Near dog attack while walking

I was walking my dog and new neighbors had moved in next door...always let their dogs out (no leash) in front yard. The male came at us and I happened to have an umbrella (one of those automatic push a button and it opens type). I just pushed the button, the umbrella opened and scared the heck out of the dog...I then kept it down holding it between us and him. He didn't know what to do...neighbors came out and brought him in apologizing. Never had another problem with him again.
 

Trade said:
I hate pit bulls. They should be banned IMO. There's a reason Pit Bulls are the guard dog of choice for drug dealers everywhere. They have been specifically bred to be vicious aggressive killers. They represent less than 10% of the dog population yet they are responsible for the overwhelming majority of dog attacks that result in serious injury or death.
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Pit bull owners ignore how dangerous these dogs can be. I agree they should be banned from society. Ask LEOs and vets about these dogs.
 
MeAgain said:
Pit bull owners ignore how dangerous these dogs can be. I agree they should be banned from society. Ask LEOs and vets about these dogs.
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I think the Presa canario has 'em beat

applecruncher said:
I have no issue with Doberman.
Pit bull is another story.

Then there's the Presa canario:



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If you're planning on robbing a drug dealer or a jewelry store you might run into a couple of these guys. Just sayin' :whome:
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The Presa Canario and Cane Corso - both members of the Mastiff family - are unequalled when it comes to guarding and protecting their owners and property.

(Unlike pit bulls,you won't see them often, thank goodness. Owners tend to keep them hidden.)

Drug dealers
Bar/nightclubs
High stakes poker games
Gun stores, pawn shops
Jewelry stores

Essentially places where there's large amounts of cash/valueables and/or a likelihood of some type of trouble.
"Don't start none, won't be none." :whome:

I've seen one Presa that I can recall IRL, about 15 yrs ago. I had some work done (on my old car) at a body shop in sketchy neighborhood. I went to pick up my car after I got off work - they were open for pickup in the evening - and they told me after 5pm no checks, only cash or credit card. So friend dropped me off. There was just one old guy at the counter. As I signed the paperwork I happened to look behind counter - there was a pit bull AND a Presa Canario. :eek:mg1: (I asked the guy what kind of dogs). I suppose it was because they sometimes had quite a bit of cash. I kid you not I almost fainted....but I just finished the transaction and got the eff out of there!! I don't know if old man had a gun, but he didn't need one.
 
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When I responded to this thread I was thinking worst case scenario.
I thought there was an actually attack and pictured something like this
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In hindsight, my first answer was overkill. I hate hurting animals for any reason which is why I don’t believe tasers are a good way of training a dog but if I ‘had’ to pass by a vicious dog and had no choice but to go that way then I’d probably still use one to protect myself. Some dogs can kill.
 
I was attacked by a 2-year old pit bull while out for my jog. I received one bite on my arm, which did draw blood, so the cop made me go to my doctor. Now, I carry pepper spray that I bought at Walmart.

BTW, the dog did have his rabies shots, which the cop verified when he located the owner. I told the officer that I appreciated him getting back to me because I was concerned about that since the doc told me that if I couldn’t locate the owner and have verified that the dog had his shots, I would have had to be placed in the hospital for up to ten days and get those shots in the stomach that we hear about. This was back in 2006 or 07.
 
A friend of mine went for his usual walk and he takes his dog along with him...Just in case.....AND his dog is a Great Dane named Bert. I don't know why....Anyway
somewhere in the walk he noticed a rather small dog sitting in the middle of the sidewalk blocking the way. As they got closer this dog stood up. It was a Pug who began to bark. Loudly. The Pug started toward the pair barking and then running toward them. My friend thinking he had a dog about 50 times bigger then the "charging" Pug was not worried...

Until Bert the Great Dane spooked and took off the other way....The Pug got really close and my friend started to backpedal...Quickly...Lost his balance and fell in a heap. The Pug jumped on him and, expecting the worse, he yelled for help....The Pug started to lick his face and drooled on him....When he got home waiting by the front door was Bert. He now walks alone....Bert stays home.
 
I carry a small anti-dog attack spray for mailmen and bicyclests because of a cur I encountered on one walk. Have yet to use it but makes me feel more secure.
Isn't it the owner's fault/responsibility if I'm on a public road or sidewalk and a dog accosts me. Yet when I later met the mother and father on the road she verbally attack me. I had my cell phone out and recorded her. That p'd them off more but again it was on a public road and I stood my ground and let them rant. What would I have done had they left the car?
 
