It is just a saying
It is possible. So yes. Where I'm from we use peacocks as guard dogs to protect mango trees from racoons eating them.
Police work, army and guard dogs
They were bred to be guard dogs.
lions cats dogs and peacocks
Many people are used to take their dogs with them to travel, vacation, work, etc. Dog guards are used in the cars to keep the dogs from moving on all over the seats and probably making troubles.
I guess they could be used for hunting but they are better guard dogs. They can be used as a hunting companion instead.
in many ways some are used for hunting others are used as guard dogs even having one as company helps out
Guard dogs are different from attack dogs because guard dogs will bark loudly to alert their owners of an intruder's presence and to scare away the intruder. Attack dogs will also bark loudly to alert their owners, but will go in for the attack.
yes it is
Companion, herding, k9 work, sniffer, guide, guard.
no
The scientific name for a Peacock is Pavo Cristatus, so I assume fear of Peacocks (using the Genus name of Pavo) is Pavophobia