Dogs for after a major event

[Paul]

Just read about the poor guy who got "plagued".
Bit sobering that one.

I suppose the real problem was with the rats and they are increasing in numbers fast.
Over regulation hasn't helped with professional or amateur pest controller who are having to leap through all sorts of legislation and qualification cr^p before they are allowed to buy let alone put commercial rat bait down.

Plus the EU. The wonderful EU. The bunch of idiots who together with our leaders have banned all sorts of time honoured pest and rat poisons just to "protect the environment".

It's one of my dilema's regarding post event though.
Not about cats though, I loath them. Useful tire cleaners for me.

My dogs are useful.
Security, great bird and bunny catchers, and CAT CHASERS!
Curiously though they won't go near mice or rats including tree bunnies. Never worked out why.

Every year they get jabbed for the usual cocktail of nasties by the vet.
Plus rabies which lasts for a year or 3 years depending on what jab is given.
So what happens if there is no vet? No vaccinations?

The problem is twofold for me.
Keeping the rat population down is hard now. For everyone I trap, shoot or otherwise destroy I KNOW that there are 20 other little sods in the background. Every pest controller does and it's getting worse.

Post event, no poisons, possibility of free food, poor hygiene, third world deseases are going to rocket and plague is just one of them.

Then theres the chunnel. Just what cr$p is going to wander through that post event? I'm thinking rabies but you've got to think all sorts of desease (including two legged kinds) is going to amble through it.

So now you've got all sorts of flea transmitted desease.
Murine or endemic typhus, bubonic plague, and Rickettsia to name a few.

Yet I can't help but think that keeping a dog after an event is a good idea.
Just the security side of things and their food sniffing noses is enough for me to want them.

What's your thoughts?