Warm welcome from the Pacific Northwest. How does one train a dog to be a guardian? I have a boxer mix who I am trying to teach to 'herd' the stray chicken who flies the coop, but she is not catching on too quickly. She does do a good job of alerting when any stray animal shows up - deer, coyote. But, I keep her in at night which is likely when she would be most effective as most of my predators are nocturnal.
