I always look at the little ankle bitters and say "I got slippers tougher than you. But if you find a twin I could use another pair of slippers." Usually the owners tend to grab them and keep them away from my feet.
I have been bitten by some little dogs and snapped at by some pretty big ones. Never phased me a bit to reach right in and grab them to show em who is boss in any way that required. This includes a woman's big white German Shepard looking dog on steroids when it went after my wife's Aussie heeler mix at a dog park. She wasn't none too happy when I jerked the dog up onto it's hind legs by it's collar but it was better than what would have went down had it got ahold of my wife's dog.
I have been bitten by some little dogs and snapped at by some pretty big ones. Never phased me a bit to reach right in and grab them to show em who is boss in any way that required. This includes a woman's big white German Shepard looking dog on steroids when it went after my wife's Aussie heeler mix at a dog park. She wasn't none too happy when I jerked the dog up onto it's hind legs by it's collar but it was better than what would have went down had it got ahold of my wife's dog.