Originally Posted by WarChild

Most people assume their dogs will protect their home. The real truth is, the vast majority will not. They may well bark and make a fuss, but as far as actually attacking an intruder it's more likely than not that they won't do anything.

A bunch of people are almost assuredly going to jump in after me and say that they're positive their dog will and blah blah blah, but any professional will tell you that unless a dog is specifically trained to protect property, it most likely won't. The vast majority of dogs aren't suitable to be trained to do it either.

It's worth noting that it's a different response than protecting a person, dogs will be a lot more likely to step up to defend what they consider to be their pack, but unless you threaten them specifically property won't rank anywhere near as high of priority for them. That's just the simple truth.