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biohazard808
biohazard808
Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 11 2012, 12:44 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 11 2012, 12:44 AM EDT
So a good question is, if you have a dog, or cat, or bird, what do you do if it is making too much noise, you see, my Chihuahua dog would have to go, because you can't draw attention of any kind when bugging in or out. Tell me what yall thnk. 12  out of 12 found this valuable. Do you?    
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wantmarmite
wantmarmite
1. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 11 2012, 12:57 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 11 2012, 12:57 AM EDT
Drown him.

Kidding. It might be time to duct tape the muzzle shut until you get some place where you don't have to be absolutely silent.
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jamesgoddam
jamesgoddam
2. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 11 2012, 7:00 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 11 2012, 7:00 AM EDT
i have two dogs neither of them barks, one of them yaps a bit, the duct tape over the muzzle idea is actually not that bad
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Frag-12
Frag-12
3. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 11 2012, 10:03 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 11 2012, 10:03 AM EDT
I hate to say it but my cat would be out the door at this time because he is one of those chatty Burmese\Siamese type and would unintentionally give him and us away if we are bugging-in. Of course, if the zombies ignore chatty animals, he can stay. If he is chatty outside on the patio, he will run away at the first sign of trouble and lead the individual zombie or zombies away. That is if he hasn't gone exploring already.

Basically, if the animal has been noise disciplined through training of some sort and/or the zombies ignore noisy animals, the animals can stay. There are good times for dogs barking an alert and other times, it is not.

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StrykerPez
StrykerPez
4. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 11 2012, 1:24 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 11 2012, 1:24 PM EDT
My apartment doesn't allow cats or dogs, so I got three rats.

One is fat and lazy, one is fat and hyper, and one is tiny and hyper. All they're good for is eating table scraps and being cute.

I'd probably take them with in a cardboard box if I had the time and space. Otherwise they might be dinner.
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Frag-12
Frag-12
5. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 11 2012, 2:01 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 11 2012, 2:01 PM EDT
"My apartment doesn't allow cats or dogs, so I got three rats.

One is fat and lazy, one is fat and hyper, and one is tiny and hyper. All they're good for is eating table scraps and being cute.

I'd probably take them with in a cardboard box if I had the time and space. Otherwise they might be dinner. "
Definitely better to eat than wild rats.

Or if the zombies go after anything living, you can use them as a very temporary distraction which may turn into a longer distraction depending on what happens... lol

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BamaChris
BamaChris
6. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 11 2012, 2:02 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 11 2012, 2:02 PM EDT
My Walker Coonhound will be an ally in our survival. She only barks when there is a threat, and stops when she knows I see it. She also is a great hunter.

Now my wife's dachund is history.
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Oakspar77777
Oakspar77777
7. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 11 2012, 6:30 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 11 2012, 6:30 PM EDT
"My Walker Coonhound will be an ally in our survival. She only barks when there is a threat, and stops when she knows I see it. She also is a great hunter.

Now my wife's dachund is history. "
Try convinving her of that sometime and have your own little mini-apocalypse.
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GideonCross
GideonCross
8. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 11 2012, 7:16 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 11 2012, 7:16 PM EDT
I have four dogs a GSD A Siberian Husky and two husky shepherd mixes, The husky is quiet. the others only park to alert me. when I tell them to shut up, they quiet down. The chickens and ducks will be used as food. 4  out of 5 found this valuable. Do you?    
=jesse=
=jesse=
9. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 11 2012, 7:56 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 11 2012, 7:56 PM EDT
I also have 4 dogs. 1 is an a$shole, 1 is a princess, 1 is a big chicken, and the other one sprints into a room to stare at a wall (he's special).

I still love em to death though. Noisy or quiet, they stay. I wouldn't trade my pooches for the world. I'll deal with whatever I have to deal with.
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wantmarmite
wantmarmite
10. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 11 2012, 8:57 PM EDT | Post edited: Jun 11 2012, 8:57 PM EDT
I don't have pets. I don't want pets in my home. I found out I hate cats after having a few as room mates. I found out I don't like pets in my home in general dogsitting while friends were out of the country. I get along with them better when they're outside my space.

I've considered getting a dog for added security in an emergency. But I'd have to live with them. I consider that a conflict of interests. Plus, I don't want to pick up dog poo.
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IamSlowRide
IamSlowRide
11. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 12 2012, 12:22 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2012, 12:22 AM EDT
I have 4 dogs, 2 Cane Corso's security trained, 1 pure white Siberian Husky and my wife's Boston Terrier.

The Corso's don't bark unless an immediate action threat is present (meaning inside the room), the Husky is a growler and the Boston only barks at squirrels.

The dogs stay, I stockpile food and water for them, they are like members of the family
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BamaChris
BamaChris
12. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 12 2012, 12:26 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2012, 12:26 AM EDT
"I have 4 dogs, 2 Cane Corso's security trained, 1 pure white Siberian Husky and my wife's Boston Terrier.

The Corso's don't bark unless an immediate action threat is present (meaning inside the room), the Husky is a growler and the Boston only barks at squirrels.

The dogs stay, I stockpile food and water for them, they are like members of the family"
SlowRide, you have also mentioned something in previous posts about your dogs that few others seem to see. If your dogs accept someone you will be quicker to trust them.

