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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Apr 24, 2022 19:17:45 GMT -5
The Perilous Dreamer Post-Apocalyptic movies and games are some of my favorite things and I honestly hadn't thought of the feral dogs. Whenever I get Gamma World again or Mutant Future, I'm going to make sure I add encounter possibilities for feral and mutated dogs. hengest That's a very relatable story. I think many of us had similar encounters in our youth. Feral dogs could be serously ugly. It might be interesting to have the possibility of re-taming some of the feral population.This is the Wikipedia entry on the Pleistocene wolf, a purported ancestor of the modern dog. Fascinating stuff here. Also on the general entry about the origin of the domestic dog. Frightening to think about. We have it very easy these days in terms of wild animals. It was not always so (and I guess still is not so in many places). The novel My Ántonia by Willa Cather has a character from Bohemia who tells a horrible story of a wedding party attacked by about thirty wolves. That's a great idea and it makes sense to have the possibility of re-taming some of the feral dogs. I dig that idea! Those links are cool and I'm going to read some more of them. |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 24, 2022 19:18:12 GMT -5
The Perilous Dreamer Post-Apocalyptic movies and games are some of my favorite things and I honestly hadn't thought of the feral dogs. Whenever I get Gamma World again or Mutant Future, I'm going to make sure I add encounter possibilities for feral and mutated dogs. hengest That's a very relatable story. I think many of us had similar encounters in our youth. I think for movies, hengest they just don't want to use the time for that scene. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Apr 24, 2022 19:19:22 GMT -5
The Perilous Dreamer This is a very good point. I wonder if plans have been made for this in films and then scrapped because it would be too hard to film. You aren't going to get a good feel with CGI creatures, even now, and I imagine that using a whole pack of dogs, even well-trained actor dogs, would be very difficult, although I don't know anything about this so I am just guessing. Many domestic animals are neutered but I guess many are not and they would not need long to start reproducing and become what you describe. With due respect to that dog, to my knowledge it was not a feral dog and it did not attack me. I was definitely scared though. Now I could take a dog that size, but then I was a kid and not so experienced. I guess it just thought it was doing its job, although I am pretty sure I was on public property. Often dogs are loose where they are not really supposed to be and some are dangerous, while others you stand your ground and don't look at their eyes and make eye contact. Don't turn and run unless it is to easily get on top of something before they can get too you. Estimates of 69% to 80% of dogs are neutered and about 80%-85% of cats are neutered according to Google. I would have guessed under 50%. Out in the rural areas where I grew up in the 60s it was very low. So that would help weed the numbers down faster than I thought. Even so, I dog is one danger level, 10 are another and 20 or more you are in deep. Just like people in mobs are mindless and dangerous, dogs and other pack animals are the same. I would have NEVER guessed the number of neutered cats & dogs are that high. |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 24, 2022 20:14:22 GMT -5
Often dogs are loose where they are not really supposed to be and some are dangerous, while others you stand your ground and don't look at their eyes and make eye contact. Don't turn and run unless it is to easily get on top of something before they can get too you. Estimates of 69% to 80% of dogs are neutered and about 80%-85% of cats are neutered according to Google. I would have guessed under 50%. Out in the rural areas where I grew up in the 60s it was very low. So that would help weed the numbers down faster than I thought. Even so, I dog is one danger level, 10 are another and 20 or more you are in deep. Just like people in mobs are mindless and dangerous, dogs and other pack animals are the same. I would have NEVER guessed the number of neutered cats & dogs are that high. Me either, I would have guessed 40% and have been way off. |
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Post by hengest on Apr 24, 2022 20:32:24 GMT -5
The Perilous Dreamer I get it if they don't want to use the time to do it as flavor, but I can't even think of one where feral dogs are a plot point. I remember during the 80s, Bob Barker always promoted neutering on The Price is Right. I think there was a significant campaign in those years to promote the practice. I know my mom reports that none of them were neutered where she grew up.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 24, 2022 20:35:38 GMT -5
Feral dogs could be serously ugly. It might be interesting to have the possibility of re-taming some of the feral population.This is the Wikipedia entry on the Pleistocene wolf, a purported ancestor of the modern dog. Fascinating stuff here. Also on the general entry about the origin of the domestic dog. Frightening to think about. We have it very easy these days in terms of wild animals. It was not always so (and I guess still is not so in many places). The novel My Ántonia by Willa Cather has a character from Bohemia who tells a horrible story of a wedding party attacked by about thirty wolves. That's a great idea and it makes sense to have the possibility of re-taming some of the feral dogs. I dig that idea! Those links are cool and I'm going to read some more of them. If you already have suitable dogs for the apocalypse, protecting them as they help you is one of your tasks. You don't want your five good dogs killed by a pack of 20 or 30 feral dogs. One thing is breeding and keeping the right numbers of dogs and cross breeding them with other peoples dogs so they don't get inbred. If you see a fine looking feral dog you might want to capture it and whether you tame it or not, use it for breeding stock. |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 24, 2022 20:39:33 GMT -5
