JerryKook t1_ivp6s3q wrote
Reply to comment by Twombls in Vermont Woman Survives Being Mauled By Bear In Backyard After Shih Tzu (Dog Breed) Chases Its Cub Up Tree by Educational_Sector98
I am for keeping dogs on leashes in most circumstances but I disagree with you here.
Most people with a yard (in a rural area) and a dog that won't take off, will let their dog out to do it's business. I always did. Granted my dogs were medium sized dogs. After my dogs did their business, they were anxious to get back in to be with us.
I am not advocating letting your dog roam.
Even the game warden did say put your dog on a leash.
Game warden Kyle Isherwood said: “Before letting pets out at night, I would urge Vermonters to light their yards and make plenty of noise to allow wildlife in the area time to move on.”
bigtimesauce t1_ivrpk7z wrote
Scaring stuff out of the yard is just like Fall 101 in Vermont
JimTheJerseyGuy t1_ivr76fn wrote
The last part is always a good idea. A neighbor of my living in rural NJ had her Springer gored by a buck one night when she let him out to do his thing. Fortunately the dog was OK but it could have ended badly.
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