I do believe that dogs can sense whether a person is a danger or not, or at least if they are what they seem. Any person that my dog does not like is immediately suspicious to me. She judges character better than most people.
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IamSlowRide
IamSlowRide
13. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 12 2012, 12:45 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2012, 12:45 AM EDT
"SlowRide, you have also mentioned something in previous posts about your dogs that few others seem to see. If your dogs accept someone you will be quicker to trust them.

I do believe that dogs can sense whether a person is a danger or not, or at least if they are what they seem. Any person that my dog does not like is immediately suspicious to me. She judges character better than most people."
Indeed, both the Corso's are trained for threat assessment, they judge everyone, if they lay down or walk away post intro most people I can trust, if they stack up, bristle, growl or insist on putting themselves between myself and the "other" person, then I would be suspicious of said persons intent.
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=jesse=
=jesse=
14. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 12 2012, 1:01 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2012, 1:01 AM EDT
Slow, did you train your dogs in threat assessment? I've been doing obedience training since I was a kid, but never something that advanced.

My wolf, before she passed, would naturally place herself between my wife and an approaching stranger whenever they were out. Lots of guys got the hint. I really liked that she was so protective, but three of my dogs consider the entire planet their best friend. It's only the 10 lbs of pure fury that is my dachshund that will get aggressive with a stranger.
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biohazard808
biohazard808
15. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 12 2012, 1:13 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2012, 1:13 AM EDT
lol wow! very interesting people, yeah of course kudos to yall out there who's animals are training, or just quiet, but my Chihuahua is a good alarm, he barks, when he hears doors slam, knocking, other dogs or people outside, but i'm sorry while buggin in it's a different story lol 1  out of 3 found this valuable. Do you?    
IamSlowRide
IamSlowRide
16. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 12 2012, 1:18 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2012, 3:34 AM EDT
"Slow, did you train your dogs in threat assessment? I've been doing obedience training since I was a kid, but never something that advanced.

My wolf, before she passed, would naturally place herself between my wife and an approaching stranger whenever they were out. Lots of guys got the hint. I really liked that she was so protective, but three of my dogs consider the entire planet their best friend. It's only the 10 lbs of pure fury that is my dachshund that will get aggressive with a stranger. "
I co trained both the Corso's with the breeder who sold me the dogs, the Husky I trained myself, the Boston is hopeless...lol

EDIT: My Corso's natural instincts are what make them great threat assessment animals, some breeds are harder to train but working class dogs usually have an innate desire to protect, my Corso's on or off leash will not leave a heel command unless the threat is viable, dependent on the threat level Achilles and Bakari will 1st stack up 2nd bristle 3rd bare teeth and growl 4th place themselves bodily between me and the threat, 5th neutralize the threat either on command or if the aggressor attacks before command, sometimes 1 to 4 happen in a blink but usually only when my wife takes one of them for a evening walk, the light is failing and body language is hard for them to read.
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BamaChris
BamaChris
17. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 12 2012, 1:28 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2012, 1:28 AM EDT
"lol wow! very interesting people, yeah of course kudos to yall out there who's animals are training, or just quiet, but my Chihuahua is a good alarm, he barks, when he hears doors slam, knocking, other dogs or people outside, but i'm sorry while buggin in it's a different story lol "
I only mentioned my wife's dachund because he is a yapper. Daisy, my walker coonhound is a rescue who lived on her own in the mountains of Kentucky for the first 1.5 to 2 years of her life. Her I trust. We also have a weimerainer. He might be handy as a pack animal. But he is just a loveable goof. No real skills besides an ability to clean out a bowl in record time.

Daisy has travelled with me when I work. She I have worked with some. I have not done any security training or threat assessment (kudos, btw SlowRide), but she has an excellent nose and her judgement about people has been spot on too many times for me to ignore.
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IamSlowRide
IamSlowRide
18. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 12 2012, 3:41 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2012, 3:41 AM EDT
"(kudos, btw SlowRide)"
Thank you, I take a lot of pride in both the Corso's and the Husky they are all well trained (the Boston being the exception) but especially the Corso's BUT they are great family members too, they are quite taken with my daughters, they each have their very own protector as it were and my Husky puts himself wherever my son is at all times, he is ever curious that his human is okay, my son is only 4 months old but I foresee a great relationship between him and Ghost as he grows older.
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BamaChris
BamaChris
19. RE: Animals, pets, during buggin in and buggin out.
Jun 12 2012, 4:50 AM EDT | Post edited: Jun 12 2012, 4:50 AM EDT
"Thank you, I take a lot of pride in both the Corso's and the Husky they are all well trained (the Boston being the exception) but especially the Corso's BUT they are great family members too, they are quite taken with my daughters, they each have their very own protector as it were and my Husky puts himself wherever my son is at all times, he is ever curious that his human is okay, my son is only 4 months old but I foresee a great relationship between him and Ghost as he grows older."
Your feelings for those dogs shows. I agree that our dogs are a part of our family. If one of the big dogs goes roaming at night, when they come back they have to see each of us (people and dogs) before they settle down. My daughter is well protected, of that I have no doubt.
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