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

Tigbit · #1 August 26th, 2003, 05:05 PM

A few years ago there was this dog that was out-of-yard and came after me accross the street. Well, I kept the lamp post between me and him. This went on for a bit till the owner came out and tried calling the not listening dog off. She said "if you don't run he won't chase you." Well, obviously a bad idea in my mind so I ask her to not hold it against me if I refuse to take her stupid advice. She did eventually get the dog away.

LOL! "Don't run and he won't chase you!"
Can you picture it? Dog on my throat. "You're right!" Gurgle. "He's not chasing anymore!"

Fyron · #2 August 26th, 2003, 09:07 PM

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.

Wardad · #3 August 26th, 2003, 10:26 PM

Several times during our walks I have had to protect my little dog. My wife was walking him alone one time and had a run in with a pit bull.

Picking up the little dog and holding him up high helps, if help is nearby.

I have had to kick some of these attackers. They are easily distracted by hands. A good snap kick connecting the top of the foot to the bottom of the jaw will adjust their attitudes quickly.
I had to threaten one twice to get him to retreat.
I may have broken some doggie jaws.

I have found pepper spray to be much more effective and not harmfull. I have even seen it done on COPS against some dangerous drug dealer dogs.

Pepper Spray the dog and wait for it to blink once. They become pretty sulky and retreat.
I wish that punk skate boarding kid who lost control of his dog had also attacked me. I should have pepper sprayed his mouth.

Loser · #4 August 27th, 2003, 02:44 AM

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Originally posted by Wardad:
I have found pepper spray to be much more effective and not harmfull.

That answer is much better than my previous.

Ah, the Chemical Solution.

DavidG · #5 August 27th, 2003, 03:18 AM

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Originally posted by Tigbit:
She said "if you don't run he won't chase you." Well, obviously a bad idea in my mind so I ask her to not hold it against me if I refuse to take her stupid advice. She did eventually get the dog away.

hehe yea. That's the funny thing about owners of dogs that have just attacked another animal or person. It's always the other guys fault.
I saw a guy on some court TV show pull this one. His large attack dog raced out of his open front door and attacked a small dog on the sidewalk. His excuse?? Well the dog on the sidewalk (walking beside his owner) didn't have a leash on!!! Duh wait a minute didn't your dog just race out of the house without a leash? Oh yes but if the dog on the sidewalk had a leash he would have been OK. HUH??

Kamog · #6 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 · #7 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 ]