Comments on: Dog hunts wolf (video)

By: tomrigid

tomrigid — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:51:00 +0000

I’ve checked Sibley, Peterson, and Tobin’s Totem Guide; they all agree that the home range of Canis petrificus (the Mime wolf) does not overlap with that of the common Viszla.

By: BombBlastLightingWaltz

BombBlastLightingWaltz — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:22:00 +0000

If the statue was real and moved, would the dog still go after the ball?

By: Editz

Editz — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:16:00 +0000

I once heard a story about a neighborhood Doberman that crept up on a concrete statue of a deer. Once the dog figured out he’d been had, it proceeded to pee on the statue.

By: Felton / Moderator

Felton / Moderator — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:46:00 +0000

Are you sure? It could be a rare sighting of the elusive canis petrificus.

By: guitarchitect

guitarchitect — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:35:00 +0000

that’s because he’s a POINTER!!! they were bred to point out game – basically, your dog is probably thinking “he’s right there… go on, shoot… not shooting? OK… I’ll go closer… go on – shoot. come ON, why aren’t you shooting! fine, i’ll take a few more steps so you know which one I’m pointing at. There. shoot! come on! what are you waiting for! I have to keep going? fine….”

By: ChicagoD

ChicagoD — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:11:00 +0000

Phew. I’m glad you sorted that out for us.

By: tomrigid

tomrigid — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:56:00 +0000

That is not a wolf; it is a decoy. I am a professional decoy designer–I can tell you for a fact that is no wolf.

Also, I seriously doubt that Viszla is a practicing Rasta.

By: snagglepuss

snagglepuss — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:13:00 +0000

I think that this why we love dogs. Lethal predatory and protective instincts, wedded to utter joy and the goofiness of a complete loon. We see so much of ourselves in them.

By: BonzoDog1

BonzoDog1 — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:59:00 +0000

Definitely! I had an English pointer when I was growing up that would stalk birds, creep forward and finally point after a 20-minute approach. It was all genetically delivered instinct behavior because “Morgan” was never trained.
He was never successful, so I guess his prey also had developed a successful survival technique of freezing and fleeing — both fright and flight works if you time it right.
Of course a human with a shotgun throws a monkey wrench into the prey’s strategy.

By: Ladyfingers

Ladyfingers — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:05:00 +0000

Humans?

By: Guest

Guest — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:34:00 +0000

I’d be all creeping up on it just inside my dog’s peripheral vision. Let him know he’s better at something than the old man. Go Team!

By: legotech

legotech — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:46:00 +0000

He’s all like “nope I wasn’t hunting a statue, I was after the ball all along! Really, who would fall for hunting a statue, it was the ball!”

By: Incipient Madness

Incipient Madness — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:14:00 +0000

I think it’s a girl dog. And her reaction was similar to how my cat reacted to a clay model of a pig at my neighbor’s front door. This is an animal, but it does not move or react. I am disturbed by this and have to check it out. Funny thing is my cat did the high sniff and low sniffing with the full flehmen reaction. I guess this video proves vizslas really are sight hounds as there was no sniffing until she was right next to the decoy.

I really think this dog was having an Uncanny Valley experience, and once she figured that out, all she wanted to do was play with the tennis ball.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:29:00 +0000

I’m not sure that a species that will hump anything that can’t move can really be said to experience the Uncanny Valley Effect.

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:22:00 +0000

His executed the stalking subroutine, but the anal gland sniff function returned a null value, so he defaulted to ball chasing.

By: Petzl

Petzl — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:16:00 +0000

This didn’t confuse just the dog:

By: Incipient Madness

Incipient Madness — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:11:00 +0000

Anyone else think the dog just had an adventure in the Uncanny Valley?

By: John Maple

John Maple — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:05:00 +0000

Such a good dog!

By: gedsudski

gedsudski — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:10:00 +0000

That dog was SO frickin excited it didn’t have to battle a wolf!

By: eldritch

eldritch — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:36:00 +0000

Pretty typical pointer behavior, but I suppose not everyone is familiar with sporting breeds and their expected qualities.

By: RJ

RJ — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:51:00 +0000

Thanks, I needed that laugh. He was so purely happy there at the end. YAY BALL! WHEEEEEEE!

By: Two Wolves

Two Wolves — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:58:00 +0000

Shows how hard wired mammals are. Brain stem blood ware.

By: Preston Sturges

Preston Sturges — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:50:00 +0000

I thought this was going to end doggie style

By: HubrisSonic

HubrisSonic — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:41:00 +0000

Are you out of the woods?

By: Lexicat

Lexicat — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:39:00 +0000

Awww thanks for the com . . . oh wait, you’re talking about the dog.

By: Sara Clarke

Sara Clarke — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:30:00 +0000

All the way through, I was thinking the owner was terrible, for not calling his dog away from danger….

By: Lilah

Lilah — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:43:00 +0000

Probably just gave up the game after the human took all the fun out of it, trampling all around trying to get a better shot.

By: Barkley Grossman

Barkley Grossman — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:38:00 +0000

Two things about Vislas. They are the ONLY dog withOut an odor.

They are “sight dogs”. Great eyesight; when they see there prey, it is basically over for the prey. Great eyesight, slow, patient stalk, they don’t have a “smell” to give them away, great bursts of speed, and most(?) importantly, Great stamina.

By: chgoliz

chgoliz — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:01:00 +0000

Rasta? With that coat? Someone has a wicked sense of humor.

By: Ipo

Ipo — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:53:00 +0000

Ha, funny! Your and Stefan Jones’ comments weren’t loaded yet when I made my superfluous comment.
Decoy really is a misnomer here as it is supposed to coy, make shy.
Decoyote.