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I'm gonna start a gofundme for my dogs next surgery.

Betting for most of us, our dogs would do better than us on gofundme...

Wow that dog looks really torn up. Bet it was expensive surgery. Why doesn't she post vet bills?

When I read that the dog ran ahead, I immediately thought of triggering the cats prey instinct.

I was not aware that California banned deer hunting.

I’m thinking sarcasm EdM

Are you guys familiar with Belgian Malians dogs? On average they’re likely more effective than a small caliber hiking pistol would have been kudos on the woman for attacking the lion while it was attacking her dog

C'mon, it's California, highly doubtful she can legally do that.

Don't most hikers carry some sort of long pole or stick? The cane I'm forced to use after a motorcycle wreck nearly took my left foot off has a pound of bullet casting lead poured into the tip. Since some worthless thugs like to pick on crippled up old geezers, they might be in for a surprise. The same kind of modification to a hiking staff might be in order if there's a chance of encountering an animal capable of snacking on some of your body parts. Of course, if a couple of swings with the cane doesn't stop the confrontation, there's also a locking blade pocketknife and a 9MM Makarov available.

That happened up in Trinity County. If you viewed the linked video in the o.p., you can see just how rugged that area is up there in what is called the Trinity Alps. Over the years, it became known as "Hippie Heaven." I have two friends who moved there from L.A. years ago, although they were not "hippies"; they just wanted into secluded living.

I've been in Trinity County quite a few times and love the remote beauty and ruggedness of the area, and am well aware there are many different species of wild life there. Lots of Mountain lions, Black bears, coyotes, deer, bobcats, and so I hear, a few of our wonderful Canadian Grey wolves have migrated in. The bliss ninnies who move there from the cities have no idea what is out there when they go on their "nature hikes," so just like the girl in the article, go "unarmed." Others, such as my friends, hike and camp, but both carry handguns.

Calif. metropolitan areas are very, very difficult places to get a CCW, but most of the residents of rural counties can get CCWs from their county Sheriffs. Will that girl go armed now when her pooch recovers and she takes it out in the mountains for a hike? I doubt it.

Just my take on it.

L.W.

I doubt she'll be walking the river anytime soon. She's all over the internet and I imagine she'll be on at least a couple of network talk shows with the dog.
I wish her and the dog well...

I live just north of where that happened, the gal that tried to help the dog lady shot a whole can of pepper spray (didn't say what kind) on and around the cat's head with no effect. That's when she went to whalin' with the pvc. Whites Bar is just a day use/picnic area immediately between the highway and the river, I don't think she was 'going hiking', just letting the dog out for a piss call. Very thin strip between river and busy highway, I think the cat was acting screwy, there is nothing but real rough country and wilderness a couple hundred yards away from the river/highway. Something wrong with that cat.