Judicial combat between a man and a dog in 1361

Re:Judicial combat between a man and a dog in 1361 by dawnbreez on Saturday February 06, 2016 @11:08AM (#11048237)

Dogs are both faster and better armed than men.

However, the man has better reach in this case, and is (probably) trained better than the dog.

It's kind of a toss-up.

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Re:Judicial combat between a man and a dog in 1361 by amelius on Saturday February 06, 2016 @02:12PM (#11049232)

Dogs have less fear, because they don't know the inevitable outcome if they lose the fight.

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Re:Judicial combat between a man and a dog in 1361 by dawnbreez on Sunday February 07, 2016 @12:43PM (#11053785)

I wouldn't necessarily call that an advantage, or a disadvantage for that matter. The kind of person who is locked up by fear in a fight likely hasn't had enough training or experience to win the fight anyway.

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