Geese have a massive weakness all along their very long necks.
I’ve seen dogs fight with intent to kill before and a single bite to the very long neck would be enough to take them out.
What breed was that feral dog of yours? Was it already weak and starving?
Breed? Mixed. Not starving, it was short haired and ribs weren’t visible in any case.
Hard to estimate weight, but it was almost hip high on my dad, so I’d guess maybe 50 - 55 lbs? Could be as much as sixty, but I doubt it.
I wouldn’t have assumed feral of it didn’t have chewed up ears. It was in good shape otherwise.
The problem with geese necks is getting to them. I have to say I’ve never seen a goose and dog fight, I’m going off of having had them come after me, but snatching that neck wasn’t realistic for me back then, and I was in great shape. Damn thing was just flapping and pecking at me too fast to get ahold of it with the one that was “out for blood”. That’s in quotes because it was trying to run me off, but it wasn’t playing, not because it was trying to kill me or anything.
Just punched it and ran lol
But, nah, these damn dogs have been a problem for decades now. They aren’t exactly long lived, or in perfect condition, but they don’t starve outside of winter. Far from it; they raid garbage, go after birds and other small livestock/pets, etc. They don’t give a damn about much, and aren’t scared of people one at a time. Hell, they aren’t too scared of people if they’re running in numbers, and there’s not many people; they just won’t do anything. We’ve had some attacks on individuals and kids. Things are a damn menace.
Which is tangential. They don’t tend to survive long when they get injured or sick, so it’s unusual to see one that’s in bad shape. You’ll see one limping around, and then not see it again ever.
Geese have a massive weakness all along their very long necks. I’ve seen dogs fight with intent to kill before and a single bite to the very long neck would be enough to take them out.
What breed was that feral dog of yours? Was it already weak and starving?
Breed? Mixed. Not starving, it was short haired and ribs weren’t visible in any case. Hard to estimate weight, but it was almost hip high on my dad, so I’d guess maybe 50 - 55 lbs? Could be as much as sixty, but I doubt it.
I wouldn’t have assumed feral of it didn’t have chewed up ears. It was in good shape otherwise.
The problem with geese necks is getting to them. I have to say I’ve never seen a goose and dog fight, I’m going off of having had them come after me, but snatching that neck wasn’t realistic for me back then, and I was in great shape. Damn thing was just flapping and pecking at me too fast to get ahold of it with the one that was “out for blood”. That’s in quotes because it was trying to run me off, but it wasn’t playing, not because it was trying to kill me or anything.
Just punched it and ran lol
But, nah, these damn dogs have been a problem for decades now. They aren’t exactly long lived, or in perfect condition, but they don’t starve outside of winter. Far from it; they raid garbage, go after birds and other small livestock/pets, etc. They don’t give a damn about much, and aren’t scared of people one at a time. Hell, they aren’t too scared of people if they’re running in numbers, and there’s not many people; they just won’t do anything. We’ve had some attacks on individuals and kids. Things are a damn menace.
Which is tangential. They don’t tend to survive long when they get injured or sick, so it’s unusual to see one that’s in bad shape. You’ll see one limping around, and then not see it again ever.