Gull Terrier v Striped Hyena

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Me, Lincoln and Antonio all saw that Pitbull beating the shit out of a striped hyena in a ditch, and I've seen multiple baiting matches of gull terriers and striped hyenas.
There's also the video of the Boerboel thrashing the striped hyena in a trailer, and a video I didn't see but it was some sighthounds pinning a hyena in a trailer from what I've heard.
The Gull Terrier would struggle to kill the hyena, but a 55lbs Gull Terrier would eventually take out an 100lb striped hyena.

[Hardcastle]

The only good thing I can say about striped hyenas is they seem to be weirdly good at keeping their feet. In all the LGD vs hyena videos (I've seen 3) the hyena can't really fight back much BUT it does maintain it's footing. Even when there are 2 or 3 big dogs attacking it. In the pitbull vs striped hyena video the pitbull does knock the hyena over in the initial collision, but the hyena regains it's feet and then stays up. My memory of the boerboel vs brown hyena in a trailer video is a little murky, it's been a long time, I wish I could see it again. I think the hyena was taken down a couple of times but kept getting up.

It's interesting because wolves and big cats both get taken down onto their backs and are kept there and basically never get up again. Some argue the cat "wants to fight from it's back" but that's neither here nor there, if it does it is even dumber than it looks because that is where you go to die under these dogs. That is when they can work their hold in a more devasating fashion and cause real damage.
The hyena is hard to damage anyway, but if it can maintain it's footing it will be especially difficult for the dog to do any real damage, it will just be "lugging it" indefinitely like it's a hog if both are on their feet.

The offense of the hyena sucks, despite the reputation of the jaws they are just very bad at using them. The skill and footwork and control of the dog means it probably won't take any damage, but the problem is it may not do any damage, and eventually it will get tired. I remember reading an 1800s account about hunting dogs attacking a hyena to a standstill until they were overheated and the guy shot the hyena. He then noted that the hyena had some holes in it's skin but no damage in the underlying tissue, which he found extremely peculiar after butchering and inspecting countless animals that had been attacked by dogs. I believe that was actually a spotted hyena. Even though the dogs got exhausted and couldn't continue the hyena still never hurt any of them. Hyenas are kind of weirdly passive in nearly every fight I've seen with any animal.

[lincoln]

Both of you guys said what I was thinking, the Gull terr would probably beat down the hyena but may have a hard time killing it