yuckaduck please be careful.you dont want your dog just to repect you,and not the other family members.if your training him for personal protection and hes goin to be a family pet be careful with that too.
if he is trained well,and im not sayin hes going to be like this but:
when dogs are trained in the RAF to guard the base and planes from terrorist,they listen to one person only,their handler.quite often the handlers are changed if the they have to work on another base.instead of taking the dog with you,they use a dog that is already where they are going.as the dogs are trained to do what their present handler tells them,they will bite a previous handler if told you.
i know you wont do that,lol,but they train the dogs to be so protective that if anyone they see as a threat to their handler,they will attack them.meaning if they get too close etc.
there are police dogs,more tame as they need to be able to walk around crowds of people and in things like football stadiums,which i supose is the amount of protection you want yukon to do,to attack when told,but there is that line and precaution that is needed.
my point is be careful with what your aim is for your dog.if you train him to protect it has to be done right or someone could get hurt.he needs to respect all of your family,not just seeing you as his master.
i supose my point is that you dont want him protecting you,which is what he will be trained to do,against someone that isnt a threat,but he sees it as one.
good luck.
