Where do you people live? 15ish dogs have ran at me in my life and all of them were nice.
Where do you people live? 15ish dogs have ran at me in my life and all of them were nice.
A friend of mine was out for a run and a dog broke away from it's owner to chase after him. He hopped a fence, the dog tried to but the leash got tangled up and the dog actually hung itself. The owner was irate and tried to make him pay for the dog but I think he just jogged away.
Run in a different area? Carry some rocks and nail those dogs, unless you have the throwing coordination of our POTUS, forget it.
Always ALWAYS uppercut the dog.
Don't ever not uppercut the dog. It always works. They are naturally hardwired to be destroyed by a swift uppercut.
Humans > Dogs
Hicham343 wrote:
A friend of mine was out for a run and a dog broke away from it's owner to chase after him. He hopped a fence, the dog tried to but the leash got tangled up and the dog actually hung itself. The owner was irate and tried to make him pay for the dog but I think he just jogged away.
Was the dog hanging there like an hour?
There is no chance this story is true.
Divison1inourhearts wrote:
Where do you people live? 15ish dogs have ran at me in my life and all of them were nice.
^This.^ I've been running for 39 years and have only had two dogs actually bite me hard enough to draw blood. In the same 39 years I've had to ride two car hoods and one snowplow blade. I did not see the need to kick any of the offenders to death, but I guess I'm just not as hardcore as all you internet dudes.
That's why I love running in suburbs, most dogs leashed, fence, etc. Only had 1 dog encounter (swift kick to the head and he whimpered and ran off) in last 15 years.
Grew up in a very rural area, no dogs leashed, got chased riding my bike as a kid. Learned which houses had the nasty dogs and had to build up speed and go as fast as possible past houses.
When fending off dogs the majority of the time they are are all bark and no bite... a swift kick or a some pepper spray will be more than enough to deter them. That being said there are on occasion dogs that mean every ounce of their aggressiveness. The major factor here is size. If the dog is very big they pose a serious threat. If the dog isn't that big you need to just square off with it and make sure it knows you aren't going down without a fight and generally even if they get you a few times you can punish them enough with kicks that they will keep their distance. The worst thing to do when encountering a genuinely aggressive dog is to run away. The major threat from dog attacks is them getting your femoral artery and you being on a run in a place that is quite a distance from the nearest hospital. Someone died in Metamora, MI from this a couple years back. So essentially if they are coming for you and they are big and they aren't playing around (and you aren't carrying mace)... if a bite is inevitable let them bite you on the lower leg.. shins, ankles, feet, but do not let them get you on the ground or let them get a bite into your thigh. Use your feet/shoes to keep them at a distance while shouting for help. People will tell you to try to grab hold of their necks behind the head, but if the dog is a serious threat this is terrible advice as you are exposing your wrists and compromising your center of gravity by going for something like that. Always be aware of your surroundings and look for potential weapons (sticks, rocks, etc.) or obstacles which you can put between your self and the animal(s). The real threat is when you run into two or more large dogs that will not be deterred by any means. In this case you need to just scream for help at the top of your lungs and resist the urge to turn your back on the animals. If you are running in the country or in the hood you really should be carrying mace unless you are very familiar with the animals along your route, but even then you might run into a wild animal so really mace and a fanny pack with a cell phone is always a good idea.
No the owner ran after the dog and my friend. I guess hung was a poor word choice as it most likely died from snapped neck/crushed trachea rather than slowly having its air cut off.
Was running down the street when a little dog got off its leash and came up on me from behind. It sunk its little teeth in the heel of my shoe. I was so surprised that I swung my foot forward to get it off, snapping its little neck in the process. I shrugged my shoulders to the owner and said \"sorry about that\". Then I continued to have a great 9 mile run.
Hicham343 wrote:
No the owner ran after the dog and my friend. I guess hung was a poor word choice as it most likely died from snapped neck/crushed trachea rather than slowly having its air cut off.
Not buying it. Dogs necks are incredibly strong, having them roll off a barrel and hung up by the neck for a few seconds is a widely accepted training technique for steadiness. Being hung up on a fence wouldn't do it, and a crushed trachea is hardly ever fatal and I've never heard of it killing a dog suddenly. Mostly it just makes tiny dogs wheeze like a smoker with emphysema.
But I wasn't there. Just relying on decades of training dozens of dogs and being around hundreds of others. Suppose it could have happened, but sounds like the kind of thing someone made up for a story.
A couple of months ago I was running down a country lane when a very large Alsatian (German Shepherd) came running out of a smallholding straight towards me with the obvious intention of attacking me. I did what I have done at times in the past, jumping up and down on the spot, pounding my chest like a gorilla and at the same time, screaming out those old Tarzan type jungle roars. This was clearly outside this dogs experience of human behaviour and he came to a full stop, still barking like mad, but at least no longer fully committed to trying to bite chunks out of me. How long the stand-off would have lasted, I have no idea because the woman owner came running out apologising profusely about the dog getting loose and out onto the road. Of course, the dog calmed down in the presence of its owner and it ended up with me cheerfully stroking the animal as it is my favourite breed and he was a fine example. The next day it took me ages to talk normally as my throat was red raw.
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Hicham343 wrote:No the owner ran after the dog and my friend. I guess hung was a poor word choice as it most likely died from snapped neck/crushed trachea rather than slowly having its air cut off.
Not buying it. Dogs necks are incredibly strong, having them roll off a barrel and hung up by the neck for a few seconds is a widely accepted training technique for steadiness. Being hung up on a fence wouldn't do it, and a crushed trachea is hardly ever fatal and I've never heard of it killing a dog suddenly. Mostly it just makes tiny dogs wheeze like a smoker with emphysema.
But I wasn't there. Just relying on decades of training dozens of dogs and being around hundreds of others. Suppose it could have happened, but sounds like the kind of thing someone made up for a story.
But I LIKE stories.
Binks wrote:
A couple of months ago I was running down a country lane when a very large Alsatian (German Shepherd) came running out of a smallholding straight towards me with the obvious intention of attacking me. I did what I have done at times in the past, jumping up and down on the spot, pounding my chest like a gorilla and at the same time, screaming out those old Tarzan type jungle roars. This was clearly outside this dogs experience of human behaviour and he came to a full stop, still barking like mad, but at least no longer fully committed to trying to bite chunks out of me. How long the stand-off would have lasted, I have no idea because the woman owner came running out apologising profusely about the dog getting loose and out onto the road. Of course, the dog calmed down in the presence of its owner and it ended up with me cheerfully stroking the animal as it is my favourite breed and he was a fine example. The next day it took me ages to talk normally as my throat was red raw.
See? Cool story, bro!
doclove wrote:
Is this thread a meeting place for all the morons and would be hard men on Letsrun! Pathetic
Apparently so since you're here.
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having them roll off a barrel and hung up by the neck for a few seconds is a widely accepted training technique for steadiness
relying on decades of training dozens of dogs
This is why people have to watch out for dogs.