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Can Guard Dogs become Emotional Support Animal?

         Pet owners love to provide maximum facilities to their pets. The purpose of keeping such pets could be emotional support or to guard property. The purpose of keeping a pet can vary hence you should be aware of the breed. Some of them are good to keep in houses while others on farmlands. Getting a guard dog could be a wise decision but it is very difficult to choose the right dog for such a purpose. Unlike an emotional support dog, a guard dog has the inherent ability to sense danger and warn others of a possible danger.

         Indeed, it is true that a guard dog could be an emotional support animal. However, unlike an ESA, a guard dog should be fearless, large, faithful, easily trainable, and strong enough to avert danger from owners. A guard dog should have attributes including a watchful eye, obedient, brave, devoted, ready to display protective behavior, and should be taught to bark at unfamiliar people. If you want to have a guard dog then you should get an emotional support animal letter from a licensed professional. A dog should develop all the aforementioned features during his training. Breeds that have the natural talent to protect people include Rottweiler, Bullmastiff, Akita, German Shepherd, Komondor, Tibetan Mastiff, and Giant Schnauzer.

         The inherent ability in guard dogs to protect their caregivers makes them good protectors. If your ESA can develop qualities of alertness, obedience, bravery, devotion, protective behavior, ability to learn new commands, and detecting a sudden change in surroundings – then it can become a guard dog too. You just need to understand that there is only a thin line between both categories. The purpose of an ESA is to support his owner psychologically by providing him multidimensional benefits. He may also provide physical benefits but it is uncertain, however, in the case of guard dogs, they specifically provide physical benefits and the emotional benefits can be optional. 

         People living in farmlands prefer to raise such dogs as it ensures the protection of livestock from other wild animals. You should have knowledge of the best guard dogs so that you can choose one for yourself. The top ten guard dogs include Bullmastiff, Doberman Pinscher, Rottweiler, Komondor, Puli, Gian Schnauzer, German Shepherd, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Kuvasz, and Staffordshire Terrier. These dogs are considered the best guard dogs and can work as your ESA if trained accordingly.

         The training of an ESA guard dog is very sophisticated as they have to act on small gestures by their owner. Failure to understand tiny commands may result in catastrophic results. This is why it is very important to know important dog breeds. They include Chow Chow, Belgian Malinois, Dogue de Bordeaux, Belgian Sheepdog, Tibetan Mastiff, Belgian Tervuren, Anatolian Shepherd, Great Pyrenees, Black Russian Terrier, Neapolitan Mastiff, Akita Inu, Dogo Argentino, and Ca de Bou.

         These are some important breeds from around the world that are best to keep as house pets. You just need to understand that an ESA Letter is essential for keeping such an animal. The training of guard dogs is slightly different than normal ESA dogs but they can be kept as emotional support animals. Guards dogs need to be very active and the aforementioned types fulfill all other attributes. In the end, it all depends on their training and how an owner wants to benefit from his ESA. An ESA can be very helpful to treat emotional trauma or mental illness.

        Guard dogs are used for protection which is why they make fierce protectors and incredible pets. According to the American Kennel Club, guard dogs know in their subconscious when to attack an intruder and who their friends are. It all depends upon their training. 

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