Thread: Our Worst Nightmare Came Close

Originally Posted by scarry

Yes,friends have two,beautiful dogs.
They live inside as well.

All our dogs have lived inside, from back when I was a kid. Mum's greyhound, Charlie, was a couch potato. Happy to just be still. But take him to an off lead park and boy, run! ( Yeah, I know, DER ). We were warned to be careful around other dogs, and cats, but he never showed any aggression at all. I guess the warning is a standard one, given the history. Here in Vic he needed to wear a particular collar to identify him.

Originally Posted by Tins

All our dogs have lived inside, from back when I was a kid. Mum's greyhound, Charlie, was a couch potato. Happy to just be still. But take him to an off lead park and boy, run! ( Yeah, I know, DER ). We were warned to be careful around other dogs, and cats, but he never showed any aggression at all. I guess the warning is a standard one, given the history. Here in Vic he needed to wear a particular collar to identify him.

My parents bred GSP’s,they lived inside as well,one of my brothers still has the old couch with the wooden arms full of GSP teeth marks,they loved to chew on things.
They used to catch hares,and drag them inside under our bunks at night,and eat everything except the ears,much to my mothers dismay.🤣

After I left home,our first dog wasn’t allowed inside,the second one was allowed in,but not in the bedrooms or on the couch,although he used to scramble up on them during the night,and get off as soon as he heard us getting up in the morning.
The third,which departed us last week,was allowed in everywhere and on the couch,but not the bedrooms.
The second and third never chewed anything.

Originally Posted by scarry

My parents bred GSP’s,they lived inside as well,one of my brothers still has the old couch with the wooden arms full of GSP teeth marks,they loved to chew on things.
They used to catch hares,and drag them inside under our bunks at night,and eat everything except the ears,much to my mothers dismay.🤣

After I left home,our first dog wasn’t allowed inside,the second one was allowed in,but not in the bedrooms or on the couch,although he used to scramble up on them during the night,and get off as soon as he heard us getting up in the morning.
The third,which departed us last week,was allowed in everywhere and on the couch,but not the bedrooms.
The second and third never chewed anything.

Young lady friend of mine ( no, not girlfriend, she's much too young, or perhaps I'm too old) has a young GSP. He's a lovely dog, but like most gun dogs he's nuttier than a peanut brittle. He's not two yet, so I guess he'll settle... He lives inside.

Originally Posted by d2dave

Our dog is a Shepard. Very intelligent breed. Could be why she did not get bitten.

She’s a killer with a broom handle though…

My father and his second wife lived in Eltham for many years on the Yarra. Plenty of tigers there.

Their son had his 21st at the end of October years ago and the next morning the party goers were crashed out everywhere, including one chap who'd slept on the big soft dog bed outside the back door on paving.

He felt something wriggling and got up and looked underneath........... a tiger snake.

Dad went and got a long handled shovel and my step mother grabbed it from him and belted the crap out of the snake.

DL

Originally Posted by 350RRC

My father and his second wife lived in Eltham for many years on the Yarra. Plenty of tigers there.

Their son had his 21st at the end of October years ago and the next morning the party goers were crashed out everywhere, including one chap who'd slept on the big soft dog bed outside the back door on paving.

He felt something wriggling and got up and looked underneath........... a tiger snake.

Dad went and got a long handled shovel and my step mother grabbed it from him and belted the crap out of the snake.

DL

When I was a teenager we would swim in the river between Eltham and Warrandyte. Bugger all houses there then. Near Laughing Waters. I was in there one day when I saw a tiger swimming towards me in the current. Head up in the air. BIL says "don't worry, they can't strike when swimming". Did I believe him? Guess.

Originally Posted by Tins

when I saw a tiger swimming towards me in the current.

This could give impetus to the 'Big Cat' sightings, in Australia.

Originally Posted by Saitch

This could give impetus to the 'Big Cat' sightings, in Australia.

They're usually black. Well, the one I saw was.