some are not.
I had one that was overly protective. Happy was a fairly intimidating Norwegian Elkhound. He was a great alarm dog but perhaps a little too good as he would notice a stranger three houses from my home and alarm. He would have been fantastic in a rural area but was a pain in an urban environment.
He was also aggressive when people knocked on the door. I would settle him down and if they entered the home, he would simply sit and watch them. When they decided to leave he would once again become aggressive. He never bit anyone but he made a lot of people who visited very uncomfortable. I was often asked why I had named him "Happy."
The next dog that I got was a female Black Lab. She was a docile sweetheart and very intelligent but worthless as a protection dog. I often felt she was so smart that she knew that I was the person with the gun and figured that it was my job to protect her.
We now have two Boston Terriers. They are good alarm dogs but would probably jump up on a chair and lick a burglar's face before they would bite him.
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