Does playing dead actually work if you are in danger of bear attack?
First of all, you could never fool a bear into thinking you're dead when you're not - they have a very keen sense of smell and would know instantly that you're alive. Even if you could convince the bear you were dead, it would be a very bad idea - bears often feed on carrion and would simply see you as an easy source of food. The only way such a thing might be helpful is if the bear saw you as threatening, and making yourself appear small and harmless reassured it that you were not a threat, or if the bear was already attacking - curling up into a ball would be your best bet of protecting your vital organs. When encountering any predatory animal, the key thing is not to run. Running will make you seem like prey and trigger the hunting instinct. You should keep facing the animal whilst backing away slowly - do not make eye contact, as this is a threat in most species. If it seems like it's going to attack, you should wave your arms and shout, making yourself appear larger and more dangerous than you really are. This will usually deter an animal from attacking, unless it's really determined - for example, if it thinks you are going to harm its young. In response to Tiger B's answer, I'd just like to point out that grizzly and Kodiak bears ARE brown bears - they are subspecies of the brown bear (Ursus arctos), not species in their own right.
Pitbull attacking ajoining fence?!?
I'm reading this and astounded how many of the answers here,you know nothing of the APBT. APBT are naturally da ,but if a Pit goes after a animal they are not human aggressive .Da and human da are not one in the same. You're confusing the 2.The dog shouldn't be pts for doing what comes naturally to the dog.Like a Roottie gaurds , a beagle hunts ,well Pittys are naturally da. This incident is the owners fault and they should be responsible for it least 50 % of the fence repairs and any vet costs. I was walking Tig one night ,my female Pitty(who by the way has extreme da and prey drive). I accidently dropped the leash ,she got away and attacked a Dacshund ,I payed all the vet bills for them.Even though Tig has extreme da ,she lives peacefully in a suburban nieghborhood with other dogs and small kids,who walk past my house every day. Maybe you could suggest to the nieghbors that they could run a hot wire on the inside of their fence on their side.If their dog touches it ,he'll get shocked. Another option could be a invisible fence could be run on the inside of the fence.That should keep him away from the fence.Keep a eye on your puppy while you are out there with him. I'm sorry about what happened to your pup.
Pitbull puppy questions!!?
One of my puppies began appearing aggressively toward me together with her meals, and I nipped it within the bud instantly. This is some way for them to verify who's boss, and it MUST be you! What I did, which labored very good, is that I might pour the meals within the bowl, set it at the ground, however I might stand over the bowl. Literally, with my toes on both facet of the bowl. In order to devour the meals, the puppy need to procedure YOU and get permission from YOU to devour the meals. I might make my puppy sit down, then I might again up a step. I might permit her to begin consuming, then transfer ahead a step, crowding her out and re-setting up myself because the "proprietor" of that meals. When I felt that she had discovered the lesson good sufficient, I stepped again and allowed her to maintain consuming. Do be very cautious along with your puppy, on the grounds that he is new and also you are not headquartered because the "percent chief" with him but. Also, I'd advocate doing this with out your different puppy round, in order that you do not need to divide your concentration among 2 puppies. As a long way as his being a pit bull, they're no meaner or extra competitive than some other puppy (the Cocker Spaniel is the number one biter within the US, incidentally). Of path, if you are bitten through a pit bull, the wound will probably be a lot worse than when you had been bitten through a poodle, however they don't seem to be particularly competitive toward men and women through nature. It's men and women that experience given pit bulls this sort of unhealthy popularity.
Yet again... another 'pit bull type' kills a child?
Whoever mentioned inbreeding - that is ridiculous. Unfortunately, pit bulls ARE NOT a breed. Not definite in which you are going with that remark. John, are you pronouncing that it's only pit bulls which can be equipped to activate youngsters? Any puppy can activate a baby, and mostly it is not even in an competitive state. There was once a tale now not too lengthy in the past approximately a Dobermann that killed the baby of their household. Same type of tale - father and mother were not there and left ancient granny to deal with the child (I feel the baby was once approximately one million). So granny leaves the child at the flooring in a single room with the puppy and is going into the kitchen - already fairly intelligent - the Dobe ended up biting the youngsters head and killing it. But the puppy wasn't being "viscious" he proposal he was once gambling. A baby's head is not precisely probably the most strong factor available in the market - it was once actually an twist of fate - and twist of fate that would had been have shyed away from if the father and mother were not idiots. Just like this baby - as tragic as it's - it's extra tragic that the father and mother left their baby with granny who was once undoubtedly now not able ample to deal with the child. You understand, seeing that the child was once external with the puppy at MIDNIGHT!! Nobody is aware of what this puppy's historical past was once. Nobody is aware of what brought on the puppy to chew the baby. Maybe the puppy was once competitive, or probably the baby pissed off the puppy - both method, would had been have shyed away from if the persons on this tale have been extra in charge. ANY puppy - now not simply pit bulls - would have genetic temperament disorders that lead them to competitive. Some puppies simply have not been proficient. AND AGAIN - no one even is aware of what type of puppy it's! So I want persons might quit feeding into the media frenzy and simply shouting "pit bull" whilst they've no proposal. I heard a hearsay it was once a bulldog...
