Your dog
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Because when I'm on his back, he does what he's trained to do, which is follow my cues. It happened so quickly, it's a wonder there wasn't a wreck. But he just kept walking, and fortunately, an oncoming car encouraged the dog to return to it's porch.
However, every dog that's barked at us since has put him a little on edge, and he has NEVER been frightened of dogs. Had the car not been coming, I'd have turned him and let him chase the dog off, and he would have been fine, but the opportunity wasn't there this time.
When he's at liberty in his pasture, he will chase down and attempt to annhilate any dog except "our" dog. Blue is the only canine he tolerates in his space.0 -
Over the years, dogs have evolved to be able to read human emotions very well. The best thing you can do when facing an aggressive dog is to give the dog a huge toothy smile, and talk loudly with very short commands. This will let the dog know you're friendly and almost always put the dog at ease.
This is actually great info, thanks for sharing.
I try to ALWAYS stop and face a potentially aggressive dog. Whether I'm on foot, on bike or on horse. It does usually work. But I will add the toothy smile and commands to my defense
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Over the years, dogs have evolved to be able to read human emotions very well. The best thing you can do when facing an aggressive dog is to give the dog a huge toothy smile, and talk loudly with very short commands. This will let the dog know you're friendly and almost always put the dog at ease.
This is actually great info, thanks for sharing.
I try to ALWAYS stop and face a potentially aggressive dog. Whether I'm on foot, on bike or on horse. It does usually work. But I will add the toothy smile and commands to my defense
Honestly I think you have to read the individual dog. Some dogs are probably better faced and challegened, and some are better backed down from, especially if you are on their territory. I think it's hard to have a hard and fast rule when it comes to aggressive dogs.
If you are faced with a very dominant aggressive dog defending its territory/family, looking directly at it, baring your teeth and raising your voice might only escalate the situation.
I'll add that most animals respond well to confident body language so projecting a relaxed and confident attitude is always best, whether you are calling the dog's bluff or giving it its space.0 -
If you are faced with a very dominant aggressive dog defending its territory/family, looking directly at it, baring your teeth and raising your voice might only escalate the situation.
Do that to my dog when my three year old is nearby and you are askin' for it. He is a freindly dog but if you act shady near his baby...watch out.0 -
There are good owners out there and there are bad. And to all of you who say " my dog would never hurt anyone " you are lying to yourself. Nobody can predict what a dog will do in all situations. Infants have been killed by 4 lb dogs, and by the family golden retriever (my personal favorite type of dog, but I NEVER left my kids alone with them when the children were toddlers and infants.)
Humans have a right to do what is needed when confronted by an aggressive dog. And unless you can read a dog's mind, you cannot say for certain that the dog running after you barking (or growling) is coming up to say "hi." No matter how big or small the dog.0 -
There are no bad dogs, just bad owners.
Side Note: I really miss my dogs. I wish I could take them to work with me, or at least call and check in during the day. Just to see if they did anything productive. They learned to open doors so I'm hopeful they will eventually learn to fold the laundry and unload the dishwasher.
P.S. I'm a crazy dog lady.0 -
<- my dog runs on the treadmill :-)0
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Most dog owners, I have come to learn, do not give a rat's *kitten* whether or not you want their dog up in your business. In fact, they will get upset at you for suggesting that their dog should somehow be restrained from going anywhere they want, running after whoever they want, and sniffing wherever they want.
Twice I sprayed water on dogs that approached me...both times the female owners lost their ****, yelled and screamed at me, and physically threatened me. One held her walking stick up as if to hit me, and I stood there looking right at her and said "go for it. I could really use the money" so she did the smart thing and walked away, while yelling at me about what a terrible person I am. The other screamed "if you ever do that again I will take you down!!!" I'm not exaggerating even a tiny bit.
You should have sprayed them when they freaked out. "No, bad yuppies. Bad bad bad, NO"0 -
err, a toothy smile may be part of behavioral assessment, but a dog about to attack you would probably fail that one.....Over the years, dogs have evolved to be able to read human emotions very well. The best thing you can do when facing an aggressive dog is to give the dog a huge toothy smile, and talk loudly with very short commands. This will let the dog know you're friendly and almost always put the dog at ease.
