by Spook » Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:52 pm
I've dealt with dogs for years. This one sounds schizophrenic if it attacks without provocation. Using a knife against a dog is dicey, a large dog can knock that knife right out of your hand, then what? . The best course of action is to avoid the animal. It can't attach what it doesn't see. Running is not the best course of action; it's faster than you and that is what it expects its prey to do: Run in fear. This will make its attack all the more ferocious. Standing in place facing the dog but not staring at it is a better course of action. Back S L O W L Y toward safety. Once Mr. Dog sees that you are no threat, it will usually go in search of something else to go after.
A 2 x 4 or hefty branch upside the head works in an emergency. Using your airsoft gun will only give the game a bad name and will do little to the dog unless you're lucky enough to take out an eye because it lacks the ballistic power to be effective.
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