Fair enough, but if you read the thread the answer to all the questions you pose are within.
Quick answers are:
My Missus, she has done for years.
I now live out in the sticks so yes
They have just past the age of assessment, dogs should not be trained in protection until they are 2yrs old (assessment is at about 15mnths)
This isn't me asking about protection training I am well versed in that aspect, it is from a comment someone made to me about the legal stand on protection trained dogs.
I asked on here because it never ceases to amaze me how much the people of trials forum know as a collective.
there are people on here from pretty much every walk of life.This question, I am pretty sure is not outwith that knowledge, some fairly good answers have been put forward already.
It is also not in trials Chat, more bizarre questions have been asked.