Pangaea Ron
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A ~16 foot crocodile grapped a dog in the La Manzanilla, Mexico lagoon last year, and was beaten off by beach-goers swinging plastic lawn chairs. Dog is called "Lucky" now. It has healed up well, and it's a lot more careful about where it laps up a drink.
I had a similar crocodile swim into the lagoon this year, see me and came over to face me about 12 feet away, and 3 feet below me. We stared at each other for about 10 minutes, with him looking at me like I could "make" his December. I had a lot of confidence in the palm tree I was leaning against.
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CA POPPY
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I think how we might respond would be pure instinct and if we stopped to consider our own safety, the pup would be history. I'd rather be a bit paranoid and not let my dog swim anywhere questionable. Of course, this would exclude most of the state of Florida.
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Terryallan wrote:Sorry guys. the dog would have been history. I would fight for my wife, my children, your children, Or any person I saw in trouble. But the dog is just a different thing. Ain't riskin my life, and the well being of my family for it.
Flame on. Could not have put it any better.
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Bumpyroad
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Big Ray wrote:Terryallan wrote:Sorry guys. the dog would have been history. I would fight for my wife, my children, your children, Or any person I saw in trouble. But the dog is just a different thing. Ain't riskin my life, and the well being of my family for it.
Flame on. Could not have put it any better.
there is nothing like the internet to make a sissy a he-man. Myself I would have jumped in there and killed that shark, swam out killed a few more for spite. then walked on water back to shore. 
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I see Diego as if he was my own flesh and blood.
And I treat him just like he is too.
Not a doubt at all that I would have been clobbering the heck out of that shark, and if possible, killing it, by any means necessary.
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tom_kat
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i took on 3 pit bulls in a pack that came in my yard after our cat and chased them away thought they were going to get me for awhile there,if i had a gun on me they would have been gone for good, they also went after a nabor in his garage,they are gone for good now owner had them taken away by the dog police.and i would do it again if i had to.
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Deb and Ed M
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While I agree that I probably wouldn't let my dogs swim where there were sharks in the first place - yes, I would have rescued my dog in a heart beat.
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Code2High
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Big Ray wrote:Terryallan wrote:Sorry guys. the dog would have been history. I would fight for my wife, my children, your children, Or any person I saw in trouble. But the dog is just a different thing. Ain't riskin my life, and the well being of my family for it.
Flame on. Could not have put it any better.
Sissies.
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Bumpyroad
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Code2High wrote:Big Ray wrote:Terryallan wrote:Sorry guys. the dog would have been history. I would fight for my wife, my children, your children, Or any person I saw in trouble. But the dog is just a different thing. Ain't riskin my life, and the well being of my family for it.
Flame on. Could not have put it any better.
Sissies.
just like a woman. probably hides behind a man when the going gets tough.
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Code2High
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Bumpyroad wrote:Code2High wrote:Big Ray wrote:Terryallan wrote:Sorry guys. the dog would have been history. I would fight for my wife, my children, your children, Or any person I saw in trouble. But the dog is just a different thing. Ain't riskin my life, and the well being of my family for it.
Flame on. Could not have put it any better.
Sissies.
just like a woman. probably hides behind a man when the going gets tough.
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Not behind that pair, that's for sure!
When I was dealing with er... "tough" situations, hiding wasn't really an option. Failure to jump into a fight on the street may get you hurt or killed during, and will certainly get you hurt after, when you face your peers and your department. Although I HAVE been known to indicate a very large partner behind me and say something like "you can deal with me, or deal with him, what would you prefer?"
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