Re: Your Concealed Carry and/or Home defense weapon
Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 12:26 am
I think dogs make a great first line of defense/alarm. Most "sensible" robbers would avoid a house where dogs start barking and risk waking everybody up, it's not worth the risk to them.they can always choose an easier target.
Things can be different if they have a specific reason to target your house viz enmity or hard info about loot.
Most dogs are pretty good "watch dogs" ,hearing/sensing an intruder and raising alarm.
A "guard dog" has to have the mental and physical ability to take on an armed intruder. Taking on a 50 kg dog with right temperament is really not advisable with a knife of any size in hand.If they get a hold of any part of your body they can crush bone or cause grievous harm in seconds.
A firearm is a different matter altogether though with a schutzhund type trained dog would probably trouble there too. I have seen post mortem pics of a robber who was mauled by a sweet looking Rottie, let me tell you quite scary!
As for Indian breeds, most Indian breeds are great watch dogs.
The sighthounds like the caravan hound,rampur hound are quite often required to function as watchdogs/guard dogs on plantations and farms.What they lack in weight they make up with speed,lightning fast reflexes and temperament.
The rajaplayam which is actually a boarhound is reputed to be a great guard dog.
But as a guard dog I think the Indian mastiffs are tremendous, i would love to see someone try to take on one with a knife,it would make interesting viewing.
These are dogs which average 30-31 inches at the withers, weighing 60 kg or more,awesome strength and agility, tremendous pain tolerance,powerful jaws and a natural guarding instinct.
The Gaddi kutta in Himachal,and the tibetan mastiff have great reputations as guard dogs too.
As for myself I have a Caravan hound male,indian pariah b**ch and an Indian mastiff b**ch so no alarms needed. If the robber survives that the next line of defense would be a 19" Gelbu special or an axe (no fire arms as yet unfortunately)
Yaj
Things can be different if they have a specific reason to target your house viz enmity or hard info about loot.
Most dogs are pretty good "watch dogs" ,hearing/sensing an intruder and raising alarm.
A "guard dog" has to have the mental and physical ability to take on an armed intruder. Taking on a 50 kg dog with right temperament is really not advisable with a knife of any size in hand.If they get a hold of any part of your body they can crush bone or cause grievous harm in seconds.
A firearm is a different matter altogether though with a schutzhund type trained dog would probably trouble there too. I have seen post mortem pics of a robber who was mauled by a sweet looking Rottie, let me tell you quite scary!
As for Indian breeds, most Indian breeds are great watch dogs.
The sighthounds like the caravan hound,rampur hound are quite often required to function as watchdogs/guard dogs on plantations and farms.What they lack in weight they make up with speed,lightning fast reflexes and temperament.
The rajaplayam which is actually a boarhound is reputed to be a great guard dog.
But as a guard dog I think the Indian mastiffs are tremendous, i would love to see someone try to take on one with a knife,it would make interesting viewing.
These are dogs which average 30-31 inches at the withers, weighing 60 kg or more,awesome strength and agility, tremendous pain tolerance,powerful jaws and a natural guarding instinct.
The Gaddi kutta in Himachal,and the tibetan mastiff have great reputations as guard dogs too.
As for myself I have a Caravan hound male,indian pariah b**ch and an Indian mastiff b**ch so no alarms needed. If the robber survives that the next line of defense would be a 19" Gelbu special or an axe (no fire arms as yet unfortunately)
Yaj