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35000 people got killed by dogs every year, mostly children and frail seniors. How do you expect them jump/climb 5-6 feet up or seriously defend themselves from furious attacking animal? IMHO, what you showed in your video is irrelevant to the real life situations. When I was a 6 y.o. kid, a huge dog jumped over a fence and attacked me from behind. I even didn't see it coming. I'm alive only because some man with a handgun shot in the air and distracted the dog from finishing me.
@@stassgricko How many people each year prevented dog attacks using realistic methods like the ones offered for free in this video? You don’t know. And that’s the whole point. It’s a prevention video. Any fool can point out calamities after they happen. You don’t know the statistics on prevention because nobody knows about a disaster that was prevented. This video isn’t promising magic solutions. How will any 6 year old child or “frail senior” stop a dog attack? Tell me. Please use some basic sense.
20+ year Dog trainer specializing in Aggression and Aggression Rehab here. Very good and simple video. There is a lot to think about in this situation, and you have to think about it quickly. You did an excellent job laying out practical advice on this topic. A little side note - it is good to see such well trained dogs. Good on yall for that. There's only a few things I would add. I've seen too much of the bad end of this not to comment. Sorry for the length. As was said here - Avoidance is the best option. This means to stay off your phone and ear buds out when moving from place to place. Dogs (predators) target weak, unsuspecting victims. As a backup plan, your expressed confidence and posture will solve most problems. If you appear weak, their prey drive will kick in and they will certainly attack. *YOUR DOG WILL INVITE AN ATTACK. Dogs are rarely human aggressive, typically they will want to kill the little guy you have walking with you - as we saw in this video. So, just get used to paying attention to everything going on around you when you're walking your dog. Even if you go the same way every day and know all the dogs along your route, bad dogs migrate through neighborhoods...so pay attention! *3 DOGS IS A PACK. A dog's mindset changes when there are three of them together. They go from being "dogs" to being a pack. This means they're confidence is up, and their predator instincts tend to surface. Also, they're constantly in competition with each other, so they push everything harder. It doesn't take three to be an issue, as we saw in this video, but it certainly helps. Always keep a lookout for dogs that are traveling in a pack as they will always be more aggressive than a solo one. *NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON A DOG. There are three basic drives that formulate everything a dog does, one of them is the Prey Drive. If you turn your back on them, whether to run or to protect your face, you automatically kick their already engaged prey drive into overdrive. This is because you've just acted like a prey animal. *DON'T TRY TO OUTRUN A DOG unless you know with 100% certainty that can make an effective escape. The average person runs 10-15 mph, a GSD can run over 30. So, if your escape route isn't 3-4 times closer than the distance between you and the dog, you won't make it, so don't try if you have to turn your back to the dog to do so. If the dog catches you from behind, he will almost assuredly knock you down, and that is the MOST dangerous place to be in a dog fight. *WHEN IT'S TIME TO FIGHT. If you didn't AVOID, cannot BOLT, and you wish to survive, you now have to fight. There are no two ways around this. It is time to accept this fact. Find your voice, get your posture correct, and get your defense and weapon(s) ready. *DROP YOUR LEASH. If you have a dog with you, and they're on a leash, drop it. You cannot fight a dog when your dog is pulling one of your arms...and you're going to need both of them. Yes, it will suck if your dog gets attacked, but your primary focus needs to be fighting the dog - which you cannot effectively do if you're worrying about your dog...or if you lose the battle against the attacking dog - in that case he's possibly just killed you AND your dog. So drop the leash. The time to worry about your dog is after the battle is over. **The only exception to this would be if there is a fenced in yard near you and you have the time and physical ability to chuck your dog over the fence into the enclosure. We couldn't see the white wall very well in this video, but if it were solid, she could have chucked her dog over the wall. *WALK TOWARDS ATTACKING DOG. Prey animals run away. Animals that are willing to fight don't. *KEEP YOUR VOICE DEEP. This is especially important for women. There are three tones that dogs respond to, the highest of which educes excitement - which in this scenario would include their prey drive. Any high pitched screams/shreaks or words will only serve to reinforce their current attitude because you seem weak. Typically it is best to not say anything, just growl and bear your teeth - these are instinctive displays the dog knows and understands. *A DOG ATTACK YOUR CLOSEST PART. Whatever part of you is closest to them, they will go for. It does not matter if that part is a foot, hand or whatever. The only caveat to this is a full out sprinting lunging/leaping attack - in this instance they will be aiming for your neck. *STAY ON YOUR FEET at all costs. The WORST thing you can do is be taken down...this is where people get killed. Therefore, kicking needs to be a last resort! I've seen the dog grab the shoe/calf and pull, causing the victim to fall down. The dog, being extremely fast, can jump on your throat faster than you can get up. You cannot get up without your hands, which are now engaged with the dog, so you're stuck on your back/side on the ground. *ALWAYS CARRY SOMETHING ON YOUR PERSON (not in a purse, actually on your body) to defend yourself. This isn't just for the 4 legged predators, but the 2 legged ones too. *A FIREARM is the best option, something like a revolver would be perfect. Even if you don't hit the dog, the noise is almost always enough to drive them away. PEPPER SPRAY is really effective too - if you go w/ pepper spray, get one that shoots a solid Stream, and NOT a Fog (sometimes called "mist"). A STICK is a last ditch item, but is one you can carry anywhere. So if you're in a place where you can't carry a pistol or pepper spray, you can always get yourself a hickory or oak "walking stick". *USE ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS. If you find yourself without anything, use whatever you can find. This would include your purse, trash cans, rocks, anything you can grab. Ideally you would use something like a trash can where the dog can't even get to you, or a stick like he used here, or a brick that you could hit them with. *If the dog is within arm's reach, do NOT throw your improvised weapon at them. Keep it in your hands because once you throw it, you don't have it anymore...and if it fails to have the intended effect, you now have to find another if you can. *USE YOUR CLOTHING. Use your clothing to protect vital areas and/or to protect your "sacrificial limb". If you have decided to keep one part of your body in front of you, to allow it to get bit if something has to, you can wrap your jacket around your NON-dominant forearm (for me it would be my left) and let the dog bite at that. I have used this one myself on several occasions and it has always worked very well. I have a Carhartt jacket that I use for this and while it's been torn up, the dog has never been able to rip into my flesh. The pressure of the dog's bite will still hurt, but their teeth are not long enough to get into my arm. *TWO WHEEL DRIVE. Okay, so now you're locked up with the dog. You've covered your non-dominant forearm with your shirt, and they're latched on to it. Now you have to fight them. PICK THEM UP. A Dog has less than 25% of his strength when he is on two legs, and it doesn't matter which two. So whenever you can, putting them into 2-Wheel Drive will decrease their ability to push/pull and rip/tear. *GO FOR SENSITIVE AREAS. If you have to strike at a dog, don't do it blindly - just like us, there are parts of their bodies that are much more sensitive than others. On a dog, the most sensitive areas are the eyes, ears, nose, throat and stomach. Notice that all but one of these is at the dangerous end of the dog...If the dog is within arm's reach, or they've latched on to you, strike or stab them in these locations. If you have a big rock or brick, and you want to hit them in the head, do it in the side of the skull, and not directly on top - aim for his ear hole or the spot where the lower jaw connects to the upper one. *ANYTHING YOU SWING AT A DOG MAY BE BITTEN. This is why it's really important to have something in your hand and not to have to swing just your hands. Swing with about 75% power, do not swing with everything you have...if you miss, you don't want to lose your weapon ("brick") or open yourself for a counter attack - like he showed with the stick. I hope this helps anyone reading. Any further questions, feel free to reply here and I'll answer the best I can. Stay Alert, Stay Safe. God Bless.
@@tac6044 I couldn't agree much more. That was exactly the reason I felt I needed to pen the OP...so Thank You for pointing that out! The last ditch effort is always going to be a bare handed fight w/ a dog. It is ALWAYS better to have a weapon! To your point here, I would only add this: if you have a firearm on you, your goal should be to use it before the dog can get within range to bite you in the first place. If you have time to position yourself so that they bite your non-dominant forearm, you should have time to draw and point your firearm - there is certainly plenty if you had time to wrap a jacket/shirt around it. Barring a total surprise attack, you should be able to draw, point, and pull the trigger at least once before the dog gets to you...ideally hitting the animal, but at least the ground around them if nothing else. And yes, I am saying "point" and not "aim" on purpose...it is very likely that you will not have time to achieve an accurate sight picture - If you do, that's awesome and you should do it, but quite likely you simply won't have any time to spare. The eyes are certainly one of the most sensitive areas, and often will be a good place to attack - just know that a dog does not always stay latched on to a bite. There are two reasons a dog bites: Active Aggression and Fear Aggression. Bites from Fear Aggression are a nip-and-release, or a quick bite-and-release, typically followed by a rapid retreat to some degree. Bites resulting from Active Aggression on the other hand, are exactly what you described...the dog will bite, pull back and thrash their head from side to side - ripping through tissue, nerves and blood vessels. That being said however, even if the bite is one of AA, NEVER expect the dog to stay latched on to his bite as you poke out their eyes. I have seen many dogs let go of an excellent bite to defend themselves, or a part of their body, from pain/attack...even less sensitive areas than the eyes. FA bites can escalate into AA bites within a fraction of a second if you act like a prey animal and/or act scared. The sacred dog thinks they have the upper hand and will become more aggressive. So even though the altercation started as a result of FA, your actions can cause the dog to become actively aggressive, making the situation much more detrimental. Fighting an AA dog is a battle that you will never walk away from with only a scratch or two...even if you do everything right, you will get hurt and possibly even injured. But you have to understand that pain is only a mental game and as long as your limbs are still working, you are still in the fight...so regardless of how much pain you are in, you need to push through it if you wish to gain victory. It is a deadly serious situation (no pun intended there!) that cannot be overstated IMO. Not that you were discounting them at all, but I've seen incredibly dangerous 30-40 lbs dogs. But to your point, absolutely, 100%, YES!!! - fighting a dog over 60 lbs is a lot like fighting a man over 240 lbs...you can win, but the odds are certainly stacked against you from the get-go. So you'd better know what you need to do and you'd better make sure you're thinking your way through the battle and not panicking or merely reacting. I promise we're just scratching the surface here, but above EVERYTHING else we could discuss on this topic is this: YOU WIN EVERY FIGHT THAT YOU'RE NOT IN!! This means that avoiding the battle in the first place is much better than any other result. It should always be our primary goal and needs to be considered the absolute most important part to any of this.
