White pointers are just another big friendly fish that can become "miss-guided" when they are hungry, Here (in the world capital for white pointers) we find that if you enter into a "pact" with them early on, that "if you leave them alone they will leave you alone" Its a bit like realising that if you step out in front of a speeding car it will probably kill you, but if you stand back and let it pass, you will live to say "what a great good looking car!