Dogs in a SHTF scenario

keep em fed and hope they don`t turn on you
and you may be right.

cheers

They'd be fun if you fed to have if you fed your enemies to them.

Brief will be here and second now stating that they will make a great dinner.

Betcha!

good for protection and supersenses early warning system too.
The, if the are fast they can hunt for you.

I plan to feed my big Filas all the trespasser I catch.
I plan to wrap my dogs in Kevlar, that's how important they are to me

A border collie or a small shepherd would be the best friend you could have in a shtf scenorio.
Just look at all the shtf movies, there is all ways a shepherd or a border collie.

Have read some bad stories about dogs having to be let go once people no longer could feed them.Then dogs would form a pack and attack anything that moves due to hunger.
Guess its fine as long as you are sure you will have food to last for them,

There is a reason the dog is called 'mans best friend'. They have an instinctual loyalty to humans, provide a VERY good alarm system, can hunt for you/help you hunt, and in a pinch make good eats! All around, I would say that dogs should be at the TOP of the SHTF list...

Last Edited by Billy_Sastard on 10/16/2012 06:01 PM

I agree 100%. Dogs are a luxury nowadays. We have them for companionship, for the most part (I know there are exceptions -- herding dogs, seeing eye dogs, police dogs). Long ago, dogs were a practical necessity for humans. They helped us hunt (as you said), and then protected our homes (whether those homes were huts, caves, etc.). So yes, dogs will be even MORE important than ever if there's a STHF scenario. And their unconditional love, loyalty and friendship doesn't hurt, either. :)

Hunden uber alles!

Katzen are ok, too. :)

True, but in the distant past, it was a symbiotic relationship. The dogs would come near human encampments, and get scraps of food day after day. As a consequence, these dogs would come to think of this particular human encampment as "their turf" (where they get food), so they'd protect it from intruders, be they animal or human. So it's a win/win, symbiotic relationship.

back in the day dogs were vital
protection,intruder alarm,hunting tool

when tshtf a good dogs a must

and a cat lol

Ya, the cats help keep the rodent (virus vectors) population at bay. Cats have been credited with helping to end the Black Plague in Europe by eating the rats which carried the deadly flea-born disease.

ever owned a dog? they dont just attack and eat thier owner if they get hungry.

WTF, just eat the dog for food. Duh.

good luck with that

Damn, I plan for the feeding of my dogs just as I do members of my family for a SHTF scenario, to do otherwise is assinine.