@@Adam.Rushing every man and woman should at least have a good pocket knife on them at all times. Something that can be deployed quickly and you should practice doing so.
I watched your video a year ago. 2 weeks later a dog attacked a girl, I defend her with your tips and now she's my girlfriend so thank you soo soo much.
One time I was playing Minecraft on my 4 year hardcore world, I went mega structure, then I fell and died from fall damage I was almost at building limit.
I would add some useful tips I learned when I worked for a canine security company many years ago: #1 The first word most dogs learn is "No!" and very often when a dog is charging at you if turn toward them and say "No!" in a loud, commanding, and stern tone (not a scared shrieky tone), it will cause them to pause or stop long enough to allow you to escape. (I've used this, it works!). #2 If a dog jumps at you from the front, a quick lateral swipe of your leg can knock their hind legs out from under them, causing them to fall. IME, if you do this twice, they'll stop trying to jump on you because they don't like having their legs taken out from under them. #3 Grab their front legs (preferably above the knees) with both hands and simultaneously pull outward forcefully in opposite directions. This can dislocate their shoulders and takes them out of action instantly, or at least be painful enough to make them want to back off.
@@signupisannoying You could, but a kick requires aim to be most effective, whereas a lateral swipe doesn't. I guess just do what has the best chance of working in the moment.,...
I was attacked by 2 pitbulls yesterday. Luckily I got away unharmed. I used a pushbroom to be the focus of their attack while I walked backwards towards the safety of my house. It actually worked, though this video would be what you should be paying attention to as opposed to my good luck. The only thing I would caution anybody about is the fact that this guy's dogs aren't being serious. They are slow, which is good for a demonstration, but if you are really being attacked it's not going to be like that. Yesterday there was lightning fast, laser focused viciousness. Anybody who has to deal with option C had better keep that in mind.
I took both karate and aikido in university. The one thing martial arts teaches oneself is, 1) don’t think you’re tough 2) always avoid confrontation - the other guy could be super tough. Martial arts taught me 1) how to pivot, 2) how to use balance and flow 3) sensing one’s surroundings. Played and coached basketball for 34 years…against players 6 to 10 inches taller and some 120 lbs heavier. When someone weighing in at 300 lbs is leaning on you, aikido training comes in handy. Cross training, including martial arts, is usually a good idea…not so if one starts thinking they are an infallible super-ninja! I love taking dogs to the backcountry…and even to off leash areas. A very effective technique that I have seen used to address an unfamiliar dog boring down, barking, barking, barking …is. the raised 🖐️ or better fist, and a stern SIT command…GOOD DOG, SIT. The offending canine is usually ‘shocked’, long enough for the owner to start to take charge, or longer for the person to contemplate their next move. Australian shepherd and border collies or any herding dog mix, loves to chase, joggers, and if you are running in an off leash area with dogs, learn some canine basics. The person in the video obviously was accompanied by a dog and was inexperienced with dog dog interactions or did not do the necessary canine homework. Humans unconsciously react to stimulus within ~200 ms, plus ~500ms for conscious awareness. I have watched people’s reactions to a friendly big dog with a waging tail bound towards them…their reaction is like someone screaming and fainting at the sight of a mouse. Neuroscience readings always mention the flight, and fight response and less often the freeze response. There are neurological reasons why it is just one or two individuals will pull a drowning child or dog from a river, while the stunned majority will just stand by and look 👀. This video is good advice, but any good athlete will tell you, to be effective you need practicing, perfect practice and lots of it. As for B, jumping up onto a platform like demonstrated, works, maybe when one could still slam dunk a basketball, but now at 71 I am guessing that my best vertical is 4 to 5 inches. Anything that I could get up on quickly, my bernedoodle buddy would be up on and down …twice. I am in the backcountry often, home for grizzlies, and I put a bright coloured vest on the dogs when by buddies are off leash, because many city slicker hikers panic when they encounter a dog on the trail…one can only imagine the wetness if it was a grizzly!
People that let their dogs off there leash should be seriously penalized. These people that think it's Cute, that their dogs should be running around the house during the holiday gatherings HUMPING everyone in sight is DISGUSTING. I am many others couldn't wait to leave this party even before it started.
I've been a mail carrier for 16 years. As you said, staying aware of your surroundings is the most important. Climbing a fence is great, but climbing on top of cars has been easier and they don't usually follow, although owners aren't happy afterwards. I have used garbage cans as a defence and even the satchel we carry to wrap my arm and offer it to get some muzzle control. There are some breeds out there that would tear me apart and defending would feel impossible. For example, a Bull mastiff. There's a dual team of Dobermans on my route that definitely want a piece of me, heh.
pitbull-type bodies easily get on top of cars and climb chainlink fences. I used to feed my cats so that my dogs wouldn't get the cats' food. One dog decided to get up there on a regular basis even when the cats' food wasn't there.
@John Smith i love dogs but aggressive ones should have teeth removed get neutered or something..no need to euthanize ..sadly some stupid owners love to keep aggressive nasty dogs and encourage that behavior
i was attacked by two pit bulls a week ago, and i had no knowledge of self defense in such a situation. my recovery experience so far has inspired me to learn how to keep myself and others safe, and this video is my first step. thank you for making this content.
@@amphibiousphenomenon I really avoid being close to pitbulls... When I was living in a worse neighbourhood than I am now, and was having someone's dog over for a few days, all the pitbulls of the neighbourhood were eyeing that dog. They were so often kept unleashed as well. In my building there was a 10 year old girl "owning" a pitbull and walking it, most often alone.
@@BadFluffy What makes you think that? I knew these people, they were my neighbours (living in the same stairwell) and I can tell you this was not the case. ---Regardless, what kind of a person thinks it would be a good idea to have a 10 year old be "protected" by a pitbull? She won't be able to control the dog. It might be safer than giving her a firearm than doing this. If the pitbull would charge at someone, she would just be dragged along the street by the pitbull. And that's if it was leashed, which I have never seen it was.
@@rhyno9798 That's a good question. I think not. One of my colleagues recently had a pretty serious leg bite. Our postmaster called the police and they are dealing with it as they would with anyone. Thankfully I've never been seriously injured, though twice I narrowly escaped big vicious dogs furiously trying to get me. I've lost pants and a coat to dogs!
I am a Zoology grad that had a main interest in canines. I come from Calgary, lots of wolves and coyotes there. The only dog I have ever been bitten by a chihuahua. I was saving it from getting killed by my Shepherd. It attacked my Shepherd first. I was laying on her to calm her down, my hand on her muzzle. The other dog snuck in and bit my hand, and it was nasty, my wedding ring saved my middle finger. The chihuahua died instantly as my hand jerked away, one bite did it.
@@grog5564 I'm sorry that happened to you. Really cool that you are a canine expert! My experience on my rural routes is that the small feisty dogs are much more apt to attack and bite. The big ones tend to be gentle and sweet. Do they have a "small dog complex"? I don't know!
Such a great vid! It doesn't happen often in USA, but every now and again there will be a news report about a dog attack on a person. Thanks for the instruction on how to help if an attack occurs.
I've been handling dogs since the 80s and training shepherds for a decade.... this guy managed to actually give good advice and explain it well. Good job!
@@russc8270 I'be been working with large shelter dogs for years. About 90% have been Geman Shepherds. Sadly, not much of this works against a determined dog. The only thing you can hope to do is gain control of their muzzle, which will likely have to happen after they latch on to you. Once you have muzzle control you have to use their collar (if they have one), or your hand to choke the dog out. What he said about a large stick is true. Crack a violent dog on the head with as enough force and that will likely end things.
@@Eleazarsc not here to gate keep but your wrong. I've worked with military dogs and they'll chew apart anything instructed. The only advise is put something between you and the dog. End off
Also, I'm not trying to put down the vid. The avoidance and posture points were solid, just the fighting info is rough. Experience it with an athletic 80+ pound K9 and it really opens your eyes to how shockingly violent and fast a dog can be. It's a wild ride. You're going to get bit, cut up and likely in the hospital after for at least some stitches. You just have to accept it, know what parts of your body you're willing to give up to be bitten (anything below the elbow) and get muzzle control.
@@sallysailor5642 Well... one of the first problems people will have when defending themselves against aggression of other people or animals is that they lack the inner will to hurt someone else. Sure, when you got a weapon in your hand and are willing to brutally hurt or even kill someone else, well... you are more dangerous than the dog. Those tips are for normal people having their normal stuff around.
This is really good. The point about energy is very real. I was cornered by a dog as a teen and I just decided one of us was going to die. And it was NOT going to be me. The dog INSTANTLY backed down. It was like I said it out loud in dog language. He just stopped and growled as he walked away. I think it was exactly that my energy changed and he knew the best result for him was going to be severe injury and the worst literally death. Since then I have stood my ground even against more than one dog, sorta mocking that energy. And it really does work. I’m under no illusion that I can take a pack of dogs. And if I could get up high I would. But this energy thing is like some black magic.
Yup! I work a delivery position and first time I was charged I started to run away and I realized after 1 or 2 steps that was a mistake so I turned around to face the dog and he just stopped in it's tracks and backed away. Second time the came sprinting at me and I didn't even turn just stayed put and started yelling. Little boy put the breaks on quick then started cowering.
I cleared a 4 or 5 ft fence like an Olympic hurdler many years ago running from two Rottweilers. They looked stunned standing on the other side of the fence just watching in apparent bewilderment at how fast I was before moving off. Your best friend in such situations is your adrenaline.
No dogs were harmed in the making of this video, no humans will be harmed after watching this video. This is a very informative and sensible advice, thanks for making this.
everyone is harmed after watching tv. the npc will use it as an excuse why the computer programmed it with nothing. if you believe humans are real it eats their mind like sulphric acid dont believe me? talk to someone who watches tv.
Thank you so much. I am 59 years old and have been a runner all my life. I have had to stop running on my road 2 years ago because of the new neighbors dogs. I watched them attack bikers and walking seniors. I called animal control...nothing.
@@Ninosh-j2n I live in the most conservative area of the USA and I can guarantee you that liberal vs conservative isn't the problem here. I find that most people in this country worship dogs and put them above humans. So animal control will never do anything. The one advantage of living in a conservative area is that you have the option of carrying a weapon that will solve the problem.
@juliebailey5751 I'm not sure if you've had any luck with animal control since writing your post a year ago, but I wanted to offer up a suggestion. Send them a written letter with *specific language* that you are *_"putting in them on notice to remedy the situation",_* and then describe the situation. If they are smart and do not want a lawsuit *_(since you put them on notice),_* then they should take the appropriate action to keep you and the community safe. Good luck!
