Motorcycles and Dogs.

Makes you wonder how on earth dogs ever plucked up the courage to attack
bears, doesn't it?

I

Obviously not a bear baiting dog then. (Which could be ANY dog, btw.)

If a pet is just rough-housing and tries to

Why not shove your hand down his throut and grab his bollocks, the ever so
quickly, turn the fucker inside out? He'd get the idea he was in the shit
pretty quickly if you did that.

Back up, bend down, then pick up that lump of shit and throw it at the
bastard. Don't worry either, there WILL be a lump of shit there.


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Maybe he was just excited by the prospect and wanted to go for a ride?

 

Some of the meanest (or scared) dogs I've come across have been
"tamed" with this method:

Crouch down, hold one hand out (elbow bent somewhat), fingers open
loosely, palm down. Other hand drawn in close. Once they reach you
allow *THEM* to initiate contact. Do not reach out to them. Remain
still and talk to them in a soft, soothing voice. Once they sniff you
and pass their muzzle under your fingers all is (typically) well.

Standing with palm up or hand closed puts them on edge. Reaching out
the last few inches when they approach is almost certainly a way to get
bit...

 

In a group and not really attack, only worry and harass... A dog will
come in from one side. As the bear turns to meet it, another will nip it
from behind and cause the bear to turn again... They keep it busy like
this until the "sportsman" can sneak up and put a bullet in its head.

Real sporting, eh?

 

wrote in @j72g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

HUH???

 

I don't think it's ever a good idea to show fear to a dog, not even
on "his territory". It's not really "his territory" anyway, it's his
master's and he knows this.

Years ago, I walked into an unattended shop yard guarded by
a real junkyard dog to cover a friends motorcycle. Because I
was wearing full gear and a helmet I figured there wasn't a
lot the dog could do to me, but this was never put to the test. The
dog was taken aback and contented itself with hiding behind
bikes and barking from a safe distance. I went about my business
and left with no unpleasantness whatsoever.

If it's a charging grizzly, maybe acting submissive will help.
A dog just takes this as an invitation to attack or intimidate,
depending on it's disposition. If it's non-rabid, stand your
ground as assertively as possible.

One thing you might consider though is removing your helmet.
Dogs don't really understand helmets or even hats very well.
If they see your normally shaped head, this can help convince
them you're not an evil alien space critter. First time I came
home in a full-face helmet my two dogs went ballistic and refused
to calm down until I took it off.

 

Rubbish. Current advice is (if attacked by a dog) to curl up into a
ball on the ground. Not only does it protect your vulnerable bits but
it puts you into the submission pose - which will reduce the dogs
aggression level considerably.

Rubbish. Each member of the pack is required to protect their
territory.

Which *will* get you attacked - you show aggression to a dog on his
territory and most times he/she will attack. Which is why they get used
as guard dogs..

Phil.

 

Yup. Our Staffie/JR cross is far more likely to try to bite than our 2
Rottweiler crosses. One of the rottie crosses is so laid back he is
mostly horizontal..

Phil.

 

Bears and dogs went at it one to one.


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I don't believe that's the case, but then I've never been to one.

http://wspa.org.uk/campaigns.asp?campaignType=5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear-baiting#Bear-baiting_today

Tud

 

Who won?

 

The survivor.


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Them viscious little bastards? I just kick the fuckers to Kingdom come, then
collect them for the pot.

You can feed a family of rotties for a week with the results, so they don't
go on the rampage attacking blokes on bikes.


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Rubish. What if there were multiple squirrels with lasers ?

Unless you covered the entire dog with mirrors or possibly
aluminum foil, you and your dogs would be doomed. It's
probably better to throw yourselves on the mercy of the squirrels
and hope for the best.

 

"P.Roehling" Writ:

Didn't he say:

"Life is like a sewer. What you get out of depends on what you put into it."

Just before he was hauled to the Massachusetts state home for the
bewildered?