Dog Day Afternoon… (dogs bite)…. Defense strategies

I don't see anything there that hurts to pass up photographically but who knows…

Who knows, indeed? I can see why you were drawn. It's not just what's there to photograph but how what's there to photograph is photographed and very often when what's there to photograph is photographed. There are likely possibilities here though I, too, would weigh the risks, not against what's there but against what I'm able to (fore)see.

Pepper Spray and a Hard Cardboard Baton will not deter a large determined dog , you need something much more effective , you will also need to be MUCH faster than the dog :rolleyes:.

Beware of Dogs in Packs.

Just saying.

"Pepper Spray and a Hard Cardboard Baton will not deter a large determined dog , you need something much more effective , you will also need to be MUCH faster than the dog :rolleyes:."za33photo

 

Methinks, with all due respect, you have lived a cosseted life.

 

Aggression, is responded with aggression. Aggressive, guard dogs, who are responded with aggression, will tear you to pieces.

 

A piece of carboard...really.

you have lived a cosseted life.

Or, a corseted life. :)

Pit bulls, bred to fight in a pit against other Pit bulls, to the death or near death.

 

And coins are exchanged. And these fighting pits still exist today.

 

"Dog fighting in the United States is an activity in which fights between two game dogs are staged as a form of entertainment and gambling. Such activity has existed since the early 19th century in the United States and was gradually prohibited in all states. It continues as an underground activity in both rural and urban locations."

"Or, a corseted life" Sam..

 

Hey Ho. wish I could spell properly, like my mate, Sam;)

With that added twist;)

 

 

 

"Pepper Spray and a Hard Cardboard Baton will not deter a large determined dog , you need something much more effective , you will also need to be MUCH faster than the dog :rolleyes:."za33photo

 

Methinks, with all due respect, you have lived a cosseted life.

 

Aggression, is responded with aggression. Aggressive, guard dogs, who are responded with aggression, will tear you to pieces.

 

A piece of carboard...really.

 

:D:D:D.

Read the full post , I was responding to the OP.

Take time to comprehend what I wrote before passing judgement.

There is an American saying:- "Do not judge a person until you have walked a mile in their mocassins".

But no matter , it takes all sorts to make a world.

:D:D:D:D:p:D:D:D:D:D:D.

I don’t know how this got off on a tangent with pit bulls. I don’t expect I’d have much say in the matter if a pit bull was in attack mode.

These weren’t pit bulls though, they were much smaller and much less powerful. My reaction to them was anger more than fear. The cardboard roll is thick and hard, not something that’s going to fall apart after a couple good whacks on the scull or neck. It’s certainly hard enough to knock the dogs out that I encountered.

 

Anyway I’m not going back there, so it’s a moot point anyway.

 

Also Allen, good to see you haven’t lost your cranky mode. :)

Edited July 21, 2021 by ray .

If dogs are allowed to breed freely without much, if any, human intervention, they pretty much converge on something like the "pariah dog" of India, or the Carolina dog in the the USA. It's a roughly 15-20 kg yellow dog.

They are often tolerant of humans, but they are NOT pets.

 

Why look for trouble?

And then there's this...

"Also Allen, good to see you haven’t lost your cranky mode." Ray.

 

Indeed;)

Edited July 21, 2021 by Allen Herbert

"As Barry says, be careful where you go." Hi Milla : )

 

Yes, think I might hit the more posh areas of town a time or two until the fear fades a bit. No doubt I'll find other issues there though- most likely boring subject matter! In any case I'll probably back off a bit but not totally on the sketchy zones. I have a 3 foot long hard cardboard roll that's light and easy to stick under my arm I may or may not take for rare instances, but yeah, it would only be for use when all else fails. A good hard whack on the head of a dog with clear aim to rip me apart seems better than just letting it happen. Then again this is the first time I've ever run into a willful concerted dog attack, so odds are it won't happen again anytime soon.

 

Defense of pit bulls is warranted, I think maybe that was in response to Allen's post. I only mentioned the breed because of their relative strength compared to the dogs I encountered.

I don't think Milla is our Milla :). Ludmilla do you live in England?

Errrr nice doggy:)

Thanks Ludmilla, we have well, one of my dearest friends ever that Ray also knows who is a great photographer by the same name. Your profile pic looks like a photograph she might take. I could tell you were not her by your posts but like her you are not afraid to call someone out on their B.S. :) You two would probably like each other.

Hope you got your bites looked at medically. Dog bites are not to be taken lightly. Septicemia, not to mention rabies are no joking matter.

This is more typical of the Pit Bulls I've encountered.

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Which one is the pit bull?;)

"I don't think Milla is our Milla"

Oh, OK thanks for the heads up Barry… Hi other Ludmilla!

 

Notifications to my email don't seem to work so I just randomly came back to check. Looks like everyone's been having fun.

I did get medical treatment at the ER and took some anti-biotics and treated the wounds. Everything is good, it's just another chapter in the books now…

I don't think I mentioned this, but to my surprise, the ER doctor said they weren't worried about rabies, because there are effectively no rabid dogs in California since immunization is so wide spread here. I got a tetanus shot instead. The tetanus shot I recall from long ago hurt like hell, but I hardly felt this one.

...but to my surprise, the ER doctor said they weren't worried about rabies, because there are effectively no rabid dogs in California since immunization is so wide spread here. I got a tetanus shot instead....

 

I got multiple bites by two dogs a couple of months ago. I went to the emergency room in Metairie, LA (right next to New Orleans), and the doctor said the same thing - no rabies in the area for decades. I got a tetanus shot too.

The latest " in dog in my part of the world" is a Cane Corso...sort of like a pit bull on a triple dose of steroids'.

 

One was running free in a local park, generally scaring the living daylights of both man and dog. A little bloke in a shell suit, I presume the owner, was chasing and swearing at it. I was going to take a photo, but I did not feel that heroic at the time.

 

"In the hands of an amateur, ,a Cane Corso can be like a fully-loaded .44 magnum with the safety off."

 

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Edited August 26, 2021 by Allen Herbert

I always walk with a Gandalf type hiking stick. And I have been attacked several time by these type of dogs, but the hiking stick, and a load voice has fended them off.