05-19-2006, 05:02 PM
[black][size 3]I grew up chasing racoons with hounds. [shocked][/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Coons might be fearless when it comes to some things(like with your trach can), but if you know people whose dogs were terrorized by a coon, your friends really must have had some sissy K9s - must have been toy terriers or some other such aberation. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]All of the hounds I've had have always been able to shred coons at will - in or out of water - it's a physics thing. OK, granted, I have had hounds that would tend to be considered on the "large-ish" side of the dog spectrum.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]To be sure, Racoons are clever and cunning, but I have seen my house cat(and a couple of other domestic felines as well) kick the crude out of a coon. Coons are not predators - they're rodent sized vandals and varmits - and some times cute but not really dangerous unless a person tries to cuddle with one. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3][crazy] It would be hard imagine one(not infected with rabies) being brave enough to attack a person if it had any option to escape. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Coons might be fearless when it comes to some things(like with your trach can), but if you know people whose dogs were terrorized by a coon, your friends really must have had some sissy K9s - must have been toy terriers or some other such aberation. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]All of the hounds I've had have always been able to shred coons at will - in or out of water - it's a physics thing. OK, granted, I have had hounds that would tend to be considered on the "large-ish" side of the dog spectrum.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]To be sure, Racoons are clever and cunning, but I have seen my house cat(and a couple of other domestic felines as well) kick the crude out of a coon. Coons are not predators - they're rodent sized vandals and varmits - and some times cute but not really dangerous unless a person tries to cuddle with one. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3][crazy] It would be hard imagine one(not infected with rabies) being brave enough to attack a person if it had any option to escape. [/size][/black]
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