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My first dog, a fox terrier cross, started to exhibit protective behaviour including barking, growling etc when he was about a year old. My rottie would bark a few times from about a year onwards but she never really became protective. My doberman puppy at only 9 weeks old today displayed his first signs of protectiveness. When a starnge dog was barking at us through the fence, he stayed at my side when I walked up towards the fence instead of cowering behind me like he used to, and when we were at the fence, he bristled himself up and gave a few deep scary sounding barks, different from his previous playful barks. He never left my side, like he was stuck to me, even as I walked away, didn't have to call him or anything. He's from working lines though, whereas my other dogs were from a pet shop and the rottie from show lines. Seems to make all the difference. He's also the smartest dog I've ever had, incredibly easy to train, and more importantly he's so keen to do what we want him to do, great focus etc.
In answer to your question, will totally depend on the dog. If you can find out when the parents started, odds are your dog will be along the same lines so long as he doesn't have confidence issues.
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