Can a pike inflict damage on a swimming dog?

Question

Can a pike inflict damage on a swimming dog?

Answer 1

Yes and they have been known to kill swans

Answer 2

Pike normally stick to eating small fish, crayfish, shrimp etc. but have also been known to attack small mammals when swimming

If the fish was hungry enough, it might attack a small dog. If it only hit once then I imagine the dog would be ok, but there could be damage done if the pike kept attacking

Answer 3

Yes, they can be very feroucous and have really strong jaws.

Answer 4

Too right it could if it had the nerve to get close enough to it, or if it was caught by surprise. Having been nipped by a Pike in the past I have always been careful since when handling them!

Answer 5

It depends.  If you sharpen the end of the pike and throw it with enough force you could probably scewer the dog pretty good.

Answer 6

A small one yeah.