They cut this dog's tail off

[Silentpoet]

https://www.breitbart.com/local/2022/12/02/video-shepherds-dog-kills-eight-coyotes-rescue-sheep/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR16cb1Xn8GO6P1N00vWWXwHQ7DaICNfxSXSXWNj2CtXde5Qz1DkVguZv68

Well maybe amputate is the technical term.  But he really kicked some coyote ass.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/georgia-sheepdog-fights-off-kills-coyotes-pack-attacks-sheep

 

Shaggy is part Great Pyrenees.

[Huaco Kid]

That dog needs a statue.

[Huaco Kid]

We went camping in the Blue Ridge Mountains.  Just got there.  The place was mostly deserted.

The guys over the hill yelled, "Hey!  You want to see bears?".   So we walked down,  and the  bears were getting in the dumpster.  We talked to the neighbors for a bit.  Turned to leave...

I had left the side sliding-door of the van open.  There was a bear's ass sticking out of it.

Our, very very old, cairn terrier dog was asleep in the back.  He was deaf and blind,

I ran at full speed,  but stopped short,  because I didn't want to actually battle the bear.

I instantly gave up Tubby for dead.

Then the van EXPLODED!  A raucous, violent explosion!  It rocked side-to-side!

The bear burst out,  like tits on fire, (taking a ice-chest in his mouth),  with Tubby, literally, stuck to his ass, chewing six new ones,  The loud chewing-snarling-growl was legendary.

They both disappeared over the cliff, into the woods.  Tubby was gone,

Ten minutes later,  he came back, scratching up the cliff.

He looked so proud!  Strutting like he was Cock of the Walk!

We never got him a statue,  but he deserves one.

 

[Huaco Kid]

Tubby's Dad, in his prime, (Cairn Terrier) (a Toto dog) (they are feisty cusses), in Texas,  a whole group of us were walking to the pond.

As far as I know, this dog had never even seen a snake.  But there was a huge FAT copperhead right in the middle of the path.

This dog just instantly bolted, like lightning,  grabbed the snake exactly behind the head,  and went into a spastic psycho-whipping-frenzy,  and didn't stop until the snake flew into many pieces.

Then he,  also,  strutted around like he was King.

It was disturbing to witness.  That's not right.

[Huaco Kid]

I was once getting beat up (deservedly?) by a bunch of kids.  I remember the snow was really deep. (just like A Christmas Story)

One of these dogs (mom raised them,  there were many) showed up and bit the **** out of a bunch of kids.

All the other Moms yelled at my Mom, but she was pretty good at telling people to dick-off.

I think she gave that dog steak for dinner.

[Huaco Kid]

My sister had a 300lb St. Bernard (Sam).   He was  a great dog,  And as gentle as could be.

It was our fault. 

In a wicked-deep snow blizzard,  where St Bernards are wont to be,  we had him in the street,  whipping him into a playful, tackling, snow-ball, frenzy. 

He happily participated.

But then he bumped it up a notch,

Dogs don't know when you say, "woah. no. stop!"

So now he's in the snow-plow burrows,  grabbing us by whatever meat-appendage he might grab,  throwing you in the air,  and barrelling toward the next kid.  Nirvana!

After you get thrown and dragged and whipped a couple times,  by the hood of your jacket, by a very happy, enthusiastic dog.....

One of Mom's little dogs showed up and did a growling fury,  and Sam quit killing us,  and he settled down.

We respected Sam more, after that.

[Huaco Kid]

Dot lived in a tiny rental house, with her boyfriend,  behind the gas station / shop of a locally famous race car guy.

If you have a 300lb dog, in a tiny house,  windows are just a mere inconvenience.

The dog often got out. 

All the guys in the shop knew him.  They'd feed him sandwiches,  let him hang around all day,  and put him back in the house.  It happened a lot.

[Huaco Kid]

One day,  they came home and there were TWO St Bernards in the living room.  Just lazing on the couches.

The guys at the shop said,  "Sam was here today. We put him back."

TWO 300lb dogs in your front room.  Just chill-axin, being copacetic.  No fights.  No destruction.

