Let me see if I have this right....If I show excessive fear of...a dog, a mountain lion, a hippo....and I am attacked I can be the one at fault?
On Apr 23, 8:37 am, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm sorry Slip, but with very few exceptions, a dog that smells fear > will generally attack and a dog that sees someone running away from > them will chase and possibly attack. In most cases of attack by dog > the dog was either raised to be vicious -- in which case it is not the > fault of the person being attacked, but rather of the owner and in > that case -- IMHO, both the owner and the dog should be put down OR > the person who was attacked did something to provoke the dog or showed > excessive fear of the dog. My dog Zoe is as gentle as they come and > has never attacked or bitten anyone (other than another dog who was > after her food), but she has run into people twice that had an > irrational fear of dogs and while she didn't attack them, she growled > menacingly at them and bared her teeth. > > I think it fits with the sage advice that the only thing we have to > fear is someone who is afraid of us. It works with humans, dogs and > probably a lot of other creatures as well. > > On Apr 20, 6:33 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > That is a personal view gruff, you can't be serious as to suggest that > > some of the people in the "canine homicide" link were "more" at fault > > than the dogs that attacked them, unprovoked that is. Why is an 80 > > year old woman more at fault for getting mauled to death by a dog when > > she is peacefully working in her garden? Dogs are wild beasts as are > > the tigers that mauled Roy Horn. People just have this notion that > > they can keep these huge muscular dogs, with a history of attacking > > without provocation, as sweet little pets. I have 3 Chihuahuas and > > can see how vicious they can get so I wouldn't trust them if they > > weighed in over 100 pounds. I have as you, fended off attacking dogs > > simply by acting like the dogs master or showing enough aggression to > > make the dogs think twice about messing with me, but this in know way > > lessens the fact that dogs can be dangerous. > > The number of attacks is evidence enough. > > > On Apr 19, 6:01 pm, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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.- Hide > > > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
