Originally Posted By: GarlyDog
My 'trained' dog proved me wrong once again. Having a dog that hunts down and brings back a skunk is not very helpful. This official lumps all of my dogs into the PITA category if it was a run for your life situation. Now adding hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and dishwashing soap into the bug-out-bag for de-skunking the dogs.


This is EXACTLY what I would expect from my rocket surgeon older dog. The younger dog has shown himself conclusively to be less intelligent.

Our dogs make reasonably good intrusion alarms and they have significant positive impact on morale. They're very protective of my wife and daughters, too. Overall, however, I view them as net negatives to our preparations and planning.