r/interestingasfuck • u/SnackSamurai • 4d ago

Women stand still to escape from a bear

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u/FundamentalAttribute 4d ago

Happened to me once when delivering. I was half way up the drive way when a dog came around the house and started barking and running at me. I froze for a quarter second mid step and just kept power walking. The dog ran into my leg and just sort of kept barking in lower volume but almost like it didn't know what to do cause I wasn't running. The homeowner came out, apologized and got the dog. The homeowner was also a bit surprised at my lack of reaction and the dogs reaction.

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u/goose-de-terre 4d ago

My dog is a herder and he bites strangers. We have so many signs, gates, etc. around our property warning drivers not to come in but delivery guys still sometimes think we’re bluffing. Confirmed the worst thing you can do is run away. I’m always jumping out of the house yelling STOP MOVING!

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u/FundamentalAttribute 1d ago

God i wish these homeowners would put signs like that. Most expect me to walk to their front door past their gate to deliver, which i have no problem with but then they have a dog they didn't warn me about because 'they're friendly' or the gate is locked so I can't deliver front door.