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RE: [RC] Re:[RC] From Cat to dogs charging - Christina McCarthy

I came upon two loose dogs on the trail today while riding my horse.  Their owners showed up quickly and I asked them to leash their dogs..Meanwhile I had my horse charge, stop, charge, wait until the dogs where tied up...I am so sick of loose dogs!
I too have trained him to face the dogs, and move forward.  I have been contimplating riding with a bull whip...it makes a great "crack" noise and could hurt an attacking dog...

Christina McCarthy




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> To: tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; jspoone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [RC] Re:[RC] From Cat to dogs charging
> Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 09:22:24 -0700
>
> Pit bulls are sometimes the exception to the rule. They were carefully bred
> to be insane, by canine standards. Canines evolved in a pack structure
> where fights and usually mock fights settled the pack order. To prevent to
> many serious injuries, the evolved behavior included a submissive posture
> that means "You beat me, you are my superior". When people wanted to do
> the sick "sport" of dog fighting, they bred the submissive out of them so
> they would fight to the death. They called it being "game". The result is
> that you have crazy dogs who don't have enough sense to know when they are
> beaten- very dangerous both to them and things around them. Note that
> wolves, even when a pack, don't chase large herbivores unless there is good
> reason (extremely hungry, baby prey, easy picking because of deep snow etc.)
>
> By the way, Florida is a CCW state. It may be prudent to get one.
> Personally, if unhorsed either voluntarily or involuntarily I would not want
> to confront an insane Pit Bull with a knife. I would probably win, but
> would most likely be severely injured. I suspect that it would take several
> minutes for a fatal knife wound to have any effect on them.
>
> Another practical note: If your horse has not been trained, you will only
> have one shot if mounted. Either train the horse (cowboy mounted shooting
> folk can give good tips), or assume the shot will be followed by a bolt by
> the horse.
>
> Ed
>
> PS. Yes, I do carry in all circumstances where legal.
>
> PPS. When fighting for herd dominance, the submissive action in horses is
> to run away. This works fine, until people came along and confined the
> horses to small areas. Sometimes there is not enough room for the looser to
> run far enough away. This is the reason for most severe injuries in
> domestic herds. In a flock of pigeons, the submissive gesture is flying
> away. A number of years ago experiments were done that proved this.
> Stuffed pigeons were introduced. They could not fly, and were completely
> torn apart. If I remember correctly, the experiment also included some real
> birds with clipped wings. They also were severely injured.
>
>
> Ed & Wendy Hauser
> 2994 Mittower Road
> Victor, MT 59875
>
> (406) 642-9640
>
> ranch(at)sisuwest(dot)us
>
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