dog attack: what would ATOT have done?

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nageov3t

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so, I left my house today to go run some errands... as I was walking from my house to my car, my neighbor's dog comes out of nowhere and attacks me.

(I didn't provoke it and I'm not sure if it either hopped the fence, one of the kids left the door open, or if it was just outside unattended... I didn't notice it until it started charging for me, which is unusual -- usually I always notice their dog because it aggressively barks at anything walking down the street at all hours of the day)

no real damage done. I had to kick it a couple times to keep it away from me and it did bite me but didn't puncture my jeans much less skin. after about 20-30 seconds of this, one of the kids runs up and drags it back into the house. I shouted a couple profanities at him and went along my way.

I'm curious as to what ATOT would have done, though. I kinda wished I had threatened to call the cops -- no damage was done to me, but I'm a 30 year-old guy in reasonably good shape. what if it had been a kid walking home from school or one of my elderly neighbors instead? hell, if I'd been wearing shorts instead of thick jeans I could be looking at a round of rabies shots.
 
FoBoT

FoBoT

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if you think it is one off situation, then nothing
if you have serious concern that it could injure a more feeble person, i think you have to take some actions

good luck
 
Dr. Detroit

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I'd walk to my car next time with a aluminum bat......

I'd also lodge a call to the local PD, needs to be on file if the neighbors truly have a dangerous out of control dog.
 
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jagec

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loki8481 said:
no real damage done. I had to kick it a couple times to keep it away from me and it did bite me but didn't puncture my jeans much less skin. after about 20-30 seconds of this, one of the kids runs up and drags it back into the house. I shouted a couple profanities at him and went along my way.
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Sounds about right.

Prepare for a long string of "I would have pulled out my .45 and blown it away before it got close enough to threaten me" and "I would have calmly but firmly asserted my alpha dominance before it got close enough to bite me, so that it would just lick my fingers and never bother me again, after all there is no such thing as overly aggressive dogs, only people who send the wrong signals" posts.
 
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Baked

Baked

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Choke it and break its neck, then call the police so they can write a report on how you stood your ground against a deadly assault from a wild animal.
 
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Chrono

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I would have stomped down at it repeatedly until its head exploded ala the movie Drive.
 
Lithium381

Lithium381

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sounds like it's an agressive dog . . . .i would at the very least report it to some agency or another, just so it's documented and a history can be created
 
Jaiguru

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I got chased by a neighborhood dog when I was 8 walking to school once. He was such an asshole that he's even come after my Mom when she'd go to check the mail. Anyway, I see him coming for me and I first start to run as fast as I could but then suddenly just turned around and screamed at the top of my lungs right at the dog.

The bastard nearly fell on his face after planting his feet in the ground to stop and slowly turned and just walked away. I felt like such a boss that entire day. I guess most dogs are more bark than bite but it sounds like you had a biter. A few kicks and a stern request to the neighbors that they should take more caution with their dog should be enough.
 
Ns1

Ns1

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Jaiguru said:
I got chased by a neighborhood dog when I was 8 walking to school once. He was such an asshole that he's even come after my Mom when she'd go to check the mail. Anyway, I see him coming for me and I first start to run as fast as I could but then suddenly just turned around and screamed at the top of my lungs right at the dog.

The bastard nearly fell on his face after planting his feet in the ground to stop and slowly turned and just walked away. I felt like such a boss that entire day. I guess most dogs are more bark than bite but it sounds like you had a biter. A few kicks and a stern request to the neighbors that they should take more caution with their dog should be enough.
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yup, gotta show that dog who's alpha (as long as you can kick that dog's ass)
 
Jaiguru

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Ns1 said:
yup, gotta show that dog who's alpha (as long as you can kick that dog's ass)
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That's the thing, that dog would have massacred me at that age. I don't know what the hell I was thinking. Primal instincts for survival I guess.
 
AnonymouseUser

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Fmr12B said:
I'd walk to my car next time with a aluminum bat......
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I did this once, with much success. My next door neighbor's black lab would run into my yard and aggressively bark from time to time, until the day I did that. The neighbor apologized profusely, I yelled back about the city's leash law, and never had an issue with that dog again. He was actually a really nice dog once she started keeping him contained. :thumbsup:
 
shortylickens

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coloumb

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Well..depending upon what kind of neighbor you have - you could go have a short chat to let them know their dog attacked you and that you're concerned that next time it might be a child or an elderly person.

If your neighbor is like mine [is/was a police officer who owns a dog that "mysteriously" gets out and attacks other people/has mauled non feral cats] - then talking will do no good. A call to the local animal authority is needed to make sure the attack is on record. If the dog attacks again - it will be labeled as a dangerous animal and be taken away [and pretty sure your neighbor won't love you anymore after that].
 
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