And now for something completely different
One thing that never ceases to amaze me is how stupid people become around animals (wild or domesticated) they know absolutely nothing about. Nicki has a new dog. He’s cute. He’s looks playful. Would I stick my arm out to try and pet him? FUCK NO he’s a St. Bernard, but that doesn’t stop people from the lower end of the gene pool from trying it. Case in point, enjoy:
Cyclist gets bitten by horse in the mountains
PS. I’d bite motherfucker too just because of his pansy ass clothes
//
Categories: Front Page | 
Tags: | 
12 Comments »
You must not know much about the breed, then. They are very gentle dogs. Big doesn’t always equal vicious. There’s a reason they are used for rescues, besides their size.
Pity, another foot lower would have been better but then the smell probably put the horse off his game… as to dogs, any dog, always assume they will react adversely if you are unfamilliar to them.
Bicycle boy should be grateful he didn’t get kicked for good measure.
The temper of the dog doesn’t matter. It’s just rude to go up to someone’s dog and start petting, both in human and dog terms.
You go up, you ask the owner if you may say hello to their dog. You present you hand to the dog so they can smell you. Based on the reaction of the dog, you may then pet the dog. It’s easy and works with all breeds.
Ok, it doesn’t work with enthusiastic young alsations who are off the lead and want to investigate your breakfast in the middle of a muddy walk and can’t quite judge their jumping targets yet. That incident lead to me walking through the centre of town with a muddy paw print in a rather embarressing place.
@Nikki, I am jealous! I love St Bernards (and most dog breeds at the larger end of the scale) but alas, I’m allergic to them
(no, you cannot guarantee that a Labradoodle is going to be ok, it varies from dog to dog).
Awww, come on, babe! You have a 29th ID patch as your avatar, but you won’t come pet my sweet, gentle giant of a doggie?
Come over and play with him. I promise you won’t be sorry.
Boryon @ #:
My guy is a short-hair. He barely sheds and there is no overabundance of hair. Are you allergic to all St. Bernard breeds?
LC Nicki the Resident Misanthropic Bitch recently posted..Assholes for Allah
I’ve got maybe a gazillion bicycling miles wearing those pansy ass clothes. In general, one should smile when they make a comment such as that.
But I was cheering for the horse, anyway. The guy’s a dumbass.
Gunsniper @ 3 – That’s exactly what I was thinking. The guy obviously doesn’t read horse body language! Ears back like that … not a welcoming committee!
As to the St. Bernard, I had a friend (haven’t seen her since college) who was a veterinary student who was bit by a St. Bernard. Bit her on one thigh; broke the skin and she had a HUGE bruise that made you cringe to see it. The dog had been dropped off to be “kenneled” by its owner … and they never came back to retrieve him. I wonder why? I think he must have been the dog that Cujo was based on. OTOH, the few St. Bernards I have known have been gentle and goofy.
LC Nicki the Resident Misanthropic Bitch says:
Alas, it isn’t St. Bernards that I’m allergic to. It’s pretty much all dogs
. This has been confirmed with Labradors, Wire Haired Terriers and English Setters so far. Fortunately, it takes about 4 hours before I get noticeable symptoms, so I can play with friends’ dogs and visit for an evening without problem. Unfortunately, after that 4 hours I get asthma which gets progressively worse. The longest I’ve lasted is 16 hours (with medicine) and that took me 3 weeks to recover from.
Boryon says:
Awww. I’m sorry to hear that. It really sucks, because they’re some of the best friends you will ever have!
LC Nicki the Resident Misanthropic Bitch recently posted..When it rains…
LC Nicki the Resident Misanthropic Bitch says:
Oh definitely (on the friends bit). Dogs have a lot to teach humans about love.
I’ve always had large breed dogs. If you treat them right there’s nothing to worry about, regardless of breed. One of my most loved was a wolf hybrid, 75% Tundra Wolf, 25% Shepard (He looked just like this bitch). Incredible animal, knew people like nobodies business. After my divorce he “inspected” every girl I dated. I married the first and only one he ever liked. Me and Bangie Thing have been considering getting another Wolf Hybrid when our old man Comanche passes (Half Dobie, Half Lab. What an incredible dog. Bottle fed him from age 2 days. His mom died in labor, she had given birth to 9 pups, still had six inside her, all still births. A Shepard we had at the time killed all the surviving pups except for Comanche. That’s where I got his name, the only survivor of Custer’s command at Little Big Horn was a cavalry horse name Comanche.) Been thinking of a Raven like this one, or maybe a Timber.
As to the douchebag and the horse, if you can’t read the body language of an animal that outweighs you about ten to one, you deserve what happens to ya. One thing I learned from growing up on a farm, anything with four feet and teeth can, and will, hurt you if you ain’t got the common sense God gave a gnat. Ya gotta be tough if ya gonna be dumb.
LC 0311 Sir Crunchie I.M.H., K.o.E. recently posted..Lying Liars and the Lies they Tell
LC 0311 Sir Crunchie I.M.H., K.o.E. says:
You get another wolf, I insist that you name him Geri or Freki.
Emperor Misha I recently posted..Alright, We’ll Quit Complaining About Our Code Enforcement Officers Now