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As a k-9 handler. The mildest form or aggression is running. So I know it is counter Intuitive. But first stop running. To the animal you appear as ‘prey’ when you run away.Got up for my daily 5am run through the neighborhood this morning as usual. As I slowed down and started to walk back to the house a medium-sized black dog that I have never seen before starts barking and charging at me from a house down the street. At first she was a good 25-30 yards away from it so I just continued walking in the opposite direction but she closed that gap in no time. I started to run thinking surely she would stop when I got far enough away from her house but no such luck. By this time I was in a dead sprint and was at least 75-100 yards away from the driveway that she came from. I turned around and she was just a few feet away growling showing her teeth and snapping at me. I realized that I couldn't outrun her and that she was definitely serious about attacking me. Her owner came running out of the house and called her off about two seconds before I was going to put her down. He apologized profusely afterwards and I did my best to be polite but I was not exactly in a good mood. He also said that she bit someone on a landscaping crew recently.
So what's the right thing to do in this situation? Do you have to wait until you actually have teeth marks on you before you do something about it? I'm very thankful that it didn't come to that because I don't want to kill anyone's pet. However I also have a right to run on a public road without being attacked by a vicious dog. Especially one that already has a history of biting people.
At 13 years old I didn't have a gun all I could do is finally get a hand full of nuts and squeezed until that Doberman started screaming and he ran off. Well he was trying to run........OK so how to avoid an attack has been covered. It's important we give some attention to what should be done in the event of an actual bite. ODT wisdom states that If the dog does latch on, put your finger up its butt.
What if he likes it?!OK so how to avoid an attack has been covered. It's important we give some attention to what should be done in the event of an actual bite. ODT wisdom states that If the dog does latch on, put your finger up its butt.
I have a hard time imagining Thor attacking somebody who didn't need attacking. He seems so even tempered and playful. I guess he would be thrilled to have a game of hose tug-of-war.
And if it's a real big dog, throw two...Throw it a Scooby Snack !!!!
I have a hard time imagining Thor attacking somebody who didn't need attacking. He seems so even tempered and playful. I guess he would be thrilled to have a game of hose tug-of-war.
I tried my best mick dundee imitation standing up to three chows that were all jumping 6' in the air towards my throat, nothing left of my new bloody armani suit & hartmann leather briefcase as I ran down west paces like richard prior with hair on fire. The owners were two emory doctors, should have sued the .... ... .... .Got up for my daily 5am run through the neighborhood this morning as usual. As I slowed down and started to walk back to the house a medium-sized black dog that I have never seen before starts barking and charging at me from a house down the street. At first she was a good 25-30 yards away from it so I just continued walking in the opposite direction but she closed that gap in no time. I started to run thinking surely she would stop when I got far enough away from her house but no such luck. By this time I was in a dead sprint and was at least 75-100 yards away from the driveway that she came from. I turned around and she was just a few feet away growling showing her teeth and snapping at me. I realized that I couldn't outrun her and that she was definitely serious about attacking me. Her owner came running out of the house and called her off about two seconds before I was going to put her down. He apologized profusely afterwards and I did my best to be polite but I was not exactly in a good mood. He also said that she bit someone on a landscaping crew recently.
So what's the right thing to do in this situation? Do you have to wait until you actually have teeth marks on you before you do something about it? I'm very thankful that it didn't come to that because I don't want to kill anyone's pet. However I also have a right to run on a public road without being attacked by a vicious dog. Especially one that already has a history of biting people.