Guard Dogs – These dogs should not be confused with attack dogs. They are completely different. A guard dog is similar to a watchdog. As the name suggest they are trained to guard their owner against the presence of strange or unexpected people as well animal.
Whereas a guard dog is generally not trained to attack but this doesn’t mean a guard dog cannot attack. They are capable of attacking if the situation arises. Specifically, the main work of guard dog is to alert its owner.
Most of the people confused them with alert dogs. Alert dogs are the dogs which bark in the presence of an intruder and likely to attack. Whereas guard dogs not only barks but have the capability to protect their owner from an uncertainty due to their size and tendency to bark. Examples of best guard dogs are as follows;Rottweiler, Chow chow, Doberman, Labrador etc.