Might be a good plan but your dogs don't sound any braver than mine. My husband was walking her one early morning about a month ago. Suddenly, she took off running, pulled my husband to the ground (he's on crutches). He couldn't see her; she's a Scottish terrier and it was dark, but he could hear her suddenly running back towards him . . . and then past him, being chased by a rabbit! Stupid, chicken dog! She waited for him on the front porch.