Reply #126: unarmed dog?

[Oneka]

There is no such thing, thousands of people get bit by dogs every year, some suffer debilitating and lifelong scars this real brave guy who shot this dog may have just saved himself from something like this.




I train dogs and i can tell you that there are other options when dealing with aggressive charging dogs. One can face away from the dog, fold your arms up across your chest, as to not allow for an easy hanging target, avoid making direct eye contact as that is a seen by a dog as a direct challenge. Often times this , and other techniques, work, but not always. I have spent decades working with dogs, learning to perceive body language,and guageing temperment, and some dogs still catch me unawares, it happens.

When i take on the training of a dog, i end up working with the owner as much as he dog itself, and i can tell you from experience that most owners have no idea how to deal with a charging dog without making the dog act even more aggressive.

Having a firearm is just another tool to protect oneself from an attacking dog, and it can save your life.
An attacking dog is no joke, if it manages to get its k9s on your neck or groin area it can easily sever either your juglar vein, or femoral artery and you can bleed out in minutes.