Reply to: I'm trying really hard not to laugh....

[DaveB]

Advice from a farmer friend back when we rented grazing from him. As a general rule Cows hate dogs. Cows with calfs are down right dangerous, especially if you get between them.

If possible simply do not enter a field of cows if you have a dog with you. If you can't avoid it walk quickly and confidently staying as far from the cows as you can at all times. If they spook and start to charge let the dog go. The cows will go for the dog not you, and the dog can run a damn sight faster than you can.

[up4it]

Cows do charge and I experienced about 200 charging str8 at me once. Led by a huge cow with massive horns

I just managed to run about 200 yards and dived str8 over a fence to avoid them. I think the Jack Russel dog may have spooked them even though he was on a lead.

It was a pretty scarey experience!

[shaunbhoy]

but I can't help it... seriously, I spent a lot of my time in the country... cows don't charge!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8089498.stm

I noticed that the article suggested that he had been offered advice by
A. Pratt. No change there then!!

[cailin maith]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/8112048.stm

Yikes!!

[DimPrawn]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/8112048.stm

[expat]

Bullocks are like teenage boys hanging round a street corner: bored, curious, and liable to be obstreperous. They can easily cause you harm, even accidentally out of high spirits, and as with the lads, high spirits can easily tip over into group aggression.

And a cow will definitely charge to protect her calf. You get out of the way fast in that case. The only time I've seen a farmer leap a fence to get out of the way was for a cow: he would stand in front of a bull to steer (sorry!) him into a field, but not in from of a mummy cow.

[Mich the Tester]

Aren't they big obnoxious bastards?
(Hmmm, )

They taste good.

[cojak]

[Churchill]

Charolais cattle are well known for being nasty bast ards..

Never give them an inch unless you know you can get there first...

Aren't they big obnoxious bastards?
(Hmmm, )

[cojak]

Charolais and limousin cattle are well known for being nasty bast ards..

Never give them an inch unless you know you can get there first...

[Cyberman]

Bulls maybe but I've honestly never seen a cow charging. My best friend grew up on a dairy farm and I spent weekends, summers after school etc on the farm with her and never had a problem.... maybe they were just particularly docile cows

Cows do charge to protect their young. A friend's mother in law suffered brain damage in a similar incident 20 years ago.

[BoredBloke]

Speaking of your son Tony, did you ever sort out the bullies? Is he ok now?

Yes - things seemed to calm down and his nasty b1tch of a TA saw somebody picking on him. He was diagnosed with Aspergers also a short while ago which explains a lot of his behaviour and traits. All good fun being a parent isn't it!

Jeez what is it with English cows? Super agressive!!

Mad ones!

[SillyMilly]

There are Dexters (short-legged, small cattle) on our Common. They're pretty placid but there are a couple who like to charge dogs.

Well, it's a sort of slow trot really, funny to watch, the dogs shift out of the way pretty quickly but it's quite amusing to watch.

[Sysman]

Since the US came into WWII to be exact.

And not only did they turn up to two World Wars late, they brought chewing gum and ladies stockings.

[threaded]

I've seen them ganging up on a dog, which is more or less what happened here.

Especially dangerous if they're milking.

You hear of people getting killed every year this way.

The farmers can't put up warning notices, because if they did, then they're liable.

Daft innit.