Dogs chasing roos is nothing new in Oz, if there is water nearby, the roo will jump in the water and when the dog swims out, the roo grabs the dog and drowns it. However, there have been cases of roos grabbing dogs and holding them in a headlock when nowhere near water. In this case, the dog's owner was a Brazilian Ju Jitsu instructor and saved his dog by wading in and distracting the roo, getting scratched up in the process.
This particular roo was a big boy at 2.4m apparently, probably a bit exaggerated, but as you can see he wasn't a pip squeek.
Roos are everywhere in Oz, yes, even in suburbs of our cities. It's an unfortunate fact that many people walk their dogs off lead, and dogs being dogs, will give chase. We've had a few attacks in the nearby wetlands, dogs and people. Most nights, they leave the scub and wetlands and make their way through the streets where I live, tuckers a bit different on our front lawns I guess. They aren't as cute and cuddly as they look. By the look of this fellow's ears, he's had quite a few punch ups.
A few years ago a guy let his dog chase a roo in the bush, the roo grabbed the dog in a headlock so the guy went in to rescue his dog, punching the roo in the face. He received quite a few death threats after that incident apparently.
This particular roo was a big boy at 2.4m apparently, probably a bit exaggerated, but as you can see he wasn't a pip squeek.
Roos are everywhere in Oz, yes, even in suburbs of our cities. It's an unfortunate fact that many people walk their dogs off lead, and dogs being dogs, will give chase. We've had a few attacks in the nearby wetlands, dogs and people. Most nights, they leave the scub and wetlands and make their way through the streets where I live, tuckers a bit different on our front lawns I guess. They aren't as cute and cuddly as they look. By the look of this fellow's ears, he's had quite a few punch ups.
A few years ago a guy let his dog chase a roo in the bush, the roo grabbed the dog in a headlock so the guy went in to rescue his dog, punching the roo in the face. He received quite a few death threats after that incident apparently.
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