Posted on 05/22/2022 9:56:57 AM PDT by rktman
Uh, isn’t protecting yourself in California prohibited? Maybe the wackos will get the young lady fined for interfering with the mountain lion.
Looks like that mountain lion had its hands/paws full with this dog.
The author wrote "..the unthinkable happened." What a freaking idiot. If you hike in California, you EXPECT to encounter mountain lions. It is very "thinkable." The author probably lives in some urban liberal kook land where all you see are squirrels in the parks, pigeons on the eaves, and rats in the garbage cans.
The KTVU reporter says “Experts say throw rocks.”
Best of luck to you bending down to grab rocks. That is exactly when they will pounce on you and break your neck. BAD advice.
Jus. sayin’....
Had one tree’d and darted a week or so ago in Carson City NV. And, a couple years ago in downtown Reno by the now closed Harrah’s casino outdoor stage.
My all-time favorite was a young one treed on an elementary school property in Palo Alto, CA about 20 years ago. He was looking down at all the tasty lunch morsels on the playground. The authorities arrived and dispatched him figuring that no matter where they took him, he’d come back for lunch. The locals went totally apoplectic — “Why did you have to kill the pretty kitty cat?” they wailed.
I agree...
Good girl, did her duty. But I would have taken a shot.
I love shepherds.....I’ve always said, if I ever get a dog, I want one that can rip the throat out of a home invader rather than yap at his ankles.....
one way they are not like people. Your dog will never disappoint you, most people will.
My book club members were so appalled by the dogs getting raccoons.
I went hiking last weekend and for the first time ever on a hike, saw a bear. A Black bear crossed the trail about 20 yards in front of me and my little hiking buddy, my Black Lab. I tried to get my smartphone out and turned on so I could take a pic but the bear was gone before I could.
Of course, I’m not stupid. I’m always armed - and especially when I hike. Had the bear turned toward us instead of running away from us, I’d have pulled out my gun and lit his ass up.
advice to californaians when encountering a mt lion- fall down and act like a large piece of liver
Went yesterday to a K-9 police dept. competition. Most of the dogs were Malinois. Over 3000 people attended. When it was held 3 years ago, before covid, only a hundred attended.
Generally, I’m kind of live and let live with wild animals.
Raccoons can be trouble.
Farmers see them as pests.
If I remember right, the young guy in the book wanted to train his dogs to win a competition so he could help out his family. They were poor.
It was a different time and a different culture.
The universal messages of the book shouldn’t be lost because we live in a different time and culture.
eva for president 2024... 😇
:P
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