[Huaco Kid]

It took them three weeks (no internet or cell phones then).

The dog ran off from some place a couple miles away.  And he went back home.

[Huaco Kid]

[Huaco Kid]

We saw many sled-dogs in Alaska.

But they were all scary and dangerous.

I think it's what they're bred for.

No statues.

[Huaco Kid]

Once, Tubby's Dad's Dad,  I don't remember.

Kipper.

Me and Mom were walking through the Texas woods, with a bunch of yappy f'in dogs.

And a armadillo wast here.  So Kipper attacked it.

The 'dillo was bigger than the dog,  and was armored, so it didn't really care.

It went to it's hole,  and went down.

So did the dog.

So, Mom threw herself onto the ground, up to her shoulder,  to grab the dog's tail, in the hole.

These dogs are bred to go in holes and kill ****.

Mom got a body, and head,  full of fire ants.

And had the dog by the tail, (he was still digging) (that's their breeding),  before the ants made her let go.

[Huaco Kid]

So we pondered.

Marked the spot,  and came back with shovels.

I thought a firecracker would make him come out, but Mom wasn't having it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Huaco Kid]

It was only a couple feet down, in the sand, 

the dog was still frantically digging. 

I don't know where the 'dillo went.

There should be some way to unwire these dogs,  because they're not right.

[Huaco Kid]

She said she could never let Kipper out again, alone, because he'd run into the woods and keep digging into the same hole.

[Huaco Kid]

It was Macky, that bit all the kids in the snow..

He bit me a lot, too.

[Huaco Kid]

Like the Jagr, boxer dog, with squirrels.

He's the most mellow, ever, dog, of all.

Until he sees a squirrel.

You can't unwire that.

[Huaco Kid]

"Why is your boxer-dog halfway up that tree?"

"I don't know."

[Gunboat1]

On 12/3/2022 at 11:10 PM, Silentpoet said:

https://www.breitbart.com/local/2022/12/02/video-shepherds-dog-kills-eight-coyotes-rescue-sheep/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR16cb1Xn8GO6P1N00vWWXwHQ7DaICNfxSXSXWNj2CtXde5Qz1DkVguZv68

Well maybe amputate is the technical term.  But he really kicked some coyote ass.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/georgia-sheepdog-fights-off-kills-coyotes-pack-attacks-sheep

 

Shaggy is part Great Pyrenees.

Good boy, Casper.  Good boy.

 

 

[geeorge]

Such a good dog, on the bright side with his tail shortened he can now date doberman pinchers

[Silentpoet]

9 hours ago, Gunboat1 said:

Good boy, Shaggy.  Good boy.

Shaggy is my dog, he is the same breed as the dog in the story.

 

[janice6]

An Anatolian Shepherd Dog is a rugged, imposing flock guardian of ancient lineage. Protective and territorial, but also intelligent, patient, and profoundly loyal, these muscular avengers are prized as working guard dogs without equal. The Anatolian Shepherd Dog stands between 27 and 29 inches at the shoulder and can weigh as much as 150 pounds. Profusely muscled but nimble afoot, Anatolians are more than a match for the predators and harsh terrain of their homeland. Anatolians descend from some of the oldest known domestic-canine bloodlines. This lends the breed a sense of timelessness, a no-frills, untouched quality that takes us back 6,000 years to the Bronze Age. Anatolians are smart, devoted, responsive, and adaptable. They will protect their flock'¿livestock, children, smaller dogs, even the family cat'¿with intensity. Anatolian owners must be strong leaders, willing and able to handle a dog as dominating and demanding as he is calm and loving.

This dog is a "Guardian Dog".  He will give his life to protect all your property.  They aren't afraid of anything.  If there is any deviation of the breed, the puppy is immediately put down.

 

Anatolia, or Asia Minor, is the peninsula that constitutes the Asian portion of Turkey. It was at this crossroads of early civilization that sheep and goat herders developed a livestock guardian known as the Coban Kopegi (“shepherd’s dog”), forerunner of today’s Anatolian Shepherd.

