Well well, all these pesky blades; you know? The ones designed by a military industrial-complex-corporation-paternal-chauvinist-conspiracy for feelings of inadequacy, CAME THROUGH quite handily today as a useful tool and companion in the woods.
The Kid and Carter were on the cliffs above, looking for a cave I knew about. Taylor and Trav, my six year old, were in the forest below checking out whatever needed their inspection, when a large Golden Retriever ran over to them. The dog was not nice. They were on public land but the dog thought otherwise. He was not even local to the area, I found out shortly afterwards, but belonged to a construction crew loading equipment at a house far below the kid's hiking area.
HE would not let them alone. The initial commands to stop and desist were ignored. He was baring his teeth, tail beneath legs, barking and growling at them, and kept fronting them. Taylor said he was drooling a lot, with spittle and foam. She remarked upon this enough for me to wonder about rabies. I doubt it; but you never know. Trav drew his small bilton, a gift from Yangdu, and Taylor had a knife she's grown to like very much; the 15" Crow knife.
Am I serious? Is this Silly? If the kids were upset enough to pull their steel, what do you think? Why would some damn dog keep at it?
Taylor had to directly confront him. She held the Crow knife and gestured with it towards the dog. Dog reacted- he backed away from the knife, his eyes on her hand. This went on as they tried to leave the area. Taylor held the dog off with the knife while Trav ran to the barbed wire fence. He slipped through, she followed, and not long afterwards I pulled up with the truck.
No, it's not a major motion picture, but for all the times I've gotten long looks from my liberal parents about carrying a firearm or khuk out of doors, it answered the question very nicely.
You probably don't need to carry a firearm or knife. But if you ever do need one, it is absolutely the correct tool and is irreplaceable- as are our lives and health.
munk
The Kid and Carter were on the cliffs above, looking for a cave I knew about. Taylor and Trav, my six year old, were in the forest below checking out whatever needed their inspection, when a large Golden Retriever ran over to them. The dog was not nice. They were on public land but the dog thought otherwise. He was not even local to the area, I found out shortly afterwards, but belonged to a construction crew loading equipment at a house far below the kid's hiking area.
HE would not let them alone. The initial commands to stop and desist were ignored. He was baring his teeth, tail beneath legs, barking and growling at them, and kept fronting them. Taylor said he was drooling a lot, with spittle and foam. She remarked upon this enough for me to wonder about rabies. I doubt it; but you never know. Trav drew his small bilton, a gift from Yangdu, and Taylor had a knife she's grown to like very much; the 15" Crow knife.
Am I serious? Is this Silly? If the kids were upset enough to pull their steel, what do you think? Why would some damn dog keep at it?
Taylor had to directly confront him. She held the Crow knife and gestured with it towards the dog. Dog reacted- he backed away from the knife, his eyes on her hand. This went on as they tried to leave the area. Taylor held the dog off with the knife while Trav ran to the barbed wire fence. He slipped through, she followed, and not long afterwards I pulled up with the truck.
No, it's not a major motion picture, but for all the times I've gotten long looks from my liberal parents about carrying a firearm or khuk out of doors, it answered the question very nicely.
You probably don't need to carry a firearm or knife. But if you ever do need one, it is absolutely the correct tool and is irreplaceable- as are our lives and health.
munk
