How to Train your SAINT MIGUEL CATTLE DOG

Training Your Saint Miguel Cattle Dog

The Cão Fila de São Miguel is a highly rugged, intensely protective herding dog from the Azores. They are fiercely independent and naturally suspicious of strangers.

Key Training Tips:

• Firm Consistency: They are strong-willed and will quickly dominate a weak owner. You must establish strict rules and enforce them with calm consistency.
• Massive Socialization: Their guarding instinct is profound. Without massive early socialization, they will view all strangers as deadly threats.

They are deeply devoted working dogs that require a vast territory to protect.