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btcave
02-08-2011, 11:47 PM
What to consider when deciding on what kind and how to utilize a dog or dogs in securing your home. SHTF or not. What do you have. Inside or outside. Care and feeding in hard times.

Discuss...

I have a yellow Lab. Good alarm dog. Same with my late beagle. I'm not into fighting breeds. The Lab won't stop a unoccupied burglary per say, but if I'm home he would surely delay a threat.

FunkyPertwee
02-08-2011, 11:54 PM
Best dog I ever had was a white German Shepard.

Our dogs now get our leftover grease and gravy and other things mixed in with their dry dog food to stretch it out and make it tasty.

ubersoldate
02-09-2011, 12:03 AM
ACD, blue heeler. Ready to STRIKE!
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/8427_103472982998244_100000066272530_102883_333483 1_n.jpg

Not mean or tough dogs really, Im sure he could hold his own, but the thing that strikes me with this breed is the intelligence. VERY mindfull of the property and alert. Couldnt ask for a better guard. If a mouse is on my property, he hears it with those giant ears.
Only bad thing is, he tends to wake me up for every sound..

Goes everywhere with me, and is good with my kids, but tends to be overprotective, which can be a bad thing normally, but good in a shtf I would think...

AK again
02-09-2011, 12:05 AM
Two poms ...
plusses: excellent alarm dogs
minuses: excellent alarm dogs
Additional minus: not enough meat for a meal if need be.

FunkyPertwee
02-09-2011, 12:18 AM
This is what our two Catahoola leapard hounds/ blackmouth curr mix breed are for.

http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h399/FunkyPertwee/snake.jpg

This monster was killed very near where I live. I don't want anything like that taking a nap in my yard.

jojo
02-09-2011, 12:52 AM
I don't want anything like that taking a nap in my yard.

Or under your bed. I have 2 mixed bulldog/catahoula curr. The result of the catch dog getting knocked up by one of the hog dawgs.

old Grump
02-09-2011, 10:31 AM
I have a yellow Lab. Good alarm dog. Same with my late beagle. I'm not into fighting breeds. The Lab won't stop a unoccupied burglary per say, but if I'm home he would surely delay a threat.
You are good to go right there. Best watch dog I ever had was a Golden Retriever/Cocker Spaniel mix. Never met a hand he didn't like and wouldn't hurt a child if his life depended on it but if a stranger tried to gain entrance to my car or house while he was in there they were in deep doodoo unless I told him it was okay. Toughest dog I ever had pound for pound was a Kerry Blue Terrier but he wasn't a barker, useless as a watch dog, same for my boxer. Isn't breed that counts but personality of the dog.

Richard Simmons
02-09-2011, 10:42 AM
Say hello to Mega Jimmy

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y77/rsim20011/100_1888.jpg


Nothing gets past a Jack Russell. He sleeps in a sack full of rattlesnakes and eats broken glass and old tampons.

old Grump
02-09-2011, 10:50 AM
Nothing gets past a Jack Russell. He sleeps in a sack full of rattlesnakes and eats broken glass and old tampons. Isn't that a little unfair to the snakes?

Richard Simmons
02-09-2011, 11:26 AM
Isn't that a little unfair to the snakes?

It does tend to piss them off come bedtime.

O.S.O.K.
02-09-2011, 12:28 PM
Best dog I ever had was a white German Shepard.

Our dogs now get our leftover grease and gravy and other things mixed in with their dry dog food to stretch it out and make it tasty.

Please don't add the grease. It's really bad for them and can lead to accute pancreatitis - which is often fatal.

I found this out the hard way - I used to add a little fat to the dog's food too - and then my younger one (male) got sick with the above and I found out that the fat could have contributed or even cause the malady - makes me sick to think about it.

The only kind of oil you should be giving them is fish oil which is very very beneficial to them - one or two gel tabs per day is fine for that...

