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Chihuahua Chases Cougar From Philomath, OR Yard
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| May 28, 2009
| PETE SPRINGER
Posted on 05/28/2009 3:48:10 PM PDT by JoeProBono
A feisty Chihuahua chased a cougar out of a Philomath yard earlier this week. As Pete Springer reports, it’s the third cougar sighting in the area in the past year.
Chiquita the Chihuahua and Rosie the border terrier charged the cougar after it jumped a backyard fence.
The mountain lion pinned Rosie down but Chiquita kept barking incessantly at the big cat until it jumped out of the yard and ran off.
The house is next to a wooded area where Philomath police have posted cougar warning signs.
Roger Furhman is with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. He says cougars will generally run away when they encounter humans, but people shouldn't count on a dog to scare a big cat away.
Roger Furhman: “Maintain eye contact with a cougar. Don’t turn your back on it. Pick up any kids that are in the area, bring your animals, your dog, if you have a dog, get your dog back to you and get it out of the area and then just slowly back away.”
Furhman says wildlife officials are most concerned about human safety when it comes to cougars. In this case, it does not appear humans were threatened by the mountain lion.
Authorities estimate about 5000 cougars live in Oregon.
TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: chihuahua; cougar; dog; kittyping; or; oregon
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To: JoeProBono
He could have chased her over to my place. Sorry.
To: JoeProBono
Maintain eye contact with a cougar. Don’t turn your back on it. Pick up any kids that are in the area, bring your animals, your dog, if you have a dog, get your dog back to you and get it out of the area draw, aim, and fire. Fixed it. Or just skip all the setup and go straight to the end.
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posted on
05/28/2009 3:51:15 PM PDT
by
Domandred
(Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.)
To: JoeProBono
I knew this had to have happened in either California or Oregon...those states are so far to the Left that even their mountain lions have turned into big pussies.
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posted on
05/28/2009 3:53:27 PM PDT
by
Towed_Jumper
(Stephen Hopkins: Founding Father who had Cerebral Palsy.."My hand trembles, my heart does not.")
To: JoeProBono
Not one word about whupping out your large-caliber handgun and filling that cat with lead.
5
posted on
05/28/2009 3:58:31 PM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: LiberConservative
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posted on
05/28/2009 3:58:51 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: clee1
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posted on
05/28/2009 4:01:31 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
“It ain’t the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog”
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posted on
05/28/2009 4:04:29 PM PDT
by
muir_redwoods
( Hey, remember the last head of state who dictated the design of automobiles?)
To: JoeProBono
There is a scene in the new movie Easy Virtue with a chihuahua but I don’t recommend it to chihuahua lovers.
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posted on
05/28/2009 4:07:46 PM PDT
by
xp38
To: JoeProBono
Every dog thinks he's a Super Hero.
10
posted on
05/28/2009 4:12:20 PM PDT
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Bahbah; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; ...
The mountain lion pinned Rosie down but Chiquita kept barking incessantly at the big cat until it jumped out of the yard and ran off. After which it hopefully died of shame.
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posted on
05/28/2009 4:17:57 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("If Dick Cheney is Darth Vader, then Barack Obama is Jar-Jar Binks!")
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
05/28/2009 4:21:26 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: xp38
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posted on
05/28/2009 4:22:35 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
CAT: "I LUV YU TOO, FUD."
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posted on
05/28/2009 4:26:36 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("If Dick Cheney is Darth Vader, then Barack Obama is Jar-Jar Binks!")
To: JoeProBono
Kitty is making sure no-one steals his midnight snack.
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posted on
05/28/2009 4:27:37 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("If Dick Cheney is Darth Vader, then Barack Obama is Jar-Jar Binks!")
To: Slings and Arrows; JoeProBono
If I had a plank the
cougar woulda walked it!
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posted on
05/28/2009 4:43:16 PM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(Communism + Hezbollah + Al Qaeda + Obama + StoneAge = CHAOS)
To: JoeProBono
Cougar: “Yo quiro chihuahua”
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posted on
05/28/2009 4:45:30 PM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(This country isn't going to hell in a handbasket, it's riding shotgun in an Indy car....)
To: Towed_Jumper
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posted on
05/28/2009 5:11:42 PM PDT
by
Quix
(POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 2 presnt: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
To: JoeProBono
"...........but Chiquita kept barking incessantly at the big cat until it jumped out of the yard and ran off." In the cat world, big cats can't stand to be nagged.
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posted on
05/28/2009 5:23:48 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
To: Daffynition
And the conditioning starts young ...
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posted on
05/28/2009 5:30:50 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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