One Thing You Shouldn't Do If You Meet a Stray Dog

you're riding the bus to your new friend's house you've never been to that part of the city and you don't really know the area you get off the bus and you've got to walk a block as you walk something sends a shiver down your spine uh-oh seems like it's a stray dog of course dogs are people's best friends but sometimes even they can pose a serious danger joggers runners and bikers may trigger the dog by their motions so walking really fast or running to escape from the dogs is something you should never do first any dog is faster than you are even the tiniest chihuahua can accelerate to 15 miles per hour about the average human running speed but bigger dogs run at twice that pace while greyhounds can be faster than some cars running at 45 miles per hour i just hope they don't get speed limit fines so you become attractive to a dog if you're riding a bike or even a skateboard if you stop the animal might just lose interest in you don't try to move faster a dog can easily catch up with you next always avoid direct eye contact you need to stand a bit sideways this way you're a narrower target for the dog still always keep the dog in your peripheral vision also you need to distract the dog's attention somehow it's probably a good idea to always have something that can be used for this purpose it can be a sweatshirt tied around your waist you can pull it off quickly and throw it to distract the dog if you go jogging and you know that there might be stray dogs take a stuffed dog toy with you in case of emergency even throwing a shoe can be a good idea but walking home barefooted doesn't sound like a nice experience if the worst is inevitable make sure to protect your face throat and chest to protect your fingers keep your hands and fists it may sound strange but there's actually the best place to be bitten it's the forearm if you're bitten don't pull away it'll just make things worse if you walk with your small pet take it in your arms to protect it from a stray dog most stray dogs are afraid of humans but you can show them your intentions are nothing but peaceful if you yawn lick your lips and keep sideways to the dog the animal feels calmer if you let that dog approach you and take a sniff that's cool just don't raise your hands while they're sniffing they don't expect it and might get surprised and unfortunately bite ouch finally a dog may simply be lost and missing its beloved human if you see stray dogs always report them because the owners are surely looking for their fluffy friends a friendly looking animal may trick you into thinking you can pet them don't touch unfamiliar animals no matter how sweet they are if you see the animal as kind of aggressive stay away but don't run if you feel like you've got to escape do that slowly with no sudden moves raccoons aren't domesticated and even though some people claim it's possible to tame them it's only partially true first raccoons don't want to mess with those who are significantly larger so try to appear as sturdy as possible if you meet one in the wild stand up open your chest wave your arms these simple steps might be enough to keep the raccoon away but if it's still approaching you spray some water on them yeah they like washing things but if someone sprays water on you it's a bit unpleasant the good thing is that it's totally safe for both the animal and you if you live in a raccoon area make sure you keep windows and doors closed all the time they like getting into houses looking for some yummy human food in case you see this unexpected guest in a mask that you didn't actually invite just stay calm the best thing to do is to leave the exit door or the pet door open close the doors to all the other rooms and let the animal find the way out on its own in case the guests just won't leave you might want to help you can show the raccoon its way with a broom gently directing the animal out of your house but make sure you don't corner the animal or the raccoon might want to defend itself a raccoon never wants to pay you a visit if you've got nothing to offer don't feed them the more food you give them the more raccoons will come to see you they must hear it on the grapevine that there's some human giving free food to raccoons if you have pets who like to hang out in the yard and you leave them food don't forget to clean up after your pets finish the meal and never leave some food for later it may attract raccoons and they don't really get on well with dogs never leave trash outside surprisingly raccoons just love it clean up the yard after you've finished your barbecue food scraps are super attractive for these animals if you've ever shared an apartment there must have been a housemate you wanted to evict bang bang did you hear that it sounds way heavier than rain and even hail those are possum paws that make all this noise first thing you want to do is cut the access to the roof since these animals just want to hide somewhere safe you can buy or build boxes for them and leave those boxes in your garden it may be even more comfy for opossums than the roof if they still hang out on top of your house just make sure there are no holes and gaps so they do it safely these guys are harmless for humans and pets they're definitely way more afraid of you than you are of them and they kind of faint when they find the situation dangerous they hardly ever attack anyone and they might do that only to protect their young coyotes can be found almost everywhere in north america so chances are you're going to meet them one day especially if you live somewhere around california these fox-like animals are usually a bit afraid of humans but if people feed them they start losing that fear and might start invading in cities if you leave your pet food or even garbage unattended you actually feed coyotes because these delicacies attract them a lot if you see a coyote in the wild don't run away if it's approaching you it's better to throw something in its direction just to make it run away be especially careful in may when they need to protect their cubs a can with rocks inside may come in handy if you shake it it'll be a sort of diy noise maker when you're out walking just carry it with you in case you need to frighten some wild animal away also a flashlight is another good repellent for coyotes snakes and especially rattlesnakes like it when there's plenty of space so if you meet a rattlesnake one day stay at a distance of at least five feet away from it never try to attack it if you do so the snake will get mad at you and will definitely bite you the good thing about rattlesnakes is that you can actually hear them rattle so you can locate where this sound comes from don't step any closer until you understand where the snake's hiding otherwise you risk stepping right on it never throw anything at snakes because they will definitely strike back you probably didn't expect this one but adorable fluffy cats may be super dangerous if they're feral stray cats get together in gangs and sometimes attack not only those cats who live with humans but even humans themselves there are several signs that can help you understand cat's language if the animal is frightened it hisses growls and may even spit at you their eyes aren't dilated their fur is quite relaxed and they keep their head up straight if the cat's aggressive its fur is on end and its ears are back the eyes get dilated and instead of hissing the animal howls to calm the cat down speak in a low soothing voice a cat might want to sniff you too just like dogs do so don't be afraid to let the animal do that don't touch the cat because there are a lot of germs on their claws and you don't want to get a scratch

Channel: BRIGHT SIDE

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Id: BugxKDGowwA

Length: 8min 24sec (504 seconds)

Published: Sat Feb 20 2021