Well done! Thank you. I had to defend myself and my 3 grandsons from a group of stray dogs in a wooded area. We tried to keep moving but the dogs were far too agressive. So we circled the wagons so to speak with our bicycles. Fornunately, the dogs eventually grew weary and lost interest. We slowly walked away with our bikes trying not to arouse any further excitment for the dogs. Eventually they started chasing a car and we were able to leave the area. In the early stages of the attack I looked around for a large stick but there wasn't anything other than our bikes. I often dreamt of having a large stick but after seeing your video, I'm sure I wouldn't have lasted very long. I know I would have been swinging wildly. I really appreciate your video, I'm sure it might save a life some day.
@@skippylanoue966I swung my luggage at a pack of dogs that surrounded me in Cambodia in the highway at night but my glasses fell in the wet grassy ground, and I frantically searched with my hand because the grass hid them. They were broken. One of the worst moments of my life.
There is a company in Montana that makes really good pepper and bear sprays, called UDAP. They also have a bike mount for their spray cans. Pepper spray/bear spray can be a vital self defense tool in a situation like you described….especially if there are multiple dogs and a single person. And no, I am not affiliated with UDAP in any way, shape or form! Lol
My son was mauled by a German shepherd an was on life support for two weeks . We need to teach all this information to our kids friends and family ,dangerous situations like this happen all the time thank you for this video. I read a comment from ,adam rushing, and wondered about also using your clothing as a defence and picking the dog off the floor if you can an he through his input supported my claim.
My children and I and my new puppy were taking a walk when approached by three dogs, an English bull terrier and two others. I picked up the puppy and lifted it high and told the children to get behind me and keep quiet and not look at the dogs directly. We all stayed quiet for about 10 minutes, not moving and the dogs got bored and moved away. Another thing to try on a single dog is just to say "Sit." Always keep calm and never panic or scream.
Similar situation for me. I was taking a walk in my neighborhood when a block away, some neighbor’s loose Rottweiler spotted me and started running towards me at full boar. I can still see it snarling with its yellow eyes. I just stayed completely still, looking straight ahead as it approached me. It circled me and nipped a bit at my hands and then got bored and left the scene. Thank God.
I watched your video 4 months ago. 20 days later a dog attacked an old lady in front of me and I quickly removed the dog’s liver. The old lady thanked me and said that she had something really nice for me back at her cottage, to reward me for my quest… Thank you so much for making this video, it’s really changed my life.
Starting with “Avoid” is spot-on! Like Mr. Miyagi said, “Best way to avoid punch [or dog bite]…No be there.” As someone who grew up training in different martial art forms and weapons (both “farm tools” and modern weapons), I am very glad I watched this video, got a lot out of it, and am forwarding this on to loved ones. Energy is quite real and very important. Many people don’t understand it or believe it, so I’m very glad you explained that highly crucial piece and did so extremely well. Great job and thank you 🙏🏻
Yessir! Dogs don't talk, so they read body language and listen to tone of vocals. That is how your energy is given off to them. If you appear too big a risk for them and they'll most likely let you be...but best to have a defensive plan beforehand! lol
Once thing l learned about defending yourself against a potential dog attack is to not show fear. DON'T turn and run. Your two legs can't outrun the dogs four.I learned that once when a dog ran up to me snarling. They can sense fear. I just looked straight ahead over its head while slowly reaching in my pocket for my knife. If it bit me, I was gonna give him/her the blade. The dog eventually turned and left.
sometimes it attacks violently , my recent personal experience.i with my wife was relaxing in our park , a massive pet dog was playing nearby with it’s human family. My wife got affectionate and asked me if she can go closer to play with little bit , the dog very playfully sniffed all over me and became very violent with me ( my wife got too scared ) all possible efforts by it’s family failed including favourite bone meal. Escape was also not possible with my wife .But I stayed very calm, kept changing me and my wife’s posture according to their attacks & finally I Roared like tiger in it’s eyes( like it was doing with me)….. Dog simply run away. Sometimes Dog displays it’s wild genotype, but that genotype also has experience of lethal human history … human has been most dangerous animal.
I wondered how you could illustrate this topic without hurting a dog, then I saw how delightful your dog is and how skilled you are. Very educational. Thank you.
@@athleticengine and how totally comfortable the dogs appeared around you was demonstrating the intense and relaxed energy. I was worried to watch it and relieved by the interaction as well :-) Thank you!
My lucky day this video found me! I have been worrying about this lately not having a clue what could I do in a dangerous situation when out walking. Very much appreciate you as well as the comments below! Have a nice day!
Get yourself pepper spray at the very least. Especially if your a female not just doggos are a possible threat to safety but other humans. As a fellow female I always carry a concealed weapon. It has saved me before so I can verify it is best to be prepared for it just in case.
I used to raise German Shepard dogs. They can easily reach weights of up to 100 pounds and they have strong hind legs to propel themselves with a lot of force toward a human they want to attach. Plus they have a large mouth and heavy bite force. Most Shepard dogs will therefore attack by running at you with medium speed and jumping off the ground as they get within striking range. Their eyes focus on a specific spot they intend to bite, which most of the time will be an arm or hand. German Shepard dogs are very smart animals who recognize that a human is much taller and bigger than they are. They use the run and leap in an attempt to knock a human down to the ground where the odds go in their favor, as they have four feet to support themselves on the ground versus a human that isn't still standing on their feet. Humans are not trained to fight from on the ground. Dogs fight this way naturally. Understanding the method of attack is critical to defending against such an attack. My martial arts training helped me understand the best way to defeat any enemy attacker is to consider their vulnerabilities. The moment a dog leaps off the ground it no longer can control its path as all its feet are in the air. This is their most vulnerable moment as they have not yet made contact with the human target, have not bitten anything, and cannot control what the human does in response. This becomes the BEST TIME for a human to strike at the dog and take evasive action. What then can a human do? The idea is to inflict pain and possible injury to the dog while it is airborne and cause it to completely miss with its bite. One idea I practiced a lot was to bring the front knee up very hard into the center of the dog's chest hitting it in its ribs or brisket area. You are trying to literally break a rib if you can so don't be shy about using all the force you can manage. Time the strike right and it will hit the dog centered in his chest while the dog has all four feet off the ground. At minimum it will knock some of the air out of the dog's lungs. I've yet to find a dog that seemed prepared for that type of strike. A second move must also be made in a split second following the knee contact. Both hands and arms of the human must rise from waist level and strike the dog in its throat with an upward and backward pushing motion. The intent is to snap the dog's neck backwards and its head upwards, directing its mouth harmlessly away from your body. If done right, the knee strike will stop most of the dog's forward motion and the upper body lifting and backwards thrusting of the dog's head and neck can actually flip the dog over onto its back. The dog, remember, has all four feet in the air the entire time this maneuver is being done so it can't control itself. If you can get more than 50% of the dog's weight tilted backwards, gravity will take over and do the rest. A large person like myself (6 foot, 295 pounds) can most likely flip even a 100 pound German Shephard over. The final part of the process is to step quickly aside from the path the dog was traveling so that if the backward flip fails, the dog will merely sail by and land where the human no longer is standing. Done correctly, a solid knee strike, the upward neck snap, and perhaps the dog landing on its back...all without the dog managing to bite its target....will cause even a determined and trained dog to rethink the wisdom of attacking this particular human. If the dog does make another run, simply repeat the moves. This time, after the knee strike, use the push kick shown in the video to whack the testicles before lowering the knee. The more a dog fails the less it wants to keep attacking. Finally, while the dog could suffer some injury, it is highly unlikely any of these moves will seriously injure or kill a dog. But it is enough for a dog to realize attacking a human isn't necessarily a smart idea as some humans can be very capable fighters. The above is all bare handed combat. If a human has any sort of weapon, the odds get really bad for the dog, assuming the human has the skills and stamina to stand their ground and use the weapon effectively to end the attack. Personally, I carry a set of numchucks tucked in my waistband in the small of my back when I go walking. They are wickedly effective in stopping any dog's attack...or human attack for that matter. Dogs don't give up easily. But neither do humans who are trained to fight. If you give up and stop the fight, the dog will win.
Those are some good ideas. I'm not sure I would want to time the knee and the arms together, but I'm not a martial artist either. I think I'd get my arms up and try the lifting manuever by itself, possibly flipping it. And then I'd go directly on the offensive. If a dog is attacking me, I'm not playing around. I'm going to kill it. I'm all for avoiding having to fight the dog in the first place, but once the fight begins, I am going to be doing everything I can to kill the dog. I'm going to hurt it and then I'm going to kill it. If I've got a weapon of some kind, I may be able to take a bit of the pressure off because the advantage of a weapon is huge, but with just hands and feet, I'm going for the kill.
dont forget the attacking dog's motivation ; if its aggression, it's probably "following orders' to defend territory or its master. So that means it will sacrifice itself to take you out, so yeah, you'd better be 100% committed to killing it because it sure is 100% committed to killing you and won't give up.
@@dtoad5576 You are right, but I'm not an expert on dog behavior so unless it's obviously protecting some person or space, I'm not going to know. I'm just going to defend myself. Maybe if it's defending something it won't go straight at me but will show a defensive posture and that could allow me to back out before the real fight begins. I would hope so. I don't want to kill a dog ... that's right below "being killed by a dog" on my list of things I don't ever want to have to do.
Great advice, including the confrontation, unless there is more than one dog. Greater numbers gets more tricky, even with just two. One time, I was doing work at one house and the neighbor came out with two big dogs. None of them noticed me right away, so I had time to think ahead. As soon as one dog noticed me, they both came charging at me. I set down the useless things in my hands, stepped out (so I wouldn't be trapped), spread my legs a bit wider than my shoulders, knees bent slightly, and stretched out my arms too. I was using my body to tell them that I was not going to be an easy victim. They froze in their tracks. About that time, the neighbor saw what was happening and grabbed them, apologizing. They were still barking, so I just stood up normal, and waved with a smile, like saying, I don't need to do anything because you have them under control. Had they continued their charge, I would have given them a fight to remember. I may have lost. But their victory would have been hard won. I would have assumed they were trying to kill me, so I would have been fighting, not to defend myself, but to kill them first. Sorry to say that, but not sorry to do it.
just got attacked by four big dogs today...lady let them out and they got me im no expert but i didnt run i just stood there got a nice bite out of my arm but then they all just backed off because i stood there and i was calm ( i dont know why i was so calm lol )
I’ve been attacked by dogs twice, the most recent time was last September when a dog mauled my legs for 15 minutes (I didn’t know how to properly defend myself). I’ve been incredibly anxious around dogs since, but this video really helps me feel more at ease about being able to defend myself in case it happens again. I try to avoid all dogs now so I don’t know if I’ll ever be in another situation like this, but thank you for the tips 🙏🏻
I am so sorry for your extremely unpleasant experience with dogs. I was attacked from behind by a Rottweiler at an auto repair shop, he literally hit me like a linebacker and knocked me to the ground. As I passed by the dog, I could see him in my peripheral vision, but I didn't look at him. Well, it turned out that, for some crazy reason, he wanted my HAT! He wasn't attacking me, he just wanted to play with my hat. A scare? Yeah, but I was lucky he wasn't after me.
