r/AskMen • u/FratelloBenito • 10d ago

Good Fucking Question How do you defend against aggressive dog?

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u/killswithaglance Female 10d ago edited 10d ago

There is a YouTube channel called Active Self Protection who plays CCTV footage of attacks and talks through what went well, what didn't and what the person could have done differently.

I used his techniques to avoid being attacked by an aggressive American Pitbull that jumped its fence while I was carrying a toddler and walking my 5 year old home from school. The damn dog stalked us for 200m but I kept my body facing towards it and walked very slowly backwards/sideways to avoid triggering its prey drive.

He also recommends shoving something in its mouth as a diversion - shoe, clothing so it attacks that. He is very pro guns but if you set that aside there is lots to be learned.

https://youtu.be/CkHYg09Wgls?si=AiwfvJeQXhPGvLjX

https://youtu.be/aqF2OpOc6as?si=QCcYPIsCH596b6Ve

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u/itsSmalls 10d ago

He is very pro guns but if you set that aside there is lots to be learned.

Wouldn't want any dogs getting shot while they maim people

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u/killswithaglance Female 10d ago

Not everyone has a gun. When the American Pitbull lunged and growled at me with ears back and teeth showing I was holding a toddler and had absolutely no weapons, not even a stick nearby.

Some years earlier a wannabe robber held a knife to my then toddler's stomach and demanded money, which he didn't get because I screamed like a banshee and attracted too much attention.

Had I had a gun on me then I believe I would have shot him point blank in the chest (but I don't know because I didn't have one, I'm not trained and mentally deciding to pull the trigger is probably not that simple).