...too old to train.? I need this dog for safeguarding my house yard, but also be a companion. Is this dog too old to train and will it give me problems. This person has had this dog in a very small concreted yard, and I on the other hand have a large yard which the dog can run freely. I am only scared of the dog jumping fences or the dog being around children. How can I tell if this is Ok.

I don't think it is too old for training, but you will have to be very invested in the training for it to work, but that is the case with any dog at any age really.One thing you probably should do with kids, is take the kids over to visit the dog, introduce the dog to the children, where the dog is currently staying. Then bring the dog over to your house and have it interact with the children there. I don't advice doing this a day before getting the dog either.You also might want to try the same thing with your yard, bringing the dog over and seeing how it reacts being in such a big area and whether or not it'll jump the fence.Good Luck!

no it will jus be hard

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