Are German Shorthaired Pointers protective ?

Question

I have a German short haired pointer, and although his most obvious attributes are his athletic and energetic capabilities, I was wondering if these breeds are ever considered to have the protective capabilities that German shepherds are known to posses?

Answer 1

GSP's certainly can be protective.

They are not as much so as breeds like the German Shepherd, and Dobermans when they are actually confronted, but the girls for sure can certainly sound like they will tear an intruder apart, and intimidate potential threats.



Naturally they won't defend with their life. They are a gun dog breed primarily to spot, point to, then retrieve wild game.



When it comes to guarding they are more inclined to try to corner the threat, and keep the threat in one place with displays of aggression, and moving into bite only when the threat does not stay where the dog wants them to stay.



So yes they are Territorial and protective like all dogs but have a very different techniques and methods to the guard dog breeds.



I grew up with female GSP's. The boys were a little harder to train as family pets, and my parents and grandparents preferred girls as pets and workers.

Answer 2

German Shorthaired Pointer Guard Dog

Answer 3

We had our GSP and another rescue mutt at the dog park when a Pit mix suddenly attacked our mutt. Lucy (GSP) was all business. She barked a couple times as she ran into the fray, used herself as a wedge to separate the two (Twizzler, the mutt, is not a fighter, all he could do was cry and try to pull away), and when the attacking dog finally let go (Twizz has a mane, so all she got in the end was a mouthful of hair), Lucy planted herself in front of her and used her "weaponized" bark to keep her at bay.

That bark... whew! Once, she looked up into a tree near our house and let out a single uberbark, and a squirrel fell out of the tree. I was impressed.

Answer 4

I had a large male (80LBS.) that was a great bird dog,companion dog as well what I would consider a guard dog and a body guard when he was with me or family. He was well socialized and was naturally gentle with children. I would say he was suspicious with strangers until he got to know them and he couldn't care less about other dogs. Awsome dog!

Answer 5

Hi,



GSPs bark at strangers and noises. They also are a bit reserved with strangers. Female GSPs typically are very protective of their puppies if they have a litter. Here's more info:



http://lnk.nu/dogtime.com/13w2.html

Answer 6

I would imagine that, if an intruder or stranger was lurking around your home, the dog would alert you by barking.