This is actually great info, thanks for sharing.
I try to ALWAYS stop and face a potentially aggressive dog. Whether I'm on foot, on bike or on horse. It does usually work. But I will add the toothy smile and commands to my defense
in that scenario, it's probably the confidence they read positively, not the teeth.
if a dog actually goes to bite you, stick your hand in his mouth, grab the lower jaw and push downwards - he won't be able to do you damage, especially if you grab the scruff of the neck or collar at the same time. you can easily hurt them though, so try not to overdo it and let go when the dog is ready to back down. only psycho dogs will ever try and bite another person after that treatment.
my husband did that to a (doberman) guard dog once - the dog and his pack all backed down, whilst the owner screamed about them all being ruined now. funny really, should have kept them off the street.0 -
resurrecting, but i have to vent.
i was run down by a loose dog while out running the other day.
if you have one and can't keep it under control, keep it leashed or in a fenced in yard.
or, your dog will meet my foot.0 -
resurrecting, but i have to vent.
i was run down by a loose dog while out running the other day.
if you have one and can't keep it under control, keep it leashed or in a fenced in yard.
or, your dog will meet my foot.
That's funny...while out walking 2 bully dogs on NY's Eve day, a runner came flying up behind me on the sidewalk & I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard the footfalls behind me :sick:
She HAD to run on the sidewalk, so she waited till the very last few feet before rolling up on us, to move into the street. The dogs and I heard hear at the same time & I had to hang on for dear life to keep from becoming a kite :grumble: We recovered & continued our walk despite the minor interruption.
It happens.
Meh.
If all I've got to kvetch about is a stranger not being considerate of me, well, life's pretty good :blushing:
I'm just glad I wasn't my 85# APBT who's fearful of *everything* or the 150# Choc Lab that was my next appointment who's *also* easily startled. That train I wouldn't have been able to stop. :drinker:0 -
resurrecting, but i have to vent.
i was run down by a loose dog while out running the other day.
if you have one and can't keep it under control, keep it leashed or in a fenced in yard.
or, your dog will meet my foot.
That's funny...while out walking 2 bully dogs on NY's Eve day, a runner came flying up behind me on the sidewalk & I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard the footfalls behind me :sick:
She HAD to run on the sidewalk, so she waited till the very last few feet before rolling up on us, to move into the street. The dogs and I heard hear at the same time & I had to hang on for dear life to keep from becoming a kite :grumble: We recovered & continued our walk despite the minor interruption.
It happens.
Meh.
If all I've got to kvetch about is a stranger not being considerate of me, well, life's pretty good :blushing:
I'm just glad I wasn't my 85# APBT who's fearful of *everything* or the 150# Choc Lab that was my next appointment who's *also* easily startled. That train I wouldn't have been able to stop. :drinker:
sorry. big difference between a person getting within a few feet of you before moving out of the way, and a strange dog running up to you with teeth bared and jumping on you.0 -
resurrecting, but i have to vent.
i was run down by a loose dog while out running the other day.
if you have one and can't keep it under control, keep it leashed or in a fenced in yard.
or, your dog will meet my foot.
That's funny...while out walking 2 bully dogs on NY's Eve day, a runner came flying up behind me on the sidewalk & I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard the footfalls behind me :sick:
She HAD to run on the sidewalk, so she waited till the very last few feet before rolling up on us, to move into the street. The dogs and I heard hear at the same time & I had to hang on for dear life to keep from becoming a kite :grumble: We recovered & continued our walk despite the minor interruption.
It happens.
Meh.
If all I've got to kvetch about is a stranger not being considerate of me, well, life's pretty good :blushing:
I'm just glad I wasn't my 85# APBT who's fearful of *everything* or the 150# Choc Lab that was my next appointment who's *also* easily startled. That train I wouldn't have been able to stop. :drinker:
sorry. big difference between a person getting within a few feet of you before moving out of the way, and a strange dog running up to you with teeth bared and jumping on you.
Ok....slippery slope ahead.