The central region of Anatolia is a high plateau of endless plains and rolling hills. Summers are dry and brutally hot, and the winters are snowy, with sub-zero temperatures. In this harsh, unforgiving crucible the Anatolian Shepherd forged his longstanding reputation as the flock guardian supreme.

Ancient artifacts going back to the days of the Babylonian Empire document the breed’s ancestors. Assyrian bas-relief carvings housed in the British Museum, dating to 2000 b.c., depict large dogs of recognizable Anatolian Shepherd type. The earliest books of the Bible refer to shepherds whose dogs were most likely some local variation of the Anatolian.

The breed’s history in America begins in the years immediately preceding World War II, when the Department of Agriculture imported a breeding pair from Turkey to participate in the top-secret “Sheepdog Project.” The program’s objective was to determine which breeds would be best suited for work on American sheep pastures. With the outbreak of war, the project was disbanded and the Anatolians and their offspring were dispersed.

American ranchers began importing Anatolians in the postwar 1950s, but the breed really took hold in this country in the 1970s. The credit for firmly establishing the breed in America goes to Lieutenant Robert Ballard, U.S. Navy, who acquired a pair of Anatolians while stationed in Turkey. He brought them home to America and bred his first littler in 1970, providing foundation stock for U.S. breeders.

This new breeding activity coincided with the passage of the Endangered Species Act. The new law required that ranchers control the population of predatory wolves without killing them. Anatolian Shepherds, who would rather intimidate predators than fight them, were perfectly suited for the job. Many Anatolian Shepherds are still working ranch dogs today, protecting everything from sheep and goats to ostriches and llamas.  https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/anatolian-shepherd-dog/

My daughter and I visited a breeder and I can't tell you how much I now respect this breed and their determination.  Large and frightfully aggressive if necessary.  

My daughter decided to get Akitas instead of Anatolian Shepherds, due to the need to dominate the dog so it doesn't dominate you.

[Gunboat1]

7 hours ago, Silentpoet said:

Shaggy is my dog, he is the same breed as the dog in the story.

 

Shaggy is undoubtedly a good boy too.  

[Fog]

Years ago my mom bought an Irish wolfhound from a breeder that lived up in the mountains. She had two stuffed coyotes hanging on her wall in the kennel lounge room.

I asked about them and she said one of her males had killed them on a walk. She was walking three dogs when the male took off at a run across a meadow. If you've never seen an Irish Wolfhound run you have no idea of the speed they move at, simply incredible. It caught the neck of the first coyote in it's jaw and sent it flying through the air, the coyotes neck snapped clean in one smooth motion, it hit the ground dead. The wolfhound had already wheeled about, running the short distance to the second coyote that was fleeing at a full run, once again the wolfhounds powerful jaws and strong frame sent the coyote flipping through the air with a snapped neck.

After the kill the wolfhound walked calmly back to her side and acted as if nothing had happened.

The owner was stunned, she was one of those types that loves every living creature. But after talking to other breeders they told her it was the only known kill by a wolfhound in decades, so she got the coyotes stuffed.  

[Silentpoet]

35 minutes ago, Fog said:

Years ago my mom bought an Irish wolfhound from a breeder that lived up in the mountains. She had two stuffed coyotes hanging on her wall in the kennel lounge room.

I asked about them and she said one of her males had killed them on a walk. She was walking three dogs when the male took off at a run across a meadow. If you've never seen an Irish Wolfhound run you have no idea of the speed they move at, simply incredible. It caught the neck of the first coyote in it's jaw and sent it flying through the air, the coyotes neck snapped clean in one smooth motion, it hit the ground dead. The wolfhound had already wheeled about, running the short distance to the second coyote that was fleeing at a full run, once again the wolfhounds powerful jaws and strong frame sent the coyote flipping through the air with a snapped neck.

After the kill the wolfhound walked calmly back to her side and acted as if nothing had happened.

The owner was stunned, she was one of those types that loves every living creature. But after talking to other breeders they told her it was the only known kill by a wolfhound in decades, so she got the coyotes stuffed.  

I named my Worgen character in World of Warcraft Gelert after a famous wolfhound.