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What would you do if you were out with your dog and a loose dog tries to attack

moonglow

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You know whats funny that i wrote this thread this morning and today at 4:30 this afternoon, I was walking luna again and a little dog was in front I put LUna in a sit command because still being a pup we are working on the small dog greetings. Well the women said go ahead he takes his time. I said ok and walked by. Luna went to sniff the ground by him and he attacked her!!! She yelped and backed away! Got a bloody scratch on her face. I stood there very calm looked my girl over and went my way!! I wish my girl would have eaten it. Luna was being polite and this littel fu** went at her!! If it was the other way around this women would have my house!! She said sorry and I was pissed because I was being responsible knowing my dog and it seemed as though this had happen before with her dog. Funny her husband was in the car with their other dog waiting for her which I found was really weird. Thank God everyone is ok but I cant stand people really cant. To boot I get looks for having a majestic large well behaved dog and these little shit dogs get away with anything!!!! Really Pissed tonight

This is why I don't allow Rolex to socialize with other dogs when he is on a walk or on leash. A lot of people probably think I'm overreacting/overprotective but what happened to Luna today happens all the time. The average person does not have that much control over their dog and they don't know how to read their dog's mood. I don't want some random dog tramatizing my puppy and setting the stage for dog aggressive behavior. Not to mention Roly is a Pit Bull 'looking' dog so he would be at fault regardless of whether he started any fights or not. It is so much easier to tell people "He's not allowed to socialize on leash. He's in training" than to be constantly worrying about how the other dog is going to react to Roly. When I have him meet and play with other dogs i make sure they are well behaved and properly socialized beforehand. My last dog was pretty dog agressive and I am willing to do whatever I can to prevent Roly from developing it it is a miserable behavior disorder to manage. Good luck with the walks, whenever I am out and about I always walk the other way when I see a little dog. The vast majority of the time they are barking and lunging at the end of their leashes and i find them unpleasant to be around.
 
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CaneCorso

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My dogs have never been attacked per say, they have had many dogs run up on them I'd either pick my dog up (my APBTs and my other dogs when they were puppies). and kick or shoo the other dog away depending on how aggressively they were approaching. But one time when I was about 15 I was on my to work at Arby's I seen 2 dogs running towards me. They were about 1/8 of a mile away, they were both medium sized dogs a pit bull mix and a shepherd mix. There were no cars to jump on, no stick , or anything I could use to defend myself with. I knew not to run, so I had to stand my ground.l by the time they caught up to me I was up against a house, so they couldn't circle me and get behind me. The pit bull mix started jumping and trying to bite at me the other dog bit at my leg, I kicked the shepherd mix, all the while I was yelling at them waving my hands trying to make myself look bigger (like with a bear LOL) . After a more couple kicks they both took off. I went into Arby's with a ripped pant leg but I was unharmed LOL.
 
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grazefull1

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This is why I don't allow Rolex to socialize with other dogs when he is on a walk or on leash. A lot of people probably think I'm overreacting/overprotective but what happened to Luna today happens all the time. The average person does not have that much control over their dog and they don't know how to read their dog's mood. I don't want some random dog tramatizing my puppy and setting the stage for dog aggressive behavior. Not to mention Roly is a Pit Bull 'looking' dog so he would be at fault regardless of whether he started any fights or not. It is so much easier to tell people "He's not allowed to socialize on leash. He's in training" than to be constantly worrying about how the other dog is going to react to Roly. When I have him meet and play with other dogs i make sure they are well behaved and properly socialized beforehand. My last dog was pretty dog agressive and I am willing to do whatever I can to prevent Roly from developing it it is a miserable behavior disorder to manage. Good luck with the walks, whenever I am out and about I always walk the other way when I see a little dog. The vast majority of the time they are barking and lunging at the end of their leashes and i find them unpleasant to be around.

