OT: And you thought the world was sane...

Kamog · #1 August 27th, 2003, 03:54 AM

According to this article "How to defend yourself against a dog attack" the best defence is to stand absolutely still. If the dog is trained to attack, then you don't have much of a chance in a fight if you're unarmed. Pepper spray works on some dogs but not on others.

Tigbit · #2 August 27th, 2003, 05:46 AM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Actually, in cases where the dog is not intent on killing you, just trying to scare you, running is the worst thing you can do, because it will show fear. This could incite the hunter instinct in the dog, making the situation worse. If you back away slowly, in most cases the dog will not follow you. Showing fear to a dog is one of the worst things you can do. Unless you can run faster than the dog, which is unlikely, try not to just run all out away from it.

Now there's the trick right? Knowing which it is. I figure that my throat is more important to me than testing the owner's theory and risking being on the business end of a statistic.

Also do take note that I was rather cool the whole time, and as I mentioned, kept the lamp post between me and the dog. I could have kept that up for as long as I needed. If I had to I could have let the dog tear away at my bookbag while beating it over the nose. But that would have been a waste of energy and I am lazy.

[ August 27, 2003, 04:49: Message edited by: Tigbit ]

Tigbit · #3 August 27th, 2003, 05:50 AM

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Originally posted by Kamog:
According to this article "How to defend yourself against a dog attack" the best defence is to stand absolutely still. If the dog is trained to attack, then you don't have much of a chance in a fight if you're unarmed. Pepper spray works on some dogs but not on others.

Tell ya what, bud. YOU stand perfectly still and I'll just keep the animal on the other side of the post okay?

narf poit chez BOOM · #4 August 27th, 2003, 08:48 AM

you can calm barking dogs amazingly by talking nicely to them. didn't work on one dog that decided to follow me and growl. growling back at it worked, though.

uh, it might not work if you don't have a bunch of contained anger and can seriously growl if your upset.

Phoenix-D · #5 August 27th, 2003, 09:12 AM

"Now there's the trick right? Knowing which it is. I figure that my throat is more important to me than testing the owner's theory and risking being on the business end of a statistic."

Regardless if it wants to hurt you or not, running is a bad idea.

Most dogs are faster than you, and the bigger ones don't even have to use teeth to take you down, trust me. If it is aggressive, you're screwed. If its not, you take a big chance of -making- it aggressive by running.

dogscoff · #6 August 27th, 2003, 10:10 AM

Stand absolutely still, eh?

No thanks.

Loser · #7 August 27th, 2003, 02:27 PM

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Originally posted by dogscoff:
Stand absolutely still, eh?

No thanks.

Yeah, not only do I second the "That sounds like a bad idea", but I don't think I could do that. I am not naturally paralyzed by fear or lighter levels of anxiety. I make no claim to calm rational behavior in threatened situations, but my natural reaction is active. I also haven't run from anything since I was ten (not in the literal sense, anyway). The part of me that's in control when the stink hits the fan seem to follow the policy "When in doubt, charge!". Any confrontation is responded to with a confrontational response. I do not doubt this could get me in trouble.

That may be one of the reasons I can't keep a girl (then again, maybe I should just stop dating floozies and flakes).