lefty's random dog thread. - Page 213

 

Snakes aren't very common East of the Mo. river which runs North and South through the center of the State. Once you get to the West side of the river they do pick up in numbers, a lot. We hunt about 50 miles East of the river and on the ND border so haven't ever run into any. It usually is pretty cold when we are out there which is several weeks after the season opens so that helps too. A friend is out around Dolan and texted me last night that they limited out yesterday. The high was 15 above zero F with 30 mph winds. That can be some tough hunting! His oldest FB put up all the birds and his hunting friend bought the dog an ice cream cone last night. I would be buying that dog a hot bowl of  soup instead of ice cream in these temps LOL.

 

I have hunted SGL in several states over the years, and in some states where you can shoot both hen and roosters like North of I-80 in Pa. and Western Washington State. A trip for wild pheasants is something that you should put on your bucket list but be careful, I was only going to do it one time 

That's where I am.  Western PA.  If I gave my dog ice cream she would probably have diarrhea from the dairy and sugar.

very cool write-up and pics- thanks for that-

My Dad grew up in Brookings and I spent a fair amount of time in Eastern SD as a kid- out on the farm and at the lake...used to think it was sooo boring but now when I go back I think it is soo beautiful.

we used to have pheasant for our Thanksgiving day "turkey"...

Just put in an application for this guy:

http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/23259878?rvp=1




Excited to finally get a dog again. It's been a few years since an ex left with my last long-term dog (a badass little shih-tzu).

^^^ I like his ears.

^I've always wanted a dog like that: scruffy, water loving, ready for fun and mid sized around 40lbs.

here's the ultimate in Styleforum + Lefty's dog thread synergy:







^ filson dog coats (size small) on my 8mth old BT.

I'm happy there's a solution to those frigid weird rainy days with the oiled shelter cloth. plus both jackets are reversible (one with the orange safety color - which is useful since we do a ton of hiking in hunting areas and the other in mackinaw wool for those really really cold days).

Dogs in clothes often remind me of something...



Kidding, of course. You have a nice looking dog, LawrenceMD.

yes, my wife made the purchase.

Going out in the rain or snow and coming back with a mostly dry dog is pretty nice.

My dog had one of these, but it's to small now, so I had to order something new.



www.all-quarters.com

Some recent killings by molossers in the news: A few days ago a 30-year old woman in Fallbrook, California, housesitting for friends was killed by one or more of their eight dogs. The dogs are variously reported to be Olde English Bulldogges, American Bulldogs or crosses of the two breeds (which can be very similar). According to some attempts to reconstruct the event, she may have been trying to break up a dogfight when the dogs redirected on her. She appeared to have bled out from a bite to the femoral artery. I have heard reports of temperamental instability and inappropriate human aggression in OEBs, although the few I've met seemed like stable, friendly dogs.

Yesterday, a woman in Chicago was killed by a 140-pound "mastiff" she and her husband had rescued only a week earlier. The victim was a 44-year-old firefighter, and quite good-looking, I thought. Although most reports simply said "mastiff," some specifically said a "French Mastiff," i.e., a Dogue de Bordeaux. The woman was found dead by her husband, so what provoked the attack is unknown. The people who had gotten rid of the dog did so because they were having a baby and didn't want to be encumbered (a shitty reason for getting rid of a dog, I think) but hadn't mentioned aggression problems.

On a lighter vein, I took put a spiked collar on my solid-black Tosa Cyrus on Halloween Night to make him look more scary and took him down to nearby Second Street, a very "happening" place in Long Beach. A Japanese-looking guy asked me if Cyrus were a "Marmaduke dog." I replied, "No, he's a Japanese Tosa." "Oh, wow, Tosa Inu?" he exclaimed as he jumped back a bit. "Yeah, Tosa-Inu, Tosa-Ken, Tosa-Token, all the same dog," I replied. In an awestruck tone, he said to his girlfriend, "That's the most vicious, dangerous dog in the whole world. They can gut a pit bull." I tried to correct him, saying that while they could be selectively dog-aggressive, they were otherwise really very pleasant, people-friendly dogs. He would have none of it. He kept repeating, "The most vicious, dangerous dog in the world." I think he was quite proud his people had produced such a formidable beast. In the meantime, "the most vicious, dangerous dog in the world" was placidly standing there with a friendly demeanor. Oh well!

I often wonder if a single dog could overpower and kill me.  3 65lb dogs I could definitely see, but I wonder exactly how it would go down.

 

I'm about 5'9 165, pretty in shape and physically capable. I wonder if a Mastif could defeat me in a fight to the death.  I know some varieties can be over 200lbs, which is a little intimidating.

 

How about a 90lb German shepherd?  They seem pretty effective for the police, but sometimes I wonder if I could successfully defend against one.  Obviously once they knock you too the ground  they have the upper hand as they maul the shit out of you.

 

What about a 200lb deer with antlers?  They don't really have the mouth for biting.  I'm not sure they can do much to hurt you other than impale you with their antlers, but i'm not sure there is much that I could do to hurt them either.  I would definitely try to use my opposable thumbs to my advantage and grab it by the antlers and force it to the ground, not sure how easy that would actually be.

 

Any thoughts on any of these scenarios?

 

I expect a 200lb mastiff would probably kick my ass, a German Shepherd too, especially if it had a running starts.  So would a 70lb labrador be my match?

(Keep in mind this is totally hypothetical discussion.  I love dogs and have no desire to fight one)

 

That's sort of what I was thinking, that if you can get it in a head lock you can choke it in to submission.  I guess a lot of it depends on the size of the dog and the size of the person.  James Harrison could probably handle any single dog.   It would probably also depend on how tough the dog is and how tough the person is.  Meaning the ability to keep fighting while sustaining injury.

 

My scenario is fearless determined person vs fearless determined dog.  Also, honorable fighting, no eye gouging ect.  You aren't trying to get away, you are both trying to win the fight.  (admittedly this is an unrealistic scenario)  I guess if the dog is 2/3 your size or more and gets you on the ground, its all downhill from there. But if you can stay upright and get the dog by the back legs or under the chin, you can probably win.

 

I probably have been underestimating a dog bite, because I have never been seriously bit by a breed with powerful jaws.