@@JimReynolds-dd4fn I love how the owners of these dogs always belittle the situation by saying "he just wants to play" well.... If that's playing for your dog he should never be allowed to play in public
If you are overweight or out of shape, you can forget the 'B' and most of your 'C' techniques. When a large enough dog is charging me, I crouch, present my forearm as a target and when the dog bites, I take my other arm behind the dog's neck and tilt the dog's head back until its neck snaps. Works every time. I live in Bangkok and in some areas there are strays which, when they gather, pack mentality takes over and they can become aggressive. I always carry a cane (I'm seventy yeaars old) and dogs want nothing to do with a stick. Another trick I learned was if two dogs are fighting, if you lift the hind legs the dog cannot bite hard.
Lol bullshit. Works every time on chihuahuas maybe. Try that on an American Bulldog or a Presa Canario and make sure to record it because I’ll watch it 30 times laughing every time. Everyone says dumb shit on the internet.
It might be pretty tough on a Bull Dog not impossible though. I will say this much sure beats most this junk about making sure you don't hurt poor misunderstood Fido for trying to kill you. Dale
I've trained cattle dogs all my life. There is a huge difference between breeds. Heelers are probably the hardest to train. Kelpies are the easiest. I also had a Rottweiler a couple of times and they can be difficult. I had a Rottweiler that turned mean as he got older and tried to take leadership. When he challenged me one time, I wrestled him down on his back and straddled him while putting a choke hold on his throat. I held him that way until he submitted and relaxed. I never had any trouble with him after that and he turned into a good drag-drive dog. Packs of dogs or wolves attacking at the same time are the worst. You have to put something at your back so the dogs are all in front of you. I always packed a handgun and put 16 dogs/wolves down in one summer. They came close to killing an unarmed woman, but luckily a man heard her screams and drove them off. With hard times approaching, I can see starving dog packs becoming a problem.
Outstanding video. I taught Use of Force for 23 years and Taekwondo for several years and never covered this topic. Now as an avid runner and cyclist, I am confronted with dog issues often. This video gave me many options. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I'm so tired of dealing with aggressive dogs when I'm out hiking public park trails. Everybody seems to need a large Pit-bull type dog now days! And the vast majority of them have very little control over the dogs! If the leash breaks that dog is out of control! IMO those dogs should be banned!
When I was training for triathlons on my bike I was confronted by farm dogs and had to sprint away while they tried to pull me off the bike by my feet. The owners sat on the porch chuckling everytime except for the last time. I filled one water bottle with vinegar and alcohol for the chase. I squirted the dogs in the face and they veered off into the grass yipping & snorting. They never came after me again and the owners never thought it was funny anymore.
@@osajohnson1957 🤣🤣🤣exactly, I love dogs , but one of my riding buddies used pepper spray on a dog who had constantly harassed us. We’ve never seen that dog again. And all of that is the dog owners responsibility when someone gets hurt.
That's handy stuff to know . It reminds me of when I was about 8 years old my family was walking along the main street of town and a woman with a small dog on a leash was in front of us . All of a sudden a larger dog came out from a shop or alley I can't remember exactly and started mauling the small dog . My Father immediately grabbed the bigger dog by the hind legs swung it around in a circle and smashed his skull against a lamp post . The dog fell to the ground dead , he calmly walked on summoning us shocked kids to follow . My Father was a master swordsman , theatrical stunt man and a decathlon athlete , he was lightning on two feet .
as a ups driver on a rural route, i have years of experience with dogs. the best method to keep a dog from attacking, (disclaimers: doesn't work 100% of the time, but almost) squat down and pick something up, a rock, a stick, a piece of trash, anything. almost every time the dog will back off. this works best if done before actually attacking you. while the dog is still at some distance from you, even if just a few feet. once dog is in attack mode, it probably doesn't work as well, maybe use some techniques this video suggest.
I agree. I had one big dog attacked me at night when I was dropping off some food , I had to grab a big shovel from the customers porch and that shovel made the mutt back off until I ran out of there 😅
I was attack by 5 dogs in Greece in 78..fortunately the Shepard was in the area..he asked why I didn't have a stick.lol. His shouts saved me..but bending over as if you are going to pick up a rock the dog must think now he maybe in danger. Gr8 point
I think it's worth mentioning, that many of us probably concealed carry (knives and/or a firearm) and these can come in handy if the dog gets past your attempts of push-kicks, etc. Some dogs DGAF and will zip right past your defenses, and so if/when that happens, it's deadly force time. But I love your video! Thank you.
Even if one does not have lethal force on hand, one must use something offensively, so as to make the animal think twice about just freely coming in. The animal must pay a price.
@@Jean-br8xxatheists are deluded and self-degraded, saying they are animals. Justified cannibalism, murder and bestiality, but they are never consistent with the implications of their dogma.
Nice video and I agree 100% I am a retired letter carrier and over my 25 year career of delivering the mail to many homes. I only came across a few aggressive dogs. One time I came around a hedge row that was thick and tall. I did not see the dog sleeping under the hedge. My walking noise woke up the dog. He was alerted and immediately jumped at me as he was woke up by me walking into his yard. So I take responsibly for this , The dog bit at my pants and luckily it had been raining earlier in the morning and I still had my rain pants on that covered my uniform. The dog bit the plastic pant legs and pulled the plastic rain pants off my body. He did not bite me. Then I darted off away from the dog. As he destroyed my plastic rain pants easily. The dogs owner came out and saw me standing there as his dog was finishing up the pants. The owner said that were sorry. I took full responsibility as I told them there dog was asleep and just being a good watch dog. The home owner bought me a new pair are rain gear. And I became friends with the dog Bruce:) I still am friends with this home owner and his dog to this day.
Very good. I have been running for 40 years and have been attacked twice in all those years. I usually run with ‘bear’ spray in a holster but in the last incident I didn’t have it with me and defended myself with the kick as described, although more from the side. I was bitten twice but had winter layers which protected from penetration. Thankfully the owner was in the area but had to throw themselves bodily on top of the the dog. Usually calm assertiveness and moving toward a dog has actually worked well. This is situational though, and the dogs I have usually dealt with are dogs that have just expanded their territory from their driveways that are not vicious, just staking territory. I pretty much now know all the dogs on my running routes by name and a few see me as the dog cookie lady. 😍
This video was immediately forwarded to my 8 and 10 year-old son, who have recently been (“jumped” by a group of kids in their neighborhood, 2022 holidays season) victims of an attack, to educate them on practice workout routine of these simple maneuvers that are essential in their self preservation. Thank you so very much for producing videos like these as open source, educational resources, available to even babies like their younger brother and sister, of four and five. Years old.
Thanks a lot! I am a mailman and aggressive dogs are our number one threat . This gives me peace of mind that I can defend myself. We usually carry a dog spray deterrent. This video is a lifesaver!
Been there. Did that 🥱. I Carried Mails for 30 years in Anchorage Alaska . Lucky I guess, that I never had any problem with Dog attacks or accidents in my whole career at the USPS. Glad Im retired and got away from that hostile place. I rather watch those Supervisors roaming and sneaking around you than the dogs 🐕 ! 😜👎
Mailmen don't get the credit due them. I had to walk past an aggressive Pitbull to meet the school bus in the 80's, I posted a longer comment about it in the main comment area.(my cpu lingo needs an upgrade) I'm sure dogs were only one of many unpleasant days working. Thank you and any others with the same occupation, my dogs will never be a problem to anyone bringing me packages, or cash for that matter.😁 Have a great day!😊
Years back I was walking with my son. He was 4 at the time we were out camping at willow lake in southern Oregon. It was very empty we were some of the only people there. So in the evening time I decided to go for a walk on a trail that led on the back side of the lake. I’m 5’10 200lbs. When we got to a small boat loading ramp I noticed what I thought was someone’s dog running around by us. My son being lil was next to me, I realized as it was getting closer it was not a dog and it eas coming strait for my kid. I grabbed the coyote ripped him off the ground and strangled it to death. It wasn’t easy to do. But my adrenaline and son being there I had no choice. He was probably sick and had rabies but no skin was broken on me and I didn’t make him bleed or anything. So nothing ever became of it.. my son now being 20 remembers that whole thing.. I always joke with him and say I should have let the coyote just carry him off into the mountains 😆
@@astronemir Women are equal to men. By equal, I mean superior because they can poop out children, and that requires strength of a goddess. Therefore, he should have let the mother teleport in front of the coyote to use her baby missile attack. Once again, the patriarchy hides the truth. But we are woman! HEAR US ROAR! Atheism will triumph. Atheism liberated woman from her submissive state. She is goddess! ... Vote Hitlery Clint-on if you are smart. Make Americunts great again.
Thanks, this was very helpful. I'm a runner and have confronted loose dogs on more than one occasion over the years. On one occasion I yelled and fervently screamed at a dog until he just backed off but I think I was just lucky that day. As a result, I now carry pepper spray with me while out on my runs. So far, I've never been attacked or bitten, but I'm always looking for additional tips on how to stay safe out there. In a nutshell, your video tips today were very helpful, useful, and practical. The C-Confront part about maintaining control, in the proper stance, posture, and kick defense technique were all well worth watching. I really appreciate this.
Thanks. I initially mistook a skittery dog behaving oddly as potentially aggressive, especially when he kept coming at me and trying to jump on me and into the car... Then I realised he was actually just terrified and desperately wanted my help. He was fairly big but was trying to get up into my arms for comfort. He had lost his owner and we were on a bombing range where there were low flying aircraft and the noise was bad for me so it must have been so much worse for the dog. I'm so glad I didn't react too quickly, hurt or abandon him and gave him the safe space/company he needed until the owner turned up. In those first few seconds especially it can be very difficult to read a strange dog approach.
