Another reason to take Fido along

[Mannlicher]

makes a great food source
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/03/man-stranded-in-canadian-wilderness-reportedly-ate-dog-to-survive/?intcmp=latestnews

A hiker who was stranded for three months deep in the Canadian wilderness reportedly had to kill and eat his German shepherd to survive after a bear took his food.

Marco Lavoie, 44, set off over the summer on a expedition along the Nottaway River in western Quebec, but was attacked sometime in August by a bear, Sgt. Ronald McInnis, a spokesman for the Quebec Provincial Police, told ABC News.

McInnis said authorities believe Lavoie survived the attack after his German shepherd got in the way of the bear, but the attack damaged his survival equipment and ate his food.

A source – who spoke to QMI Agency on condition of anonymity – said Lavoie killed his dog with a rock a few days after the attack before eating it.

 

[300Six]

There will be more to this survival story than meets the eye. I don't have much respect for a man that kills a perfectly healthy companion and guard animal but I do sense that the dog may have been injured or incapacitated somehow. Or proved incapable of finding it's own food and became unstable.

 

[Mannlicher]

agreed. Most of these types of stories leave out a lot of information. Three months, 'lost'. Yeah, there is a lot more to learn about the affair.

 

[TwoRavens81]

I dont think I would be able to kill and eat something that had saved me from a bear...I certainly wouldnt want to die either but man....feels a little cold blooded to me