Man attacked by pit bulls, saved by neighbors.
Having a gun on person would have been advantageous.
Having a gun on person would have been advantageous.
Yes indeed!Some folks around here carry "walking sticks" to ward off predators. For those strong enough to use walking sticks, they certainly could be handy.
Pits have consistently been known to attack their owners over 60% of the time.
The reality is that a pit bull owners neighbors have to carry a gun to protect them first.
While the incident cited happened to involve a put bull, the subject of the OP was carrying all the time.
Pepper spray doesn’t always work on dogs and humans. Had a lab pit mix named baby girl. Super protective. One day the mail lady shows up to drop a package off. And baby broke her runner. One empty can of pepper spray later and she was still ready to go. The mail lady was fine she sprayed and jumped into her truck. Dog was fine. Kept her indoors from that day forward. I never asked what brand she was carrying. Could have been a off brand junk kind idk. So I carry worlds hottest and a lc9 for walks.Yes indeed!
There is also pepper spray
While the incident cited happened to involve a put bull, the subject of the OP was carrying all the time.
I carry pepper spray on my bicycle and it sure seems to work on any dog who ever chased me.Pepper spray doesn’t always work on dogs and humans. Had a lab pit mix named baby girl. Super protective. One day the mail lady shows up to drop a package off. And baby broke her runner. One empty can of pepper spray later and she was still ready to go. The mail lady was fine she sprayed and jumped into her truck. Dog was fine. Kept her indoors from that day forward. I never asked what brand she was carrying. Could have been a off brand junk kind idk. So I carry worlds hottest and a lc9 for walks.
I carry all the time. The video is just one example of why.
Expanding on the topic though, a more pertinent debate even than carrying all the time might be when to act in a situation like the OP's video.
You'll notice the dogs initially just approach barking. Are you just going to draw down on and shoot any dogs that approach barking? Many times in an instance like that if you become the aggressor moving forward yelling they will back down. Yes its a chance. Backing away is the other option that generally signals the dogs to keep approaching. That is also a chance because you don't know exactly when they might decide to commit.
In the case of the video the guy starts backing away right off the bat. The dogs were actually somewhat slow to commit, it wasn't instant. He certainly had time to deploy a firearm.
Just as with any SD situation its easy to QB it after the fact. If you haven't been in any dog skirmishes its difficult to say how you might react. I have been in a couple (not involving my dog). In a situation like the OP's video my initial reaction be to go forward and try to run them off. If that didn't work, and depending on what they decided to do it would be a quick move to create distance and draw. I also always have a knife on me so there's that.
I had an instance long ago where I was walking with a girlfriend and we were approached by 3 large dogs, Dobermans.
They stopped about 10' away and started growling. I wasn't carrying and have to admit i was scared, but I went on offense and started yelling loudly at them, waving my arms and stomping my feet.to make more noise.
Fortunately, they backed away and left. Did I mention I was scared? Currently, I carry all the time, but I still would have tried everything, as i did, before shooting. Killing someone's dog may initiate another violent attack. If you hurt my dog you better have a damn good reason.
Yep!Shooting the neighbors dog is the last resort.
This is thread is about self-defense against dog attacks and given the subforum topic, it is about strategies and tactics to use in dog attacks and how to train to use those strategies and tactics effectively.