Sorry to resurrect the old thread, but the comment section asks specific: Could a pitbull (assuming APBT) beat a gray wolf?Short answer : “No”.But let’s see the facts.Pitbulls, as well as other dogs are bred by man, selectively for a various purposes.A big pitbull can look something like this.Yes, that’s a big and scary dog, but, you’re comparing it to:Notice the height difference?Not yet? Let me show you this.That’s a big and scary animal to see around.Wolves are much larger, much more agile, much more intelligent, and have at least 3 times stronger bite force than pitbull.Have you ever seen pitbull passing a 50 km (35 miles) in a single day? No? Well, wolves do that on a regular basis.Plus, have you seen what do pitbull eat?This:and this:Unless you feed it with some raw meat. But that’s nothing compared to what do wolves eat.Have you seen what do wolves eat?That’s right. That’s an elk. An animal where males can weigh up to 750 lbs with horns that can easily make a big damage. And still it doesn’t stand a chance against the wolf.Have you ever seen a pitbull taking down an elk, or a similar size animal? I bet you haven’t.Also, if you put a wolf into the pit, with game bred pitbull, just the noise and the danger that the wolf would sense inside would make it at least 2 times more dangerous. Pitbull wouldn’t stand a chance.Yes, pitbull might attack the lower parts of the wolf, but you forget that wolves fight with wolves over being an alpha.Wolves are much more intelligent, and based on a pitbull attack would be able to find a weak spot, and counter attack the pitbull.Plus, there is a bite force difference which is one of the main factors.Pitbull’s bite force of of 238 - 250 PSI at max.Wolf’s defensive bite force is over 400 PSI, whereas in some large alphas it can go up to 1500PSI.Don’t believe me?Hear it from the professional.
Why do people blame Pit bulls?
Blame the media. They love to take any of the bully breeds and villianize them, but ignore the other breeds who are far more aggressive then the bully's. My Aunt has Chiuawawas, and she shows them lots of love. That doesn't stop them from leaping up and biting kind on the nose (happened to me when I was 10, and to a couple kids at dog shows). The other breeders blow it off as play, but I can tell you, they were growling and barking as visciously as possible for the breed. Then, there's my in-laws cocker and poodle. My kids just hug their grandparants, and they get viscious, snarling and nipping at their feet. That echoed the behaviour of the two Cocker's that lived next door to me... allowed to run free in the neighborhood because they were "small and harmless", but they bit many more kids than the rottie on the next street or even the Chow... The media just likes to hate the Bully breeds, and spreads hate and fear.
Attack dogs need to:bite when told to—only when, and only the indicated targetlet go when told tobark and threaten at commandcease barking and aggression at command.Their function with the police especially is not to maul people, but be threatening and distracting and, if needed, defend against or pursue and delay the target.All of this requires exceptional self control from the dog, and any individual that has trouble “snapping out” of the aggro mode is unsuitable for working as an attack dog.I don’t know the pit bull type very well so I’m hesitant to say anything about their suitability, but some things come to mind when I consider why they might not be as valued as police attack dogs:their jaws and neck are immensely powerful—more likely to cause unnecessary injury even if under perfect controlinertia: there are few if any pit type dogs doing the job, so people aren’t used to train and work with dogs of their temperament and ways of learning—training attack dogs is costly, so familiarity has much weightpublic image issues: the toothbrush moustache did absolutely nothing bad, but no politician will sport one anywayinconsistency: as said, training is expensive, and every dog that turns out unsuitable is a pile of wasted money. If a breed is more reliable in producing the exact temperament needed for the job, it’s more interesting for the people who choose puppies/youngsters to be trained.