Dogs Have Their Day in Our Politicized Society

In today’s society in the USA, I don’t think all these dogs represent an attempt to assuage loneliness.

I think they are a warm & fuzzy SECURITY feature with an INSTANT response-—not some hack on the phone asking you if you need assistance...after someone has done a home invasion, and you are bleeding to death. Cheaper to feed my dogs than to pay ADT for their ‘service’. I live rural & it would take longer for ANYONE to come to my aid.

My newest dog is a Queensland Heeler cattle dog & is VERY hyper-—the the point of being psycho-—but she hears things that I don’t & she is relentless with aggressive barking.

I have acreage & have gates closed with chains at night, but she goes off at all hours. Either coyotes or rabbits, both of which draw her attention.

While I do like my dogs for company-—I use them PRIMARILY for security alerts.

I have had about 13 different dogs over the past 52 years, and each of them had their own personality. Some were laid back Labradors, with a deep voice, and some were like my Chow/ ?? mix who would crawl across my legs in the middle of the night & growl in a very low pitch until he woke me up. Prowlers that heard me rack the shotgun went SWIFTLY across my property & away from my house. Bandit didn’t bark in those night time hours—just would growl low & wake me up to the danger. He traveled with me all across the country & I never had any car breakins with him on duty. Even when I was working as a grocery cashier & I had crossed an ILLEGAL strike picket line. Left him in the car with all the windows down & parked right in front of my cashier station. He would just growl & move from window to window and the picketers left him AND my car alone.

Besides-—I can save on heating costs-—Having dogs all on the king sized bed are warmer. Literally a 3 Dog Night.

I currently have 2 cats. I'm very fond of them, and they seem to show a lot of affection for me. That said, I've had dogs in the past, and enjoyed having them. Best dog I ever had was a mutt I acquired in Thailand. She was an excellent watch dog, and very good with our children. I really hated to have to leave her there. Fortunately I was able to place her in a good home with a Thai friend.

Should circumstances permit, I'd probably get another dog. I like having furry members of the family, and I do like dogs. They are loyal and friendly, and respond to good treatment.

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