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Dogs That Are Good Watch Dogs

Any breed, large or small, can be trained as a watchdog dog. As they mature, dogs naturally develop the ability to bark moderately to signal the arrival of a visitor. The ideal watchdog does not bark too loudly or insistently and, generally speaking, does not bite or attack. Puppies usually start barking between the ages of four and six months. If the owner fails to immediately correct the problem or encourages the barking, the dog will bark too much and guard his environment more aggressively.

Breed	Size	Good Watch-dog	Good Guard Dog
Affenpinscher	Small	Yes	No
Airedale Terrier	Medium/Large	Yes	Yes
Akbash Dog	Large	Yes	Yes
Akita	Large	Yes	Yes
American Bulldog	Medium/Large	Yes	Yes
American Staffordshire Terrier	Medium	Yes	Yes
American Water Spaniel	Medium	Yes	No
Atlas Mountain Dog	Large	Yes	Yes
Beagle	Medium	Yes	No
Beauceron	Large	Yes	Yes
Bedlington Terrier	Medium	Yes	No
Belgian Malinois	Medium	Yes	Yes
Belgian Tervuren	Large	Yes	Yes
Bergamasco	Medium	Yes	No
Bernese Mountain Dog	Large	Yes	Yes
Black Russian Terrier	Large	Yes	Yes
Bolognese	Small	Yes	No
Boxer	Medium	Yes	Yes
Boykin Spaniel	Medium	Yes	No
Bracco Italiano	Large	Yes	No
Briard	Large	Yes	Yes
Brittany	Medium	Yes	No
Brussels Griffon	Small	Yes	No
Bull Terrier	Medium	Yes	Yes
Bullmastiff	Large	Yes	Yes
Cairn Terrier	Small	Yes	No
Cane Corso	Large	Yes	Yes
Cardigan Welsh Corgi	Medium	Yes	Yes
Chesapeake Bay Retriever	Large	Yes	Yes
Chihuahua	Small	Yes	No
Cocker Spaniel	Medium	Yes	No
Collie	Large	Yes	No
Dachshund	Small	Yes	No
Dalmatian	Medium	Yes	Yes
Dandie Dinmont Terrier	Medium	Yes	No
Doberman Pinscher	Large	Yes	Yes
Dogue de Bordeaux	Large	Yes	Yes
English Toy Spaniel	Small	Yes	No
Finnish Spitz	Medium	Yes	Yes
French Bulldog	Small	Yes	No
German Longhaired Pointer	Medium/Large	Yes	Yes
German Shepherd Dog	Large	Yes	Yes
German Shorthaired Pointer	Large	Yes	Yes
German Wirehaired Pointer	Large	Yes	Yes
Glen of Imaal Terrier	Small	Yes	No
Gordon Setter	Large	Yes	No
Great Dane	Giant	Yes	Yes
Great Pyrenees	Large	Yes	Yes
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog	Giant	Yes	Yes
Irish Red and White Setter	Large	Yes	No
Irish Terrier	Medium	Yes	Yes
Japanese Chin	Small	Yes	No
Keeshond	Medium	Yes	No
Kerry Blue Terrier	Medium	Yes	Yes
Komondor	Large	Yes	Yes
Kuvasz	Large	Yes	Yes
Lakeland Terrier	Small	Yes	No
Leonberger	Giant	Yes	Yes
Lhasa Apso	Small	Yes	No
Maltese	Small	Yes	No
Manchester Terrier	Medium	Yes	No
Mastiff	Large	Yes	Yes
Miniature Bull Terrier	Small	Yes	No
Miniature Pinscher	Small	Yes	No
Miniature Schnauzer	Small	Yes	No
Mudi	Medium	Yes	Yes
Neapolitan Mastiff	Giant	Yes	Yes
Newfoundland	Giant	Yes	No
Norfolk Terrier	Small	Yes	No
Norwegian Elkhound	Medium	Yes	Yes
Norwich Terrier	Small	Yes	No
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	Medium	Yes	Yes
Pekingese	Small	Yes	No
Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Small	Yes	Yes
Pharaoh Hound	Large	Yes	No
Pomeranian	Small	Yes	No
Poodle	Large	Yes	No
Portuguese Water Dog	Large	Yes	Yes
Puli	Medium	Yes	Yes
Pumi	Medium	Yes	Yes
Rhodesian Ridgeback	Large	Yes	Yes
Rottweiler	Large	Yes	Yes
Saint Bernard	Giant	Yes	No
Samoyed	Large	Yes	Yes
Schipperke	Small	Yes	No
Scottish Terrier	Small	Yes	No
Sealyham Terrier	Small	Yes	No
Shetland Sheepdog	Small	Yes	No
Silky Terrier	Small	Yes	No
Skye Terrier	Medium	Yes	No
Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier	Medium	Yes	No
Standard Schnauzer	Medium	Yes	Yes
Thai Ridgeback	Large	Yes	Yes
Tibetan Mastiff	Giant	Yes	Yes
Tibetan Spaniel	Small	Yes	No
Tibetan Terrier	Small	Yes	No
Toy Fox Terrier	Small	Yes	No
Toy Poodle	Small	Yes	No
Weimaraner	Large	Yes	Yes
Welsh Terrier	Medium	Yes	No
West Highland White Terrier	Small	Yes	No
Wire Fox Terrier	Small	Yes	No
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	Large	Yes	No
Yorkshire Terrier	Small	Yes	No

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