Yes. I'll look up the info for the place our K-9's go.

Dogs have been used as early warning systems since dog became a friend to man.

Although I grew up around dogs when I moved to the city, I gave them up out of conienence. This changed after being broken into by a catburgler and have had a dog ever since. In fact, I keep two a Jack Russel Terror (not misspelled) and a beagle.

The Jack is actually a better dog for at home being more alert than the beagle but the beagle comes into her own in the woods. Camping the beagle is like a proximity alarm with graduated scale. If she here's something in the distance, it's a low occasional growl just enough to wake me. As it gets closer, the growl gets more steady to include a low woof. Really close the growl is mixed with an ocassional bark. See something then it's hold your ears. It's about her only worth since she is half brain and half nose.

A knock on my door, it sounds like all hell just broke out around here.

Tj

This is where we get all of our working dogs, and they are trained here. I went down here when I was applying into the K-9 program (didn't get it) and watched some training. Amazing place and great school.


http://www.gillsgermanshepherds.com/

Believe me, I know ALL about the Jack Russel Terror!

Here is Sammy:

Yea them litlle dogs can chew up the whole sofa QUICK!

Here's Fancy in her uber-mouch mode!



They could be from the same litter. :bigsmile:

Tj

Here's mine

This is FUBAR...Foobie for short





Here's Dorito






Dorito is a great perimeter alarm. Once she sounds off, Foobie handles the dirty work


They compliment each other well



Bob

OMG, You just cracked my up bigtime. My dog was on wifes chest last night and I was commenting how people look like their pets.

This is Bella Beagle before she got fat. She's a tad of a butterball now. I swear beagles would eat till they bust.:bigsmile:



Excellent guard dog as mentioned, however her nose is unstoppable making her hard to control in the wild and not tethered.

They say Beagles are the musical dogs cause of their vocal range, I'd take exception to that. This dogs totally excited bark is so high pitched and loud that alone would deter a burglar.

They look very much alike! cool!

Yup, he IS a handsome feller, isnt he???




Bob

My Troop.

(front to back. Kaja, Bellow, Dante, Totem.)

The two in back are pups.

I have trained protection dogs for 10+ years. I have trained people for 8. People are much more difficult. I would trade most people for my dogs if I had to measure both equally.

People these days rely upon security systems or the law to protect them from themselves and the "bad people". Those same people want to have cuter more infant like dogs.
I have had to lower my standards and focus more on obedience training because people can't control their animals.
I once had a lady call me up and beg me to help her. She had a miniature Pincher that chewed through the wall of her condo to get into the garage. I went to see her because I needed the money and no one at the time wanted dogs that did anything other than be cute and tremble. I asked her what was the poor creatures routine? She said that after he gets fed his breakfast (from a highchair, with a spoon) that she takes him out to do his "doggie nasty". Then she brings him in and bathes him. (That is so bad for a dogs coat) She did this everyday. If the poor dog had thumbs and access to a gun he would have blow his few brains out. I could see it in his eyes..."kill me now!"
There is no talking to some people. She fired me after I told her about her dog having thumbs and a gun thing.

The truth is that a well trained dog can be a great asset. You would take the time to train yourself with a weapon, then take the time to train yourself and your dog.

All my dogs work for their keep and I know their worth. Their job is to keep us safe and I keep them fed and warm or cool, comfortable, so they can do their job as bodyguard. With training the one in the front (Kaja, mother of all) has even brought home rabbits and birds.
Long post and I'm sorry for that. But dogs are what you allow them to be. Let them be great.

Kaja is from Ivan kennels in Arizona. Tom is retired LEO and a really great guy with superb dogs.

This post has been edited by GreenAmmo: October 30th 2005 5:12 AM

awesome dogs greenammo!