Would your dog protect or hide?

[LakeArenal]

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[intrepidity]

1. My dog wouldn't hesitate to attack, I believe

Not a single fear bone in his body, unfortunately.

[Kaleva]

6. My wife's dog has bitten my ass during adult time.

[intrepidity]

7. LOL, I hope for your sake that it wasn't a pittie with vise jaws! nt

[Kaleva]

9. It's a Dacshund with sharp teeth.

[intrepidity]

15. So, a wiener dog? nt

[JudyM]

18. !

That’s too funny, hopefully no real injury.

Was it good for you?

[hlthe2b]

2. My last dog would not hesitate to attack; my current would roll on her back, wag her tail, and

wait for belly rubs... She'd go after an aggressive dog, but she thinks all people are her "buds."

Not all dogs are alike, that's for sure, but I love them all...

[Kaleva]

3. I wouldn't expect a pet to protect me. It's my job to protect it.

[Kaleva]

4. They tried this with couples and many husbands ran away.

j/k!

[LizBeth]

5. I figure mine would flight. But seeing these last two is interesting.

I think he still will what I have seen in the past. He is all that until he gets behind me, lol. This is good. Maybe the two dog scenario helps but the first one immediately gets in between. And the little was going for the dudes ankle, then started checkin on person. Cool

[In_The_Wind]

8. My pup doesn't want anyone near me. He is a 25 pound attack dog.

[Ka-Dinh Oy]

10. I have had dogs who I knew would protect me and ones who would run.

I had a Golden Retriever who would protect me if someone tried to hurt me. I had a mini Shnauzer who I have no doubt would have protected me. My German Shepherd service dog who loved people would have torn an attacker to shreds.

I have had other dogs of many different breeds including two Doberman Pinchers and another German Shepherd who would would have run.

Don't assume any particular breed will be more protective than another.

[wnylib]

33. A doberman that would run? Amazing.

[blueinredohio]

11. My dog is part lab, part boxer.

She would bark but tail wagging, want them to pet her. She thinks everyone should pet her. Never meets a stranger.

[mopinko]

12. i have one of each.

i think the couch potato would protect me if we were trapped together.
the other one has gone of on ppl for yelling at me and other petty shit.
no harm done, cuz he is very well trained, but...

[LakeArenal]

13. Our doggie hates yelling. Street rescue. Probably yelled at a lot.

I’m not sure if he’d protect but his high-pitched fear bark would break an ear drum.

[mopinko]

23. he's done other things.

he went off when someone lied to me, and he hated a dude on the block that always gave me dirty looks.
supernatural this boy is.

[mopinko]

24. if fact, his name is radar cuz of how he keeps track of me even when he cant see me.

never more than a few feet from me in the house, and listening and smelling when i am elsewhere on the property. like, on the other side of buildings.

his name was punky til he was 2. worst puppy i ever raised.

[LakeArenal]

26. We say they don't get any good til they are five.

[mopinko]

27. i start to lose patience at 2.

at that point, i get serious about instilling better habits. this guy needed some real pro training. he rly was the worst pup.

my bully, now, he almost didnt need any training. neither did his half brother, even tho that boy was all drive. he went to boot camp at 18 mos, and was a solid boy after that.
he was my guardian, but i lost him in the divorce.

biff is scary looking when he is barking at you, but he's pretty slow out the gate. i'd have to be attacked on my couch.

[Bayard]

14. Our 3 Great Pyrenees

One would bark ferociously, then go hide behind the toilet, the big girl would not even wake up, and the biggest guy would think it was all great fun. I think.

Now....the Mini-Dachshund might be a different story.

[lastlib]

16. The chihuahuas I have known would charge Hell with a cup of water.

I've seen them go after dogs five times their size, or parents spanking children (even if only in fun).

[Skittles]

19. I agree with this assessment

their attitude is NOT just for show!

[mopinko]

29. had a boxer as a kid

who calmly explained to my dad that, no, we dont hit kids any more.
you didnt roughouse w any of us kids in his presence unless we were peeing our pants laughing.