FunkyPertwee
02-09-2011, 12:46 PM
Please don't add the grease. It's really bad for them and can lead to accute pancreatitis - which is often fatal.

I found this out the hard way - I used to add a little fat to the dog's food too - and then my younger one (male) got sick with the above and I found out that the fat could have contributed or even cause the malady - makes me sick to think about it.

The only kind of oil you should be giving them is fish oil which is very very beneficial to them - one or two gel tabs per day is fine for that...

Thanks OSOK, I had no idea. We've been mixing in hamburger fat, pork fat, bacon grease, and chicken juice.

Richard Simmons
02-09-2011, 01:42 PM
FWIW my daughter was a vet tech for several years and told me that pork of any kind is a no-no for dogs as it can lead to pancreatitis.

btcave
02-09-2011, 10:45 PM
I fed my dog a piece of pork. He started throwing up a half hour later and it turned into a full blown pancreatitis. Was it connected? Don't know, but I wont feed the poor boy human food, especially pork, again. As much blood as he lost, I thought he was done for.

Zoff12
02-09-2011, 11:17 PM
These are my boys...

Jäger...
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r206/zoff12/IMG_0343.jpg

Ruger...
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r206/zoff12/IMG_0366.jpg

Ruger broke the cartilage in his ear as a pup and it never healed right. Thought of the surgery to fix it but it doesn't seem to bother him. They are trained and very protective of my family, especially my Daughter.

ubersoldate
02-10-2011, 02:11 AM
Yea another vote for no people food.
But its like telling others how to raise their kids, so I don't give other people advice, But my dog doesn't eat any people food, ever.
We are blessed with their presence, and that doesn't seem long enough, so I'm gonna try to get my animals to stay with us, and healthy for as long as possible!

L1A1Rocker
02-10-2011, 04:36 AM
This is what our two Catahoola leapard hounds/ blackmouth curr mix breed are for.

http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h399/FunkyPertwee/snake.jpg

This monster was killed very near where I live. I don't want anything like that taking a nap in my yard.

Are those Bald Mountain Moccasins I see on your feet?

In responce to the OP. I've always liked big dogs as family pets but from a strictly SHTF situation I think I'd preffer a very small dog. Less food to worry with and great alert dogs.

American Rage
02-10-2011, 01:26 PM
What to consider when deciding on what kind and how to utilize a dog or dogs in securing your home. SHTF or not. What do you have. Inside or outside. Care and feeding in hard times.

Discuss...

I have a yellow Lab. Good alarm dog. Same with my late beagle. I'm not into fighting breeds. The Lab won't stop a unoccupied burglary per say, but if I'm home he would surely delay a threat.


I believe any dog makes a good alarm dog.

As far as protecting your property, I've been told it's necessary to let the dog roam around inside. Doing so is supposed to make the dog think the home is his territory as well as the yard.

When it comes to breeds, always go with smart! Nothing beats a smart dog, and criminals have a harder time fooling them.

I think your lab will do fine. Just make sure your dog is allowed to be a house dog and he'll do the rest.



Rage


PS: Again there are some fine lookin' dogs in this thread.

American Rage
02-10-2011, 01:30 PM
ACD, blue heeler. Ready to STRIKE!
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/8427_103472982998244_100000066272530_102883_333483 1_n.jpg

I'd love to have blue heeler or an australian cattle dog, but livin' the the 'burbs would be cruel to such intelligent, high energy animals.



Rage

sam03
02-10-2011, 03:43 PM
Small or large most thieves will pass on a house with a dog. I have always had big dogs.

FunkyPertwee
02-10-2011, 03:46 PM
Are those Bald Mountain Moccasins I see on your feet?

Thats actually a neighbor. I have no idea what the shoes are. Or what the beverage is.

HDR
02-12-2011, 08:04 AM
84 pounds of Blue Pitt and she isn't overweight..

http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/data/528/dog_bites_owner-shoots.jpg (http://www.gunsnet.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=477&title=dog-bites-owner-shoots&cat=528)