Good vid, pretty much what I had in mind for larger dogs. I recently dealt with a medium size dog... using a Wing Chun type kick straight to the face/head; landed so hard I felt the jarring through my leg. Didn't knock it out or anything, but it ran off with a greatly improved attitude. The technique worked because I waited for exactly the right moment as it started to launch at me, and I already had my leg up. Just had to pull the trigger. But don't expect to be able to kick a dog in the head if it's evading you.
Pretty good advice, thank you! I was running on an isolated lime rock road through a wooded area. Suddenly, I saw three pit bulls about 50 feet away on the side of the road, eating a large chunk of raw meat! I later understood that their owner had probably abandoned them there with a final gift of food. They saw me and, without any hesitation, they attacked! If you have never faced the action end of a dog bent on your destruction, I’m glad for you. Seeing those growling, snarling, raging beasts, is a memory I do not treasure. Dogs have the obvious physical advantages of serious teeth, speed and strength, but humans do have some things that can work in our favor. We have a height advantage, but, most importantly, I believe, we have the ability to bluff. The attacking dogs did not know I didn’t have any real weapons as I had no time to get a stick or anything though I had years of martial arts training. I felt no fear, there was no time for fear. I think they felt that I was just as capable of hurting them as they were of hurting me! I had never faced an attack by a pack before. The dogs would attack one at a time, and as I backed the attacker off by aggressive posturing and shouting, the next would attack, and so forth! I was able to hold them off for over 10 minutes! At that point, I remembered hearing that making eye contact and being aggressive only caused a dog to feel threatened, and I decided to try something else. I averted my look away from the dogs and turned as if to walk away. Wrong! Just like that, one of them bit me on the left leg, around the knee! Being December I was wearing a running suit with long, loose-fitting pants. Although he was able to bite me, he was not able to maintain a grip and bring me down. At that moment, I reached a level of anger that I never knew I had! I flipped a switch inside and that, and continuing to do what I had done, and slowly backing off with each repelling of the dogs, caused them to finally give up trying to kill me! A few minutes later, a car finally came down the road, and seeing the blood, my wave for help, and the dogs, they stopped and gave me a ride back past the dogs, so I could run home. I may have lost the battle, but I came back after I bandaged my leg and won the war, as country justice prevailed. If a child or someone with less training than me had come down that road, they probably would have been killed!
@@scottward6974 Thank you, Scott. Just me with an old 22. I really regretted doing it and said I'm sorry with each shot. Whoever cut those dogs loose deserved the punishment.
Totally agree with you I'm 18 and from India. I loved dogs from my childhood but i would never talk like some saint saying why did ya hurt those poor creatures. They are animals at the end of the day , and when they want to attack they will without hesitation. Out here multiple kids have been injured and one child died due to a terrible stray dog attack (poor kid got affected by rabies vaccines were of no use it was too late or something) . And the worst part is that we just have to stare when someone is dying ask me why , cause there is a law that states we can't kill dogs yeah you heard me dogs. Not animals dogs a law made for them only. and the law is necessary upto an extent but...but the activists and animal lovers are the real problem cause they will make sure someone gets the max punishment and is sent to prison for a long time with a huge amount of fine for trying to save their life(well no one would kill dogs for nothing) , so that's it , i checked the news the debates were going on these activitist were talking like idiots who cant even convey their opinion correctly , and when the news reader asked them what's the occasion today , little did they remember that a little kid who can't defend for itself died. I'm a really short guy don't have much physique , if i get attacked i might be able to hold on for some time but you know even after surviving i might get rabies the chanses are extremely high . Cause a lot of them have that , (plus out here a normal stray won't attack that easily, they do but still the ones with rabies does it more often so high chanse of critical hit i guess) some people raise these strays like one of them and when the dog gets pregnant due to lack of care from the owner they will leave the pups at some part of the street when no one is around. Now you know why we have a lot of strays. Not fully because of this but still atleast half i guess. So that's it feel free to say what you guys think about this
@@legendsarenagaming I'm so sorry there isn't a better system in place in your country to do better with this. You might consider learning the martial arts. You are at the perfect age to do that. Best regards!
Awesome video, very thorough! I've been running field collections & repossession routes for just over 40 years, your points are accurate as I think have used ALL of them at one time as I've gone back & forth dozens of times with all breeds. I've been bitten twice but only minnor. *Would add these well learned lessons as well! When you are in the "confront" step be slowly backing up towards an exit or item to get between you and the dog. *Don't turn your back EVER at that point, they are fast but only have the one weapon (mouth) for you to focus on. Whenever entering any size gated property or lot LOOK for dog stools. water dishes, leashes/chains around porch & trees, any evidence of a dog "prior" to entry. Good idea even at times to whistle loudedly &/or clap hands and make noises to bring dogs out that may be around a corner or asleep out of sight. AVOID EVER BEING DRAGGEDTO THE GROUND(ULTIMATE DANGER)! Jumping on close-by parked cars is a great way to create space & kick down at the dog until "hopefully" the dog's negligent owner comes out to control the animal after hearing the scuffle. Great video & I'm now a new subscriber! Good stuff for folks like me that run routes for a living. thanks!
We posted Part 2 to this video a few minutes ago, to address the most common questions that are in the comments. Feel free to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/X3r8GsylKKs/v-deo.html
I like that you recommend avoiding or escaping from a potentially dangerous situation, and only fight as a last resort. Most people don't realize that situation awareness is the key to self defense. very informative video, thumbs up!
I grew up with Great Danes. Danes are enormous dogs, often weighing over 150 lbs. I weighed about 50 lbs as an 8 year old. Our dogs were well trained but became overly enthusiastic sometimes when playing with me. I was taught to use my knee to the pet's chest and yell "NO!!!" if they tried to jump on me (we usually had two big dogs). It worked perfectly - even as a small child, I was able to easily knock the dog off balance if it tried to jump on me while playing. The dogs didn't like it much, but it didn't hurt them, and they would stop jumping. Another trick I learned from a jogging book when confronted by an agressive or chasing dog was to stop, and squat down, pretend to grab a rock, and then stand up tall and raise my arm over my head like I was gonna throw a rock at them. It's always worked for agressive stray dogs. Again, it doesn't hurt the dog - just scares it, probably because you suddenly go from being small and cowering to large and agressive, causing confusion. Animals are like humans - they fear what's unfamiliar, especially if it seems dangerous. My last tip goes without saying, but is the most difficult for many: NEVER RUN from an agressive dog. You must stand your ground. Stand TALL. Very few dogs will attack a human of any size that stands their ground. The only ones that will are gonna be trained attack dogs siced on you, or rabid / crazy dogs. If this happens you are screwed no matter what. This is extremely unlikely however, and in any case, running will only make the attack worse. Stand your ground, make yourself big and loud and act dominant. I love dogs, and find almost all dogs to freindly if you respect them and their territory and owners. Never try to pet a strange dog unless it's owner is present and gives the OK, and in all cases move slowly, and let the animal smell your hand first. Dont start with the top of thier head - some animals find this agressive. Try stroking under the chin first, and gauge their level of comfort. I've encountered hundreds of strange dogs in my lifetime and never been bitten.
I’ve heard of that pretend to grab a rock tactic as well. Never had to use it. I think it makes sense though. Deep down in their DNA dogs must know that a human holding a rock poses a threat. It’s probably how humans have fended off dogs and wolves since forever.
@@jakobdieckmann when I was a meter reader that worked on every dog except I crazy ass pit bull that got away from the fat idiot kid that owned him, a shotgun was the only thing that would have worked on it, luckily I was able to get in my truck, barely 😥
One other tip that seemed to work in a situation I was in, is using something to block the dog's "aim" and vision of what it's trying to get to. I'll try to keep it short, but I was dropping off a CD in a small bag to my parents' friend, whom I didn't know. Long story short, their ENORMOUS German Shepard saw me coming and opened the half-closed glass storm door before I even rang the bell. After maneuvering to where I was facing the dog (and fighting the equally ENORMOUS feeling of wanting to run), I put my hands out palms out, fingers up and kept repeating "No, no, no," almost in an apologetic way as I slowly backed up, since he thought I was some invader in his territory (since his owner hadn't welcomed me onto his turf). As I backed away with my arms outstretched in front of me, he tried to bite my right hand, but I yanked it away in time. I look this thing in the eyes and it HATED me. I kept up with my "No, no, no" and slow backpedaling, praying the owner would come save me. As the dog advanced quickly toward me, without even thinking to do it, I instinctively put the little tiny CD bag right in front of its face with an outstretched arm, and kind of "hid" myself behind it (since an object close to something's face effectively blocks its vision, even if the object is small), and I kept maneuvering back. Surprisingly, it stopped his charge, and he started trying to crane his head around the bag to see me, while still going crazy. I'm thankful to say that it really seemed to interrupt his whole attack procedure and disrupt him, simply because I gave him a weird little problem to solve, haha! After doing this multiple times (the whole time thinking, "How long can I keep this up?" as I was getting VERY stressed, along with, "Omg, I've made it to this age without being bitten by a dog, but now it's going to happen...," I made it down the multiple porch steps, down through their yard, and out into the damn STREET, and this thing is still after me. It was probably approaching the 1 min mark at this point, but it felt like an hour. So, that's the extent of my tip/trick, but I'll finish the story: Some teenager comes out and starts calling for the dog, which couldn't care less. I start saying, "Dude, come grab this thing. Come grab this thing," and he just stands there and just calls, making me kind of hate him for it. Finally the dog runs to the kid and he starts scolding it. I say, "Grab him. Grab him. Grab him," and he DOESN'T. I couldn't believe it. Then the damn dog runs BACK out into the street right toward me and I start with my vision-blocking technique again, which works again, and then I fell out of one of my sandals, which also seemed to capture the dog's interest, interrupting his flow. The kid then calls him again and he runs back, and he grabbed him and took him inside. Finally the dad comes out and gives me a half-assed apology--actually, he didn't even say sorry, just, "Are you ok?" (which I guess is fair, as he hadn't seen what his dog had done....and I guess, in reality, it was doing what it was SUPPOSED to do, but still!). I told him, "I am, but that was INTENSE!.....I haven't smoked in 10 years, but I really actually just want a cigarette right now!" to which he didn't seem to have much to say. I then drove to the store, intent on buying some cigarettes, then I changed my mind and decided I'd bum one from someone, but I couldn't find anyone. By then I'd calmed down enough to be like, "Dude, stop looking for an excuse to smoke," and I left and remembered all that shit forever! 😂😂
Thank you! I’ve heard in some countries there is a big problem with dogs on the loose and sometimes packs of them. Do research when planning your travels abroad and of cz this can happen anywhere. I’m glad I learned something
Very true about the stray dogs in many countries that are in packs (where we live is an example, which is why we filmed this video in the first place). Thanks for your comment. At night, an extremely bright strobing flashlight would probably work.