[FM123]

17. Great video!

Idk what my new shelter dog would do, but I think she would defend me. She is small but mighty!

[rickyhall]

20. I've had a German Shepherd, a poodle and a chihuahua who were fighters

but my beagle would run & hide under the bed. I had a big tom cat once who was a bad ass.

[janterry]

21. My black lab would kill anyone who came into the house

and tried to harm me, and- frankly - no one would break in (he is known in the neighborhood - not because he's done anything bad. But for his size and bark). He'd be at the window or door as soon as he heard anyone.

But he'd totally protect me. (He's worth his weight in pet food,

[Solly Mack]

22. My mini-dachshund would fight. My standard would bark on his way to hide.

My feist would hide and bark from his hiding place.

My cats would scatter and hide.

[LisaL]

30. It would be an extremely rare feat for a cat to defend owner.

Mine would hide too.

[Solly Mack]

31. Yet mine have no trouble trying to trip me up from time to time.

Gotta love cats and I do.

[wnylib]

34. Happens more often than you think.

You tube has videos of protective cats. One is a cat chasing a bear away from a house. A few years ago, there was a viral video of a cat that body slammed a dog who was attacking a child, then chased the dog away.

When my ex and I separated, I got a black angora mix kitten that bonded strongly with me. When the cat was about a year old, I took him with me on a visit to the ex's place when we had to discuss a few things. I sat in a chair and Merlin (the cat) curled up on the floor for a nap. Soon, the ex and I started arguing, as usual. Ex walked toward me, poking his finger in the air for emphasis.

In a flash, Merlin was standing in my lap, back arched, fur straight up, hissing and growling ferociously at the ex. He had one paw raised up, with claws extended. The ex called him a "perverted cat," then stormed out the door and drove off. Merlin jumped down to the floor and attacked one of the ex's socks that he had left on the floor. He shook the hell out of that sock, snarling like a dog. I was astonished, but the sight of him attacking that sock was hilarious.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

25. LOL at the first two dogs they showed.

Fuck it, we're outta here! Good luck with this burglar, Steve!

[LisaL]

28. Yep, the two big dogs, including a pitbull mix, run off.

The two small ones defended their owner.
LOL.

[MissB]

32. My dog

would definitely attack. We’ve poured a lot of $ into training once we realized how big he would be. He was a lab “mix”, and that includes American bulldog and mastiff.

He’s always on.

[wnylib]

35. I've had 2 dogs that definitely were protective.

One was a black lab mix that we had when I was a teen. My sister and I used to test him by pretending to hit each other, or having a friend do it. The dog immediately got between us, growled a warning, and faced off against the one doing the hitting.

The other dog was a border collie that I had in my 20s. One day I tied his leash to a guard rail while I went into a neighborhood convenience store, then set down my purse to untie the leash when I came out. Halfway across the parking lot, I realized that I'd left my purse on the ground. A guy was looking inside it and I called out that it was mine. He ran around the corner of the store with the purse and the dog was pulling hard on the leash, so I let it go. Faster than lightning, the dog was after him. When I got around the corner of the store, the dog had the guy cornered between the building and a dumpster. The guy tossed the purse toward me but the dog did not let him go until I called him back.

Border collies are amazing. He was so attuned to my voice and body language that he knew something was wrong.

[Laffy Kat]

36. My youngest doggo would head for the hills at the first sign of danger.

The older one would put on a pot of coffee for the visitor and lick him to death. I will say, my young one would bark like crazy before she ran away.

[Kali]

37. the teeny ones would protect

the fat medium one would protect from children , and the large one would probably only "protect" from other dogs...

[True Dough]

38. We love our dog

Big boy. 105 lbs. Shepherd/mastiff mix. But I have no illusions -- he'd absolutely high-tail it out of Dodge if the sh*t hit the fan.

Now, I was walking down the street the other day (without my dog) and a fellow was approaching with a rottweiler. I gave them a wide berth and I looked over at the dog just as they were about to pass. That dog had its eyes locked on mine, not like it was curious, but like, "You make one false move and I'll be all over you."