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As the saying goes, there is an exception to every rule. I was thinking more along these lines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komondor https://en.wikipedia.or

As the saying goes, there is an exception to every rule. I was thinking more along these lines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komondor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komondor

mhurron 11y ago
You think that dog can't handle a wolf? That it can't do one of the things it was bred for? A livestock guard dog that can't hold its own against a wolf would be a very bad guard dog.
- LordKano 11y ago
  His function isn't necessarily to defeat the wolf. If he can discourage it or delay it long enough for the shepherd to come, he has done his job.
  - jrochkind1 11y ago
    Well, that very wikipedia says: > An athletic dog, the Komondor is fast and powerful and will leap at a predator to drive it off or knock it down. It can be used successfully to guard sheep against wolves or bears. I dunno. Further googling: > Bred to drive away predators, not hunt them, the powerful Komondor will try to kill any animal that foolishly chooses to fight back. http://www.dogchannel.com/dog-breeds/dog-breed-profiles/inactive-dog-breeds-profiles/article_3651.aspx http://www.dogchannel.com/dog-breeds/dog-breed-profiles/inac... I dunno. It seems they kill coyotes not too infrequently, but it doesn't seem like wolves usually stick around long enough to kill or be killed by a Komondor, indeed. Wolves don't generally choose to fight animals that can fight back, which I guess is the message of the original aphorism. But if the wolf stayed to fight, the Komondor would fight it to the death one way or another, and their ridiculous looking coat is apparently actually pretty good defense against predator's teeth, and they've got very powerful jaws. At any rate, it's clear the Komondor is a fearsome fighter, despite looking like a stuffed animal to us, heh. And it doesn't protect the herd merely by sounding the alarm, but by being powerful enough to defend against wolves, for sure. Wait, what's this thread about again?
    - pyre 11y ago
      > Wolves don't generally choose to fight animals that can fight back ... but Liam Neeson! (for those that don't get it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1601913 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1601913 )

As the saying goes, there is an exception to every rule. I was thinking more along these lines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komondor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komondor

mhurron 11y ago

You think that dog can't handle a wolf? That it can't do one of the things it was bred for? A livestock guard dog that can't hold its own against a wolf would be a very bad guard dog.

LordKano 11y ago
His function isn't necessarily to defeat the wolf. If he can discourage it or delay it long enough for the shepherd to come, he has done his job.
- jrochkind1 11y ago
  Well, that very wikipedia says: > An athletic dog, the Komondor is fast and powerful and will leap at a predator to drive it off or knock it down. It can be used successfully to guard sheep against wolves or bears. I dunno. Further googling: > Bred to drive away predators, not hunt them, the powerful Komondor will try to kill any animal that foolishly chooses to fight back. http://www.dogchannel.com/dog-breeds/dog-breed-profiles/inactive-dog-breeds-profiles/article_3651.aspx http://www.dogchannel.com/dog-breeds/dog-breed-profiles/inac... I dunno. It seems they kill coyotes not too infrequently, but it doesn't seem like wolves usually stick around long enough to kill or be killed by a Komondor, indeed. Wolves don't generally choose to fight animals that can fight back, which I guess is the message of the original aphorism. But if the wolf stayed to fight, the Komondor would fight it to the death one way or another, and their ridiculous looking coat is apparently actually pretty good defense against predator's teeth, and they've got very powerful jaws. At any rate, it's clear the Komondor is a fearsome fighter, despite looking like a stuffed animal to us, heh. And it doesn't protect the herd merely by sounding the alarm, but by being powerful enough to defend against wolves, for sure. Wait, what's this thread about again?
  - pyre 11y ago
    > Wolves don't generally choose to fight animals that can fight back ... but Liam Neeson! (for those that don't get it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1601913 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1601913 )