New Dog Attack On Runner - German Shepherd

So what, a few puncture wounds.

Nowdays people like to make big deal out of nothing. I was biten milion times in my life and I never called into news to make an article about me. Last year I even have to get anti-rabbies. Worst about whole situation was, that I have to fully pay for it ($100 for full 5 course). I have photos of my hands, where I look 10x worse than guy in article, because my german shepherd puppy loved to bite my hands.

Just don't be a puzzy.

ANONYMOUSE1212 wrote:

So what, a few puncture wounds.

Nowdays people like to make big deal out of nothing. I was biten milion times in my life and I never called into news to make an article about me. Last year I even have to get anti-rabbies. Worst about whole situation was, that I have to fully pay for it ($100 for full 5 course). I have photos of my hands, where I look 10x worse than guy in article, because my german shepherd puppy loved to bite my hands.

Just don't be a puzzy.

I agree with you, there are more severe injuries, but still what could the runner have done differently? If a male person randomly assaults someone, whether it's a woman or man and beats them up like this (no MAJOR injuries, but a decent amount of visible damage) they get imprisoned or need to pay a huge fine.

The dog owners and the dog probably get away without being convicted, maybe they need to pay the medical expenses but that's about it.

I don't get why dogs enjoy such a high status in our society. Obviously many owners can't tame and control them, one of those shepherds was even known to be a "biter" (I guess similar to your dog).

Also - why didn't you put your dog down? What if he gets stronger one time and bites too hard? Those things have bite forces of 300 psi, and can cause severe damage.

ANONYMOUSE1212 wrote:

Last year I even have to get anti-rabbies.

What’s rabbies?

Lookout, the Germans are trying to get back at us, this is the beginning.

Not possible. We were told by some idiot on another thread that this only happens in the United States, because Americans are so stupid and don't raise their dogs right, or something. This story is about an incident in Great Britain.

So - fake news!

You dog owners are lunatics. What’s wrong with you guys??

Only a fan of the local coyotes who do away with your miserable useless monsters

ANONYMOUSE1212 wrote:

So what, a few puncture wounds.

Nowdays people like to make big deal out of nothing. I was biten milion times in my life and I never called into news to make an article about me. Last year I even have to get anti-rabbies. Worst about whole situation was, that I have to fully pay for it ($100 for full 5 course). I have photos of my hands, where I look 10x worse than guy in article, because my german shepherd puppy loved to bite my hands.

Just don't be a puzzy.

Do you realize that your story, rather than show how other people are 'puzzies', only serves to make you seem like a barely functional mental case?

Part of the problem is that some runners don't know how to approach and pass a strange dog. I run trails and there are owners with their dogs there all the time. It doesn't matter whether they are on a leash or not, the trail is single track so you're going to get within biting distance most of the time.

I check out the dog's behavior and body language as I approach. If I sense nothing, I slow to a walk, say good dog or something similar, walk by without making eye contact and then resume running. If I sense a scared dog, I step off the trail and go by slowly out of reach of the dog. If I'm coming up behind the dog, I'm especially cautious to make sure the dog and the owner see and hear me before I get next to them.

Dogs can smell fear and running right by them triggers an attack response that some dogs might not be able to control. It's best not to go flying by a strange dog, at least within biting distance of a strange dog. It's just common sense.

Carry a Walther PPK.

Needledik wrote:

You dog owners are lunatics. What’s wrong with you guys??

Only a fan of the local coyotes who do away with your miserable useless monsters

You never hear about coyotes attacking people. They're really quite nice compared to dogs, who are like "someone running by unfenced yard, time for MURDER!!!!!!!!!!!!! BARK BARK BARK!!!! BITE!"

Samona wrote:

I'm starting to get scared of running alone in woods. Off-leash dogs could appear at any moment and might snap

I don’t know if this part was serious, but is it that hard to use a trail that requires leashes?

fisky wrote:

Part of the problem is that some runners don't know how to approach and pass a strange dog.

It frequently is the victims fault.

fisky wrote:

Dogs can smell fear and running right by them triggers an attack response that some dogs might not be able to control. It's best not to go flying by a strange dog, at least within biting distance of a strange dog. It's just common sense.

I saw two pits off leash on the other side of the street when I was out for a run. They were with their owner. As I approached, they saw me and began trotting across the street. Having been around dogs for 40+ years, I knew exactly what to do. I stopped running as the dogs approached and waited for the owner to come get them. I did not want to have the dogs follow me and either get lost or hurt if they ended up in traffic at a busy intersection a block away. Within a half second of the dogs coming up to me, it was bark bark, bite bite. I was just standing there, facing the dogs quietly.

