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by Carlin on 03 November 2011 - 23:11
@slam : point well taken. :D Living in modern civilization has its advantages, but I don't think I'll be headed back to O-town any time soon. I used to manage a retail establishment downtown at night for years; lots of "adventure".
@adlerbach : with all due respect, I've already explained my circumstances here regarding guns and population density. I would very much appreciate anything you might have to add about my original question, however. :-)
by adlerbach on 04 November 2011 - 00:11
Carlin I was not responding to the gun issue. Jim is the expert on that issue. I was responding to a dog left loose in an unfenced yard for whatever purpose. We all know of too many untoward things that can happen to them. I, too, live deep in the country and all of my acres are securely fenced and fenced wthin fencing. This is not only to protect those who might meander down my country road. Barb
by Jenni78 on 04 November 2011 - 20:11
All that's been said is true, however, if his wife was watching closely enough that she had time to get and fire a gun before either dog was injured significantly, that tells me that the dog was hardly what we'd call "loose & unattended." Had he arrived home to find his dog a bloody mess, then we could get on his case about leaving the dog loose.
by Louise M. Penery on 04 November 2011 - 21:11
My yard has a impenetrable, 6-foot security redwood fence. My dog would have bitten the intruder and soundly trounced him. Usually, it's the small, foo-foo dogs that chase and attempt to attact my on-leash GSD on our walks.
by Ninja181 on 04 November 2011 - 22:11
A properly trained cat would have surely come to his canine buddies assistance.
If your're going to fire a gun, make it count.
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If your're going to fire a gun, make it count.
by Pharaoh on 04 November 2011 - 23:11
WOW!!!
That is a well trained kitty.
Michele
That is a well trained kitty.
Michele
by Mindhunt on 05 November 2011 - 05:11
Carlin, I too live in Florida well south of O town. Unfortunately I live alone and I have a gun in case my dogs don't scare off the more determined idiots.
As to your original question, it is hard to tell without video footage since there are so many nuances to a dog's body language. I have a friend who has studied canine behavior for many years and her mentor for almost three times as long. They say that much is missed by humans because a couple millimeters of movement can speak volumes and then add in all the different parts of a dog's body that are used to communicate, their language many times is more complex than ours.
As to your original question, it is hard to tell without video footage since there are so many nuances to a dog's body language. I have a friend who has studied canine behavior for many years and her mentor for almost three times as long. They say that much is missed by humans because a couple millimeters of movement can speak volumes and then add in all the different parts of a dog's body that are used to communicate, their language many times is more complex than ours.
by destiny4u on 05 November 2011 - 20:11
normal for your dog to defend its territory most dogs will ?? did you think your dog would just stay there and be calm while another dog just walked into its yard? just curious tho how can another dog get in your dogs yard and your dog cant get out? that is a pretty big dog to be able to get in your dogs yard.
by Carlin on 06 November 2011 - 13:11
You're apparently confusing "can't" with "doesn't", and may also need a little help with reading comprehension. I didn't post here so I could play 20 questions about guns, gates, and the phases of the moon, (no offense to two moons :-) ). If there is really that much interest in how life is here on "the prairie" I'll film a documentary, otherwise, I'm here about dog behavior.
by Prager on 06 November 2011 - 18:11
Slamdunc said:
Remember what goes up must come down and does so at about the same velocity.
No, it most definitelly does not. It is much slower. Jim you as a cop should know that!
It is called terminal velocity.
But it is still dangerous.
http://www.goaskgrandpa.com/sample13.htm
Prager Hans
Remember what goes up must come down and does so at about the same velocity.
No, it most definitelly does not. It is much slower. Jim you as a cop should know that!
It is called terminal velocity.
But it is still dangerous.
http://www.goaskgrandpa.com/sample13.htm
Prager Hans
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