Javelina attack

cqaigy2 · Nov 3, 2012

Good to hear your puppy is doing well.

Artisan · Nov 3, 2012

Glad to here the pup is gonna do ok.

Those animals are really smart, once learned it will not let it happen again.

I still say the pup needs a good quality spiked collar.

I miss my Rottie, I will miss Mr. Blackie (Arko Von Siberthal) till the day I die,

THEN we shall meet again...:scooby-doo:

LJH · Nov 3, 2012

New member and just noticed this thread. I'm sure glad your girl is OK. I've never had a purebred Rottie of my own but have known and loved many, they're wonderful animals.

dave1949 · Nov 3, 2012

BoFuller said:
Boo, our Rotty, is almost completely healed now. When I took her up to the Ranch last weekend, she wouldn't get out of he truck when I stopped at the end of the lane, approximately where she had her run-in. Further back, at the end of the drive she jumped out and was fine. She's a little more cautious now. I think she learned that other animals can be tough. Thanks for all the prayers and concerns.

I am glad to hear your dog is healed. I do think there are some pet and wildlife ethics of the situation that could be explored, hopefully not argued about.

In some sense, you were cruel to your pet by allowing it to get into trouble. Dogs are domestic animals. Boo was roaming in an environment she knows nothing about, following canine cursive prey instincts perhaps--if it runs, chase it. It sounds like she learned from her adventure and hopefully will be safer in the future.

On the wildlife ethics side, the immediate reaction to shoot whatever hurt your dog is not the right one, and you don't sound like you really believe that either. If 50-100 families move to your area/region with dogs and shoot everything that may pose a threat to a roaming dog, there will be a significant change in the make-up of the wildlife population. What you moved to will be no more, you will have "domesticated" the area. That is a sure road to an impoverished state of nature.

We can choose to live lightly on the land and preserve the remnants of, and even perhaps rebuild, the natural world around us.

RobertBrown · Nov 3, 2012

dave1949 said:
I am glad to hear your dog is healed. I do think there are some pet and wildlife ethics of the situation that could be explored, hopefully not argued about.

In some sense, you were cruel to your pet by allowing it to get into trouble. Dogs are domestic animals. Boo was roaming in an environment she knows nothing about, following canine cursive prey instincts perhaps--if it runs, chase it. It sounds like she learned from her adventure and hopefully will be safer in the future.

On the wildlife ethics side, the immediate reaction to shoot whatever hurt your dog is not the right one, and you don't sound like you really believe that either. If 50-100 families move to your area/region with dogs and shoot everything that may pose a threat to a roaming dog, there will be a significant change in the make-up of the wildlife population. What you moved to will be no more, you will have "domesticated" the area. That is a sure road to an impoverished state of nature.

We can choose to live lightly on the land and preserve the remnants of, and even perhaps rebuild, the natural world around us.

Your being polite and your right again:thumbsup:
I agree

Traxx · Nov 4, 2012

Glad to hear Boo is well, I hope that she continues to enjoy her freedom at your ranch.

BoFuller · Nov 4, 2012

dave1949 said:
I am glad to hear your dog is healed. I do think there are some pet and wildlife ethics of the situation that could be explored, hopefully not argued about.

In some sense, you were cruel to your pet by allowing it to get into trouble. Dogs are domestic animals. Boo was roaming in an environment she knows nothing about, following canine cursive prey instincts perhaps--if it runs, chase it. It sounds like she learned from her adventure and hopefully will be safer in the future.

On the wildlife ethics side, the immediate reaction to shoot whatever hurt your dog is not the right one, and you don't sound like you really believe that either. If 50-100 families move to your area/region with dogs and shoot everything that may pose a threat to a roaming dog, there will be a significant change in the make-up of the wildlife population. What you moved to will be no more, you will have "domesticated" the area. That is a sure road to an impoverished state of nature.

We can choose to live lightly on the land and preserve the remnants of, and even perhaps rebuild, the natural world around us.

Interesting thoughts. Similar to a talk I had with my neighbor about him shooting snakes.

Thanks!