Dogs Vs Cougar !

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This is pretty close to where I live, scary stuff !

[video=youtube;zn-7nbU9xho]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn-7nbU9xho[/video]
 
so Pit if that were Maisy and Snicker,would you be standing there filming or would you be doing something to save your dogs?
 
pretty wild stuff. but yeah, not very impressed with the dog owner who just chooses to film this.

do you have a lot of cats out that way pitdog? i.e. is this type of encounter common?
 
flnder said:
so Pit if that were Maisy and Snicker,would you be standing there filming or would you be doing something to save your dogs?
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I thought the same as you but after reading the guys comments on YouTube he made some good points. when a dog is that focused it is often tough to get them to ignore the distraction and return to your home. I know there is no way I could stop Snicker once she is after a rat, Maisy has always followed my direction but Snicker...no chance once in Terrier mode !
 
TPVT said:
pretty wild stuff. but yeah, not very impressed with the dog owner who just chooses to film this.

do you have a lot of cats out that way pitdog? i.e. is this type of encounter common?
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Yes buddy, very common in this area.
 
pitdog said:
Yes buddy, very common in this area.
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Wow. pretty cool...but, not that cool, if you are having to deal with them.

I saw one way back when growing up in Mass. (believe it or not). i grew up on the marsh. there were tales of "swampcats" or "hellcats" that lived on Plum Island. We heard a "lady screaming" behind our house one night. my dad and i came out and turned on the high beams in the drive way, and there was a cat staring back at us about a hundred yards in back of our house. he looked at us for a good couple seconds and then decided to take off to the neighbor's field, and back to the marsh (presumably).

cool post. thanks.
 
It's interesting to see how domesticated dogs still have that instinctive knowledge of how to harass a superior foe from multiple sides to keep it off balance.
 
I had an acquaintance who came home and saw his dog "dealing" with a black bear. The dog was doing fine and then he got out of the car and called his dog. When the dog looked at him he got swiped by the bear. I can't remember if it had to get surgery or just stiches.

He did say the dog was doing fine until he called it off the bear, but I think I would still have to try and interupt the situation
 
Some humans are a bloody disgrace. That guy is one of them.

Shame this didn't come up in time for the “I'm afraid of wild animals thread”. Genuine realistic threat as opposed to "Dragon Shells or grenades to keep sharks from stealing my lunch money in camp" type scenario that does the rounds periodically. Gird your loins and hose the lot of 'em with bear spray, they'll all live to eat another day. Winner.
 
baldtaco-II said:
Some humans are a bloody disgrace. That guy is one of them.

Shame this didn't come up in time for the “I'm afraid of wild animals thread”. Genuine realistic threat as opposed to "Dragon Shells or grenades to keep sharks from stealing my lunch money in camp" type scenario that does the rounds periodically. Gird your loins and hose the lot of 'em with bear spray, they'll all live to eat another day. Winner.
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I've been in similar situation and sometimes we humans just need to stay out of the dogs way and let them do their job that they were bred for and/or has a natural instinct to do such thing.
 
LadyEarth said:
I've been in similar situation and sometimes we humans just need to stay out of the dogs way and let them do their job that they were bred for and/or has a natural instinct to do such thing.
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As someone that has spent a lot of time running lurchers I can relate to that to a point.

Those dogs in that video though had as much business taking on that cat as they do herding crocodiles. I know if I came home to find a friend supervising a dog of mine and he behaved like that it would take considerable strength not to put his face in his lap.
 
That cougar looked sick or bored, as the ones in my area are vicious.

But having some wolf hybrids before, I would leave my dog alone and not call it's name to prevent an attack while dog looked at me.

however my dogs were bred hunters of bear and tiger.
 
Neither dogs nor cat seemed intent on serious harm until that last frame. Shows the sudden speed with which things can change. I hope the dogs came through O.K.

Study animal behaviour all you like, but you can never be completely sure what is going on in there.

Bill
 
I'm a Husky fan myself. The Cougars are fine, but I live in Western WA, so I'm a bit of a homer.....

Oh wait, this is about real dogs and cats.....
 
From watching the video it does seem as if the dogs and the cat are not looking for a fight but more like something to do. Animals seem to sense other animals mood. You can see the german shepard is not into it and his tail is waging. For all we know they just might needed some company or someone to talk to...
But it don't mean that things don't change fast.
I would agree that you must know when to call your dog over or you set him up for a world of hurt.
More animals at play. We are not talking kittens no more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE-Nyt4Bmi8
 
Judging by its mane its young id say.

the one I see has longfacial hair.

this reminded my of the oolar bears huggjng the snow dogs playfully.
 
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