i hate to say but i like when people with there small dogs walk away from me when i walk my dogs only because these untrain little dogs r dangerous, there all to kill n try to attack any even there own owner for explain lady her toy dog, i could c that the dogs was a fighter lol because the dog while walking would bite at the owner pants (large whole lol) so i try to cross the street to get away from her, well that didnt work beacuse she had to cross to:)scared2:) as some as she got close it was like the dog turned into a fly bat n grab on to my shepherd tail , know hears the go part when owner tryed grab her dog the dam thing turn into a preranna(the man eating fish) n bit the lady hand n started to bite up her arm :scared2:n i run as fast as i could away from that craziness

i just think any dog u get should have at last the basic commend down alot of these issue would end lol
 
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allsierra123

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I have been attacked by numerous dogs. I'm in the service industry so I see a lot of dogs. Only ever once while walking mine I whipped with the braided leash and he ran off. But to date I have dispatched 3 dogs that attacked me 2 during the attack and one I went back and got him. I'm a big guy though and have had a lot of hand to hand training otherwise I would not recommend taking an angry dog on. But usually if you show no fear and advance they will back down. But usually if I am attacked I have every intention of killing that dog on the spot.

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metaldad904

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I have never been attacked or chased by a dog myself, knock on wood. The only real fight i've ever had to deal with and it really wasn't that much of a fight, i believe i've told this story before but here goes. Awhile back, probly in May or June I had Dharma (my 6 yr old blue APBT) and Greta (CC) at the dog park playing. Some annoying little shepherd mix starting snapping at Dharma and attacked her, Dharma went submissive and just kinda took it. Greta was by my side at the time and immediately took off, tackled the other dog to the ground and pinned it by the throat. I ran over there, grabbed Greta and she released immediately, checked Dharma who had a bloody lip and gave owner a piece of my mind...who promptly left the park.
 

Mooshi's Mummy

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Thats what I thought re: tazer and pepperspray, but I wasn't positive. Check citrus spray and defensive batons too.

But yah, I know they recently passed a law over there thats supposed to allow home owners to defend themselves, but I've yet to see it be used in court......

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No bats, and I'm betting no batons......and likely yes, at the same time that the dog is deemed aggressive.....
You've hit the nail on the head. You are only allowed to use 'reasonable' force when it comes to defending yourself. But there are no guidlines as to what is reasonable so if you wake up in the night and find a burglar standing over your bed and you kick him in the head and put him in a coma that would most likely land you up in jail. Or if you break his arm as he is trying to escape he could proabably press charges and win. It sucks! A dog attacking an intruder if you were home would probably be acceptable but if you were home then i would say it would land you in hot water as well.
 

Mooshi's Mummy

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I tell my mom the same thing when she gets on that subject.

OT though thats kind of depressing......Mooshi's Mommy is this true?
Yep its true!

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This is how we dont here...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2242771/Man-attacked-burglar-jailed-years.html
 

angelbears

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Ya'll are a hell of a lot braver than me. I even keep my dogs on leash in my own backyard. I do have a low fence but there is a Pit that lives behind us, that loves to charge the fence. I'm not afraid of the Pit and Cane could careless about him but if Cane thought he was going to hurt me, I think the fight would be on and it would not be pretty. My fear is if the authorities got involved Cane would be PTS or at the very least quarantined and he could not handle that.

Most of our dogs on this forum are big and mean looking and they are going to be blamed no matter what.

I would carry a small weighted baton and I would not hesitate to use it. Once dogs are engaged it is harder to get them apart and the likelihood of you getting hurt increases.
 

Gunny

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Depending on the threat, I wouldn't hesitate to put a bullet in a dog attacking Gunny. If it was an ankle biter, I'd probably kick it off of him.
 

Sadies Mom

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Here is a video on how to break up a dog fight
[video=youtube;f7xrLXQNG0I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7xrLXQNG0I[/video] I hope I never have to do it....
 

