So - you are attacked by a dog….

[Pedro]

CS spray, that was issued to the police initially although down the line a bit it was changed to pepper spray, doesn't work, at least not effectively. Our trainers said that spraying in the face might have some effect because dogs don't like being sprayed with liquid in the face. But in full attack mode, I wouldn't like to depend on that.

Basically, find a weapon. Preferably a long and wieldy something to keep the dog at bay. A piece of iron, a hefty frying pan or similar. Metal is good, the dog can't latch onto it as much as wood.

However, there are some dogs that if they get latched onto you, you are going to have a real problem. Pit bulls and similar breeds. I'm sure some will recall (I think it was in London) police went to a house for reasons I can't remember and the dog there latched onto an officer's arm, injuring it badly and continuing to injure. Nothing they did could shift it. Eventually one of the cops used his firearm and shot it. There was an awful hue and cry about that!

Dogs are, of course very good at discerning people's state of mind. A smile and some kind words delivered confidently often works. Defensive postures, sudden awkward movements, screaming and shouting and running away encourages the opposite. Doesn't always work though. But you can usually tell people who "don't like dogs."

 

[hoodwink]

Apparently pepper spray doesn't work on dogs? Back in the day in France they did things differently. Harsh some may say...but back then to be bitten by a dog carried the risk of your catching rabies from the bite. I am just old enough to remember British public information films about the danger of rabies coming back in the UK. Nuff said. As they say. And in America too judging from this advertisement.

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I used to have a Forehand Arms co Revolver. 1889, i think it was made. I was told the bullet would hit the floor or ceiling but nothing in front within 15 feet.
It was my grandfathers to keep the peace in a rough pub, also the occasional dog I’m sure.

 

[One on top of two]

I would set my rape alarm off

 

[enfieldspares]

CS spray, that was issued to the police initially although down the line a bit it was changed to pepper spray, doesn't work, at least not effectively.

Ah. Thank you. CS not pepper that didn't affect dogs. Thank you. I knew I had read something somewhere.

 

[viking90]

Its a horrible experience being bitten. I've spent many an hour myself as a decoy and its not pleasant even wearing sleeves. One particular German shepherd would bite so hard you could feel the bones twist in your arm and you couldnt drop the sleeve because it was pinned to you. A Mali like my own tends to bite on and rag about to make up for their lack of body weight which can cause its own problems like sawing through bite equipment. Large bull breeds and big shepherd's are quite capable of grabbing on and pulling you down just by their sheer weight. This also includes breaking bones.
I think you'd have to offer the attacking dog something like an arm and accept the fact its going to get fu*ked up while you reach for your keys or something to stab it in the soft spots like eyes, belly etc. Either way I reckon you'd have to be pretty accustomed to over coming a tremendous amount of pain and panic to get a large determined dog to stop attacking. A swift kick or shouting and your own display of aggression can be enough to deter alot of dogs trying it on.

 

[Jelen]

Ah. Thank you. CS not pepper that didn't affect dogs. Thank you. I knew I had read something somewhere.

I have first hand experience that CS definitely didn't work on RMP attack dogs. Don't ask how I know

 

[Ronin]

I’ve been bitten a few times as a kid and since when working

It isn’t pleasant as other have said

Carry something sharp and pointy that’s accessible with a free hand I guess that could be used if your being bitten

But it would take quite determined gross motor skills under extreme pressure to act

Neck knife, push knife in belt or pocket keys

Anything goes in that situation

My experience is it happens that fast that reaction unless you’ve something locked on it’s over before you can “do”

 

[Rake Aboot]

Pull the full 3” knife that you always , always carry out yer pocket.

 

[Foxyboy43]

Interesting range of advice chaps.
Surprised no-one mentioned gently nudging the morr-in-law in the general direction of said rabid beast. Saying that I would be worried about the awful bites the poor thing may sustain. Not so worried about the M-i-L though….

 

[viking90]

This is one thats always been pretty horrific especially when you google the other photos

"It's time to show who I am now": Dog-sitter recovering after losing face in horrific dog attack

It was pure luck that she was rescued alive.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[WW.]

Had one client, I think it was the chap who rescued and retrained American/XL bulldogs long before they were trendy, who was adamant that a thumb or finger up the dogs rectum was a very good bite release move. Never had cause to try it.

In my head I've long thought if it gets that bad an arm sacrificed to buy time whilst directing a pointed object to the chest would be the correct move. Have had a viszla latch on and shake- 'best laid plans' and all that.

 

[enfieldspares]

Ferrets was always have a bucket of water to hand. If the ferrets latched on to a finger or a thumb you swiftly plunged said hand and attached ferret into said bucket of water. Ferret lets go. There's no latching that overrides a need to avoid a drowning.

