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On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:04:30 -0500, Justan Olphart wrote:
But Krause said There's no shortage of news stories about packs of feral dogs attacking humans or the pets of humans. O'course he's not been able to find one. -- Ban liars, tax cheats, idiots, and narcissists...not guns! |
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On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 13:18:12 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 2/11/2016 1:09 PM, wrote: On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 09:42:53 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" I doubt a coyote would screw with Ed. He would be giving up 70-80 pounds but the dog I have had that would give him the most trouble would be Auggie, a bulldog/hound mix. I got him from the pound but the good old boys around here said he looked like a "hog dog", the dogs they use to run wild hogs. He was short but 75 pounds of solid muscle. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Auggie%20on%20watch.jpg The big difference is their instincts vs domestication. A dog that has been domesticated since a puppy basically keeps a "puppy" mentality all his life. He doesn't have to hunt and kill for food. A wild dog that has never been in the care of humans will act more like a wolf or coyote and instincts take over. A coyote knows to go for the throat of whatever he's trying to kill. A scared dog might just bite you in the ass. Auggie was definitely more of a country dog than Ed. I was trying to wrangle a black snake out of the screen cage and Auggie went right after him. The snake went instantly from threat mode to protect himself mode. I guess they understand when something presents a real danger. I feel the same about a lot of animals. If you just look at them like a predator, they will leave you alone. That is why when you have a gun, game runs away. I doubt the animal actually recognizes a gun but they do sense your attitude and the fact that you are hunting them. On a smaller scale, try it with a fly and a fly swatter. That fly that will not leave you alone when you are blindly swatting at him will disappear when you actually take an aimed shot at him. Same is true of paper wasps. If you take a well aimed swing at one or just watch them like you are going to, they will leave you alone. I have knocked down the nest with my bare hand and not been stung. Just be sure you engage the "guard" wasp. There will be one. The rest key off him. If he stings you, plan on being stung by all of them. |
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On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:53:35 -0800 (PST), Its Me
wrote: That's what everyone keeps missing. There's never just *one* coyote, there's at least two and usually more. I have a 70lb black lab. He *might* get lucky in a short fight with one coyote, but there's little doubt he'd fail against two or more. Ed is more like 120 and he is not afraid of much but I am not sure he has the aggression to win the fight. Fortunately most other canines just leave him alone. Once you have a couple of attackers, all bets are off. Your best hope is to hurt the first one you can real bad and then try to get another one. Hope they give up and go for a softer target. |
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On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 5:26:00 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:53:35 -0800 (PST), Its Me wrote: That's what everyone keeps missing. There's never just *one* coyote, there's at least two and usually more. I have a 70lb black lab. He *might* get lucky in a short fight with one coyote, but there's little doubt he'd fail against two or more. Ed is more like 120 and he is not afraid of much but I am not sure he has the aggression to win the fight. Fortunately most other canines just leave him alone. Once you have a couple of attackers, all bets are off. Your best hope is to hurt the first one you can real bad and then try to get another one. Hope they give up and go for a softer target. My lab Buddy is a little unique... he has some Rhodesian Ridgeback in him. He's very social and playful, but also very protective of us with other animals and seemingly fearless. There's a 100lb yellow lab mix that visits our yard occasionally. Buddy dominates him, and will run him off if I step out of the house. |
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On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:16:08 -0800 (PST), Its Me
wrote: On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 5:26:00 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:53:35 -0800 (PST), Its Me wrote: That's what everyone keeps missing. There's never just *one* coyote, there's at least two and usually more. I have a 70lb black lab. He *might* get lucky in a short fight with one coyote, but there's little doubt he'd fail against two or more. Ed is more like 120 and he is not afraid of much but I am not sure he has the aggression to win the fight. Fortunately most other canines just leave him alone. Once you have a couple of attackers, all bets are off. Your best hope is to hurt the first one you can real bad and then try to get another one. Hope they give up and go for a softer target. My lab Buddy is a little unique... he has some Rhodesian Ridgeback in him. He's very social and playful, but also very protective of us with other animals and seemingly fearless. There's a 100lb yellow lab mix that visits our yard occasionally. Buddy dominates him, and will run him off if I step out of the house. Ed gets along with other dogs pretty well. He ignores little dogs and plays with dogs his size but for some reason he mounts pit bulls. It only seems to be that breed. I am waiting for one to bite him but it hasn't happened so far. |
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