"If you are so afraid, just get a big dog!"

[henktermaat]

Courtesy of Oleg Volk:

I think he forgot to add: Not everyone likes hair all over the place, being licked, and having your furniture shredded and stunk up.

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[Jay]

Ever known a shotgun to be happy to see you... REGARDLESS of how you treat it?

Ever had a shotgun alert you to the presence of others?

Ever had a shotgun brighten your day just by looking at you ?

Ever read about a shotgun saving a family from a fire?

If I have to give up something, the shotgun will be long gone before the dog is EVER considered to be disposable.

But that's just my opinion...

 

[phylodog]

I prefer to have both

 

[henktermaat]

My shotgun is ALWAYS happy to see me. You take that back

 

[Blackhawk2001]

If you travel alot, or live in an apartment, or have allergies, or don't have time or inclination to train a dog, all its evident advantages are useless to you.

 

[IndySSD]

I prefer to have both

 

[redneckmedic]

My shotgun is ALWAYS happy to see me. You take that back

Is that what you keep in your front pocket?

 

[bigus_D]

I prefer both, but MAN OH MAN does my GSD shed!!!

 

[henktermaat]

Is that what you keep in your front pocket?

No, that's my hand in my pocket

 

[Blackhawk2001]

I prefer both, but MAN OH MAN does my GSD shed!!!

I've got a friend who raises Belgian Sheepdogs. When they're shedding, you could weave cloth....

 

[printcraft]

No, that's my hand in my pocket

Confucius say... "Man with hand in pocket feel cocky."

 

[SmileDocHill]

This is a humerus but at the same time interesting comparison. Some of my thoughts.
I put them both in my trunk, drive around and neither were upset about it. These both tested better than some other things I love.
Pertaining to peoples perception of your dog or shotgun...
Both scare the neighbors, or at least the ones that are inherently uneducated about them. Both have populations of people who feel they are able to roam around and cause damage all by themselves. There are widely varying rules posted on store fronts declaring that you cannot bring one or the other into their store.

I sometimes feel my shotgun needs fed more than my dog. Both have a very distinctive sound that will freeze up an intruder in his tracks (grrrrrr VS. schhhhick schhhiiick).
Good post!

 

[Disposable Heart]

How about a dog with a shotgun comin' out of his mouth? Shotdog? Scattermutt?

 

[printcraft]

A word of warning.....
Be careful if you decide to get both.
Dog Steps on Loaded Shotgun, Owner Killed | price, dog, shotgun - Local News - KFDM-TV Channel Six
baaaad dog

 

[SmileDocHill]

A word of warning.....
Be careful if you decide to get both.
Dog Steps on Loaded Shotgun, Owner Killed | price, dog, shotgun - Local News - KFDM-TV Channel Six
baaaad dog

Well in all fairness the owner was getting old and the dog knew the owners wife didn't have the heart to see him suffer. So they went on one last hunting trip where two left and only one returned. The dog in a very caring manor, explained to the wife when he returned that her husband is now living on a farm where he can run free and hunt whenever he wants.

 

[henktermaat]

Well in all fairness the owner was getting old and the dog knew the owners wife didn't have the heart to see him suffer. So they went on one last hunting trip where two left and only one returned. The dog in a very caring manor, explained to the wife when he returned that her husband is now living on a farm where he can run free and hunt whenever he wants.

LOL

 

[lovemachine]

I agree. I hate large dogs
Meet Barney Fife. My 130 pound puppy.

 

[henktermaat]

WHO says you can't OC a dog?

 

[Security122]

I'm in the "both" group. Dogs of all sizes make great early warning systems. I think I read somewhere burglars skip houses with barking dogs. Maybe a dog statue, a motion sensor, and a barking alarm would work just as well without having the high maintenance of a living dog.

 

[christman]

Both go hand in hand. Need my alarm from the dog to activate the trigger from the shotty. Duhhhhh!!!!!!