Protection Training
Protection Dog Training Designed Around Your Dog’s Needs
Ambassador Protection Dogs take a selective, caring approach to protection dog training. Not every dog is suited for this intensive work, so we make careful temperament assessments before enrolling a dog in our programme. Pushing unprepared dogs into rigorous regimens could harm their development, which we refuse to risk.
Our experienced trainers have seen first hand that intrinsic qualities like confidence, focus and maturity determine if a dog can become a trusted protection companion. We won’t gamble with a family’s safety by training dogs lacking those attributes. If your dog passes our evaluation, we tailor a training timeline to their needs, emphasising obedience first before protection manoeuvres.
Rather than rushing the process, we allow each dog to progress at their own pace under our patient guidance. We estimate costs upfront and only enrol dogs we believe can reach their full potential. While disappointing for some owners, we will politely decline dogs we deem unfit, as we’ve no interest in wasting a client’s time or money.
With us, the protection dog’s welfare comes first. We respect their innate abilities and limits, providing top-tier training with care and compassion. If you seek a protection dog for your family, contact us to learn more about our selective, dog-friendly approach. We’re committed to matching new families with companions ready and able to meet their unique needs.
Phase 1: Obedience Training
The foundation of any protection dog training is obedience work. This allows dogs to build focus, impulse control, and respond reliably to commands. Our obedience course focuses on positive reinforcement, making training engaging and fun for dogs. They will learn skills like heel, sit, stay, come and place through games and rewards-based methods. While an enjoyable process, this phase establishes critical groundwork for real-world protection scenarios. On completion, dogs will be equipped with excellent manners and focus to apply to more advanced training.
Phase 2: Practical Protection Training
With obedience foundations set, we build up to practical protection work. Exercises become more complex, testing dogs’ focus and control in distracting environments. Training remains positive but also sets clear boundaries around unwanted behaviours. Dogs practice detection work, barrier commands and simulated protection scenarios. Their reactions are carefully managed to align with proper behavioural expectations. This phase continues strengthening obedience and control from Phase 1 while introducing key protection concepts.
Phase 3: Real-World Testing and Proofing
The final phase of training synthesises all the dog has learned, proofing abilities in real-world settings. Situational exercises assess decision-making skills. Ongoing maintenance training reinforces obedience. Dogs must demonstrate mastery of all commands and appropriate protective responses before certification. This culminating phase ensures they are fully prepared for the focused, controlled aggression needed in a working protection role.
Graduates complete our programme with rock-solid obedience, behavioural control and nurtured protective aptitude – ready to take on protection duties and become beloved family companions.