Growing up in Ireland in the 80s we had packs of strays everywhere. I was in Colombia last year for a few months and it was the same. Mostly harmless though as theyre so mangy and starved, but my friend was knocked off his motorbike when we were riding through a jungle. 😂Dogs are far more vicious in packs. I've been attacked by every breed you can think of over the years. I'm wary of all dogs, all of the time. Sadly, we now live in a world of weird dog cultists. Selfish owners who have zero regard for those of us who despise these pointless creatures.
What I see is a beautifully trained dog. The dog is intelligent and got the lessons with the stick, didn't want to come close. Shows how powerful the stick had been to it.
I would also recommend while in the cross guard posture that you have the upper arm protecting your face with the under side of your wrist facing your face to not expose the artery in you wrist. If the dog does get a hold of your wrist, the artery is somewhat protected by the bone.
Thank you my brother. I know a decent amount of unarmed self-defense, but this video added some excellent new things to my mental armory. Great dogs, too - they look like a lot of fun.
Dog attacks and deaths seem to have become more frequent where I live. I think YT must have been reading my anxious mind on the subject & sent your video my way by recommendation. Excellent excellent video. Always good to be prepared, I will definitely do some sharing and recommending of my own. I hope and pray I never need to use these techniques. What excellent assistants you had. What lifesavers you all are. Thank you
Great tips. I'm always on guard when I run into dogs. Now I know that my stance is good. When I was younger dogs used to bark at me, but when I'm on guard and watchting them closely but calmly, always prepared to fight, they don't bark. By the way, I love the way you communicate with the dog. The dog seems like a real friend.
I was a paperboy in Melbourne delivering the daily evening newspaper, and the kicks from my bike worked for me, but owners didn't like me kicking their dogs, but then my voice came into action, lol, i.e. "Keep it off the street so it doesn't attack people!" Then I ended up doing the Californian census, when there was the internet bust here awhile ago. I had to enter properties and knock on doors, and I found the intensity trick you explained really works, now I'm an adult. I also carried with me a small bright green children's umbrella as a potential defense. I would partially open it and gently push a dog away if it came too close, even very big ones, and I never was attacked, despite having to deal with some large potentially ferocious guard dogs. (And I worked as a uni student as a shepherd for a flock of sheep that was near suburban dogs, and saw what "regular dogs" pack-hunting at night could do to lambs, so when people say their dog would never hurt a fly, I say that they don't know their animal.)
Thanks man . This was one of the few actual videos with real tips the common man can use against a dog attack. I like the ABC approach and principles you gave.
This reminded me of a childhood memory (way back when bikes had a banana seat and hi-rise handlebars.) My friends and I were on our weekly bike trip to the library (I was about 12 or 13). One part of our trip was a dirt road that went down at a steep angle. About 5 houses from the top was a dog that had no chain and the gate was always open. We knew the dog (boxer mix) would chase us as soon as it saw us (as angry as if we had made a joke about it's momma) so we would try to get as much speed as possible before he saw us. The dog would get within inches of our feet every time. One time I got a head start and was way ahead of our group when the bike chain chewed up my favorite tan jeans and popped off the gears. I jumped off and looked at my ruined jeans angry as all hell when the others pass by me with the dog after them. I was angrily trying to get my chain back on the gears when the dog makes a run for me. I was so angry at my damn bike and what it did to my pants that everything was going in slow motion in my mind. I stood there glaring at the dog that was coming at me at full tilt and when it got within range I kicked him in an upward motion to make his bottom teeth clash with his top teeth. He looked at me while checking his teeth with his tongue and I looked at him with a glaring "you made me do that look" The dog walked away still checking his teeth with his tongue and I went back to fixing my bike. The others asked what happened to me. I told them the dog and I had come to an understanding. The next time (and every time after that) I casually rode my bike past the dog's house while he chased my friends. On the trot back home the dog would go past me and he I would look each other in the eye as if to say, "What's new, dude?"
I like your story! I get that way about situation’s, sometimes it makes me look bad to be showing agitation but at the same time, I am so uninterested in another or one more bad thing to deal with. I just literally let someone know that I am not okay with their attacks in a calm way but they got mad that their manipulation didn’t work on me that their human “claws” came out and I let them have it too- back at them. So it works on humans as well. 😊 It also might be because I was born in the year of the dog (Chinese zodiac). It’s a dog trait.
Had a 2 neighborhood family dogs fight in the front yard years ago, I got the hose out and turned on the water, both dogs had a neck grip on each other, but the water finally separated them, and just some bruises and hurt dog feelings. Since then I've always kept a stick and water on walks. Great info! Thank you!
some dogs get upset when it looks like you have a weapon in your hands - especially if the dog is walking with a weaker owner such as a female or kid. My dog only got upset with a few men and my dog's instincts were fairly logical for a dog's brain.
One important thing. Be aware of the victim dog, becouse you can just as easily drown them in that situation. Unfortunately that is something I knew happened at the shelter in our city.
Thank you for the fantastic information. When at stage C, confronted with a dog, and you are a woman who is not super strong while kicking or punching, having a long stick will probably be the most effective way to fend the dog off. Great advice you gave on how to use that stick.
Thanks for commenting. We have a video coming up soon that goes into more detail on using a stick / staff in a few ways in a situation like this, which we filmed in response to many questions like this one, so stay tuned. 👍
Reminds me that keeping up with exercises, for the upper body needed for climbing to a higher spot, quicker reactions, better balance & for good health. 💪
Just stumbled across this and since I was out walking yesterday and dogs started barking and defending their garden, were called back so nothing bad happened. I thought this was so useful. you did a great job at demonstrating. Thanks
It definitely helps to have a dog you can safely play aggression games with. In doing so you can quickly learn how to defeat pretty much any attack launched by the dog without hurting it. You can also practice submission holds on them too. It's very frustrating for the dog but also instills a good temperament in the animal.
This was such a relevant video. Dog attacks are a big fear of mine having small kids who are not always aware of potential danger. These steps are simple but effective and I liked the way it was presented. I honestly didn't intend to watch much past what ABC stood for...but ended up watching the entire thing. Good job! Very helpful!
I am a disabled veteran. I can walk, but cannot run. I am also a concealed firearm carrier. For me, avoidance is not practical, unless a car to jump onto is close by. I suppose the rest of what you are teaching applies very well. Thank you for this great video. Appreciate you and this training video. 🙂
@@az_pit_viper4270 One easy and fast way to stop a dog--only use it in an emergency because the dog probably won't survive. Dog's legs don't go sideways. Any pull sideways and up will disable the dog and set them on a path to die. I don't like that move, but I choose a child over a dog if a child is attacked violently.
I am in your same boat...for the same reason. Running is rarely an option, but is often the first thing folks want to do. Though I think you may be referring to "bolt" vs "avoidance". Regardless, I would have trouble outrunning a fire hydrant, let alone a dog doing ~30mph! lol Dog's hate the taste of metal. A collapsible baton, like an ASP, is a good option to give them something to break their teeth on, as well as an impact weapon. Unless surrounded by people, the best option is what you already have....Lead is one of those foul tasting metals too! lol.
They can definitely read your energy for sure!! Calm and in control is helpful, very important what he's saying in this video if your around dogs a lot.
Really useful video. If only other dog owners were as responsible as you. Your dogs are fully under control and seem to be well balanced animals. There are so many irresponsible dog owners who allow there dogs to jump at people, snarl and nip at people and think it's just dogs being dogs or the ones who have mean bulldog/mastiff type breeds that are naturally agressive because they want to appear to be hard
Thank you, we agree 100% that there are far too many who are irresponsible with their dogs. It’s definitely a problem. So I’m glad if this video can be helpful in any way. 🙏🏽
No joke!!! I was at the store yesterday with my service dog and this dumb lady had two chihuahuas jumping and trying to get at my dog. Needless to say I embarrassed the fuck out of that lady but still, be aware of your dog's temperament and behavior, if they aren't good dogs in public LEAVE THEM AT HOME!!!. 😒
@@CapitanGreenhat unfortunately smaller breeds are more likely to get away with bad behaviour by their owners, yet if your big dog protects itself it's dangerous, had my fair share of idiot owners. Its time there's a licence, we need to prove ourselves with a car , then why not with dogs, including small ankle biters , vets will tell you some of the worst injuries are from the little ones. Too many attacks esp now with the dog boom in covid here in UK, most first time owners buying breeds they should never have been sold in first place, dogs more intelligent than owners , able to take the lead and advantage or some beaten and react on fear to strangers . Its all a mess here in UK .
Funny you say that. I have a Malamute, Shep/Mal cross and a huge Rott. They are so sweet. I do not believe its the breed at all, its the people who own them or a previous owner who abused them. I have had a Mastiff, a Wolf, Laber/Chow, Siberian, and many large breed mutts through the years and never had any as mean as some of my friends ankle biters. My neighbor has a giant Mastiff, he is so cool. Another has 2 Caine Coursos, they are super friendly. They just wanted petted and scratched when I walked up his driveway. Its all in how you treat and train them. I had a friend that had these 2 huge Dobies that looked terrifying. The came up to me with their heads bobbling as if they were laughing and loved me to death. They were so cool. It is the owners, rarely the dog.
