Defending Yourself From an Angry Dog: A Real Worst-Case Scenario

re: Defending Yourself From an Angry Dog: A Real Worst-Case Scenario

skane — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:07:33 GMT

How about just whiping out my trusty 45 auto and giveing the dog a lead headache, works good for two legged dogs as well.

re: Defending Yourself From an Angry Dog: A Real Worst-Case Scenario

Pat 444 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:03:16 GMT

I was attacked on two different times by small dogs who tried to bite my feet. The first one when I was 25, and walking on the street, calmly, wearing a red winter coat. I had been told not to be scared but to scare it. So I tried to take a small stone from the ground just to scare, but I was wrong, b/c the dog got more excited, and he would never decide to leave. The second time, I was going into my son's appartment building, when suddenly, and with a big frenzy a small dog ran onto me. The lady who owned him and had taken him out for a walk was not even calling him back. I almost felt his teeth on my feet, I was standing not moving, already thinking to kick him off, and at last the owner called, and that dog was not even thinking to leave. After being called two more times, it just realized it had to go back. I was saved! He could have bitten me.

When I asked afterwards another dog ownerabout what would happen if I kicked the dog off, he said the owner could sue anybody who kicked her dog.

What would youI do in such a case when the owner did not call the dog back, and the dog kept getting angry around your feet, not listening to the owner?

re: Defending Yourself From an Angry Dog: A Real Worst-Case Scenario

Inkha — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:16:27 GMT

I have a doberman dog, he is 10 yrs old now and when visitors come to see me I always ask them to ignore the dog, let him have a good 'nose full' i.e. sniff and when he wants to be patted, then you can pat him and talk to him at the same time. Running away from a barking and angry dog is like prey to him and he will set off and try and catch you, very bad move. Standing still, I know it takes courage, trying to talk calmly to him with no trace of fear and avoid looking him in the eye will help him to calm down and realize that he 'met his match' i.e. another domineering being.inkha