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<blockquote data-quote="HoLeChit" data-source="post: 4114587" data-attributes="member: 35036"><p>Was working as a dog catcher. Someone was moving, and left their pit behind. Neighbors were concerned, captured the dog, and tired the dog up to a fence. I showed up, and managed to get the dog off the fence. She was all sorts of mad and didn't like me at that point. As I was loading the dog up into the truck, the owner came home. Explained they were coming back to get the dog etc etc. I didn't really care, as long as the dog got to go home and off my truck. Less work for me, one less dog in the shelter. So I let her get her dog out. She stood there talking with a neighbor, dog standing there with the leash on that I found it with. Turns out it was the neighbors leash, and they wanted it back. So I grabbed one of my "giveaway leashes" out of my truck for the lady. Go to hand it to her so she can swap leashes out on her dog. As I extended my right arm holding the leash, the pit jumps up, grabs me by my right bicep, and I go down with the dog. Dogs bite harder, and pull if you fight them. Hard to get free. But if you "go with them" much less damage happens, and its easier to get away. Its kinda like fighting a snare. by the time I hit my knees, the dog is releasing my arm and going for my neck. I remember feeling teeth, and I was grabbing the dogs windpipe with my right hand, as I was reaching for anything I could grab with my left (my asp and knife were on my right side, unreachable) dog started choking, lady pulled dog away. I told her to put her dog in the car and to either not get out of her car until I left, or to leave and come back after I left. I ended up with some badly frayed nerves, a pretty bad gouge in my right bicep, and some very superficial scratches on either side of my neck from the canines.</p><p></p><p>Lessons learned:</p><p></p><p>Keep something usable for defense/offense available in an ambidextrious position</p><p></p><p>in a possible defensive situation, do not allow your primary arm/appendage be the easy target</p><p></p><p>don't trust dogs that appear calm, remove them from the situation if possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HoLeChit, post: 4114587, member: 35036"] Was working as a dog catcher. Someone was moving, and left their pit behind. Neighbors were concerned, captured the dog, and tired the dog up to a fence. I showed up, and managed to get the dog off the fence. She was all sorts of mad and didn't like me at that point. As I was loading the dog up into the truck, the owner came home. Explained they were coming back to get the dog etc etc. I didn't really care, as long as the dog got to go home and off my truck. Less work for me, one less dog in the shelter. So I let her get her dog out. She stood there talking with a neighbor, dog standing there with the leash on that I found it with. Turns out it was the neighbors leash, and they wanted it back. So I grabbed one of my "giveaway leashes" out of my truck for the lady. Go to hand it to her so she can swap leashes out on her dog. As I extended my right arm holding the leash, the pit jumps up, grabs me by my right bicep, and I go down with the dog. Dogs bite harder, and pull if you fight them. Hard to get free. But if you "go with them" much less damage happens, and its easier to get away. Its kinda like fighting a snare. by the time I hit my knees, the dog is releasing my arm and going for my neck. I remember feeling teeth, and I was grabbing the dogs windpipe with my right hand, as I was reaching for anything I could grab with my left (my asp and knife were on my right side, unreachable) dog started choking, lady pulled dog away. I told her to put her dog in the car and to either not get out of her car until I left, or to leave and come back after I left. I ended up with some badly frayed nerves, a pretty bad gouge in my right bicep, and some very superficial scratches on either side of my neck from the canines. Lessons learned: Keep something usable for defense/offense available in an ambidextrious position in a possible defensive situation, do not allow your primary arm/appendage be the easy target don't trust dogs that appear calm, remove them from the situation if possible. [/QUOTE]
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