll start it out with a .44 Ruger laying on my night stand. Then I'll have some thug looking folks break into my bed room. We'll see if my Ruger will jump up and fire off a few rounds while I watch Wheel of Fortune on T.V.

Reading your post made me bust out laughing. Too funny.

[Gwenhwyfair]

LOL! I thought the same thing, cute and what a great fun thing for the little girl to take to school.

but....Yeah I've seen this video before, it's cute but there's a lot of controls and variables missing from the 'experiment' to make it worthy of a final conclusion.

Originally Posted by Stevenzachsmom

Well, I guess a 6th grader can skew it any way she wants. It's HER video. LOL!

She is a very pretty little girl though.

[robk]

This is an interesting concept. It would have been better if the bad guy either took off the sleeve and put on a bite suit or at least put on a hidden sleeve. Then he should have approached both groups of dogs in the same manner.

[mthurston0001]

Looks like a school project I would have done when I was a kid. Accurate or not, lets not take it too seriously. And I hope she got an "A" for effort at least.

[Razzle J.Dazzle]

Originally Posted by syaoransbear

he should do a second video called "will my trained dog protect me if the criminal is not wearing a sleeve?" :d

lol :d

[Emoore]

Originally Posted by robk

This is an interesting concept. It would have been better if the bad guy either took off the sleeve and put on a bite suit or at least put on a hidden sleeve. Then he should have approached both groups of dogs in the same manner.

In a perfect world, the trained and untrained dogs would be littermates. It's possible the trained dogs are genetically sound while the untrained ones are basket cases. We just don't know.

[robk]

Originally Posted by Emoore

In a perfect world, the trained and untrained dogs would be littermates. It's possible the trained dogs are genetically sound while the untrained ones are basket cases. We just don't know.

True. How about a before and after video using the same groups of dogs and both approached in the same manner. The first video with untrained dogs and the second video with the same dogs after training. Both with a hidden sleeve. That would make a much better sales pitch.

[KaiserGSDLove]

This is an unfair project like everyone else says. The last 3 dogs who were not trained to protect all had a timid manner to them. My gsd, who is not trained, was walking with me one night and as we came across a man who snuck up on us out of no where Kaiser went into protective mode. When he feels a situation is not right he acts like those dogs that were trained. I really think it has to do with the personality of the dog not just trained vs untrained.

[Ilovemypuppies]

I don't like this video because the untrained dogs didn't have a connection with the girl, so they didn't want to protect her. Also the last 3 GSD's are timid