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Here is the video its off kinda in the distance but visible

Dog attack video



Dog attack victim bite wounds

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There are a lot of terrible dog owners. The only time I’ve gotten close to using a firearm for defense (in the US) was with dogs in residential areas. Bad owners and dangerous dogs are a menace. It’s too bad you have to actually get attacked by a dog before shooting it to avoid charges, I don’t even want one jumping up on me.

People absolutely do not control their dogs. I'm a runner and a recurring nightmare is having to execute someone's dog in front of them. People just do not equate their furry family members with danger.

We've a neighbor a couple houses away that has a large Rottweiler that's gotten out a few times and has threatened other folks. That end of the street is a cul-de-sac with an island in the middle of the street.

While walking with my wife one evening we rounded the cul-de-sac - heard growling, stopped and saw the dog with its owner not present. I'd missed seeing it initially because of the tree cover on the island.

Told the wife we'd calmly and slowly turn around and reverse direction. She stayed a couple steps ahead so if the dog did attack it would hopefully hit me first, I would've shot it if needed. Dog did bluff charge us growling a couple times, but no harm done. We've had a total of 4 Akitas over the years and never had one get out, had that been the case and it was shot due to threatening or attacking others there would be no hard feelings.

This is why I am always armed when going for a walk. I’m far more worried about four legged attacks, than two legged ones.

I will not wait for it to bite me or my wife. Run up on either of us showing ANY sign of aggression, and I will defend us. Waiting until after it bites is not something I would do.

Now I will go searching the local and state laws on shooting a dog in self defense.

I sell a lot of flashlight stun guns to dog walkers for this exact reason. The sound scares the shit out of the menacing dog. and they call off their attack. I had a young couple who encountered a bear while hiking the Pocono mountains, and they had the same results.

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Originally posted by bdylan:
...I'm a runner and a recurring nightmare is having to execute someone's dog in front of them. ...

I just got back from running, as always I carried Halt II:

https://www.amazon.com/Halt-Re...essive/dp/B00NDMBDB2

Thankfully I live (31 years now) in a city with responsible dog owners, only came close to using it twice.

I have carried the LCP jogging, but that was a long time ago when my daughter lived on the edge of downtown Kansas City MO. And my concern was not dogs.

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Originally posted by soflaac:

We've a neighbor a couple houses away that has a large Rottweiler that's gotten out a few times and has threatened other folks..

Odin Rottweiler was a V-Tail family member until cancer took him. At 4 1/2 years old, he had still not grown a brain. The biggest danger from him, he would lick you to death. He wanted to be everybody's friend. He had no idea that he was supposed to be a ferocious family guardian. If a burglar had come into our house, Odin would have said, "Give me a tummy rub, and I'll show you where they keep their valuables."

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

Odin Rottweiler was a V-Tail family member until cancer took him. At 4 1/2 years old, he had still not grown a brain. The biggest danger from him, he would lick you to death.

Big fan of friendly dogs, even big'uns. Prefer those over the small yappy ones.

I once responded to an aggressive loose large dog call early in my career. I arrived and spoke to the caller who I found out later was Julius peppers grandmom. She said it was a big black and brown dog who had come up to her, while she was in her backyard and began growling at her. She managed to slip back inside to call. Then she pointed towards her backyard.

I walked just around the corner and could see a Rottweiler in another yard. I shouted back to her and she said yes that’s the one, then it began growling and running and leaped over the chain link fence at me.

Boom boom. I didn’t think about it and didn’t hear the shots and was surprised when I realized I had shot it. The 357sig is an amazing round. I got on the radio and called in shots fired, but I was OK. Later my friends said he didn’t recognize my voice as he thought it was a woman screaming across the radio.

W/I a few seconds I hear what I thought was a log chain being drug around behind me and I turn and see another dog(on a log chain) coming arounds the corner. Then I hear a man say don’t shoot my dog. I told him to get control of his animal. Turns out he was the owner of the loose animal and he was using his other dog to find it.

Well everyone showed up and I got sent to the PD to do a report. Turns out the 1st round hit it square in the chest(while it was in the air) and was found under the skin of the right rear buttock. The 2nd round went thru n thru from side to side with 2 lung hits.

