How to tell if your dog is overprotective

How to tell if your dog is overprotective

It's always comforting to know that your dogs would do anything to protect you - even if they are sometimes a little bit too enthusiastic about keeping you safe. 

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A lot of the time, humans trust (and train) their dogs to keep them safe. It is comforting to know that you have your own personalised alert system in the house.

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For the Vietnamese owners of this husky, there is an added bonus: their dog will protect them from each other. 

The family posted a video showing one owner pretending to raise a hand to the other. Seeing this, the dog immediately reacts. The caption of the video is "say no to any domestic violence":

Even though the dog knows both of the people as its owners, it does not hesitate to protect the woman from a perceived threat. There is clearly a zero tolerance policy when it comes to violence in this home. 

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But is the dog making a statement, or is this purely about protecting the more popular owner? You may love all your fur-children equally, but that doesn't mean they don't have their own preferences...

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