I am not always able to stop the dogs I'm walking & when they 'alert' with teeth bared, It's not a good scene all around.
We were only startled & we recovered quickly because the bullies I had been walking were a little better socialized than the other dogs I walk.
I'm a professional dog walker in a suburban neighborhood where there isn't usually anyone out during the day but me, the SAHM's & retirees.
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I'm just glad I wasn't my 85# APBT who's fearful of *everything* or the 150# Choc Lab that was my next appointment who's *also* easily startled. That train I wouldn't have been able to stop. :drinker:resurrecting, but i have to vent.
i was run down by a loose dog while out running the other day.
if you have one and can't keep it under control, keep it leashed or in a fenced in yard.
or, your dog will meet my foot.
and, if you had lost control of those dogs and they came at me, as a runner, instinct would kick in as well as adrenaline and i would have not hesitated to kick them. if you can't control them, perhaps you shouldn't be walking them.0 -
I'm just glad I wasn't my 85# APBT who's fearful of *everything* or the 150# Choc Lab that was my next appointment who's *also* easily startled. That train I wouldn't have been able to stop. :drinker:resurrecting, but i have to vent.
i was run down by a loose dog while out running the other day.
if you have one and can't keep it under control, keep it leashed or in a fenced in yard.
or, your dog will meet my foot.
and, if you had lost control of those dogs and they came at me, as a runner, instinct would kick in as well as adrenaline and i would have not hesitated to kick them. if you can't control them, perhaps you shouldn't be walking them.
Seriously...if you don't have control over the animal, you should not be subjecting the public to them. That's incredibly irresponsible. The fact that you don't see that as a problem is distressing.0 -
I'm just glad I wasn't my 85# APBT who's fearful of *everything* or the 150# Choc Lab that was my next appointment who's *also* easily startled. That train I wouldn't have been able to stop. :drinker:resurrecting, but i have to vent.
i was run down by a loose dog while out running the other day.
if you have one and can't keep it under control, keep it leashed or in a fenced in yard.
or, your dog will meet my foot.
and, if you had lost control of those dogs and they came at me, as a runner, instinct would kick in as well as adrenaline and i would have not hesitated to kick them. if you can't control them, perhaps you shouldn't be walking them.
I seriously don't care, good luck if you think you can kick my dog :laugh:
If your arrogant enough to come running full speed at a stranger, then I hope I don't meet up with the likes of you for your sake. My pepper spray will reach you LONG before the dog does :laugh: :blushing:0 -
I'm just glad I wasn't my 85# APBT who's fearful of *everything* or the 150# Choc Lab that was my next appointment who's *also* easily startled. That train I wouldn't have been able to stop. :drinker:resurrecting, but i have to vent.
i was run down by a loose dog while out running the other day.
if you have one and can't keep it under control, keep it leashed or in a fenced in yard.
or, your dog will meet my foot.
and, if you had lost control of those dogs and they came at me, as a runner, instinct would kick in as well as adrenaline and i would have not hesitated to kick them. if you can't control them, perhaps you shouldn't be walking them.
Seriously...if you don't have control over the animal, you should not be subjecting the public to them. That's incredibly irresponsible. The fact that you don't see that as a problem is distressing.
While I thank you for your concern, I don't share it :drinker:0 -
Loose dogs is exactly why I carry a club with me while walking. If the owner can't stop them, they get a taste o' me lead-filled shelleighleigh upside the skull. One whack has been enough. Two for pit bulls.0
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Wow! I bet you may find it hard to believe the world does not actually revolve around you. Believe it or not the day that dog got out of the yard and chased you, which BTW is their own natural chase drive instinct, his owner accidentally forgot to latch the gate because he had gotten a emergency call. The best way to get a dog to chase you is run from him. If you do not like that possibility try the kinder approach and help you neighbor out by taking a moment to put his dear pet back in the yard, latch his gate and get on with your run. No one will know except you, the dog and the man upstairs but I promise you will be a lot less stressed out if you do...0
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Loose dogs is exactly why I carry a club with me while walking. If the owner can't stop them, they get a taste o' me lead-filled shelleighleigh upside the skull. One whack has been enough. Two for pit bulls.
