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11-30-2007, 07:57 AM | #1 |
Rosi & Poli's Mom Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Washington State
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| OMG....Cougar ! I am too scared to walk Rosi and Apollo ! My neighbor called me night before last and told me to be careful as they saw a Cougar behind their Barn. They have 2 Cows,3 Goats and Chickens. We usualy walk 1-2 times a day when it is not raining....now i dont know what to do Anyone have any experiance with them ????? Very scare as i have to take them out on a leash to go potty in the dark.....
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11-30-2007, 08:19 AM | #2 |
Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida
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| No advice on them, but please be careful. Maybe you can bring something that would make a loud noise to try to scare him/her off.
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11-30-2007, 08:19 AM | #3 | |
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11-30-2007, 08:21 AM | #4 |
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| Wow No advise, But I would be scared to.
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11-30-2007, 08:29 AM | #5 |
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| Yikes! Is there a wildlife agency nearby (gov't or other) that will try to capture it and relocate since it is in a rural area? |
11-30-2007, 08:32 AM | #6 |
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| Be careful!! We had one in our area a while back and it isn't like a bear. It doesn't scare off easily by noise. They are very territorial and they hunt small prey...so be VERY VERY careful with your babies!!! I know Beau didn't go outside until someone killed the cougar in our town. Best wishes! Stay safe!
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11-30-2007, 08:34 AM | #7 |
Lovin my Pixie Pooh Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
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| OMG! thats so scary! the biggest threat here in UK would be a Fox i suppose! Stay safe!
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11-30-2007, 08:45 AM | #8 |
Rosi & Poli's Mom Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Washington State
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| I will talk to neighbors when they get home this eve, as i though about that too, not only am i concerned for my Babies, ther are neighbors just behind that Barn they have like 3 little kids and they are sometimes out till about 8-9 pm and mind you about 5pm its dark...allthough now that its cold out i havent heard them...i am going to have to get some pepper spray, no clue if that would work...just in case ! Going to have to buy that 22 my friend has for sale....bad enough i have to worry about coyotes..
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11-30-2007, 08:55 AM | #9 |
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| omg thats scary ,please be careful
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11-30-2007, 08:57 AM | #10 |
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| Yikes! I don't know much about them, except that I think you have good reason to be scared...for yourself and for Rosi and Poli! I guess if you want to walk them, you better carry some protection with you. I would imagine cougars are the kind of animal that can quietly sneak up on prey, so if I were you, I would try to exercise the pups inside for the time being.
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11-30-2007, 10:12 AM | #12 |
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| How scary! Be careful! I'm not sure pepper spray would even work because they could sneak up on you and you wouldn't even have a chance to use it. |
11-30-2007, 10:16 AM | #13 |
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| Get some pepper spray
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11-30-2007, 10:17 AM | #14 |
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| That's scary! I'd die if I saw one of those.
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11-30-2007, 10:26 AM | #15 |
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| I would call animal control, the police dept and any available other dept that would deal with the cougar. Thats a life threathing situation. It needs to be addressed. Any child or animal is prey for this animal. |
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