Dogs should never be off leash anywhere except for enclosed dog parks and fenced private property. I have a 4 inch scare on my back and a $2,800.00 bill from the urgent care clinic for cleaning and closing up my wounds from two dog bites.

And dogs who are on a leash need to be properly socialized and able to be out in the public without being aggressive to other people and pets. I have people in my neighborhood who rescue dogs. They go around lecturing people about how to approach dogs on a leash because they go around the neighborhood trying to train these awful semi-feral ghetto dogs to become sweet lap dogs. One of them bit a woman on the leg as she whipped by them at a blazing 11 min pace. This dog exhibited sever food aggression and may have been on the street since it was a puppy.

I love dogs as much as anyone. I have had over a dozen dogs since I was a little kid. I had a sheppie mix that had aggression issues at the dog park. After that, she only went out in public with a muzzle on a leash. People come first. Pets a very distant second.

not quite related but I digress.

Literally yesterday I visited a clients house to bid a project but nobody was answering the door. I knocked and called out then walked to side gate where I could hear someone in the back yard. Again I tried yelling for them but no response. So I unlatched the gate step through and started walking back. No sooner had I got passed the gate than two little ausy shepherds came running, then a Giant Pit Bull. The shepherds were cool but the pit bull saw me, came up and starting sniffing my crotch. Just when I thought it was alright he chomped down hard on my manhood. He bit down for two seconds and let go (thank God). he easily could have ripped my member off. I was able to wrestle him off and that's when the homeowner finally came out.

I got two punctures in my scrotum.

Im a dog person, love dogs wasn't scared of pit bull at all initially, big mistake.

short shorts and shorties wrote:

Samona wrote:

I'm starting to get scared of running alone in woods. Off-leash dogs could appear at any moment and might snap

I don’t know if this part was serious, but is it that hard to use a trail that requires leashes?

I have encountered dogs on trails where they were not allowed at all, leash or not. I've encountered many others off-leash on trails requiring them to be leashed. Apparently, some dog owners don't think these laws apply to them and they are not enforced.

How about a minimum $5, 000 fine for leash law violations.

You could move to the USA and carry a gun for protection.

I hear many carry guns there and crime, theft, loose dogs are not tolerated. The citizens themselves apparently act as the fuzz, jury, judge and executioners. The nasty blokes live in fear.

You can have an assault style weapon there that would allow you to neutralize a whole pack if need be.

Toting around the extra 4 kg or so would make for better training.

If someone has an off-leash dog, I listen closely for the owner to say the dog's name. Most people with off-leash dogs think they have vocal control of their dogs, but don't. So, when a big dog approaches and lunges at me and I know his name, I start saying his name in an excited, playful voice. This happened recently on a fire road with a big beautiful shepard-mix mutt named Maverick. His douchey owner was firmly calling his dog but the dog did not give two $hits about him. I started egging the dog on and speeding up around the next bend. "C'mon Maverick! Wanna play? Wanna play? Where's your ball? Want a treat?"

Maverick was awesome. He was sprinting, wagging, ears back, so happy. We went for about a mile at about 5:30 pace. I was gassed. He then kinda looked at me and realized he had no idea who I was and no idea where his owner was. His ears went up and he slammed on the brakes, and started looking anxiously over his shoulder. I really miss Maverick. I wonder if his owner ever found him. He probably went feral and is eating jackrabbits and garter snakes now...

I never do this near roads, of course. On another occasion, something similar happened but the dog was dragging his leash. So I took him on a 2 mile run and tied him to the gate at the trailhead when I got there. I love running with other people's dogs.

LoneStarXC wrote:

ANONYMOUSE1212 wrote:

Last year I even have to get anti-rabbies.

What’s rabbies?

They are Jewish clergy.

I agree with this poster however some dogs will just attack a person and I don't think there's much you can do. My dog actually was attacked by a pit bull (who didn't even bark, growl or give any warning but came sprinting out into the road at her like a sniper)while we were running and that was awful...I was scared for a while to see dogs on my runs...however since then many dogs have come out at me (we live in an area where it's common for dogs to be off leash) I always stop running and walk...actually walking is considered more dominant than running and I say firmly to "git home". If the dog is clearly aggressive and the above doesn't work I walk the other way. For German shepherds they usually sound really scary but females generally are more protective over their family/owners...males though might try to protect their property/home....they usually give a pretty obvious warning.

I will say I was on a run a couple wks ago on a trail and a dog that I heard barking at a house came down at me..I started walking towards it and said git home and it started running towards me jumped up at me and started licking me in the face like I was his bff...so just be cautious but the good news is not every dog is an attack dog.