This had me LOL so hard! I don't even run where I live any more because of the dogs but when I do and because it is early morning and still dark, I carry my steel bat with me. Now I don't want to have to use it, but I will to protect myself and thankfully I've never had to.0 -
Loose dogs is exactly why I carry a club with me while walking. If the owner can't stop them, they get a taste o' me lead-filled shelleighleigh upside the skull. One whack has been enough. Two for pit bulls.
Lol!
Worth revisiting this necro thread for alone....0 -
Loose dogs is exactly why I carry a club with me while walking. If the owner can't stop them, they get a taste o' me lead-filled shelleighleigh upside the skull. One whack has been enough. Two for pit bulls.
Loose dogs are a concern to everyone, I don't think it matters what the breed is. We don't see them much here in my neighborhood in NY (at least on the street). The last 2 loose dogs I saw were loose because someone didn't close the gate or something & one I was able to convince to get in my car with me (a wee thing) then we drove around till we found someone looking very distressed a couple of blocks away. They were pretty glad to see little 'schmoopy' or whatever his name was :laugh:
The other dog was just scared stupid cause he gets yelled at every time he darts out the front door & was afraid to go home with his very angry lady. She was standing in the middle of the street & her and the dog had a funny Mexican standoff thing happening :ohwell: I helped her corral him in someone's yard & snared him with an extra leash I had in the car.
Not all dogs are out to 'get' people/runners/etc. yanno :flowerforyou:0 -
Wow! I bet you may find it hard to believe the world does not actually revolve around you. Believe it or not the day that dog got out of the yard and chased you, which BTW is their own natural chase drive instinct, his owner accidentally forgot to latch the gate because he had gotten a emergency call. The best way to get a dog to chase you is run from him. If you do not like that possibility try the kinder approach and help you neighbor out by taking a moment to put his dear pet back in the yard, latch his gate and get on with your run. No one will know except you, the dog and the man upstairs but I promise you will be a lot less stressed out if you do...
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Loose dogs is exactly why I carry a club with me while walking. If the owner can't stop them, they get a taste o' me lead-filled shelleighleigh upside the skull. One whack has been enough. Two for pit bulls.
Loose dogs are a concern to everyone, I don't think it matters what the breed is. We don't see them much here in my neighborhood in NY (at least on the street). The last 2 loose dogs I saw were loose because someone didn't close the gate or something & one I was able to convince to get in my car with me (a wee thing) then we drove around till we found someone looking very distressed a couple of blocks away. They were pretty glad to see little 'schmoopy' or whatever his name was :laugh:
The other dog was just scared stupid cause he gets yelled at every time he darts out the front door & was afraid to go home with his very angry lady. She was standing in the middle of the street & her and the dog had a funny Mexican standoff thing happening :ohwell: I helped her corral him in someone's yard & snared him with an extra leash I had in the car.
Not all dogs are out to 'get' people/runners/etc. yanno :flowerforyou:
Well, meself at least, can tell the difference between an aggressive dog, a friendly dog, and a skeered dog.
That said, ALL loose dogs are a threat to cyclists, regardless of their mindset.0 -
:laugh: @ skeered dog!0
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I win the "Ugly Dog" contest.
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Well, meself at least, can tell the difference between an aggressive dog, a friendly dog, and a skeered dog.
Really? Because I guarantee that if you ever saw my dog barking at you you'd stop and wonder whether or not he's friendly or aggressive because he has a seriously frightening bark. When we first obtained him (some asshat dumped him off at the end of our road and we took him in) a friend of mine who has a rottie -- who is huge and pretty scary himself --came to the door and the dog started barking up a storm. Said friend was afraid to come in the house based on how the dog was acting. He did come in and got licked to death but my point is that you can't tell how a dog is going to react based on how they're acting.0 -
I win the "Ugly Dog" contest.
How in the world is that dog even remotely ugly? I love him!0 -
I win the "Ugly Dog" contest.
awww cutest puppy ever0 -
Fenced yard is good, its not the dogs fault, its the owners. Should always keep your dog fenced but on hot days keep him inside. If he is aggressive- get him trained.0
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