The Perilous Dreamer Post-Apocalyptic movies and games are some of my favorite things and I honestly hadn't thought of the feral dogs. Whenever I get Gamma World again or Mutant Future, I'm going to make sure I add encounter possibilities for feral and mutated dogs. hengest That's a very relatable story. I think many of us had similar encounters in our youth. Mine too, and the problem with feral dogs, I cannot remember ever seeing included. Feral hogs is another serious one. In the south there are places present day where feral hogs are a problem. |
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Post by hengest on Apr 24, 2022 20:45:44 GMT -5
The Perilous Dreamer Post-Apocalyptic movies and games are some of my favorite things and I honestly hadn't thought of the feral dogs. Whenever I get Gamma World again or Mutant Future, I'm going to make sure I add encounter possibilities for feral and mutated dogs. hengest That's a very relatable story. I think many of us had similar encounters in our youth. Mine too, and the problem with feral dogs, I cannot remember ever seeing included. Feral hogs is another serious one. In the south there are places present day where feral hogs are a problem. Apparently there are feral hogs all over parts of the Northeast, too. I had no idea. I guess there's not much in the way of predators for them around here these days... Gamma World with feral dogs and feral hogs, what a setting. |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 24, 2022 22:40:43 GMT -5
The Perilous Dreamer I get it if they don't want to use the time to do it as flavor, but I can't even think of one where feral dogs are a plot point. I remember during the 80s, Bob Barker always promoted neutering on The Price is Right. I think there was a significant campaign in those years to promote the practice. I know my mom reports that none of them were neutered where she grew up. I don't remember ever seeing it as a plot point or even a throw away line. When I was a kid the only dogs that where neutered were males that you did not want to breed. I don't remember females being neutered. |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 24, 2022 22:41:19 GMT -5
Mine too, and the problem with feral dogs, I cannot remember ever seeing included. Feral hogs is another serious one. In the south there are places present day where feral hogs are a problem. Apparently there are feral hogs all over parts of the Northeast, too. I had no idea. I guess there's not much in the way of predators for them around here these days... Gamma World with feral dogs and feral hogs, what a setting.  |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Apr 29, 2022 8:20:10 GMT -5
Apparently there are feral hogs all over parts of the Northeast, too. I had no idea. I guess there's not much in the way of predators for them around here these days... Gamma World with feral dogs and feral hogs, what a setting.  That's how you get...  Bebop |
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 29, 2022 22:05:09 GMT -5
That's how you get... Bebop Good one! |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Apr 30, 2022 17:59:45 GMT -5
I'm not Catholic but religion and religious practices fascinate me tremendously. I enjoy visiting Cathedrals, Churches, etc. to see the architecture and learn the history of the places. One thing I've always *thought* I might like to do is spend a short time with some Monks to experience it for a weekend or maybe a full week. I may be wrong, but I think it could be very interesting. Who knows?
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Post by hengest on Apr 30, 2022 19:14:16 GMT -5
I expect the rhythm of life, if you stayed for more than a day or two, would being to feel very different. How exactly, I can't say, since I don't have this experience, but it sounds like a major departure from the way most modern people structure their days. The Semi-Retired Gamer |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Apr 30, 2022 19:50:30 GMT -5
I expect the rhythm of life, if you stayed for more than a day or two, would being to feel very different. How exactly, I can't say, since I don't have this experience, but it sounds like a major departure from the way most modern people structure their days. The Semi-Retired Gamer Oh, I believe it would be a major departure. I understand what you're saying about the rhythm of life feeling different. I assume that you could become more receptive to the natural (?) world. Something like becoming attuned to the interaction between your aura and the world around it. Some may call it "the third eye" or "zen" or "aligning your chakras" but I think it would be a similar experience or change. On a somewhat related note, I spent a weekend at a New Age community in Tahlequah called Sparrowhawk Village back in 1990 or 1991. I did some roofing work, and the boss was a member of the community. It was a pretty cool weekend. The community was right next to the Illinois River, and it was like any other small community except most of the home-owners were members of the spiritual organization. All of the members I talked to were super polite and I left at the end of that weekend with a stack of books on various subjects. They really enjoyed talking to people about crystals, meditation, and all sorts of other New Age subjects. I love learning about different religions so it was fascinating to me. |
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Post by Q. F o s t e r on May 18, 2022 13:40:42 GMT -5
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Post by Q. F o s t e r on May 18, 2022 13:41:11 GMT -5
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on May 18, 2022 18:46:50 GMT -5
If you're looking for a great vacation spot - especially if you have children - you might want to check out the Great Wolf Lodge. I took the kids and it was an absolute blast. They even have a D&D type game you can buy a wand for and travel around the hotel finding treasure, overcoming obstacles, etc.
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Good one!
