I think a lot of dog attacks are more the fault of the people who got bit than the dog.
I hike around the desert quite a bit and have run into wild dog packs and coyote packs more than a few times. The two things you don't want to do are show fear or run. Dogs can smell fear and they will chase down anything that runs. I've faced down menacing dogs and dog packs many times by just standing my ground an ordering them back in a loud aggressive voice. Sometimes I even make a menacing move toward them. This same strategy works with bears too (with the sole exception of perhaps grizzlies and polar bears.) This strategy does NOT work with wild cats. There was an incident here in Arizona just the other night. A bobcat strolled into a bar in Phoenix and clawed up quite a few people before it found its way out of the bar. Maybe they didn't want to serve him (or her.) On Apr 19, 12:10 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Truth is, as I see it, dogs have been known to attack their owners > without provocation, with many attacks resulting in the fatality of > the owner. So I think people forget that all dogs are "animals" once > wild and untamed and have an innate violent nature which can emerge at > any given time. The statistics presented in the link show that not > only vicious dogs are known to cause death, as was the case with the > Pomeranian killing the infant. The correlation between dogs and > owners may have some credence within a controlled study and > accumulated statistical data but overall dogs, regardless of the > owner's temperament, can be vicious. > http://www.dogbitelaw.com/PAGES/danger.htm#meaning > I found this website to be a worthwhile read with current statistical > data. Read through "Canine Homicides" for a real eye opener. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