@@wilmaknight9127 there are licenses. Most places require you to register your dog, which is more than a stealth tax, it's also an agreement that you will follow the rules. Usually it's all written in ordnances, which no one reads lol
As the quote says, often attributed to Mike Tyson: "everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face". For work, I have always had to go in and out of homes. I have encountered thousands of dogs. I have been bitten or attacked only twice. One was a mean little Boston Terrier who nipped me because I chose not to smash it (was working on flooring, so not standing and it got too close). The other, much more serious situation, was a hyper aggressive pitbull. A little girl at the house opened the bathroom door where the homeowner had the dog locked up, and that dog charged me with the worst of intentions. I was doing a minor repair, and had a bag with some papers and small tools in it (like a shoulder bag). As that dog lunged at me from a full run, I smashed it over the head with an overhead swing as hard as I could manage, right in the face/nose/top of the head. The dog went face first into the floor, and then just stayed on the floor, growling and snarling, and ready to pounce again. I held the bag out in front of me so if it attacked, hopefully it would grab my bag instead of me! Fortunately the homeowner came back in and subdued the dog. Somehow one of my fingers was bleeding a little - not sure if bit or just torn from catching on something. If not for that bag and the fact that I was already standing up, I would have been severely injured by that dog because it was in full on fight mode. Moral of the story? I don't know, but be prepared to fight for your well being if it comes to that. If I had the hammer in my hand when that dog attacked instead of the bag, they'd have been scraping dog off the floor, and I most likely would have been bitten during the exchange. I love dogs, but I'm not getting bit by a pitbull if I can help it. I hope that family was able to work with the dog and socialize it, and really hope that it never went aggressive on anyone else. I realize it perceived me as a threat to the family, especially given the man of the house was outside at the time. But damn, I'll never forget that dog and that crappy situation.
you get these " dog lovers " here . when you are confronted by the wrong dog or dogs - it is a serious and even life-threatening situation. numbers of comments here are from " professional victims. "
I was walking around a blind corner on the way to the park and there was an English bull-dog with its owner. The owner was chatting to someone with her back turned and the dog was on one of those extendable leads . It rushed forward and tried to bite me through my coat sleeve and I smacked him across the face . I wasn't thinking, I just did it in fear really but it was enough to leave blood on my glove and the dog yelped and stopped attacking. I avoided that route for well over a year as that same owner was often seen in the park with the dog off the lead, trying to persuade it to leave other dogs alone. Fortunately she doesn't seem to have it now so I can now be confident when walking to the park. I'll keep all the tips you give here in mind as it is like having an arsenal of strategies just in case. A few years ago there was a small dog that would come into our back garden through the fence and it attacked and killed our cat. The year after that incident, it was back attacking another person's cat . My husband drove it off by throwing stones at it. It's hard to do that because we are taught not to hurt animals but he was right to do it and I wouldn't hesitate to do the same now if it were ever to reappear in the garden.
Well done! We can see that you have full control on your dogs. It brings to me some nice memories about my German shepherd I used to have 20 years ago. Apollo looked just like yours and was the sweetest dog ever.
I was practicing with a Nagamaki sword and your stance with the stick is exactly what I started doing whilst dueling. Very natural feeling yet powerful deflects and strikes can appear suddenly from it.
When I saw him do that, it made sense and I am glad that he showed this technique because it reminds me of native tribal people of any country who uses those for anything such as walking through predatory land environment or to defend their livestock. All of which I have only seen through media. So I don’t know why most of us in civilization do the wrong way except that we don’t need to think about it regularly. This such good reminder to us.
I’ve been charged several times by unleashed dogs, alone or while walking a dog. I’ve used a baton to fend off an attack. Now I always have a walking stick just like in the vid. I’ve always wondered what was the best way to use it. The vid covered it wonderfully. Thanks.
It was very interesting and your assistant was a star! Obviously, as a pet won't charge at you but illustrated how it could be. It was the first time I watched a video like this and found it very practical, easy to understand and very helpful. Grateful!
Thanks for your comment, much appreciated! I’m glad you find it practical and helpful. 👍 🙏 we just posted a Part 2, here it is: ua-cam.com/video/X3r8GsylKKs/v-deo.html
Often the owners of dangerous dogs don't know what to do or can't control their animal. In both attacks I had to shout instructions to the owners, one a young woman and another elderly man (while holding my terrier above my head and blocking the animal jumping up on my back to get him).
I am re visiting this video, Dog ownership has increased very significantly over the last two or three years here in South Wales UK, often while I am out walking I can count more dogs than people and I would say approximately 80% of these owners are new to dogs and dog ownership and the dogs are very obviously in charge of the owners it seems. There are also quite a lot of people who walk dogs for other people and they can have four or five dogs with them at one time and often with extended leads, pulling in all directions while the owner/dog walker is busy looking at their phone. in my opinion most of these people should not have a dog. It would be very good if they respected their dogs and other pedestrians and had the respect , understanding and discipline from their dogs as you do. I would make it the Law to have proper dog training from someone like yourself and also bring back dog licensing. Thank you again Greetings from Wales 🙂
I wonder if the covid lockdowns caused a good deal of loneliness, which prompted people to get a dog? I know the animal shelters in our region were actually running low on animals, especially dogs. Sadly, a lot of people still had to work (from home) so they only had time for basic walks, not really enough for thorough training. And now the economy is worsening so people are losing homes, needing to live in apartments that often don't allow pets, so now there are too many for the shelters to accommodate. It's sad, all 'round.
@@mominminnesota6648 yes I think that the lockdown did encourage dog ownership, especially as many people were working from (many still are) home they thought that they would have the time to own a dog, but many went into dog ownership blindly, people panicked. It is understandable and it is sad all around, I agree with you
@@AceCorr I have them. I just didn’t walk with them. Trust me, I do now. I wish I had really thought through it before that happened, because that was a pretty scary experience.
@@glittergoldandglam Well, I am happy you are okay. It would be good to carry lethal weapons with you as well as non-lethal ones just in case the non-lethal ones aren't enough. That's what I do, just in case.
@@AceCorr Yeah, since that incident, I carry two pieces of protection; one for animals and one for human animals. I wish we didn't live in that world, but we do. Ignorance or indifference doesn't offer protection, simply opportunity. Thanks again.
C: Confront/Control/Comfort - Realize the situation and confront, put yourself in the best situation to control the situation. Control the energy, even after/during the attack, and despite anything, just stay as comfortable as you can, meaning don't freak out. Elevating your energy is the worst thing to do, unless that energy is asserting dominance. Asserting dominance only works if they know if you are in control. Situational awareness, Avoid the situation, don't be looking at your phone 24/7 brah, and if you see it coming from a distance, get out of dodge.
Control/comfort. 100% Man I’ve got a story about a Weimaraner named Sam. That boy went from “defending himself” from me to being my boy in about 30 seconds. All because I took control, and then comforted him after he said uncle. One minute he didn’t trust me. Comes after me. Learns quickly I can have my way with him when I want to. Immediately figures out he can trust me to never hurt him. I’ve never seen another dog love his people more than that boy.
My neighbor has an aggressive Cane Corso that has run at me twice. They keep letting her off-leash and they don't have a fence. Today it ignored my neighbor's commands and got within striking distance of me. I did not have my whistle or my gun all I had was deer repellent (I was spraying my roses after a rain). I was calm, quiet, and assertive. I was definitely intense my vibe was all FIGHT today. I was able to disarm the dog until my dumb-ass neighbor could leash it. Thank you for making this video!
Being a grandmother. I like the stick method. I have done a lot of sweeping the floor. That is comfortable for me. I don’t have to take my feet off the floor or ground. In a dog attack, I wouldn’t want to fall to the ground and be mold. Great info. Thank you.
I've been attacked by dogs several times in my life. The first dog got a brick to the head after he attacked me the second time. Another dog was coming at me and I nailed him in the head with a stone. I now carry a WWII paratrooper dagger or a sawed off shovel handle so the next SOB dog who attacks me is going to die. I love friendly dogs, but when dogs choose to attack me, I see it as life or death, and they are going to die.
I've been attacked a few times by dogs that were loose. 1st time ever, I was at a park when suddenly an Alaskan Malamute came charging viciously at me. (was surprised because I thought they were gentle giants ) Lucky for me I spotted an aluminum ladder laying about 15 feet away from me and was able to get to it in time. I held the dog at bay for about 10 minutes ( tiring !! ) and then it finally gave up and went away. ( never did see any sign of the owner ! ) Another time, a large 'terrier' breed came after me, but I was wearing 'steel-toed' boots at the time. I did use a 'flick' kick ( not a wise move usually) and got lucky by nailing the dog hard on it's lower jaw. Blood all over the place / dog ran away crying. Dog attacks are scary !!!
Steel toed shoe plus flip kick is still the equivalent of a full kick when you factor the steel in the shoe. I’ve worn steel toed shoes and getting hit by them, even by accident, does serious damage.
Thankyou very much. I like the ABC explanation and the repetition you employ. By remembering this any person is in a better position to defend themselves.
Great advice AE. I love the job you did with your 'assistant'. Obviously, you know dogs. Not much experience with being attacked, but once a fence popped open in a strong wind and a German Shepherd came for me. I praised the dog as she leapt in the air, wagging her tail. Praise confused her and defused the situation. A scape on the left thumb could have been much more. There was no follow on attack. So voice. If you can remain calm, voice is another tool. Of course voice won't work all the time, and damned if I'd be praising a dog that was taking down somebody's child.
Have you ever seen a dog with a thorn in his paw? He's no good I don't care what kind of dog it is. Grab and squeeze hard on the paw and he cannot bite you after that it's a wrap! Not even the king of the jungle the mighty lion can't stand pain in their paws that is the weak spot! This is real knowledge!! Been handling animals for 58 years now if you wanna just go fight dogs then go ahead but if you want to detain the animal then let him know who has dominion MAN!!! BE safe and enjoy you animals
I'll tell you my experience. I entered a lane where a bunch of strays were out at night. I could see their eyes in the dark. I immediately slowed down and continued to slowly walk towards my gate. When they sensed i was not afraid or planning on harming them they left me alone and i reached my place unhurt without a fight. My tip is don't run and never let them sense fear.
Good information. I was circled by three pit bulls in the desert riding my bicycle in the middle of nowhere. Luckily I pedaled off with 100% adrenaline help and escaped unharmed. I later read that a jogger was killed by a pit bull attack in the area that same month. Now I carry a klaxon horn, 5$ at Walmart.! The horn stops dogs dead in their tracks. It’s so loud. But I will remember your tips for a worst case scenario.
I was attacked by dogs twice as a young boy. I now hate dog owners who don’t keep their dogs controlled. Love these tips! I’m going to subscribe and watch your videos often. THANK YOU!
