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Dog Issue: Raccoon v. Dog
Posted on 12/27/16 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 12/27/16 at 3:29 pm
I have raccoons come up to my house. My Aussie Shepherd goes berserk when one comes up to the house. My house has a garage and carport, and she's damaged the kitchen door that leads to the carport trying to get at the raccoon.
She's killed two. She is very quick and hits them at full speed. I think the surprise throws them off. She has had five or six encounters without killing one, as they can go under a car in the driveway and up a nearby tree. My bigger border collie is an older dog and joins in so she has some backup.
She wakes me up when a coon is outside, going nuts. I've been letting her out. Last night she killed one with no damage to her. She's never been injured fighting a coon.
Here's the question and rub: Am I inviting serious injuries or do some dogs simply know how to handle fighting a coon? She kills copperheads and tries to kill possums but quits biting them when they play dead.
Any tips on calming her down would also be helpful. She's normally very calm, but when the "enemy" is in her turf, she goes wild. The carport door used to have a nice strained glass insert but one day I put my sweatshirt over my head to see what she'd do and she bashed the glass out
She's killed two. She is very quick and hits them at full speed. I think the surprise throws them off. She has had five or six encounters without killing one, as they can go under a car in the driveway and up a nearby tree. My bigger border collie is an older dog and joins in so she has some backup.
She wakes me up when a coon is outside, going nuts. I've been letting her out. Last night she killed one with no damage to her. She's never been injured fighting a coon.
Here's the question and rub: Am I inviting serious injuries or do some dogs simply know how to handle fighting a coon? She kills copperheads and tries to kill possums but quits biting them when they play dead.
Any tips on calming her down would also be helpful. She's normally very calm, but when the "enemy" is in her turf, she goes wild. The carport door used to have a nice strained glass insert but one day I put my sweatshirt over my head to see what she'd do and she bashed the glass out
Posted on 12/27/16 at 4:16 pm to chinhoyang
Any dog should be able to take down a coon and similar animals without problem. But just as the other poster said, make sure you are up to date on the rabies vaccinations.
Posted on 12/27/16 at 4:17 pm to chinhoyang
The coon's day will come sooner or later. My dog has killed a many of coons, possums and snakes. The coons and snakes started getting their licks in the older he got. Nothing too serious though
Posted on 12/27/16 at 4:22 pm to ChandlerB03
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The coon's day will come sooner or later. My dog has killed a many of coons, possums and snakes. The coons and snakes started getting their licks in the older he got. Nothing too serious though
How old was your dog when the varmints started getting some hits in? My dog has killed several dozen copperheads - she usually hits them at full speed before they can strike OR she'll spar with them, dodging their strikes. She's four now, and I've been worried about a decline in her quickness.
Posted on 12/27/16 at 4:28 pm to chinhoyang
This past year was the first year he was bit by a snake and he is 11. About 2 years ago coon scratched him up, no bites though. He had the coon by the throats keeping him out the chicken coop
Tank quit hitting the snakes full speed about 3 years ago. He will just dodge the strikes, hit them with a paw and then bite.
Tank quit hitting the snakes full speed about 3 years ago. He will just dodge the strikes, hit them with a paw and then bite.
This post was edited on 12/27/16 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 12/27/16 at 4:33 pm to chinhoyang
Not that I would necessarily discourage letting her have her fun, but I did have a dog that had an eye badly injured by a coon. Expensive repair.
Posted on 12/27/16 at 6:48 pm to chinhoyang
Pics of coon? If it's what I am thinking of I may buy her.
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