proud of my dog
Yesterday, just before noon, I was on my laptop checking out school-related stuff. I heard my dog randomly bark (my dog never barks unless there's an animal or lawnmowers). Then he walked out of my room and suddenly, he barked incessantly but his bark was different. I felt like my dog was really mad. I yelled at my dog from my room "HEY!". My dog would usually stop but he didn't. I looked out my window only to find out that some guy in black leather jacket and dark cargo pants trying to sway off my dog who was all over him. I quickly ran to the kitchen, grabbed a 2 steak knives and when I got a chance to get to my backyard, I saw the jump dowwn the fence of my yard and my dog standing on the gate. Few seconds later, I see a white/silver car speed off the back alley.
If my dog hadn't been there, something would've been stolen and/or I or that person would've died. My dog is an akita inu/schnauzer mix and he's 10 years old.
That's all, just want to tell my cool story.
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@ehnogi: Oh, thanks! I'll take everything you said into account. I'll try to get back to you if I further help down the road...you seem to know your stuff lol
@voyance:
With a rifle, it is very easy to learn the basic principles of marksmanship.
You have a greater range, for one. With a pistol, you are accurate on a point target at 25 yards on the average [80 yards with area targets]
With a rifle, you are accurate to 1,500 meters if you have a good enough scope; and even if not, you'll be good for up to 500 yards with iron sights. This makes it much easier to tell what you're doing wrong with your groupings. With a rifle, you'll be able to see whether you're not breathing right or if you're jerking the trigger just by looking at your initial groups. With a pistol... not so much.
After you become a good shot with a rifle and learn everything there is to know about marksmanship, it'll make your pistol shooting much more accurate. You'll learn to breathe optimally for the best shot, slowly squeeze the trigger, get a good comfortable stance [with a pistol there is no bone support, eye relief, or firm butt-stock support], and take your time to shoot. You'll pretty much learn how to shoot better if you start off with a rifle...
If you start off with a pistol, it's easy to try to muscle everything and it'll take a much longer time to discipline yourself.
@ehnogi: I'd get a license regardless (I just want to get the experience to legally fire a gun and actually target something lol). Will my aim/shot and hand shakiness (i'm sure I'll be nervous and hesitant when handling a gun) be better trained with a rifle? (I never held a gun before)
@voyance:
You don't need a license to get a rifle; all you need to be is over 18. You [b]should[/b] need a license, but you don't need one. I'd recommend shooting a rifle before a pistol; learning marksmanship is best when going from big to small...
Of course... I'd really try to focus on safety and discipline first...
Sorry for revivng this over and over again (I know i just did) but...
@ak741: My dog never barks and when he does it usually means that there's a little critter ruffling the leaves/plants or walks on the roof OR there are lawnmowers...I used to get alerted by his barks but I thought he's just being territorial. Now, I gotta listen more to him.
@ehnogi: I'm planning to get a license to shoot and get one or two pistols or something. I'm sure going to a firing range would be fun
@Wanton: Lol that's so cool. I'd get a "toy" dog but my family's purpose for the next dog is a strong protector. I'm looking into adopting these boxer puppies @ my local animal shelter but I'm afraid I personally don't have the time to properly train them...not to mention, my dog might have some issues with them. Ultimately, my dog decides which dog we get to assist him.
I have a mossberg, a 1911 and an ar10 in my house.
I would love for a dog to alert me, but not to scare them away.
@voyance I has a toy maltese that has the soul of a hunting dog.
@DoubleDown: http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=vukx4&s=6 *I don't know how to attach a pic on basil*
That's probably the meanest pic of my dog. I think that's one of the very few pics of him where he's actually awake lol. My dog isn't that mean looking. The mix on my dog is weird but I'd say the schnauzer blood is more evident.
@humanoidX: it very much is
@xvboomvx: believe what you want to believe, or rather don't believe what you don't want to believe.
@wanton: part of the reason why I'm amazed and disappointed at the same time is how my dog didn't bite the dude. My dog probably didn't find an opening or didn't get to corner him or he was just completely unsure with the situation. Not to mention, he's pretty old and he just hurt his rear right leg. Anyway, what kind of a dog do you have? I'm looking into getting another dog but one with more killer instinct.
@xxidrisxx: It is very cool to have a dog. The happiness they give undeniable. However, the heartaches and stress they give when they have a problem are also undeniable. Just be prepared for a new responsibility when you get one. If you can handle it, it's definitely worth it...my dog made everything seem very light.
@Joaquinkun: I LOOOVE akita inus too. They're really gorgeous and strong lookng w/o looking too wolf like or one of those stocky breeds (bulldog, pit bulls). I think they're bear-like. My dog, however, doesn't really show the akita inu genes as much because of his schnauzer mix (which is also pretty good). My dog's mix is weird...he's very much like an akita for one moment, but he's like a schnauzer the next lol. Also, your dog may be not mean looking but when it comes down to buisness, they'll come through for you. I'm considering to get a female akita puppy but it's a little too expensive for me
@Decency: why would I do that?
I noticed that there are a lot of dog owners on basil
My dog would have ripped him up.
I bet it'd be pretty tasty too... <3
My.phone is dying, I'll get back to this later
I'll post a pic of my dog sometime later, I'm loow on battery on my phone.
My first instinct was to get the guy to leave/dead right away so that my dog would be safe. Steak knives were the easiest things for me to grab and I knew he didn't have a gun. I didn't know the cops' number and I didn't think incident was big enough for a 911 call but that was misconception of mine.
I didn't expect that from my dog. He usually sleeps and ignores everyone. He knows what we want from him when we attempt to train him but he doesn't care. After that incident, he's different...more cautious and more mature.
You would have killed him.