Meet Charles & Marilé
14+ years raising and training protection dogs. PSA competitors and an international PSA judge.
How It Works
Super Pup, Project Dog or Complete Companion: how we match you with the right dog.
Welcome to
At Our Protection Dogs, we raise and train protection dogs that are family companions first: calm in the house, confident outside, and ready to protect when it matters.
Raised in Our Home
Every dog is carefully selected from reputable breeders or bred in our own programme, and grows up in our home as part of our family and our pack. Living with a large pack of dogs makes them fluent in dog language, and they’re socialised with people, children and other dogs before they meet their new families.
Small on Purpose
We only place a few dogs a year, each one chosen for a specific family. That’s how we make sure every dog fits the home it goes to. Read about our method
Every dog is matched to a family, trained with balanced, reward-based methods, and handed over with time spent teaching you.
Confidentiality and Safety
We prioritise confidentiality and the safety of you and your family. Rest assured that your information and privacy are of utmost importance to us.
Healthy and Sound Dogs
We place a strong emphasis on the health and well-being of our dogs. Each and every dog undergoes hip and elbow x-rays to ensure they are healthy and free from any issues.
Tailor-Trained Dogs for Your Lifestyle
We have only a limited number of dogs available each year, exclusively trained for their new families. We take great care in selecting the right dog for each family or individual, ensuring that your protector seamlessly fits into your lifestyle.
Book Early and Join Our Guardian Owners
Early booking is essential, as we prioritise quality over quantity. It also allows us enough time to assess if you and your family are the perfect fit for an Our Protection Dogs guardian owner.
Learn & Shop
Not ready for a dog yet, or want to get more out of the one you have? Learn with us.
Raising Your Personal Protection Dog
Our practical guide from choosing a puppy to the adult dog.
Monthly PSA coaching
Two live online sessions a month with Marilé, all recorded.
One-on-one online lessons
Personal online coaching for you and your dog.
A portrait of your dog
A hand-painted portrait of your dog by Marilé.
Frequently Asked Questions
With us you pay for quality and service. Our dogs are extensively trained and raised in a home environment. This is a 24 hour a day job for at least 2 years. Lots of time, energy and passion go into our dogs. Most of these dogs get raised from puppy. We feed them a high quality puppy food for optimum growth and health. All vaccinations and vet checks get done and kept up to date. Their hips and elbows get checked, so you can have peace of mind.
Our protection dogs get trained on a high standard. With us you will get a dog with exceptional obedience and impressive protection skills. A trick or two might also be included…
We help and advise you on your journey with your dog. We love to see all your new memories that you are making with our dog. Our doors or phone are always open for advice, guidance or updates. At the handover of your new dog we spend time with you, teaching and guiding you on how to work with these amazing animals. We will make sure that you feel comfortable with your new companion.
Yes, they definitely will.
We can say this out of personal experience with taking adult dogs into our home. If this was not possible, you wouldn’t be able to adopt pets from shelters. Dogs are very adaptable. It takes about 2-6 months for the dog to really settle in his/her new home. We are here to guide you through the process. A year later it will feel like the dog has been with you for a lifetime.
You just have to keep in mind that it is not a machine, it is a living creature with needs and wants of his/her own. The beauty of a dog is that it only works for you if it wants to. This process needs to come from both sides, the human should also make an effort to get to know the dog, set boundaries, give love and attention and offer leadership.
All our dogs get socialised with other dogs. They live in homes with other dogs and are also taught not to be reactive to other dogs while out on a walk.
Dogs also have personalities of their own, sometimes personalities clash. This is why we take great care in choosing the right dog for you that will fit in with your family. If you already have lots of other dogs, then maybe we can help you to set up a management plan.
Socializing with other pets can be arranged with us.
All our dogs get socialised with children. We also help you choose a dog that would be suitable for your specific home. Children should also be taught how to work with these dogs.
Contact us to explain your individual needs.
No, not at all. We do not train these dogs to be aggressive, we teach them how to fight. Like a boxer, they are not aggressive, but they know how to defend themselves. We teach them skills and prepare them for what they might encounter so that they are confident and know how to handle certain situations.
We train these dogs to be firstly companions, they should be a part of the family and offer love and enjoyment. With the benefit of being able to protect.
But you should be open to manage these dogs differently than your pets, they are after all a working dog and their needs might differ.
Yes and no. It depends on the breed you get and on the bloodlines. German Shepherds and Malinois do shed and have to be brushed regularly. Some of the Malinois bloodlines have very short coats and these dogs shed a little less.
Shedding can definitely be managed by regular brushing with the right brush. To us shedding is a small price to pay for the protection, devotion and love you get from these dogs.