Well if he would have stayed long enough I would have had boar for dinner tomorrow (I allways carry a Ka-bar USMC and I do know how to use it)
Nonetheless before this we scheduled allready a huntingparty next week wednessdaynight on request of Naturalis (an organisation amongst other programs breeding two kinds of rare toads in the reserve)
We have to, there are to many boar in the reserve.
Our friends at the zoo will be happy, we donate the boar for the big predators.
Thanks Thern for what we here in the "States" call a public service announcement! I see too many non-hunting dogs, out for walks
without a leash. You just never know, where danger will come from,
and it isn't always from without, sometimes even well mannered dogs
just "go-off".
Douglas
I always limit running time on sand with the boxers as they often would hurt them-selfs in the sand. Vet queued me into what was happening. They all love the sand though as they can really dig in when they run. With the rain the foster we have now has destroyed the lawn clawing into the mud running at maximum velocity.
Thanks Nick, it was Billie the father who was injured, but he is allready again running and playing with Buddy.
I had to remove the plastic collar he got to prevent him from licking his wound, but it happens to be no problem because he can't reach it anyway.
Buddy was the biggest problem trying to nurse his father but he only tried that the first days.
For your lovely boxer please be carefull a real encounter with a mountainlion will mean his death.
A single coyote could hurt him bad if he's not trained not to wait for the first bite which most homedogs are.
Boar are a completely other story they are smart, strong and heavy (a male can be 320lbs) and they hold their head low having very sharp long teeth. (Billies groin artery was punctured from the outside of his massive muscular hindleg,)
A large dog like your boxer is very vulnerable because his underside is exposed.
Allmost every single encounter with boar and dogs ending in the death of the dog were large dogs, the little ones do survive most of the time.
Some years ago the Bandog became a popular breed to hunt boar. (I don't agree with the use of those dogs, but that's another discussion)
Despite the 'fact' this breed is 'made' to hunt boar I did hear of some of these dogs killed or having put to sleep after boarencounters.
If you know of the presence of boar in your areal please do yourself, your boxer and wildlife a favor and don't let him roam or chase anything.
If you can't train him use a leash.
True story
Two years ago an Italian couple walking their two dogs were attacked by boar nearby their car.
The man succeeded to save his dogs but eventually died from his injuries...
His wife while trying to help him was severely wounded and hospitalised in critical condition.
Bottomline a human can't withstand a boarattack unless armed.
I learned to be cautions when needed. Totally safe and sound now in suburban America near Niagara Falls unless you count the risk of getting run down by a texting driver of an SUV. I think we were safer with the mountain lions and coyote in California , well fed on the local turkey and deer and we traveled in a pack with 3 to 5 dogs, unless we had the dachshunds they always wanted to go after the big cats the big dogs somehow knew better. We would often come across the site of attack prints blood fur and feathers on the winery dirt roads while walking. Mountain biking and running is not safe there at all but is popular?
My boxers are all rescues and I pass them on when ready. Buddy will be a hard one to let go he has had issues with fear behavior and clearly was mistreated. We are working on him not feeling the need to protect the pack and den.
I've been stuck using 28mm a lot recently - I need to use 105mm more often. It might be a tad slow to focus for the action shots - but for the static ones... it's gorgeous.
The spaniel is my sisters....he's not the most obedient, just got lucky there. The dachshund listens pretty well, but the vizsla has mastered the art of portraiture. She just turned 3 months
(I allways carry a Ka-bar USMC and I do know how to use it)
the big dogs somehow knew better. We would often come across the site of attack prints blood fur and feathers on the winery dirt roads while walking. Mountain biking and running is not safe there at all but is popular? 
70-200 today for a change.
