"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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I don't know much about them, but I have to agree with you, based on an
enormous statistical dog sampling of....one. One of my historical
neighbors had a "blend" (he didn't like "mutt") of two or eight big dogs.
After three years of living in the adjacent yard, the dog still didn't
consider us to be familiar. Any time we came out our back door, the dump
thing would bark like Godzilla was about to walk through the yard. There
were times when I really wanted some peace and quiet, and Gawkins' method
worked nicely, in terms of getting the dog to shut the phuque up.
***HOWEVER***, it was clear that if this was a normal dog, with a brain,
balls, and some size, without a fence, my method (towering over the fence
and roaring at it) would've turned out badly for me.


Several years ago the house we owned at the time was broken into while we
were all away. The thieves helped themselves to many items. When the crime
lab investigators were doing their thing, I asked for a recommendation for a
home security system. He said forget the fancy electronics and just get
yourself a big, loud dog. Statistically, thieves will avoid entering a
house with a barking dog but security devices don't phase them.

Eisboch