Posted on 07/18/2022 10:01:02 AM PDT by grundle
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I take my Shih Tzu all kinds of places - well behaved portable non allergy causing no shedding real hair long lifespan I’m on my second one now
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Any animal that will alert to something unusual is good to have. (Plus an armory)
Canines are great. Felines too. Cockatiels and many parrots are good for intruder alert.
Me, since alligators and rattlesnakes get along, I prefer them on the perimeter for defense.
But that’s just me.
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Dogs can make you safer because they alert you to danger, will defend you, and therefore deter attackers and home invasion.
Safer than guns? No. Both are best.
Her point about walking the dog making you get to know your neighborhood - that’s total BS. In fact, in a dangerous neighborhood, a woman shouldn’t be out walking at night - and if needing to walk the dog obligates her to do that - then owning a dog is making her less safe, not more.
The ideal case for a dog making one safer is where you live in a rural or suburban area with a property big enough where the dog can be let out into the yard at night rather than walked.
Then the dog acts as night watchman - but in that situation you’d want to have guns too.
“My German Shepherd can hear a bottle cap hit the street 300 feet away....Nobody is sneaking up on my compound.”
Ditto for my German shepherds. One of them has a strong dislike for white delivery vans, possibly because he may have been hit by one and lost a leg.
She strikes me as a lib, but then, I played the video at 1.5 normal speed.
I’m in more danger from pit bulls, pit mixes, etc., than from intruders, so I don’t walk far beyond the immediate neighborhood. Beyond it is a rough crowd.
I’m in PA. Dogs are like family in these parts, but not everyone has family. Nearly everyone has a gun, some have a lot of guns!
Don’t need a dog to get acquainted with my neighbors.
Nothing against dogs. They usually love me up when I visit a dogged house. But I haven’t the time, not at home much, so it wouldn’t be fair to the pooch. :(
They go to heaven I’m sure, but before they do they need walking, feeding, grooming, shots, playtime. Guns are low maintenance.
Tea Cup Poodles are the most vicious dogs on Earth! Not kidding. Nasty little curs.
I would say it is probably true. At least, the dog and everything it brings to the equation is the first line of defense. The gun comes into play when that isn’t enough. But the dog probably does make the gun “almost” unnecessary, except for with the really bad players.
Using a gun is like war: It’s a last resort. You want to do everything you can to avoid getting to that point, and the dog may help a LOT.
Does having a cat keep you safer than having a knife does?
Most renters can’t have pets.
Buying and maintaining a firearm is far cheaper than buying and maintaining a dog.
A dog needs exercise, food, vet visits and will grow old and die.
Traveling with a dog is problematic, kenneling a dog is expensive.
I had a dog and guns for many years but could depend on relatives to take care of him when we traveled.
The dog died a couple of years ago and it was (and is) painful.
The wife and I decided that we would not have another as we are getting ready to retire and travel.
There is also the prospect of the possibility of going through the pain of pet death again or the messy possibility of out living the dog or entering a nursing home and having to re-home the dog.
Better for us to have our firearms and an alarm system.
Generally, criminals want the low hanging fruit. The harder to you appear to "attack", the less likely they will "attack" you and move on to someone else. Dogs help, size helps, general demeanor and confidence helps, etc.
That is a nice idea, but does nothing to improve neighborhood safety, or to reduce the kinds of situations where a firearm is needed for self defense.
In many neighborhoods you can walk your dog twice a day for a year and not meet anybody. But you still need a firearm for that unfortunate day when a couple of angry pit bulls who got loose decide to eat your dog.
Yep. Nobody wants to get dog bit or shot.
Maybe. But it sure ain’t cheaper.
When I was young and on the farm, we kept 2 pit bulls and a collie. We weren’t too worried about unexpected company of any kind.
It depends how big the cat is. A mountain lion on a leash is pretty intimidating. There have been some examples of a cat taking on an intruder. Even a 20 pound cat can put up quite a fight.
True, I’m sure the criminals who I watched case my home turned around and left because of the dogs. They hit another place a couple miles away with no dogs and probably no guns.
“Does having a cat keep you safer than having a knife does?”
Having both is a step in the right direction.
Now go and buy a Ruger GP 100. Then call me in the morning.
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“both is best”
Absolutely.
A Chihuahua and a 12 gauge.
There is no better home protection. Nothing else comes close.
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