Dogs

[Steve]

Just the presence of a big dog, especially a guard breed, will make people think twice about targeting you. Some breeds are better than others, your average mongrel might bark a bit but it isn't going to die in your defence.

Personally I'm big fan of Dobermans, they are bred to protect you and they will. They also have a great nose and will find your downed deer or boar for you.

The downside to the Dobie is the short coat, a German Shepherd is much more comfortable in cold weather and arguably more effective as a visual deterrent in the UK, all that fur makes them look big and Joe Scrote might have met a police dog before.

The Dobie was the first choice dog for Marines fighting the Japanese, able to detect the enemy up to half a mile away and very good at flushing them out of caves. Not one dog patrol was ambushed by the Japanese, and one exceptional Dobie was awarded a medal for flushing 14 enemy soldiers from an underground tunnel, one at a time, going back each time for another one.

Some info here:

http://www.vet.utk.edu/wardog/background.shtml

[Highlander]

This is my dogs reacting to sound when I am camping out,... they hear everything and are focused on that until its gone

I have always been a fan of the German Shepherd dog, a very loyal dogs, and big enough to stand their ground



fearless and sure footed



... but softies too...lol

[Grumpy Grandpa]

They're fine looking beasties HL. A wee bit cool out in that top photo too - a bit of a dusting of snow on the hills?

[Highlander]

(10 September 2013, 00:44)Grumpy Grandpa Wrote: They're fine looking beasties HL. A wee bit cool out in that top photo too - a bit of a dusting of snow on the hills?

lol,... I woke up to find snow on the tarp next morning to,... never worried too much about winter camping