Posted on 12/08/2006 4:15:25 AM PST by radar101
Heading into the Pima Pet Clinic, Tracy Gordon holds Tino, who received a large bite on the neck during a javelina attack. Another of her Chihuahuas, Peatree, was in critical condition Thursday afternoon. Gordon's leg was bitten, and she was treated at Tucson Medical Center. chris richards / arizona daily star
At 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, Gordon and her three Chihuahuas were attacked by a pack of javelinas, an unusual moment because Gordon's previous encounters with them on her daily walks were always uneventful. It started with one javelina sighting on Snyder, near North Sabino Canyon Road. The javelina charged across the street, and though it seemed that the animal wasn't about to attack them, Gordon's dogs had assumed a confrontational stance. "Their hair went up on their backs, and they had puffed up their chests," Gordon said.
How to fend off a javelina attack • Be sure there is no wildlife-feeding going on in your neighborhood. • Harass the animal or spray it with a hose. • Shake an aluminum can, such as a soda can, with pebbles or nuts and bolts in it. • Repel the animal by putting pepper or hot sauce on specific plants and ammonia in bowls where they bed down. • Remove any ground cover that the javelina may be using as shelter. • Keep them away by using fencing or electric fencing. Check local ordinances first if you choose to do this.
Just in case you don't happen to have a soda can handy..
Javalina antidote...
Looks like Hillary in a fur coat.
I keep antidote around, but encounters with native wildlife are frequent where I live, and I usually "live and let live"
We should make room for more Javelinas, fewer illegals.
Or train tens of thousands of javelinas to guard our southern border. Payment is any free food they can catch.
Javalina is not pork or even related to a pig.
What the heck is a javelina?
Pork chops!
Aren't they what got Ole Yeller?
Try telling that to one of my fellow rednecks, lol. Or better yet, a cajun. They'll shoot, cook and eat most anything...
They are friggin nasty though. Never heard of them myself until I visited Tucson, thinking of moving there. Then I saw the headline that 2000 rattlers had been removed from folk's homes that year. Then, I met the javelina's. Badd attitude on steroids, locals told me they gang up and kill bears.
While beautiful, Tucson is fast growing city/primordial desert. No buffer, critters and people living together.
My Shepherds would quickly acquire a taste for them,then the problem would be solved.Let the dogs dine out 3 nights a week,would save some money on dog food too.
Naw,the thighs are way too slender.
Time to start carrying the 12 gauge on the daily walk. 00 & slugs is a wonderful thing.
Or trade in those little bug-eyed dogs for some Irish Wolfhounds.
And the ankles aren't fat like Hillary's...
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
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