For you preppers out there do you have a dog as part of your preps? A lot of folks have pets and I imagine that many will keep those pets in a SHTF scenario as long as they can. Was just wondering if anyone has or plans to get a dog of some sort for a specific purpose in a survival scenario?
I would imagine that in a SHTF scenario just like today any breed or type of dog that will alert you to the approach of other people, cars, animals, etc. would be of benefit but what about dogs for a specific purpose? Do you plan on something like a Dobbie, Rotty, GSD or similar for protection/guard use? Maybe a working dog if you have livestock as part of your prep so they can be used to herd or protect the flock, so to speak? Some type of large breed that could serve as protection, alarm and perhaps to pack some items when on the move?
Was even thinking about a dog trained to detect or track specific things such as people (think bloodhound) or maybe a dog trained to find firearms or maybe fuel or food stuffs? Sure would be a lot easier on the run if you had help finding stashes/caches other than just looking everywhere on your own.
Lastly having a dog as a companion might be worth the effort and risk if you find yourself alone and isolated for a long period of time. Thoughts?
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