Future Survivors, the Apocalypse Group discussion

Dogs no cats pls

The chwinnie is my favorite dog

I do not want to talk about it :(

Doberman Pinscher
German Shepherd
Rottweiler
Australian Shepherd
Black and Tan Coonhound
Great Dane
Scottish Deerhound
Irish Wolfhound
Norwegian Lundehund

I love poodle

If you don't mind me asking, why do you need to know?

I mean, that's the sort of question that the men in black ask you. When they are not sticking probes up ... no, wait, it's the aliens that do that.

But seeing as this an apocalypse forum, maybe the most accurate answer ought to be ... barbecued?

Either that or your trusty sidekick hound as in Legend.

My favorite dog is a golder retriever, but in the case of an apocalypse, I think I'd go for a German shepherd or a pit bull.

We have a dog right now that is the best snake killer I've ever seen -- even at 16 years old. You wouldn't think she could move so fast.

German Shepherd far and away my favorite.

Proud lizard owner

Hipnoticraqs wrote: "Proud lizard owner"

Maybe a trained Komodo dragon would be a good apocalypse companion. Fast, deadly. I like that.

Gotta go with Rottweiller - wonderful, loyal dogs, yet intimidating as all get out. I own a golden mix right now, and unless you were facing a single de-clawed cat, she wouldn't be the best post-apocalyptic companion. Plastic bags scare the bejeebers out of her. So, Rottie it is!

We have a black lab, golden mix. He's a great dog. He sleeps just outside our bedroom door all night and gets up only when I get up. I don't know that he'd hurt anyone though. He's all bark.

We also have a lhasa apso, terrier mix. She's a princess but puts up a fierce demeanor when surprised.

They make good watchdogs.

Roger wrote: "Hipnoticraqs wrote: "Proud lizard owner"

Maybe a trained Komodo dragon would be a good apocalypse companion. Fast, deadly. I like that."He'd kill me before the zombies, but keep rogue looting humans at bay.

German Shepherd

any types of mastiffs. i love em big! and wrinklely!

Schipperkees

Hot. With fried onions and ketchup

Hahaha nice one ^^

Will wrote: "Hot. With fried onions and ketchup" Did you hear about the Chinese dog eating festival? It's going on right now.

If is a tie between Scooby-Doo, Marmaduke, and Clifford the big red dog.

On second thought, Clifford wins. Who'd want to mess with someone who has a giant dog as a companion?

It's funny, isn't it? We eat animals that are not pets (sheep, cows, pigs, chickens), but we don't eat pets (cats, dogs, goldfish).

And we usually eat vegetarian animals rather then carnivorous animals - presumably because the veggie animals are cheaper to grow.

And we eat mammals, fish and birds, but most of us in the west turn our noses up at insects or lizards.

And doesn't it all feel rather arbitrary? It feels like a global postcode lottery. Where you are born determines your attitudes to eating horse, snails, beef, pork, dog.

It could even be down to an accident of history. The theory goes that wolves were the first animals to be domesticated because they hung around early man's caves looking for scraps. That then led to a partnership between man and dawg which probably explains why most of us wouldn't want to eat a big mutt mac.

Who knows? If wild boar had been a bit friendlier back in the day, we might now have pigs for pets and be eating dog bacon.

Only saying.

Gosh... You're awesome. That's some deep thinking I never even thought of. ^^ sorry don't know how to tag ppl

Gosh... You're awesome. That's some deep thinking I never even thought of. ^^ sorry don't know how to tag ppl

I like Dalmatians. But I'm not a dog person. I prefer cats.