“There is no growth in the comfort zone.”--Jocko Willink
"You can never have too many knives." --Joe Ambercrombie
I've noticed the dynamics of an MUD change when I am walking my dog (90 lbs.). I live in a suburban area and other dogs perceive (IMO) our walks on the sidewalk to be an invasion of the other dogs' territory by my dog. When the neighbors' dogs get loose, they make a bee line for my dog and ignore me (so far). Walking with my dog provides me with some protection from dog attacks, but having my dog present seems to increase the aggression of the other dogs.
@Clusterfrack mentioned multiple dog attacks as being scary. Yes! My scariest dog encounter involved an adult male neighbor walking his two dogs, a German Shepherd mix and a pitbull mix. The two dogs literally pulled the neighbor off his feet at which point he lost control of the leashes. I learned that night that a hammer smash to the head of a German Shepherd with a Streamlight 2A has no effect. If two dogs of at least medium size attack you, you're not going to stay on your feet for long.
Our neighbors have a “rescue” German Shepherd Dog that is only under control of the guy. His wife is tiny and ineffective in controlling “Cujo”. A typical interaction is this:
I approach their house with my dogs on leash. Off leash Cujo goes apeshit. The wife screams “Cujo!!!! No!!!” [panicked breathing] “Cujo!!! Come? Come? No!!!! Cujo!!!”
She is acting completely terrified and Cujo naturally picks up on this. I hope I don’t have to fight that dog, but it seems inevitable.
“There is no growth in the comfort zone.”--Jocko Willink
"You can never have too many knives." --Joe Ambercrombie
She reminds me of my neighbors "controlling" their useless shit dog. Moronically, but also loud enough so the next-door homes can also hear how moronic they are.
COOPER COME. COOPER. COOPER COME OVER HERE. COOPER. COME OVER HERE. COOPER COME.
Fucking idiots need to be re-enrolled into the 4th grade or relocated via cannon into the ocean somewhere. It's too bad Australia is now reputable. If a dog owns you (AKA a four legged hairy toddler), that is an incredibly incompetent failure at life.
Last edited by Peally; 10-30-2018 at 05:18 PM.
Semper Gumby, Always Flexible
Oc spray has always worked for me. A nice 1 second stream to the face and snout has turned the meanest dog from aggressively attacking to running away with its tail between its legs. A baton works nicely as well.
I got bit by a 45lb dog just above my right (dominant hand) wrist. Dog wouldn't let go, and punching it the face with my weak hand didn't do anything. Pocket knife in my shorts was on the wrong side, so i resorted to choking it. I could see my bone and my tendons through the holes in my arm. I washed it up best I could and went to bed, as it was around midnight. Woke up with an infection that the doc said almost killed me. So, aside from my story, i know nothing about managing an aggressive dog.