Dogs.

[Jpm]

I currently have 4 dogs, (Dogue de Bordeaux, Lurcher, crossbreed and shit zhu) so all have varying degrees of personalities and skills they bring to the table. I am planning on keeping them all with me until they have a better chance on their own.

[matthopkins]

As many of us dog lovers know, that lump of a Lab laying by the fire might be a bag of butter to his family but what to a stranger? Those teeth arnt just there for show you know

[vassili]

Two collie lurchers here, one particulary sly and doesn't like many people, both go mental if they hear anything, both very good at providing for the table and themselves, fur and feather.

[matthopkins]

A small beddy/whippet also so know where your coming from

[seadog]

Got two German Shepherds, both brilliant guard dogs, (but soft as any thing to the right person).
I make sure I've plenty of food for them stowed away for SHTF periods. Probably should stock up on treats too.

[unsure]

i had my gsd put to sleep last new years day [2013] .
we lasted about 3 weeks before we had to get another .
we`ve had our mollie for near on a year now and she`s shaping up to be a good guard dog , but as been said soft as any thing to the right people .

before you ask , why mollie , its because she`s adaptable

[dizzydays]

I have a Shetland sheepdog - a 'working' breed. Unfortunately, the only thing he works at is keeping his feet dry, not messing the hair up, and training me to get his dinner on demand.
He's a bit of a wuss - scared of rabbits and if he sees one he generally hides behind me - in his defence I have to say that the bunnies down here have attitude. Which of you can face down a killer bunny huh?

He's my best mate and is useful for tactical advice (run!! hide!!). And he has a very very loud bark while he's running away...

DD
I sooo love that flying lab!

[Hillybilly444]

As an aside...I've started introducing raw chicken (wings) into our dog's diet a) on the basis it's supposed to be good for them and b) with the thinking that it's a cheap and abundant food source...he was a bit fazed by the chicken wing sitting in his bowl at first (prefers Dad's beer can chicken I think) but has now got the hang of them

[ForgeCorvus]

Hillbilly: Boned I hope, bird bones are killers

[Hillybilly444]

Hillbilly: Boned I hope, bird bones are killers

No, not boned. Did a lot of research and the consensus of opinion is that raw chicken bones are perfectly safe to feed to dogs.