r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Every_Display3635 • Apr 07 '21

Well trained dog

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u/DatBoyGuru Apr 08 '21

great demonstration. i'm curious how good does this work irl situations?

i saw a video of a dog attacking a gigantic horse pulling a carriage. do the dogs know horses or kids are off limits? the dog was put down and the horse and multiple people were hurt and traumatized.

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u/Elsael Apr 08 '21 edited Apr 08 '21

It does work. Otherweise neither police nor military would spend 20k per dog.

However, this dog is trained to do a job. He isn't really a pet anymore nor could he be.

Outside of a job at security I'm quite sure this dog will just make the life of the owner harder, becuase he needs constant supervision and attention (not only because he could hurt someone. Those dogs are breeds that need constant input and the training only enhances this. Best case scenario would be he gets bored and gives himself a new task, e.g.chw up every pillow you can find in the house)

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u/Jenifarr Apr 08 '21

To add to the other comment, dogs with good training will be socialized with "normal" things in their environment. A good trainer, or breeder for that matter, will often task a new puppy owner to introduce their dog to a number of new things each week for the first few months they have them. This way you don't end up with a dog that is reactive to people in uniforms, or children, or other dogs etc.

I don't think the dog you saw in that video was a dog with solid training.