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<blockquote data-quote="Linda" data-source="post: 55051" data-attributes="member: 50"><p>Bulls are walking hormones and, as such, are inherently unpredictable. We have gentle bulls. We do not pet our bulls. When the bull is out on pasture and I have fencing to do, I always take my dog. That dog minds well, but lives for the moment he is given permission to teach a bull some respect. When he was six months old, he was run over by a bull and has hated them ever since. I much prefer to pen the bull on the opposite side of the fence from where I am working - or even further away. </p><p></p><p>Yesterday I threw an open bale of straw into our bull corral. The bull has never paid much attention to straw, other than to leisurely inspect it. Yesterday, he decided to spin circles on top of that straw. He was playing, but I was astonished at how fast that fat bull could spin. I'm glad it was straw and not a person. </p><p></p><p>Anyone who pets or rubs a bovine anywhere ahead of the shoulder is only teaching that animal that it's ok to play with humans. Not a safe thing to do. </p><p></p><p>We had an unfortunate farmer flown into our trauma center a few weeks ago. No one was around when a bull crushed the man's head. He sustained a fatal head injury. It was so sad for him and for his family.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Linda, post: 55051, member: 50"] Bulls are walking hormones and, as such, are inherently unpredictable. We have gentle bulls. We do not pet our bulls. When the bull is out on pasture and I have fencing to do, I always take my dog. That dog minds well, but lives for the moment he is given permission to teach a bull some respect. When he was six months old, he was run over by a bull and has hated them ever since. I much prefer to pen the bull on the opposite side of the fence from where I am working - or even further away. Yesterday I threw an open bale of straw into our bull corral. The bull has never paid much attention to straw, other than to leisurely inspect it. Yesterday, he decided to spin circles on top of that straw. He was playing, but I was astonished at how fast that fat bull could spin. I'm glad it was straw and not a person. Anyone who pets or rubs a bovine anywhere ahead of the shoulder is only teaching that animal that it's ok to play with humans. Not a safe thing to do. We had an unfortunate farmer flown into our trauma center a few weeks ago. No one was around when a bull crushed the man's head. He sustained a fatal head injury. It was so sad for him and for his family. [/QUOTE]
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