You think your dog is a bad ass?

That is a hyena which is more closely related to the mongoose than to dogs.

Awwww ... whadduhsweetybooboo ... yes, he is ... yes, he is ... whosduhbaby, huh? whosduhbaby? Yeah. Yousduhbaby.

Yep, a Hyena. Here's more

http://www.pieterhugo.com/nigeria/index.html

I never knew hyenas were so big!

Hyenas have been known to kill and eat lions when starved! I would not like to £uck with that thing! But ladies - what about its owner?

Nice muscles, wouldn't mess with him.

That is a dog?

Pieter Hugo - I think we've used some of his pics in our magazine.

Hyenas are part of the dog family - wild dogs. They have incredibly powerful jaws.

As for the Nigirian - a mean muscled machine.

LOL!! This brings to mind this article I just read.

http://www.cracked.com/article_15853_6-cutest-animals-that-can-still-destroy-you.html

Scroll down to the part about dingos