jenny adams

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thank you for that, its good to know ,but i would have to leave them to it, if i was on my own being i a wheelchair there is no way i could stop a fight, i trust my dogs not to start one but dog off lead in parks scar me you hope they are well behaved but you just dont know, we have some big parks all with in 10 minutes from here, which we love to tack the dogs to, but we have some people how live just as close, how put the dog in the car drive to the park open the car, the dog shoots off runs round, the owner stands by the car smoking not watching the dog, call the dog back it get in the car then home, those dogs could be fighting before the, sorry to say in most cases over weight man, could get to his dog it could have don real damage, the parks have all ages of kid playing on different parts, eg swings roundabouts and the skateboarder park, they are in closed areas but kids don't shout the gates, all the time a dog could get in and think its a game, till the wild side kicks in then its a hunt, as owners of dogs we all have to be responsible for them, i keep them on leads or off if there is no one around its one eye on my dogs and one on the howl park, for the ones that are not supervised even if i see on on a lead i call my dog in put them on lead to say hello then they can go play even with dog they know and play with, sorry for the ramble is just so :mad: dogs of lead unsupervised starting on good dogs on leads
 

Duetsche_Doggen

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This is why I don't allow Rolex to socialize with other dogs when he is on a walk or on leash. A lot of people probably think I'm overreacting/overprotective but what happened to Luna today happens all the time. The average person does not have that much control over their dog and they don't know how to read their dog's mood. I don't want some random dog tramatizing my puppy and setting the stage for dog aggressive behavior. Not to mention Roly is a Pit Bull 'looking' dog so he would be at fault regardless of whether he started any fights or not. It is so much easier to tell people "He's not allowed to socialize on leash. He's in training" than to be constantly worrying about how the other dog is going to react to Roly. When I have him meet and play with other dogs i make sure they are well behaved and properly socialized beforehand. My last dog was pretty dog agressive and I am willing to do whatever I can to prevent Roly from developing it it is a miserable behavior disorder to manage. Good luck with the walks, whenever I am out and about I always walk the other way when I see a little dog. The vast majority of the time they are barking and lunging at the end of their leashes and i find them unpleasant to be around.

I do the same. Thor has only been attcked twice and of the two ONE incident he ended up with puncture wounds. Thankfully he does a good disposition and the incident didn't change is temprament with the dogs. Stone I cannot say but again because the majority of dog owners are stupid I don't take the chance either.

Yep its true!

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Wow that's kind of depressing.......kind of like the "self defense" laws they have here in the states.

Depending on the threat, I wouldn't hesitate to put a bullet in a dog attacking Gunny. If it was an ankle biter, I'd probably kick it off of him.

Yeap.


Sadie's mom people should know what they are doing before they try to break up a REAL fight. Otherwise you will pay the price.
 

Atlas_Mama

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This has happened to me numerous times- and i do everything you are not supposed to- your instincts kick in when it happens- I jump right in front of my dog- while trying to hold my leashed dog back- and scream at the foreign dog- usually until the owner shows up. Once i was out with two of my leashed dogs- and my dog begin to nip at the intruding dog- but the intruding dog kept coming- and i was trying to get between both dogs to stop it. I know everything you are not supposed to do- but like most things- you cant say what you will do until it happens.
 

Marrowshard

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We've had this happen a couple of times ...

There's a mastiff-type (I say "type" because she's either horribly bred or crossed with a pit) bitch a couple of houses down that is always off-leash and hardly ever supervised and she's charged us on several ocassions. The first couple of times it was strict avoidance: I moved Oscar to my off side and kept up a good pace. The most recent, she got a lot closer. I made a full stop, turned on her and gave her the "Bad Dog" finger point and said "NO!". Not sure she knew the command itself but she was sufficiently surprised that she stopped dead and wouldn't come closer.
Different dog, again a bitch, is always walked without a leash and does NOT listen to her owner's commands. She got the closest to making contact, bolted clean away after us, teeth bared and snarling at us. I quick moved Ebony behind me and blocked her with a leg. When the other dog got within striking range I kicked hard. Narrowly missed her, but she got the picture and after a couple more tries she retreated.

In my experience, most dogs that will try to attack are actually pretty easily discouraged. Remember, dogs are technically pack animals and for a dog to attack alone it has to have a reasonable shot at winning. Present an obstacle to that and a lot of dogs will back off rather than go 2-on-1. Not always of course ... just been my experience. These days, I will mostly resort to a kick but it wouldn't be amiss to carry a stick, either. We're out in the boondocks here, lots of fallen timber to arm myself with.

