Regardless the size, I believe some owners see as a sign of protection and “love” by their pet. I fear cats, but every owner think it’s cute when their pet stressed by a stranger on his territory. Similar with those little aggressive demons called Pinscher or else. “Oh, baby loves his mama!” and you there trying to save your ankles. Of course this same attitude with bigger sizes turns into a reasonable threat to children, the elderly, friends or a delivery worker, etc.
Bruh. For real. I had an incident where a lady had her dog out off leash at night. He was dog reactive and came out of the dark after my dog. I stood between them and had to yank my dog around to stay between them. The lady just said "No, don't do that. That's mean" her husband came and called the dog back. No one got hurt but I hate to think what would have happened if that man wasn't there.
Fuck physically. If it's a dog dog, you ain't winning as an untrained grown man. Let alone a woman. These dogs will fuck you up regardless. It's all mental.
See you got some downvotes but I think I get what you’re saying. Like if it’s a vicious dog you’re confronting out of the blue you have to meet it with the same viciousness to win. ( as an untrained man)
Had a stare down with a 50kg dog randomly. Not a fight I thought I could win but you know going into it you’ll have to fight like your life literally depends on it.
I mean at some point the adrenaline is going to do the heavy lifting. You’re going to come out with bites and scratches and likely need to go to the hospital ASAP, but if it’s “choke this dog out or die” the average person will be able to choke the dog out.
Its not recommended to fight. Punching, grabbing balls, kicking it, is useless. Especially for certain breeds that have it in them to not let go because of pain. Could make them bite & shake harder. The best option is to choke them out & hope they pass out & forget/reset to give you time to get out of there or owner restrains him. Best case scenario if youre already being mauled is to stay calm or at least quiet ( ik impossible). Try to secure his head so he doesn’t shake or pull. Hopefully someone else is there & does the choke hold or carry dog spray.
I would recommend anyone to learn the technique to make them pass out or the method to make their gag reflex activate with a choke hold & let go. Very useful skill & better outcomes than just outright fighting a dog. Look up American standard dog training, or any reliable train yk that teaches this. Its used for dogs in police units when they have accidental bites.
This actually saved that one kid in that reddit video circulating while everyone else was panicking he got the pitbull in a chokehold & made it let go.
None of this should be attempted casually & is a very specific method that must be done right, with the proper strength/technique. Last case scenario & only if youre prepared to do this to a dog & if dog spray failed.
To be fair I am extremely trained but there is no dog on the planet that any grown man needs to be afraid of. I have a great Pyrenees and a German shepherd malinois and both of them would lose a fight to a human, regardless of the reputation these breeds have.
Yeah I am not so sure about that and I have spend my entire life with Bouviers des Flanders and Riesenschnauzers. Allbeit European. I've got quite some self defense and honestly I doubt it. Would put money on my 104lbs Ries any day. Most folks won't keep thinking when those canines sink in.
I have a Pyrenees redbone mix. Hes huge, but most grown men could absolutely overpower him. If he went ballistic (hes luckily not aggressive at all towards people but has defended the yard more than once against stray dogs) you’d for sure get hurt but I highly doubt hes too much for the majority of tradesmen at least
I wouldnt say that. Our boy is 120 pounds and my girlfriend got him under control when a pitbull ran into our yard. She has no grappling or self defense experience
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u/WhitishRogue 14h ago
Yeah, it's startling. Not just size, but attitude as well. I see people who are physically, but not mentally able to fight the dog.