Comments on: Neighborhood Dogs

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:45:23 +0000

Well I’m glad that you weren’t hurt! I’m surprised that the dog didn’t want to attack you after you hit it, though. That’s what I was afraid of if I were to hit the dog anyways.

By: ken

ken — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:52:04 +0000

I was approached by a snarning barking dog that would not stop. I was convinced he was going for my crotch, Thinking if I kick and miss…he’s got me. He got as close as I was going to let him, he looked vicious!
Not even having to bend to reach his head (he was so tall) I slapped him on the left side of his head and shouted NOOO! I spun him around ans he ran home. Thank God!
ken

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:54:52 +0000

Well since I was running around, I kind of think that it just wanted to play with me. The nails not being trimmed were the owner’s (not the dog’s) fault. Unfortunately I wasn’t exactly in the “play with the random dog in the neighborhood” mindset.

Are you a dog person?

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:53:08 +0000

Haha true enough on you not needing to cover up like I did!

By: This Eclectic Life

This Eclectic Life — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:30:14 +0000

Yikes, was that friendliness or an attack?

By: This Eclectic Life

This Eclectic Life — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:29:16 +0000

Well, I wouldn’t be too worried about my crotch. I think I’d have to see the look on its face, and if the hackles were raised. I’d try friendly first, then using a commanding voice, then I’d run like heck! Lemme go see what you did.

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:54:51 +0000

Haha how do you tell if it wanted to play? Tongue hanging out and tail wagging?

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:50:57 +0000

Oh the “attempt to be bigger than they” defense did come to mind. But then I thought it would be bad if it wanted to play and then from my actions decided that I actually was looking for a fight. I just didn’t want to provoke it to make it more likely to attack me. But when it’s going to be a pitbull, rottweiler, or similarly aggressive dog I could see that as a viable defense. Yeah, the thing about dogs is that they’re much stronger than their sheer size. A 75 lb dog is a very fair match for a human more than twice its size. I think that it’s partly due to their all or nothing animal mentality. That is, they’ll commit everything to the fight if necessary while a human can always be somewhat reserved about it. What do you think? Are you a dog person?

By: Ms. Q

Ms. Q — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:18:17 +0000

Huh. At around 98 lbs I’m not a great match for a 75 lb dog! I’m not afraid of big dogs in general but if there were no place for me to duck behind I think I’d be forced to hold my ground and depending on the type of dog (a jaw-locking dog like a pitbull or rottweiler) I might start waving my arms and barking/making loud noises. Maybe this is the “bear defense” but if if there were no where to run or jump to, I’m not sure. I might also try grabbing it’s neck if it attacked but dogs are strong.

By: tiff

tiff — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:49:33 +0000

yea, i think i’d be pretty scared if a dog was running straight at me…unless it looked like it wanted to play!!

hey, you never emailed me back!!!!