Creepy!

[moosmum]

No,Sorry,meant out as in no one locked up.They both sleep inside for safety,but have free access in/out while were awake.

Its all good now anyway. I took Moss with me down the front where its clear to check my horses and saw the guy being picked up. In hind sight,likely just a scared bloke who had no idea what he was in for and got another fright here. :laugh: Wolf Creek :)

The bush isn't so thick he needed the tomahawk,but he might have been scared enough to bring it with out thinking how that would look.

I'll still sleep easier tonight.

Edited February 10, 2013 by moosmum

[moosmum]

So scary! Glad the dogs and OH were there! When I was a kid my dad bought a remote farm and just before we moved there some strangers turned up asking for petrol for their car but beat the then farmer up, cut the phone lines, held the family hostage overnight and ransacked the place for food and anything of value. I think they also took their vehicle. The ticky found the family the next day and got the husband medical help. None of this worried my dad of course and we never had a good yard dog either! My sister's remote farm on the other hand - her yard dogs know me but even I wouldn't try and get in the house without her being there to give the ok! Lots of shooters ignore the no trespass signs and get run off the property!

That guy may have taken the tomahawk thinking he'd need it to cut through brush to get to your place but he is clearly loopy walking when it is getting dark in unfamiliar terrain and he obviously doesn't have a clue about farm life to think he can just wander in to a stranger's property. I'd also ring the police and let them know because he is an accident waiting to happen. He may turn up at someone else's place. He may come back to your place and get attacked by the dogs or he may even succumb to thirst or a snake bite at the property he is supposed to be living at. Better the police know he's in the area I reckon. The dog's knew from the time they laid eyes on him that he wasn't supposed to be there - they are a good judge of character.

We had a similar thing here about 20 yrs ago,on a nearby property.1 girl escaped to another couple and the police were called. When the fellow realised she'd gone and police on their way he ran here.

I was alone with 3 small kids when I saw him creeping through the grass into a rocky knoll in front of the house.The kids were all inside. It sounded like my husbands car coming around the hill.It looked like an ambush I had no defense but grabbed a dog I knew would be useless and challenged the guy.

In the end,it was the police coming 'round the hill.The couple who reported it had been watching him through binoculars until he'd disapeared over the hill, On speaker with police.

No one was hurt,police were there almost as soon as the guy was close to me.But it could have been very different.

After that,I need to know my dog will back me up.I don't ask or want more than that.

Its likely the reason why this bloke got to me so much. :)

So I'm proud of my boy,'cos hes not so much a yard dog as a family companion and farm helper who loves cuddles foals,kittens and babies of all sorts. :D

[poochmad]

Glad the police have him. It would be interesting to know his reasons. Thank god your dog alerted you to him. What a good boy!

[Dame Aussie]

Oh glad to hear he's gone!!