# Racoon attacks dog, owner makes racoon his bitch **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 20, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052 "2013-07-20T19:22:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/1 "2013-07-20T19:22:52Z")
In keeping with the racoon theme. Owner defends his dog violently from racoon attack [vid](http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f44_1374341863) TRIGGER WARNING: You yourself may turn into a whiny weenie, if you feel _awful_, just _awful_ watching racoons getting violently manhandled (racoon lives, I think)by a human defending his dog. Human, in said vid did not have a discussion with said racoon in order to calm him or her down with the hopes that the racoon would peacefully have a change of heart and stop sticking it’s disease ridden fangs and nails into Toaster the dog. Nor did he just stand by and take cell phone pics for the police report. He got directly involved. Watch at your own risk. /s ---
**Author:** ![Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lion)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/2 "2013-07-20T19:55:31Z")
That was hilarious. Making this even more funny and bizarre is the fact that the raccoon chucker was Kevin Rose, founder of Digg and boy millionaire. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/3 "2013-07-20T19:58:31Z")
That dog is about as brave as mine is. High tailed it out of there. And there is no gentle way to toss a raccoon. My guess is that the raccoon bounced quite nicely and wasn’t even bruised. That thick fur makes for excellent crash landing padding. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/4 "2013-07-20T20:02:08Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > That dog is about as brave as mine is. High tailed it out of there. > > And there is no gentle way to toss a raccoon. My guess is that the raccoon bounced quite nicely and wasn’t even bruised. That thick fur makes for excellent crash landing padding. I hope the throw was fatal, because I’d want the damned thing tested for rabies. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/5 "2013-07-20T20:23:53Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > I hope the throw was fatal, because I’d want the damned thing tested for rabies. You have a very good point. From the video though it looks like about a 10 foot drop with maybe a little more velocity from the thrower. Considering the angle of the throw it looks like raccoon would most likely just bounce a little or skip on the pavement. My guess is that the raccoon just flipped to its feet and took off with nothing more damaging than a bad mood. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/6 "2013-07-21T00:37:59Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > I hope the throw was fatal, because I’d want the damned thing tested for rabies. And if it couldn’t be tested, I’d definitely get a professional recommendation on whether I needed shots. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/7 "2013-07-21T00:52:51Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > That dog is about as brave as mine is. High tailed it out of there. See, and I’m thinking the dog was the smart one. Good on the guy for rescuing his dog, but apparently going down the stairs after he tossed doesn’t seem like a good choice. Follow Toaster into the house and shut the door. ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/8 "2013-07-21T11:55:39Z")
That was unexpectedly hilarious. Raccoons have some nasty claws and can grip–he was lucky not to be scathed. ---
**Author:** ![chorpler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chorpler/32/2888_2.png) [@chorpler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chorpler)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/9 "2013-07-21T13:13:20Z")
Presumably the dog had already had a rabies vaccine, but wouldn’t Mr. Rose need to be vaccinated after that encounter just to be on the safe side? Assuming the raccoon survived and couldn’t be directly tested, that is, which seems very likely (those things are tough little creatures). ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/10 "2013-07-21T14:29:45Z")
That was an awesome throw, partially because he also spun the raccoon. I guess smashing it into the railing would be too much? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/11 "2013-07-25T06:55:18Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > See, and I’m thinking the dog was the smart one. Good on the guy for rescuing his dog, but apparently going down the stairs after he tossed doesn’t seem like a good choice. > > Follow Toaster into the house and shut the door. Maybe he was checking to see if it was dead, so he could get it tested if it were. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/12 "2013-07-25T07:38:21Z")
I don’t think I’d have the balls to actually grab on to a raccoon. Kudos for saving Toaster. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/13 "2013-07-25T08:58:49Z")
Yanno, he could have put in the description whether the raccoon ran away or not after getting Hulk smashed. I’m a little annoyed that millions of people have been left to wonder. ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/14 "2013-07-25T08:59:33Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > I don’t think I’d have the balls to actually grab on to a raccoon. Kudos for saving Toaster. Once upon a time I had a small dog, and she wanted to kill every living thing that was not a member of our immediate family. We lived next door to a guy who had two husky-wolf hybrids. They were pretty mellow, and generally ignored the omnicidal 14 lb terrier poodle cross. We kept the fence up pretty well, and all was good. One day she found a way under the fence. I was out in the yard at the time. She lunged into one of the other dogs and bit its leg, with the obvious intent of tearing that off so she could get to its throat. I vaulted over the fence, grabbed her and threw her back into our yard, and then and only then did I realize what a bad idea it was to throw myself into the territory of more than my weight of recently attacked pack carnivores. Had they been pissed off about the whole thing, I would at best have some interesting scars. We all looked at each other for a while, the general message being “Did that just happen? Really? Weird, huh? We all cool?”, and they let me leave through the gate (handy, as I have no idea how I got over the fence in the first place). You will do some deeply weird stuff when your dog is in danger. Of course, your dog would probably have some choice words for a bear that was hassling you, so it’s kinda fair. ---
**Author:** ![horsetech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dec6dc/32.png) [@horsetech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/horsetech)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/15 "2013-07-25T09:14:35Z")
I have nothing to add except that Toaster is the best dog name I’ve heard lately. Does the guy have another dog named Microwave? ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/16 "2013-07-25T12:34:06Z")
There’s something inherently hilarious about a racoon hurtling through the air. ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/17 "2013-07-25T22:34:55Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > See, and I’m thinking the dog was the smart one. Good on the guy for rescuing his dog, but apparently going down the stairs after he tossed doesn’t seem like a good choice. > > Follow Toaster into the house and shut the door. The editing and two camera angles makes it appear he goes down and hurls it a second time, but Rahoul the racoon is only hurled once. ---
**Author:** ![RickG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rickg/32/5174_2.png) [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/18 "2013-07-26T17:25:43Z")
FTR, Rose said on [This Week in Tech Episode 415](http://twit.tv/show/this-week-in-tech/415) that the raccoon took off, apparently unhurt. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/19 "2013-07-26T18:23:04Z")
There is an endless loop GIF at the bottom of this post of the raccoon toss that just cracks me up. [http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2013/07/what-happens-when-kevin-rose-goes-head-head-raccoon/67417/](http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2013/07/what-happens-when-kevin-rose-goes-head-head-raccoon/67417/) ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052/20 "2013-07-26T18:35:31Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > There is an endless loop GIF at the bottom of this post of the raccoon toss that just cracks me up. > > [The Atlantic](http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2013/07/what-happens-when-kevin-rose-goes-head-head-raccoon/67417/) I especially liked the last few frames, where the raccoon’s eyes are glowing. Looked just like a horror film special effect. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052.md?page=2)