Popular Post geronimo Posted September 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2019 I have two big dogs, both rescued off the street. The boy, Chokky, is coming on for 5 years old now and he’s my best friend. We do most stuff together, including a 5k run every day, which he absolutely loves, and with his harness on, he knows my various running speeds and can make instant adjustments. We run a stretch of the road that leads out of my moo bahn, with jungle either side, this is the only place we can run, as the various street dog gangs have their own respective territories (which Chokky won’t cross), so he hangs out of the car while we drive the short distance to our running stretch. So, there we were the other day, about halfway through our run, when suddenly at least 10 street dogs appeared from nowhere and circled us! It was obvious that I wasn’t the centre of their attention, no, it was my big boy they were after, and much to my surprise, he instantly reacted to my ‘sit’ command, as the dogs circled, teeth bared. I stared down the alpha and stood my ground, which was the best thing to do, and much to my amazement, Chokky took it all in his stride, confident that I was in charge of the situation. Stalemate They weren’t going to attack, that was for sure, but they weren’t going to let us move either, and after about 10 minutes of this stalemate, I reached down for a stone, which I launched into the rear of the alpha, who yelped and moved back. The car was some 500 metres away, and we inched towards it, with the whole pack around us, keeping a 2-metre distance and following our every move, then they seemed to get bolder, so I charged at the alpha, which caught him by surprise and I managed to connect my right Nike with his body, so well, in fact, that it lifted him clean off the ground! Otherwise unhurt he backed right off to about 30 metres away, with the others now behind him. It was at this time that I decided to try a different approach, and very slowly, I squatted down and made clicking sounds, all the time watching the alpha male, and suddenly his tail started to wag! The atmosphere changed, all the others began tail wagging (dogs would be hopeless at poker), and with that, the alpha turned and disappeared back into the undergrowth, followed by his possee. We’ve seen them again a few times, and I now have a nice bamboo stick, which I carry when we run, yet they see us and come close, non-aggressively, then they leave us be. I guess they no longer see us as a threat. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 A gun would be better than a stick.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post geronimo Posted September 29, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2019 Just now, simon43 said: A gun would be better than a stick.... It would if I wanted to harm them ..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skallywag Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Interesting. Thanks for your lesson and story on dog behavior. Good for you (and Chokky of course) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronimo Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Skallywag said: Interesting. Thanks for your lesson and story on dog behavior. Good for you (and Chokky of course) When confronted with a pack, always stare down the alpha ..... and never run! Edited September 29, 2019 by geronimo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odysseus123 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 (edited) Yes! It was exactly the same as "Plug Ugly" the leader of a particularly daring gang of soi desperadoes...who objected to my dog on his patch.. He later died in my arms-a victim of a snake bite. Dear old "Plug" RIP old fella.. Edited September 29, 2019 by Odysseus123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke30 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 That’s also my problem and in this case a lot of dogs have a owner ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronimo Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Duke30 said: That’s also my problem and in this case a lot of dogs have a owner ..... That kind of changes things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puchaiyank Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 I'm glad it ended well for you...I too have had run-ins with street dogs while walking in early mornings. Carry a big stick now and try to avoid their territory when possible... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 glad you worked out the method for converting a soi alpha, into a 4 legged chicken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamkyong Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 it always good to have doggy style stories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 4 hours ago, tifino said: glad you worked out the method for converting a soi alpha, into a 4 legged chicken Crimey, those hands are jacked up looking. But hey, my thumb ring makes it all OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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