Mnt. Lion Mistaken for Dog
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From: BULELK1
10-Jan-25
BULELK1's Link
Kinda crazy Live News footage.
Enjoy,
Robb
From: olddogrib
10-Jan-25
It's probably good she didn't stop and try to pet it!
From: Ken
10-Jan-25
I once mistook a golden retriever for a mountain lion. It came by my stand in really tall grass. Luckily, I figured it out before shots were fired.
From: JayZ
10-Jan-25
In her defense I'm sure the camera lights were shining in her face and she couldn't see all that well. Crazy that a mountain lion would walk that closely to her.
From: Saphead
10-Jan-25
NO WAY
From: scent
10-Jan-25
There is a Russian guy on tictoc raising a Mt.Lion, kind of crazy but the lion loves this dude!
From: Castle Oak
10-Jan-25
Maybe but the ears don't look like a mt lion.
From: elkmtngear
10-Jan-25
Ears tell me it's a dog.
From: Zbone
10-Jan-25
Yeah, ears and the way it walks, my guess dog,,, maybe...8^)
From: Jbrink
10-Jan-25
100% dog ears,tail,long hair
From: Two Dogs
10-Jan-25
Looks like a dog to me.
From: greenmountain
10-Jan-25
If I was not told it was a cougar I would say dog. The gait and size reinforce that feeling.
From: 2WildBill
10-Jan-25
IMHO,the black tip on an upturned tail that doesn't hang but extends rearward, is too cat like to mistake,
From: APauls
10-Jan-25
Add one vote to dog camp
From: t-roy
10-Jan-25
No way that’s a lion.
From: Aspen Ghost
10-Jan-25
It doesn't behave like a mountain lion. What wild mountain lion would casually walk by a lit up human in a neighborhood who is speaking? It didn't even look at her. It basically completely ignores her existence.
From: Copperhead
10-Jan-25
It's a dog, the camera angle can be misleading. Tail is not long enough, long pointy ears, it's gait and build. Not to mention that it was way too relaxed in a setting that would have been most stressful to a mountain lion, even if it was a tame one.
From: Bowaddict
10-Jan-25
Another vote for dog, looks like neighbors malinois. Not enough sag behind shoulders, hair, ears and walk.
From: Mpdh
10-Jan-25
Looks like shepherd mix dog.
From: Aspen Ghost
10-Jan-25
Aspen Ghost's Link
Well it had dog feet.
From: Corax_latrans
10-Jan-25
Gait, size, white patches on the backs of the ears and the shape of the head (as represented by the shadow on the grass)…… And the way that the critter sort of snaked its way into the grass… that’s just REALLY predator-like to me…..
Truth is, I can see why a lot of people think it was a lion, but there’s just not enough there for me to be sure either way…
I have a LOT of trouble imagining any kind of circumstances under which a lion would be casually strolling past that much human activity… but if someone had documented the tracks and came up with clear Cat signal, I’d be a whole lot more “well, I’ll be damned” than “No Efffing Way”….
From: Corax_latrans
10-Jan-25
Third option: “OK, yeah, that’s what I figured, but glad to have proof. “
Third option: “OK, yeah, that’s what I figured, but glad to have proof. “
Hah! Cross-posted with AG.
Must be an older dog…. I don’t walk like a young dog anymore, either. ;)
From: RonP
10-Jan-25
i'm in the dog camp
From: greg simon
10-Jan-25
Dog that resembles a lion.
From: Norseman
10-Jan-25
Ears on top, gate, small feet, all point away from lion.
Tail and color are lionish, but that’s about it.
From: bigswivle
10-Jan-25
There is a Russian guy on tictoc raising a Mt.Lion, kind of crazy but the lion loves this dude!
These stores always have the most entertaining endings
From: Bigfoot
10-Jan-25
Prints have claws - dog. Lions don't walk with extended claws.
From: Norseman
10-Jan-25
Lesser Wold
Or
Chupacabra
From: Bou'bound
10-Jan-25
Dog at birth and through early years but now transitioning to feline it looks Like. You can always tell their origin prevails regardless of how they act or move.
From: Trying hard
10-Jan-25
Sure would help to have profile view ...seems the walk like a dog...but really long tail
From: Shug
10-Jan-25
Canine
From: sitO
10-Jan-25
From: dnovo
10-Jan-25
That's what I first noticed is the ears. Wrong shape and size and the gait wasn't a lion.
From: deerhunter72
10-Jan-25
My jaw dropped at first and then I realized that it must a dog. But wow! That lady didn’t miss a beat!!
From: LUNG$HOT
12-Jan-25
100% a dog.
From: olddogrib
12-Jan-25
Pretty lady though, maybe her mom is a cougar!
From: Norseman
13-Jan-25