Of course it's the owner's responsibility, owners are in denial of this. My sister's dog tried to bite me, she thought it was funny, I told her if a stranger got bite they'd Sue her. I did buy a dog taser they call it. I do feel a sense of empowerment.
 
Patnono said:
Of course it's the owner's responsibility, owners are in denial of this. My sister's dog tried to bite me, she thought it was funny, I told her if a stranger got bite they'd Sue her. I did buy a dog taser they call it. I do feel a sense of empowerment.
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Yes it IS the owners responsibility. I’m so glad you got that taser. You probably won’t ever use it but it at least gets you out of the house. That ‘living in fear’ can get too comfortable and you don’t want that to happen. A sense of empowerment is what it’s all about. Even the dog will sense that about you.
 
Patnono said:
Of course it's the owner's responsibility, owners are in denial of this. My sister's dog tried to bite me, she thought it was funny, I told her if a stranger got bite they'd Sue her. I did buy a dog taser they call it. I do feel a sense of empowerment.
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Good for you. Dogs, and other citizens, are supposed to mind their manners. Manners being the oil that keeps us civilized. If not they should reap the rewards. And their "owners" as well.
 
Chucktin said:
I carry a small anti-dog attack spray for mailmen and bicyclests because of a cur I encountered on one walk. Have yet to use it but makes me feel more secure.
Isn't it the owner's fault/responsibility if I'm on a public road or sidewalk and a dog accosts me. Yet when I later met the mother and father on the road she verbally attack me. I had my cell phone out and recorded her. That p'd them off more but again it was on a public road and I stood my ground and let them rant. What would I have done had they left the car?
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It's a sure sign of an irresponsible person to blame the victim. I get very tired of seeing people who are in the wrong never take responsibility for their actions. Seems to be the trend these days.
 
There are people who enjoy the fear their dog creates & they'll let them run loose as an expression of their passive aggression. I've encountered a couple of them & it almost got really nasty on one occasion. I'm going for my walk & a huge Rottweiler charges me from the unfenced front yard of a house. The owner is doing gardening & he allows his dog to charge at people as they walk by, and he obviously enjoys it. I yelled at the moron to get his dog & he just looks at me & chuckles. BUT, when I yell, "You're about to lose your dog," he looks & sees me pointing a gun at him, only then does he run up & grab his collar. Then he says, "How dare you try to shoot my dog." I said, "How dare you be such an irresponsible dog owner & a----le...your dog will suffer because of your stupidity...ever heard of the leash law?"
 
You know I think your Right? I saw that owner again, this time in daylight, Again the dog was Loose??? The dog went up to someone walking their dog On a Leash. I was so Furious that I let her know Again what I was thinking, this time with a Serious Warning, if I see her dog Loose Again??? I will report this to the police department. Still acting Stupid, or maybe she Really is? Because she said she didn't need a leash because she wasn't Walking him? He was Still out Loose??? Not even a Collar to try to retrain him??? She seem to Care less??? And after I thought about it??? I should have taken a picture of the dog, I had my phone with me TOO. I now took the advice of someone who wrote me to carry a Taser and that's exactly what I'm going to do.
 
Patnono said:
You know I think your Right? I saw that owner again, this time in daylight, Again the dog was Loose??? The dog went up to someone walking their dog On a Leash. I was so Furious that I let her know Again what I was thinking, this time with a Serious Warning, if I see her dog Loose Again??? I will report this to the police department. Still acting Stupid, or maybe she Really is? Because she said she didn't need a leash because she wasn't Walking him? He was Still out Loose??? Not even a Collar to try to retrain him??? She seem to Care less??? And after I thought about it??? I should have taken a picture of the dog, I had my phone with me TOO. I now took the advice of someone who wrote me to carry a Taser and that's exactly what I'm going to do.
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You may recall that couple in San Francisco that lived in an apartment & had a vicious dog that scared everyone (they're both lawyers). The dog mauled a young woman to death. Everyone knew it would happen sooner or later. They enjoyed their dog scaring people:

https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/22/us/couple-guilty-of-all-charges-in-fatal-attack-by-their-dog.html
 

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