re: #57 Aunty Entity Dragon

Never stare at a tiger in the eye. I found that it really, really pisses them off in a serious way.

I got charged in the viewing enclosure at the Greensboro Science Center. The tiger was across the habitat and ran at me. He hit the plexiglass just a few feet from where I was standing (astonished) while two other women in the viewing area ran out screaming.

The cat must have taken it is a territorial challenge or something, but I never did it again.

That’s very aggressive behavior in the animal world. It leads to fightin’ time.

There’s a dog temperament test to stare down the dog. They pass if they look away first. When I’m having a battle of wills with my dogs I always state them down, always, because I don’t want them to get it in their little minds, for as much as one second, that they are alpha, because they’re not. I am. Full stop.

The longest starer is that damned dachshund. That 9 pound demon will stare the hell out of me. 5 minutes one time. Stare at a dog for 5 minutes. It feels like…an hour. But they have to be the one who breaks away first.

So, long story longer, probably best to not do that again. :-)