[pct-l] Lost Coast

[Paul Robison]

When we were in heavy bear country, we had a doberman for defense...  Those dogs really are of a different breed,  I had no idea an animal could be that smart...  And the amount of beatdown they can lay on a bear is deserving of quite a lot of respect.  A human would have no chance... I'd rather fight a black bear than a trained dobey...

... But these dogs are professionally trained to attack... I've never seen a family pet do this sort of thing.

Anyways I missed the rest of the thread but when he mentioned he different types of dogs ... I can attest to how much breed difference makes,  but moreso how the dog is trained.


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On 2011-03-15, at 10:21 PM, John Abela <pacificcresttrail2011 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Kevin,
> 
>> I don't blame you for wanting to defend yourself against an aggressive dog,
>> but if they are still 8-12 feet away, are you really in any danger? I can't
>> help but wonder how you're interpreting that they are coming at you "with
>> intent to harm"?
> 
> 8-14 feet for a dog is one stride for most dogs on a run ;)
> 
>> I'm not saying what you did was wrong, but I agree with Ron that having to
>> pepper spray a dog 3 times in 4 months is a lot, or you have the worst luck
>> ever!
> 
> Yeah, totally agree. It's more what Ben said.... up here, remember
> that Humboldt County is weed-capital-of-the-world, 99% of people who
> have dogs have pits to protect their 'precious goods'.
> 
> Middle of last year I had 4 pit bulls come right into our yard, one of
> which got an entire 5 oz can of the hottest pepperspay that civis can
> buy and it still kept coming. That one, sadly, depending on how you
> look at it, did not make it out of my yard. The other three were put
> down by the city.
> 
> 
> @Ron, I totally hear what you are saying. Up here, every day on the
> trail, is like breaching a house - because literally, it does not
> matter if you are in a house or out in the backwoods, pits, rots, and
> Presa Canario are everywhere - about the only thing not up here are
> Doberman Pinschers, for which I am very grateful - as they are the
> only dog which I actually fear.
> 
> John
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