QUOTE (Spock @ May 22 2014, 09:04 AM)
No, I really don't have a fear of dogs, just that twice I was chased by dogs - so I guess now I am apprehensive of the idea of dogs when walking. One time I rounded a corner and there was a pit bull standing guard to an auto repair place and he wasn't chained, he took off after me and the owner was yelling for him. The other time was early in the morning and a dog in a fenced-in back yard just ran and dove and slid right under the chain link fence and came out and stood in front of me snarling, I just tried not to look afraid and kept walking forward and he backed up, snarled then went for my legs, (better than my throat) and I kicked at him and jogged off and he eventually didn't come that far down the street. But those 2 times were enough for me to be very leery.
The assertive thing seemed to work with that 1 dog, but I don't think I could pull that off with a pit-bull.
I have to say I am not the only one though. There is a guy that walks every morning religiously that carries a stick with him too - and the thing about it is, we live in the suburbs, we're not out in the country.
Pit-bulls are actually extremely family friendly, obedient and protective. It's not the dog fault, but rather some bad owners which train their aggressive behaviour to attack/guard or the dog itself has been abused throughout it's life, it lashes out on what it thinks it can manage in pack order. Blame the owner, not the dog...
Dog detects your emotion feelings...
Owner shows fear towards the dog acting up, yelling, etc... which actually just encourages it more if repeated over and over, rather than a calm and firm order from the pack leader. Even the owner being alarmed that the dog is out of control and going to bite, encourages it. The dog works on the emotions, positive or negative doesn't matter. It can even gets to the point of racism or just wearing a simple hat/shades or look which can trigger it.
You run, this leads the dog to follow up even more on it's control.
Never show fear towards a dog and never run away from it. Just stand your ground or ignore it, walking away slowly. You want to appear as not a threat towards the dog or his owner, but also not something that can be easily targeted. This might seem really crazy at first. If your bond enough to stand ground, the dog is actually less likely to attack. 99% of dog attacks are due to the actions/emotions of others.
Don't yell, scream, etc - under very calm and controlled. Don't make eye contact, since that could also cause the dog to lunge. Make yourself rigid and motionless like a tree. In many cases the dog will lose interest and walk away if you ignore him. He might dash up to you, but then stop and bark rather than attack. Running away can awaken the dog's prey instinct to chase and catch animals.
If the dog does actually attack, actually offer the arm to be the area bitten. Fully understand it's against the law for a pet to attack a human and will be put down. Use your weight to push the dog sideways, this will off balance it. If it's still coming, grab from the jaw and pull the top/bottom in opposite directions (sideways). Or grab the two front legs and pull them outwards. This will either disable or even kill the animal - so use as last reaction only.
I would go empty handed and attempt to not appear as a target or threat, but if you really wanted protection, use pepper spray or similar, rather than a weapon / bat. Some dogs understand a weapon as an actual threat, specially if it's been used on them in the past and learn to attack those people more.
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This post has been edited by Azzaboi: May 22 2014, 12:24 AM