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Nooo, not at all. She has no interest in seeing who is at the door, she doesn't mind people coming into the house at all. She's the worst guard dog ever.

My dog is when he feels like it!

One of mine is a good alert dog. She will bark, run at the door, and throw herself up to get to the person on the other side, which usually scares the crap out of them (people have literally hid around the corner) but she is only excited to have people so she can get petted. The other dog is very skittish and will run and hide. Now that we have C she'll let out one bark and then would guard C when he was an infant but now that he's mobile she has gone back to hiding but still gives one bark.

Mine is a great watch dog!! He barks at every human that gets too close to the house. We had a break in a few weeks ago and he heard the noise and howled and woke us up. If he hadnt, we wouldn't have woken up in time before they made it into the house.

Yes, her years are great. She can hear a car door slam outside (even if it's the neighbors) and is on alert waiting for the door bell to ring.

She's 100 pounds and has a MEAN growl, so absolutely. Some of the neighbours that haven't met her have asked me if she's friendly, because she doesn't sound like she is.

In reality, she's a teddy bear. Once she sees that I'm ok with the person coming in the house, she loves everyone. It's awesome because it really is the best of both worlds.

Oh yes, she will bark if she sees or hears anything in the neighborhood. Whether she'd actually protect us is another story, since everyone who walks in goes crazy over her cuteness.

@MrsCB: I wish disconnecting the doorbell would solve our issues - people around here just bang on the door!

Oh yes! He's a chocolate lab/blue heeler, so everyone thinks he's very lovable and cuddly. But really, he was a farm dog before we got him, and he was used to protecting the farm animals! His mom was just starting to teach the pups!

So he has a very vicious growl/snarl when anything walks past our house. Especially if he's outside in the yard.....oh man....Sometimes I worry our fence won't hold up! Actually he has pushed through and broken the fence once so far, but we reinforced it. Once he knows the person, and sees us talking to them he will generally stop and then he will be friendly.

I kind of prefer my dogs not to bark as much as possible. My old dog almost never barked, only when he was very agitated (like when there was a thunderstorm). My new dog barks more often (usually during play) but so far has not barked when someone came to the door or passed our house.

In some ways. I'm sure people can hear her 2 towns away...she barks at everything. A leaf floating through the air? bark. The neighbor getting their mail? bark. A car door closing? bark. Someone coming and knocking on the door? All hell breaks loose! But the problem is, once the person is inside, it doesn't matter who it is, she will lick you to death. Everyone is a friend. So we would definitely know if there was someone trying to sneak into our house, but she'd probably become their new best friend instead of attacking.

My dog is definitely not a good watch dog! I have a very passive Golden Retriever who hardly ever barks. DH and I often joke that if someone was breaking in, our dog would be right there to welcome them.

@PermaStudent: What kind of dog do you have? Ours is very similar personality and he's an 80lb boxer

Oh yes! People rarely get out of their vehicle because of him. Especially if I am home alone, he makes sure he is on guard and always between me and the other person.