Blanco1 wrote:
puttd wrote:
One reason many of the parks out west ban pets is because of predators. Alot of dogs running through says "lunch wagon" and that is dangerous for humans.
Yet sorta why I would like to have my 95lb dog with me incase we do find a predator looking to attack us!
I assume most would not bother if he was with us & Ready to fight to protect us & yet even if there was a fight would allow us humans time to run away during that battle.
I wonder if you understood what the other poster meant- especially if off-leash, your dog is more likely to be considered "lunch" than an upright human, potentially providing an
attractant to your family group.
Zion's most important big-cat predator is the mountain lion- very clever hunters that will lie in wait/stalk and pounce on their prey from behind. I doubt most domestic dogs would ever know what hit 'em, much less stand any kind of chance against one.
And if you think your 95-pounder is too big to be of interest to a lion, think again!
In Montana, for example, lions have been killing
wolves since 2009.
Link to one story
