So it sounds like everyone is pro-dog. That is interesting because I would think that there would be a few nay sayers. As for me, I am on the fence with this one. Personally I could take one or leave one. I have a jack russel who is a hell of a small game hunter and she can definitely cover some ground and live off of almost nothing. She is definitely not a "tacticool" german shepherd, but she is no ankle bitter. That would not be her purpose though. She would fill the purpose of early warning and hunting. Just my $0.02