Dogs, particularly the little ones, are good alarm systems.
The big dogs, even the gentle ones can become very defensive
and protective.


"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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| Jim Macklin wrote:
| Guns are like fire extinguishers, you rarely need one,
but
| when you do you need it very much.
|
| It is a good idea to not go somewhere with a gun if the
only
| reason you feel comfortable going there is because you
have
| the gun. Cops and soldiers have to go in harm's way.
| Private persons do not. The gun is for the time the
| predators and wild animals [there have been many people
| killed and maimed in Kansas by dogs] come to you at the
| market or when you're driving back to your home. A
favorite
| robbery tactic is to wait in the shadows near a garage
door
| and sneak in right behind your car. Your gun in the
house
| does you no good, the gun in your car does. Tip, put
yard
| lighting so it covers the areas around your garage so no
| robber cam hide within 50 feet.
|
| I leave that too Brandy. Brandy is our husky/shepherd
mix. I really
| don't depend on her for defense as she is way too nice,
unless you are a
| woodchuck. She really dislikes woodchucks for some
reason. I depend on
| her to point out the folks that I need to take care of.
|
| Matt