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Agree with you ... this is right up there with "don't play with the cute little bear cub."
Seriously the worst thing to do!!!! You read all the time about people being trampled and it is generally because they start running. Bullocks are very curious and will follow you.
You walk, they walk behind.
You walk quickly, they walk quickly too.
You run, they start to run.
You trip up on the uneven ground of the field, they don't.
Just how quickly do you think it takes a ton of beef to stop when it's running???
If in any doubt STOP walking, turn around to face them and clap your hands loudly at a steady rate.
Why, do they stop to take a bow ...
Then what ? Tell you what though Phil, takes guts to try out this theory though ...
It isn't a theory Kate, I know. If you are walking and then stop the bullocks will too. They aren't vicious animals you know, they're just curious. If you are a little un-nerved by them, stop and face them and clap your hands, not in an applause style, just slow and deliberate. They will back off and you can continue on your way.
Whilst doing the Coast to Coast in '95 I entered a field by way of a stile in a tall hedge quite a way behind my companions. As I wandered downhill I could see my companions waving but couldn't quite make out what they were saying due to the wind. When I got closer I heard the word 'behind' and turned to come face to face with about two dozen bullocks who had apparently followed me down the field and I never heard a thing!!
Whilst doing the Coast to Coast in '95 I entered a field by way of a stile in a tall hedge quite a way behind my companions. As I wandered downhill I could see my companions waving but couldn't quite make out what they were saying due to the wind. When I got closer I heard the word 'behind' and turned to come face to face with about two dozen bullocks who had apparently followed me down the field and I never heard a thing!!
Using the premise that cute little bear cuds have bloody great big mummies very near byAgree with you ... this is right up there with "don't play with the cute little bear cub."
Right first time .... we'll make a woodsman out of you yetUsing the premise that cute little bear cuds have bloody great big mummies very near by
I'm a fast learner Eric, especially where animals are concernedRight first time .... we'll make a woodsman out of you yet
When we lived in Pickering, North Yorkshire, the lady next door's dad had been killed by a bull. He was leading it through the farmyard and it turned on him and gored him to death.
Where's Old Tige when you need him?
LOL .. had to google that one. Someone told me (after she had been cornered by cattle) that she should have let her dog go, as they would follow him. Dunno' she had the sandwiches.
ALWAYS let any dog go. It is a major factor with cattle - they don't like 'em!!!
No farmer would thank you for taking an untrained dog anywhere near livestock.
That was in reply to Katex's post and is simply not a case of that Roy. Dogs attract large livestock like cows and horses by virtue of being a curiosity or a threat.
You should ALWAYS have a dog under close control whilst entering any farmland - even if you cannot immediately see livestock it may be hidden by trees, hedgelines or the lie of the ground. However, if any livestock becomes interested in you because of the dog and you are feeling threatened to the point things are getting uncontrollable then you let the dog go. The livestock will try and get the dog away.
People mainly get trampled and killed because they run and fall whilst keeping hold of the dog leash. The livestock will chase you if you run because you have the dog. Letting it go could save your life. It is what any 'expert' would tell you to do too - LET THE DOG GO. It will be ok.
I seriously don't think a farmer would challenge you for saving your life. One everyday pet dog would not be a match for a herd of bullocks or horses.
It is a similar principle as to when people drown trying to save their beloved pet. In nearly every case the dog gets out ok.
Unless, of course, some idiot goes out with a plan to get his large vicious dog to attack livestock which is not what we are talking about.
You should ALWAYS have a dog under close control whilst entering any farmland - even if you cannot immediately see livestock it may be hidden by trees, hedgelines or the lie of the ground. However, if any livestock becomes interested in you because of the dog and you are feeling threatened to the point things are getting uncontrollable then you let the dog go. The livestock will try and get the dog away.
People mainly get trampled and killed because they run and fall whilst keeping hold of the dog leash. The livestock will chase you if you run because you have the dog. Letting it go could save your life. It is what any 'expert' would tell you to do too - LET THE DOG GO. It will be ok.
I seriously don't think a farmer would challenge you for saving your life. One everyday pet dog would not be a match for a herd of bullocks or horses.
It is a similar principle as to when people drown trying to save their beloved pet. In nearly every case the dog gets out ok.
Unless, of course, some idiot goes out with a plan to get his large vicious dog to attack livestock which is not what we are talking about.
Pet dog or otherwise..........It is not a good idea to go onto farmland with a strange dog.
I agree with let the dog go and I acept your logic on that one.
Having been brought up on a farm not four hundred yards from where you live and being associated with large animals as a butcher, I kniow how danger can come your way with or without dog.
Yes we did have a spate of idiots bringing big dogs onto the farm, not only a danger to owners but to all livestock.
The point I was trying to make in this thread, either ask the farmer permission to go on his land or dont take a dog at all.
Remember a loose dog deemed a danger to livestock can be shot.