The myth of the Hanshee{sic.} unveiled.

[Rick]

I'm afraid this phenomenon is universal . When my Son walked across Europe last year he ran into the same unfriendly dog phenomenon .
He and his friends quickly discovered that the simple act of bending over to pick up a stone would cause an immediate retreat by the offending canid .
They never had to throw the stone , the very act of picking one up was enough .