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Twombls t1_ivogae9 wrote

Lol yeah this is why you use leashes

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JerryKook t1_ivp6s3q wrote

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.”

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bigtimesauce t1_ivrpk7z wrote

Scaring stuff out of the yard is just like Fall 101 in Vermont

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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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ThisistheInfiniteIs t1_ivood5h wrote

Yup, pretty selfish and stupid to just let your dog run out into the night with no supervision whatsoever.

This is what happens when you are too selfish and lazy to use a leash.

She is lucky that her, her boyfriend and her idiotic dog were not more seriously injured or all killed because of her irresponsible actions.

This incident and the resulting injuries are 100% on her. At least the bear got away without being killed this time.

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Twombls t1_ivoorw7 wrote

I wouldn't let a small dog like a shitzu run out during the day in vt either. Large predatory birds will kill them.

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ThisistheInfiniteIs t1_ivop6ji wrote

Yup, a bird of prey could snatch one up in a heartbeat.

Some people unfortunately do not take the responsibility of owning a pet seriously, like this selfish, lazy woman.

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JerryKook t1_ivp7onq wrote

I am guessing this is not over with. Bears attacking people is extremely rare.

This is the kind of stuff that happens when there are too many bears.

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ThisistheInfiniteIs t1_ivpmbhs wrote

No, this is what happens when irresponsible dog owners make no o effort to train or restrain their dogs.

And it's not that uncommon for loose dogs who are harassing wildlife to lead to an attack, in fact it is likely the leading cause.

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