If the dogs actually make contact and come to grips, I've never gotten the "pull the back legs" thing to work. Possibly because giant breeds are too heavy to be concerned with that kind of intervention. Sounds lame, but a cold splash of water works great, especially for the more minor "dominance" grapples. If it's a straight-up attempted murder, I'd just back off and let it settle. You're not going to be able to help by getting physically involved.

~Marrow
 

angelbears

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OT -- Good to hear from you Marrow, just thought about you this morning, haven't seen you posting in a while. I know you have the baby now, so your busy but it is good to see ya!
 

jersey girl

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Now that Crickett is 13 months old I have been taking her to the dog park and she loves it and has been great with all types of dogs. Since I got her she has been well socialized and gets along great with other dogs. However, I have been hesitant to take her to the dog park until she was older since so many things can happen there. I am also very aware of my dog, and if pushed, what she is capable of doing. Our park had a large fenced area for large dogs to play. When a dog and owner are attempting to enter the fenced area it's typical that all the dogs go running to the entrance and wait for the new dog to enter. Sometimes there can be a welcoming committee of 10 dogs at the entrance and it can get a little hairy. I always leash Crickett when a new dogs enters and I put her in a sit stay about 25 feet away from the gate. I do this for 2 reasons....I want to see how the new dog interacts with the others and I teach Crickett to wait. Once I see harmony with all the dog I let her off leash and the sniffing begins.

So, today I actually had a woman tell me I shouldn't leash my dog when other dogs enter. LOL...she said it makes everyone feel uncomfortable and they think it's because my dog is mean. Well, I lost my s**t on her to say the least. I said...I didn't realize I was here to make YOU feel comfortable, I'm not worried about you...I'm worried about unbalanced dogs around my dog. And then, as if there was some divine intervention....her pit mix bit a golden retreiver!!! It wasn't a bad bite but enough that I stuck my foot further up her a**. A little off topic but people are unbelievable...everyone has something to say!
 

NYDDB

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This is what happens when you try to intervene in a dog fight.

Yes, it's my hand, and it happened a little over 2 weeks ago. Long story short, the loose dog threatened my dog with snarling, lunging, growling; and then (this is where I had made the fatal mistake of not being close enough to stop it before it happened; Mateo was on a loose, long leash as i was doing some training with him. I dropped the leash -- it was during "off-leash" hours, and allowed him to go ahead of me a bit).

Well, just down the hill is when the aggressive dog charged Mateo...and Mateo being who he is does not back down from a fight. They engaged and I just followed my instincts and got in the middle of it. (The bite is from the other dog.) Meanwhile, the owner of the dog just stood there, screaming like a little girl...very helpful. :rolleyes:

So, yeah. Next on my list of things to keep and carry at all times: pepper spray.

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By the way, I have been witness to some pretty nasty dog fights, some of them involving some real tenacious pits, who will not give up/give in for anything...and I have never seen the "grab the back legs" approach work.

One thing that DID work was a guy who jumped up in the air and came down with a sharp, hard karate chop to the top of the dog's snout. It popped open. Now, this was in a very specific situation where the dogs were engaged in a clamp-down bite, but were not moving around.

Still, I thought it was brilliant, actually (after people trying everything else for over 15 minutes straight...).
 

NYDDB

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By the way, I have been witness to some pretty nasty dog fights, some of them involving some real tenacious pits, who will not give up/give in for anything...and I have never seen the "grab the back legs" approach work.

One thing that DID work was a guy who jumped up in the air and came down with a sharp, hard karate chop to the top of the dog's snout. It popped open. Now, this was in a very specific situation where the dogs were engaged in a clamp-down bite, but were not moving around.

Still, I thought it was brilliant, actually (after people trying everything else for over 15 minutes straight...).
 

Duetsche_Doggen

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I just wouldn't recommend it for anyone unless they know what they are doing. Your injury and the owner's actions ( panicking) are things that people need to consider. As well as how serious both or more dogs are in a fight. I don't like pepper spray because all it takes is the right wind conditions and all parties will be gagging :D