Re: Breed of dog suited for a rural area?

On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 15:27:37 +0000, Larry Caldwell wrote:

> In article <3ruemnFl5ghlU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, dogsnus@xxxxxxxxxx (dogsnus)
> says...
>
>> Racoons can do a considerable amount of damage to a dog that tangles
>> with them
>
> They can, but only if they have the dog buffaloed. I have a 13 lb.
> miniature dachshund who takes on full grown raccoons and has killed half
> grown raccoons. He is totally fearless. I actually saw him in a
> furball with a full grown raccoon, and the coon was desperately trying
> to get away. The dachshund has taught the larger dogs how it is done,
> and now they can all handle varmints.

Not a "good thing" where there is raccoon rabies. In addition to the
vaccine booster shot for the dog(s), it might mean post-exposure rabies
shots for any human who had contact with the dog. (If the dog tussled
with the raccoon, it would likely have raccoon fluids on it.)
.

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