owning to this earlier topic
https://www.nairaland.com/2281820/7-dogs-attack-commercial-driver/1 . I decided to search on how attacks from dogs can be avoided to prevent stories that touch.




How to avoid a dog attack The best way to avoid an attack
is to avoid a strange dog's
territory — but that's not
always possible. If a dog is
charging at you, you must
quickly determine what type of attack the dog has in mind. “Dog aggression really takes
two forms — defensive or
offensive,” says Minnerly. “If a
dog feels threatened, he growls
and moves away from you
hoping you'll do the same. “If he moves closer, it's best to
stand still, maintain good posture
and keep your eye on him,”
says Minnerly. “Try talking. Use
a soothing tone. Call for the
owner. Hopefully, he'll call off his dog. Watch the dog closely. Pivot
to face him, if necessary. Don't
shout or make threatening body
movements. This might make the
dog shift from defensive to
offensive mode.” If the encounter takes place in
an open area, a steady gaze lets
the dog know you feel confident
and may discourage an attack.
Usually, a fearful dog will back
off after a few minutes. However, if the confrontation
takes place in a confined space,
you might want to stare at a
point on the dog's body rather
than directly at his face. If a
fearful dog feels cornered, a direct gaze may goad him to
attack. If the dog operates off
the herding instinct, he will want
to chase you down and bite you
on the heels or the buttocks.
But generally they aren't bold enough to bite you if you face
them. Never let the dog get
behind you. You can easily recognize an
aggressive dog by its bark. It
says, come on over here. I'm
going to have you for lunch. An
aggressive dog doesn't try to
scare you away. Instead, he dares you to do something.
Often an aggressive dog will
move in close and snarl in your
face, teeth bared, or charge you
in an attempt to make you run
so he can give chase. Most dog attacks take place
when an unsupervised dog
charges up to investigate a dog
on a leash. “It's a dog's nature
to investigate the new dog by
sticking his nose in the new dog's crotch,” says Minnerly. “Dogs
instinctively attack the stomach
because gut wounds nearly
always prove fatal. It's a lot like
the way lions bring down prey in
the wild. If you get in the way, the dog will bite you, too. The
worst thing you can do during a
dog attack is run,” says
Minnerly. “If you run, the dog
sees you as prey, and he'll chase
you down.” “Dogs in the wild don't usually
present a problem,” says
Minnerly. “Most are loners and
go out of their way to avoid
humans. They are looking for
food, not trouble. They live on mice, rats and sometimes small
or injured deer. If you encounter
a wild dog accidentally, it usually
runs away.” On the other hand, dogs running
in packs can prove extremely
dangerous. “They feed off each
other's excitement,” says
Minnerly. “They may attack
larger prey than normal. They do things a lone dog would never
try. Sometimes they attack pets
or livestock. “During a recession in Alaska in
the '70s, people moved away
leaving their property and dogs
behind,” says Minnerly, who lived
in Alaska at the time. “Dogs banded together in packs
and roamed the streets
searching for food. They'd come
into your yard and eat your dog
while he sat chained to a tree if
you weren't careful.”



What to do if things get
nasty with a dog If the unthinkable happens, and
a vicious dog attacks you or
someone you love, quickly search
your environment for weapons
to hold the dog at bay. If a bite
is truly inevitable and you find no weapons at close range, use
a shirt or jacket to wrap your
weak-sided arm. Offer the
protected arm to the dog as a
distraction while you call for help
or attempt to back to safety. Often in a frenzied attempt to
get at you, an attacking dog will
bite almost anything. A stick, a
bag or a book may provide a
valuable substitute for an arm
or leg as you try to escape. It's always a good idea to carry
weapons such as mace, a knife
or even a handgun. Real
survivalists carry more than one
weapon. Two knives, one carried
on each side prepares you to survive an incapacitating wound
to either your right or left side
and allows you to fight on. If you carry a knife, cut the
throat, stab the eyes or the
face of the dog for the quickest
reaction. Stabs to the body
don't always take effect in time
to prevent the dog from biting you. Attacking the dog's face,
jaw muscles or throat will disable
it quicker and may prevent
serious injury to the person. If you carry a small caliber gun,
aim for the dog's head/brain; a
body shot may not bring the dog
down immediately. If you carry a
large caliber gun, aim for the
body. The impact alone can significantly disrupt the attack.
However, it takes time to draw
a gun. Statistics indicate a
person attacking you may run
19 feet before you can pull a
gun from a holster and shoot. Many dogs run faster than the
average human. If serious attack becomes
unavoidable and you are: Unarmed search the immediate vicinity
for weapons wrap your weaker arm in
clothing and use it to distract
the dog call for the owner back to safety Armed use mace or other spray to
subdue the dog use knife to stab jaw muscles,
face, eyes or throat of dog fire small caliber gun at dog's
head fire large caliber gun at dog's
body It's important to know that dogs
always follow the survival of the
fittest principle unless
extensively trained to do
otherwise. “I've had police officers down on
the ground under attack by a
criminal. When the policeman calls
his dog for help, the dog attacks
him,” says Minnerly, “because
he's on the bottom of the pile. It takes a lot of training to
overcome a dog's natural
instinct.”

http://www.forcenecessary.com/force-necessary-combatives/articles/article-how-to-survive-a-dog-attack/

cc seun , ishilove

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thanks Op.
I can still remember how a dog chased me few weeks ago in my friend's house. I still don't know how I managed to climb my friend's bonnet in a twinkle of an eye.