WAIT A MINUTE!!!! Trip, this person came into YOUR house, without permission and they wanted your dog punished????? HELLO!!!!!!! Your dog was protecting your home!! That is idiotic of the system. So, if your dog were to get someone for breaking in, does that mean your dog was a fault too? That is absolutely rediculous!!! I'm sorry you have had to go through that. Your dog should not have to be trained against protecting you and your family!!!
and, my aussie sheppard was one of the most sweetest dogs when I was there when meeting someone for the first time. If you came up and she didn't know you, yes, she was protective. They are not unstabel but, very very protective. She loved my youngest son and when we tried to give him swats for his 18th birthday last year, she got between us and growled. She never snapped, just told us she wasn't going to let us hurt her boy. That's the way they are.