I remember seeing it turn midair, and it ran back into the other yard and layed down to die within about 30’ from the corner of the yard.

Mrs. Peppers was very thankful as I was leaving and she extolled my good deed to any officer who arrived-including the Chief. The owner of the dog was not happy but was shouted down by the neighbors who had all seen it and there was a history of this animal terrorizing the residents.

I responded to the address a few years later for an unattended death and it was her. The family remembers me from that day and were all glad that they knew the officer who was there. I’ve never been hugged by so many strangers while in uniform since. She was a sweet lady.

I carry OC & a45 when I walk and I hope to never have to be attacked again. I’ve had a dust up with a few hostile chihuahuas while riding my bike but they can’t really hurt ya.

Closest I came to pulling the trigger in my 2 decades in LE was dealing with an aggressive dog.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Closest I came to pulling the trigger in my 2 decades in LE was dealing with an aggressive dog.

Yeah alligator dogs wasn’t on the menu that day for sure. I got attacked on a search warrant too. No bueno. I’ve been shot at several times by people and wasn’t as worried/afraid as I was when a giant barking dog is on you.

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That sucks the attacked dog was hurt. I have two mini poodles and I’ve learned to have a cane, a pepper spray, at least one knife, and my concealed carry when I walk them.

It’s against the law here to shoot a dog when it’s attacking only your dog and not a human. I take that to mean any other means are acceptable.

We’ve been harassed by loose dogs before. And I’ve gotten the practice of swinging my dogs behind me and putting myself between them and the other dog.

Big large dogs I have no problem with. But do have dislike for the little yippy ankle bitters.. When the dogs owner tries to tell me that the dog does not bite my normal reply is "It has teeth doesnt it"................. drill sgt.

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Originally posted by Rey HRH:
That sucks the attacked dog was hurt. I have two mini poodles and I’ve learned to have a cane, a pepper spray, at least one knife, and my concealed carry when I walk them.

It’s against the law here to shoot a dog when it’s attacking only your dog and not a human. I take that to mean any other means are acceptable.

We’ve been harassed by loose dogs before. And I’ve gotten the practice of swinging my dogs behind me and putting myself between them and the other dog.

”But officer, the dog was attacking me and I had to defend myself. My dog was trying to stop the other dogs attack on me. The dog hadn’t bitten me yet, but it wasn’t for lack of trying.”

Frankly, I’d be really sad to have to shoot a dog. In my experience, the root of the problem is usually the owner. Unfortunately, it isn’t easy to hold them legally accountable for creating a problem dog.

Shitty situation. I'm curious about the "hostile neighbors" and the assault. Was it the dog owner? Since it sounds like there was more than one, I wonder if there are multiple assholes in the neighborhood. I understand being upset if I'm forced to shoot your animal, but if you come at me I will still jack you up and press charges. Regardless, you have to be a special kind of dumb to assault someone you know to be armed.

That sucks for everyone involved. The guy was less than 5 second behind his dog but it was too late. May have just slipped through a door

That dog came out like a missile.

Got bit by a blue pit bull. I was on my recumbent trike. My seat is about 8 inches off the ground. He nipped me on the back of my left hand and bit me on the elbow. Sherif locked him up for 2 weeks and brought him back. I don’t ride my trike there anymore but I’m gonna get my pound of flesh. As far as I’m concerned pit bulls should be destroyed. Every single one of them. And this is from a dog lover.

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Originally posted by Imabmwnut:
Got bit by a blue pit bull. I was on my recumbent trike. My seat is about 8 inches off the ground. He nipped me on the back of my left hand and bit me on the elbow. Sherif locked him up for 2 weeks and brought him back. I don’t ride my trike there anymore but I’m gonna get my pound of flesh. As far as I’m concerned pit bulls should be destroyed. Every single one of them. And this is from a dog lover.

Sorry you had that experience. Been around a few pit bulls that were complete sweethearts. The few I’ve seen that were idiots needing put down were mirrors of their owners. There are plenty of other breeds with lots of potential to do damage, and some appear to really enjoy it (looking at you malligators), but for some reason, while scumbags seem to gravitate to pit bulls, they don’t seem to favor the Mals to much.