How to react to aggressive dogs?

I have heard, and I'm not sure if it works if you grab hold of a dogs front legs and pull them out fast enough and hard enough that should do the track. You may end up killing the dog, but hey if a dog was locked onto my kid that's the least of my concerns!
 
SarahLee said:
If you feel confident enough you could even try a simple command like "back" or "down" . . . it's the tone of your voice rather than the words themselves that the dog is most likely to respond to, so even if it doesn't know the commands you may get a result.
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Very sensible advice, Sarah. It's hard to stay calm when your instinct is to shout and run, but that could just encourage the dog to chase you. I'd just add, keep your voice low in tone so it sounds more like a dog's growl.

I always put my two very small dogs back on their leads when children are around. Dogs are socialised wolves, and children are adults in training. Both need to be treated with care imho. Respect on both sides would avoid a lot of the dramas described in this thread. :)

Jean
 
wibbly said:
I have heard, and I'm not sure if it works if you grab hold of a dogs front legs and pull them out fast enough and hard enough that should do the track. You may end up killing the dog, but hey if a dog was locked onto my kid that's the least of my concerns!
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Urban myth.
 
Islander said:
Urban myth.
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Fair enough, I did say I wasn't sure. I'm guessing it's still gotta hurt mind!
 
Islander said:
Dogs jaws don't lock.
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Not true. I've experienced many dogs who got lock jaw ;)




Speaking of jaws, here's some interesting reading....


Al W. Stinson, D.V.M.
Director of Legislative Affairs, Michigan Association for Pure Bred Dogs, and the Michigan Hunting Dog Federation, and a Member of the Board of Directors of the American Dog Owners Association

Here are the results of all of the animals tested:


•Humans: 120 pounds of bite pressure

•Domestic dogs: 320 LBS of pressure on avg. A German Shepard American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT) and Rottweiler were tested using a bite sleeve equipped with a specialized computer instrument. The APBT had the least amount of pressure of the 3 dogs tested.

•Wild dogs: 310 lbs

•Lions: 600 lbs

•White sharks: 600 lbs

•Hyenas: 1000 lbs

•Snapping turtles: 1000 lbs

•Crocodiles: 2500 lbs


Damn those turtles!
 
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That dog's knitted isn't it ?
 
OutLore said:
How do you know? Has anyone actually tried this and found what the outcome was? Or is the fact that it's an urban myth an urban myth in itself? :thinking:
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Think about it - it's supposed to damage the dog's heart. Utter nonsense.

All it's likely to do is give the dog sore legs and shoulders and make it even more ****ed off than it already is. Plus dogs are amazingly fast - it's unlikely you'd even manage it before the dog had its teeth in your arm.

The only really sensible advice on this thread is the advice given by Sarahlee.
 
The theory of pulling the legs hard stands - a quick jerk could rupture several major vessels - but the forces involved would be enormous and I doubt a human would be able to do it

I remember a story from a police officer friend about a biker who came off in the rain, went sliding down a grassy bank and wrapped around a tree - literally 1 arm and 1 leg each side with face and torso into the tree - coroners exam showed his heart had had 3 of the 4 major vessels ripped off
 
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