 

[seedawood]

Same advice as with Lions- Always hunt with somebody you can outrun.

 

[Jagged77]

I was attacked and bitten multiple time on my forearms and hands by a large Akita. I won’t go into the details.

I remained calm, took it by the scruff of the neck and waited until it stopped, then walked away for a night in hospital and lots of stitches followed by being patched up by a plastic surgeon. Those teeth punctured my skin like it was paper.

 

[SikaSeeker]

I think all plans go out the window if you’re being attached by a strong dog breed. When it takes hold and starts shaking and breaking bones, the best intentions go out the window. Good luck.
If it’s a standard dog, just go toe to toe with it lol.

 

[Dave_45]

Had a set to with an upset japanese Akita.
Sat on him for 45 mins before he decided he wanted to do something else .

Headlock took the wind out of his sails a bit

 

[Foxyboy43]

Had a set to with an upset japanese Akita.
Sat on him for 45 mins before he decided he wanted to do something else .

Headlock took the wind out of his sails a bit

Ouch!
Your post reminded me of a pet shop owner in the very late 70s who bred Rottweilers (amazing lady - at any one time she had two or three generations just lying about the shop) then decided to bring what was the first Japanese Akita in to NI. Long story short she did just that - biggest damn pup I have ever seen but unusually for me I didn’t warm to it.
All went well and the routine developed whereby her eight year old son fed this dog as he did the rotties twice a day. Then one day his father (who had lost an arm in a motorbike accident) stood in for him and as he bent down to lift the dog dish he heard the nails coming across the pen at speed. As he turned around said dog took him by the nape of his neck and shoulder, shook him and set about dragging him back to the kennel - presumably the dining area. The only thing that saved him he reckoned was the dog taking him on the side with no arm leaving his one very strong arm free to fight the beast off with - which with considerable difficulty he did - many stitches and 4 days in hospital later he came home to an Akita-less kennel. The one moment of absolute horror we all thought of later was what would have happened if the eight year old had been the victim of this eleven stone monster?
As is usual in life there was a funny side to the story - she later told me she phoned the vet who (not surprisingly) refused to come but generously gave her sedatives to calm the dog, then she could bring it to him for destruction. Now this dog was heavier than her by some measure so when it eventually fell asleep she had the monumental task of getting it into the back of their Granada Estate car. When I asked her how she ever managed this she told me that she and two policemen rolled it onto a wheelbarrow and with the aid of a scaffold plank pushed it up into the car. She then drove to the vets where it was euthanised - gingerly and in situ!

 

[Pelyma]

speaking from experience as i was once attacked by a big German Shepard, it was my own dog in my own house, turns out if had a brain tumour and just went berserk.
i always thought i would be able to fight a dog off, but with a good sized powerful dog its harder than you think, they are so fast and aggressive, and what you think you would do goes out of the window whilst your under attack, my dog got hold of my right hand full on and was ragging it around, i didnt want to pull to hard through feel of losing fingers, i pulled it to my left so i could rain down punches to its head, all the while not actually wanting to hurt my own dog, i managed to get it off eventually, only for it to leap back at me and grab hold of the back of my leg, luckily it eventually got pulled off me,
ended up with a finger end hanging off, broken in 2 places and a hole in my had i could see through, and about 100 stitched in my leg, finger has never been right since and this was over 20 years ago, it was bent and had no feeling in it, and it the cold it felt like it had been smashed with a hammer,

now i know what some dogs are capable of, when i walk my dog which is a giant schnoodle i always take my walking stick which is a twisted knob stick, and because of the places i walk are all across farm land that i have shooting on, with public rights of way on, i always carry my hunting knife on my belt, so first any unruly dogs get shouted at, then it will be a jab with my stick, then its a good crack if then intent on danger ring me or my dog, and if i feel the need as a last resort its getting opened up,

I had a similar, but thankfully less dramatic situation with a client's GSD. I had been there a couple of hours and gave the wife some papers. The dog hit my right arm silently and had me on the floor before I knew what hit me. I honestly believe it was a warning shot as it didn't rip my suit and only lightly bruised my arm. I am 100% convinced if that dog had wanted to kill me it could have done.

 

[charlie222]

A farmer friend has a couple of yapping Jack's and a rotty. He always says the rott is fine but the Jack's set it off. I'm never 100% happy unless it's locked up. I'm not scared of dogs and have never been attacked, but I look into the eyes of that dog and there's nothing there, it just stares back. Some dogs are just so powerful you're going to be in a tangle regardless.

 

[kenbro]

I was attacked once by a female family friend. I managed to restrain her after a while…
DG

Bet that was a bitch…