Hope this is clean now. Subject: Re: [blackbelly] Questions - Needing answere
Hi Kathy, Looking any animal in the eye is a challenge, or a threat to the animal.Never look a dog in the eye, as some will respond by attacking right then and there. Some will turn their eyes and head away, but keep glancing out of the corner of their eye to see if you are still threatening them. You can look at them for a moment but then look away, then back at them again. But, never, ever, just stare, or look for any length of time. This is one of the reasons that little children get bitten so often. They are at eye level, looking right in the eyes and getting closer and closer to the animal. The result is an animal put down for being mean when all they were really doing is what comes naturally. Protecting themselves when challenged. And , yes, some go totally Cujo on you. It is the same for a ram. Watch the nature shows.. when a bighorn sheep is about to attack, or tussle another ram he looks at him, in the eye, as he backs up to get his position for ramming his challenger. A ewe will lower her head and stomp her hoof on the ground to warn you away. Before she rams you. (the flocks lead ewe will anyhow, not all will do this but she will.) Hope this gives you some info that you can use. Einar -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.3 - Release Date: 12/21/2004 =============================================== This message is from the Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [email protected] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
