SHTF: Do you take the dog?

[ATF Consumer]

Bring the dog...you never know when you'll run out of your regular food and need to have a special BBQ session. Rover tacos sound pretty yummy.

 

[mx_chick_42]

oh both mine would def be going with. my jack russel is very protective and stays right by my side. and the black mouth cur is a hunter and a 100# pure muscle body guard and they both love to cuddle so they would keep me warm. they are my furry children, could never leave them behind

 

[miguel]

Yer damn straight the dog's coming!

Well, if I had one it would...

 

[Coach13]

We have 3 dogs: 2 jacks, one smart and loyal and one stupid and a *ussy. The other a brilliant bloodhound and definately come in handy for protection and working needs. Would take all 3, even the stupid one. Besides, my wife would have an issue with leaving one, and when she has an issue I don't get lucky

 

[RachelMarie]

I'd take them both, in a heart beat! I love my dogs and they are Great dogs that are well trained!

If it got bad enough...I would also not hesitate to kill them to feed my family.

 

[thompal]

The dog would come with no matter what. Probably before the soon-to-be-wife.

Heck, if she reads this, she's your EX-soon-to-be-wife, and you won't have to make a choice.

 

[tedk]

Both are coming with me.

 

[Delmar]

My dog is a Lab Springer mix. He is very protective of my family and he can bring in small game all by himself. He would defenatly be more help than nuisance.

 

[IndyBeerman]

Both dogs, Border Collie and Australian Cattle Dog, both loyal and protective and great early warning systems.

Beside the above, they are both family plain and simple.

 

[stilllearning09]

Yes! And the cats, too!

 

[OutaAmmo]

Both of my dogs would come with me. Would probably leave the g/f before the dogs except the dogs can't shoot. The g/f can shoot and I might need her to cover my back. Oh yeah, she likes to clean fish so maybe I better take her too.

 

[Zoub]

What do you guys think?

If it is an untrained POS, no. It would be a liability.

 

[zoglog]

I would definitely take mine, no questions asked. Since movies are excellent ways of showing us what will happen if we get into those situations: I am Legend, he has his dog who is mainly helpful. And in some of the zombie movies the zombies dont eat the dogs.

 

[dburkhead]

If it is an untrained POS, no. It would be a liability.

If anyone's dog is "an untrained POS" then whose fault is that?

But I suppose that's typical these days--folk fail to do their jobs and responsibilities then expect someone else to pay the price for it.

IMO, you can tell a lot about a person by how they treat animals. There's an old old saying (goes back to Roman times) "He who would strike at my dog would strike at me if he dared."

One might want to think about what the answers one gives (if only to oneself) to questions like this says about oneself. Just something to think about.

 

[Dr Falken]

I lay in extra dogfood for the animals. If I could, I'd try to bring them. They could be a benefit, and are protective and territorial. That could be a double edged sword, but that is where I'm at.

 

[Dr Falken]

I hear it tastes like chicken!

I hear it tastes like Chow Mein!

 

[rhart]

Glad to see that Im not the only dog lover around

 

[insidethebunker]

The older dog an Austrailian Sheppard mix, while just 7, is really too big (90lbs) and too slow to be much good. He's a mama's boy so it would be hard to leave him and she would probably put him on a dear cart or something to get him down the road. He would be a liability.

The younger dog, 2 years old, is an Austrailian Sheppard/Husky mix though on the small side for those breads (means less food). While not the smartest dog he will bark at anyone and bite anyone (a plus in TEOTWAWKI). He's also good for warmth. I'll take him in a heartbeat.

Now the 17 year 6' stepson who already eats us out of house and home... might leave him.

 

[TiminMishawaka]

Yeah, he hears things I don't and has a knack for finding food. He'd be handy.

 

[Indianajeff]

I would, for all the reasons above, plus, mine will kill all sorts of critters.