dog bite today

[Peter J.]

Don't you know you arn't supposed to look at a dog directly in the eye! Kind of like the same rule everybody had for dealing with Hillary in the White House for 8 years.

 

[marine2541]

Originally posted by riptrack44:
An unprovoked attack should be reported immediately. The owner is probably too obtuse to understand she's liable. Today it was you and tomorrow it could be a child.

My wife, Mrs. Marine, thinks it was a child this time!

 

[marine2541]

Originally posted by Alpo:

Originally posted by Broker50:
You weren't armed, Marine?

That's what I was wondering. Was it your own feelings on the matter, or Michigan law that had you not carrying a gun and shooting the dogs?

Yes, but the damndest thing happened: I froze like a statue, and the dogs chomped down! I had my 442ct in a pocket holster in my pants pocket and a surefire, defender E2D-led in my right jacket pocket. Before I could react, it was over. This happened once before when I stepped into a yard of a house I was looking at to buy and a dog charged me and bit my leg. I guess it's a natural instinct that humans freeze in times of danger like that. Amazing!

 

[jkc]

Ironically and coincidentally, I too was charged by, if not actually bitten, by an aggressive, unleashed, barking, dog, just a little while ago, while returning from the day's business, which involved a trip to a "danger zone" rural, remote area along a drug/human smuggling corridor. Accordingly, I was armed with a sidearm and an "assault rifle", but fortunately, the aggressive dog weighed about two or three pounds, I'd guess, more curly fur than mass, and sported a whimsical name tag on its collar. Speaking sternly to it about its bad behavior seems to have resolved the problem, as it wandered off down the sidewalk, stopping to visit others of its kind along its way... The presumed escapee will hopefully be recaptured by its owners.

 

[mississippi revolverman]

Here in S. Fla several months back saw a news report on an old Cuban American man attacked by two pit bulls as he walked a public street.

In his broked English you could under stand " I pull my Glock and shoot both dogs" The reporter when on the say he had a CCW and no charges were filed againt him. Good end to a bad sitution.

Hope the hands gets OK

 

[roundgunner]

I punched a dog once. He had a hold of my left forearm about belly button high. Hit him in the nose hard and he let right go. It never got close to me again.

 

[BarbC]

My ex had a Russian Wolfhound that would growl at him even when being fed. One day, he came home to find the meter reader pinned up against the side of the house. Not too long after that, the dog grabbed his nephew by the arm, leaving a bruise even through the thick winter jacket.

My ex dragged the dog into the woods and shot him.

 

[n4zov]

My ex dragged the dog into the woods and shot him.

IMHO that is the response of a responsible dog owner!

 

[ggig]

I have a cabin in jefferson county,PA and running into packs of dogs that have been abandoned is common. If you arent armed you better have a big stick and a large tree to have your back against.

 

[Gaffer]

I was told by an ER doctor, while being treated for a severe dog bite, that the majority of dog bites are in March, April and May. The doctor said no dog can be trusted in the spring as it is a anger instinct thing. Been there and and done that several times.

 

[flop-shank]

Any dog that gets an "angry look" from a U.S. Marine and attacks anyway deserves to be shot for stupidity.

 

[sammi357]

Oh, brother. what an idiotic response...obviously the tact taken by those that are quite used to blaming someone else! not MY dog, YOUR fault! SHE needs to be dope slapped, and if it takes filing a complaint to do it..do it both with the law AND the groomer needs to tell her to stay away.

I had a shepherd/rott mix, and he was TRAINED to not be aggressive.
The ndn across the street had two German Shepherds, the female (mom) and a male. The guy let them out of their fence, and walked across the yard. Well, they were off leash and, duh, they immediately took off across the road to our yard, where my dog was laying in the breezeway by my back door. I was in the driveway cleaning my car, and I heard a yell, and turned just to see something streak by me...the female Shepherd. The male was behind her, and I yelled, REALLY LOUD, "(dog's name)! NO!" (hubby says it kinda sounds like his old DI!) The dog Froze in his tracks, but the female broadsided my old dog (he had hip displaysia and mostly couldn't stand very well), grabbed him by the throat and had him pinned down. I hollered at her, and my neighbor on the other side of us, who had been working in his garden, came running with a hoe in his hand. Both dogs took off, the owner stood there and just watched them run home. He didn't say I'm sorry, or ask of Shi had been hurt.

Poor Shi was whining and we had to examine him to make sure he wasn't bleeding, but he was sore and his hips were hurting. I was more PO'd at the dumb*** neighbor than I was the dogs, but they could have at least apologized for letting the dogs get loose. Thank God, they finally moved.

Airweight .38 is good for yard work. nice and light. and nasty.

 

[cincinnatijim]

I'm sorry to hear about the dog bites. When I was a young guy I worked as a postal clerk. Sometimes I had to carry part of a route. On a beautiful day I approached a porch and saw an old white dog. Thinking he was no problem I dropped the mail in the mail box and felt a sudden pain in my ankle. I looked for a weapon and all I could find was an aluminum folding chair which I raised over my head and started to swing at the dog. The home owner came running to the door shouting "Bad dog, bad dog." When he got through the door I said, "Mister, your dog bit me." He replied, "That dog doesn't have any teeth." I rolled down my sock and saw a red mark. I wasn't bitten, I had been gummed. I hadn't known until then that dogs must have cast iron gums.

 

[marine2541]

Man, that's funny! My response the first time was deleted. But, -- ------- l--- - g--- - ---
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[pred]

I am sorry to hear about the attack.... Sometimes the dog owners need to be smacked about too!
Once at the park I had 3 German Shepherds come running over accross a field and procede to knock my 30lb beagle down and one had my girls head in his mouth, The Shepherds owner was right there, I was 50'+ away, and was trying to seperate the Shepherd from my girls head,,,
Her dog did let go after some yelling,,,,
Owner says to me " this was your dogs fault because she didnt roll over when the Shepherds came near",
I responded that if I got to the dogs first, Your dog may have been dead.
My 30lb beagle running with her nose to the ground was the cause of 3 Shepherds attacking her!
People.....

 

[buckeyeshooter]

I don't get it, if I'm in a good mood the attacking dog gets my size 12 as a 50 yard feild goal attempt in the ribs, face or testicles. If I'm in a bad mood it gets a 180 grain xtp from my 44 mag. Attacking dogs are easily educated.