I was once attached by a pack of 4-5 stray dogs in India. I was just 11 and unwell and returning home from a dispensary late evening through a deserted lane (shortcut for me). One stray dog started barking at me and before i could think of anything 4-5 more dogs nearby started barking and charging towards me. All i remember is that i immediately sprinted screaming like a girl at the same time (no one was there to help though) ..i didnt even have time to look back how close the dogs were. Luckily there was a concrete fence which i immediately climbed and crossed it. In india there are many stray dogs and there are many cases of kids being attacked. They dont get killed but face multiple bites and get badly injured.
very specific and impressive presentation . I hope to remember and to have no need to use it. I sense your self confidence and condensed energy ( as opposite of dispersed) 🙏thank u stay well
I grew up with many dogs. Three of them were Tibetian Mastiffs. We had two and one sadly got sick and had to move on and we got another, a female puppy. I was around ten and we lived a bit remote at the time so she became my new best friend. She was bity with very sharp puppy teeth and we played rough everyday. I unconciously taught her bite inhibition. She on the other hand she trained me to handle a big sized dog that wanted to take me down and nibble at my neck and back of the head. It was all in good fun and we both learned stuff amd had fun - as it should be. Stuff happened though and my mum and I moved from our home in the forest into a small city. Tibetian Mastiffs are watch dogs at heart so they like to have overwatch over every individual and/or moving object within their imidiate area - just to be calmly aware of them to be able to resoond quick if ever needed so to speak. Our old dominant male dog took the move and new place rather well but the younger female dog got a bit of a schock (at least that is how we interpreted it) of all the new things to be aware of. She constantly run over to the windows barking at every car (I did also run and look at the car passing by in the start but quickly gave up as they were all too many - she didn't though). There was also so many more humans around that she heard and smemled but could not see or interact with. She started to become a bit aggressive towards our small dog (and old Tibetian Spaniel lady that was a veteran) so we had had to seperate them. At one point she pushed down one of my sandwiches on to the floor from the counter and I quickly snatched it, at the same time she bit my forearm. One bite only but there were two quite deep holes. She quickly inhibitated the bite and did not continue being aggressive. Nothing more the a unfortunant missunderstanding over a sandwich in the air maybe? However we could tell something was not quite right, she started to loose weight and her body language and behaviour became a bit different. Nothing major but something was off. At one point a few a week or so later I came home early from school and my mum was still at work. The female dog was up in the window once again barking like mad at the cars on the road four stories below so I sent her from the window into the next room, like so many times before. Not agressivly but a firm command with a nice word in the end. It had never been a problem ever before. On this day though, her body language changed out in the next room as she turned around. It was no longer my friend looking at me, it was a wilder animal with a lowered head and predetory posture, and I was an obsticle in her way. At this point she had reached adulthood and weighted about as much as I did at the time. The hair stood up on my back as I had nowhere to run, was all alone and I knew to my core that if I gave an inch I might not get out of it. I was fully aware what type of dog stood infront of me, after all I had lived with the most my life. On instinct I did almost what was thaught in the video. I put myself in "combat stance"; one foot forward to protect my groin and balance centered, the front hand foward but a bit low to be able to intercept a jump, the back hand low close to my front hip, arm across the body, to be able to protect the groin and both hands in loose fists. I used this hand position to be ready to try to take the ears or the loose skin at the neck to at least try keep her teeths that I knew was comming away from me and flip her over - or something. However when she accelerated towards me I used my back leg and kicked as hard I possibly could in her chest, right between her front legs (like kicking a football) at the same time as I yelled "NO"! My kick hit with perfect timing and she lifted from the ground and lost her momentum, I think the kick completly knocked all the wind out of her. I did not follow up (so not to escalate) but was ready for more and showed that in my posture and enery. However lucky for me she had no more fight in her and went to her bed. The intense moment was broken amd everything was back to normal. Somehow (which I think is crazy now as an adult with kids of my own) I did not think about telling my mum. The moment was broken, I had not been hurt and everything was back to normal - right? Later the dog tried to challange my mum, the undeniable pack leader! At one time my mum had to blow cigarette smoke at her just to get her on other thoughts and break the mode. Even the dominant male went in between and mark his support for my mum. At the same time she rapidly lost weight. Ofc we had to put her down - she was a loose canon and we all knew we could just not take the chance. My mum ordered an otopcy afterwards to try to understand what had been wrong with here but nothing physological came up. We think she could just not handle the stress of the move and the new place that was so different, perhaps she even became depressed. A big tradigy for all of us. Anyhow, just wanted to say that I have used the principles of what was thaugt in the video against a dog that weighted as much as I did and came out unharmed.
That was awesome, having done some martial arts b4, it wouldn’t have occurred to me how it could be helpful in a dog attack. That confident posture is so helpful, I have an ingrained fear of dogs over a certain size, so overcoming that in my energy seems pivotal. Really well presented, I wish all dog owners had the relationship with their dogs that you are modelling with yours.
Thanks a lot, this comment is much appreciated. Hope the tips are helpful. We just posted a follow-up video a few minutes ago going into a bit more detail, feel free to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/X3r8GsylKKs/v-deo.html
We made a follow-up video to answer the most common questions (like multiple dogs, fitness issues, locked bite, and more). Check it out: ua-cam.com/video/X3r8GsylKKs/v-deo.html
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35000 people got killed by dogs every year, mostly children and frail seniors. How do you expect them jump/climb 5-6 feet up or seriously defend themselves from furious attacking animal? IMHO, what you showed in your video is irrelevant to the real life situations. When I was a 6 y.o. kid, a huge dog jumped over a fence and attacked me from behind. I even didn't see it coming. I'm alive only because some man with a handgun shot in the air and distracted the dog from finishing me.
@@stassgricko How many people each year prevented dog attacks using realistic methods like the ones offered for free in this video? You don’t know. And that’s the whole point. It’s a prevention video. Any fool can point out calamities after they happen. You don’t know the statistics on prevention because nobody knows about a disaster that was prevented. This video isn’t promising magic solutions. How will any 6 year old child or “frail senior” stop a dog attack? Tell me. Please use some basic sense.
I have a one year old dog and it is hostile against strangers
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Very good and simple video. There is a lot to think about in this situation, and you have to think about it quickly. You did an excellent job laying out practical advice on this topic. A little side note - it is good to see such well trained dogs. Good on yall for that.
There's only a few things I would add. I've seen too much of the bad end of this not to comment. Sorry for the length.
As was said here - Avoidance is the best option. This means to stay off your phone and ear buds out when moving from place to place. Dogs (predators) target weak, unsuspecting victims.
As a backup plan, your expressed confidence and posture will solve most problems. If you appear weak, their prey drive will kick in and they will certainly attack.
*YOUR DOG WILL INVITE AN ATTACK. Dogs are rarely human aggressive, typically they will want to kill the little guy you have walking with you - as we saw in this video. So, just get used to paying attention to everything going on around you when you're walking your dog. Even if you go the same way every day and know all the dogs along your route, bad dogs migrate through neighborhoods...so pay attention!
*3 DOGS IS A PACK. A dog's mindset changes when there are three of them together. They go from being "dogs" to being a pack. This means they're confidence is up, and their predator instincts tend to surface. Also, they're constantly in competition with each other, so they push everything harder. It doesn't take three to be an issue, as we saw in this video, but it certainly helps. Always keep a lookout for dogs that are traveling in a pack as they will always be more aggressive than a solo one.
*NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON A DOG. There are three basic drives that formulate everything a dog does, one of them is the Prey Drive. If you turn your back on them, whether to run or to protect your face, you automatically kick their already engaged prey drive into overdrive. This is because you've just acted like a prey animal.
*DON'T TRY TO OUTRUN A DOG unless you know with 100% certainty that can make an effective escape. The average person runs 10-15 mph, a GSD can run over 30. So, if your escape route isn't 3-4 times closer than the distance between you and the dog, you won't make it, so don't try if you have to turn your back to the dog to do so. If the dog catches you from behind, he will almost assuredly knock you down, and that is the MOST dangerous place to be in a dog fight.
*WHEN IT'S TIME TO FIGHT. If you didn't AVOID, cannot BOLT, and you wish to survive, you now have to fight. There are no two ways around this. It is time to accept this fact. Find your voice, get your posture correct, and get your defense and weapon(s) ready.
*DROP YOUR LEASH. If you have a dog with you, and they're on a leash, drop it. You cannot fight a dog when your dog is pulling one of your arms...and you're going to need both of them. Yes, it will suck if your dog gets attacked, but your primary focus needs to be fighting the dog - which you cannot effectively do if you're worrying about your dog...or if you lose the battle against the attacking dog - in that case he's possibly just killed you AND your dog. So drop the leash. The time to worry about your dog is after the battle is over.
**The only exception to this would be if there is a fenced in yard near you and you have the time and physical ability to chuck your dog over the fence into the enclosure. We couldn't see the white wall very well in this video, but if it were solid, she could have chucked her dog over the wall.
*WALK TOWARDS ATTACKING DOG. Prey animals run away. Animals that are willing to fight don't.
*KEEP YOUR VOICE DEEP. This is especially important for women. There are three tones that dogs respond to, the highest of which educes excitement - which in this scenario would include their prey drive. Any high pitched screams/shreaks or words will only serve to reinforce their current attitude because you seem weak. Typically it is best to not say anything, just growl and bear your teeth - these are instinctive displays the dog knows and understands.
*A DOG ATTACK YOUR CLOSEST PART. Whatever part of you is closest to them, they will go for. It does not matter if that part is a foot, hand or whatever. The only caveat to this is a full out sprinting lunging/leaping attack - in this instance they will be aiming for your neck.
*STAY ON YOUR FEET at all costs. The WORST thing you can do is be taken down...this is where people get killed. Therefore, kicking needs to be a last resort! I've seen the dog grab the shoe/calf and pull, causing the victim to fall down. The dog, being extremely fast, can jump on your throat faster than you can get up. You cannot get up without your hands, which are now engaged with the dog, so you're stuck on your back/side on the ground.
*ALWAYS CARRY SOMETHING ON YOUR PERSON (not in a purse, actually on your body) to defend yourself. This isn't just for the 4 legged predators, but the 2 legged ones too. *A FIREARM is the best option, something like a revolver would be perfect. Even if you don't hit the dog, the noise is almost always enough to drive them away. PEPPER SPRAY is really effective too - if you go w/ pepper spray, get one that shoots a solid Stream, and NOT a Fog (sometimes called "mist"). A STICK is a last ditch item, but is one you can carry anywhere. So if you're in a place where you can't carry a pistol or pepper spray, you can always get yourself a hickory or oak "walking stick".
*USE ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS. If you find yourself without anything, use whatever you can find. This would include your purse, trash cans, rocks, anything you can grab. Ideally you would use something like a trash can where the dog can't even get to you, or a stick like he used here, or a brick that you could hit them with. *If the dog is within arm's reach, do NOT throw your improvised weapon at them. Keep it in your hands because once you throw it, you don't have it anymore...and if it fails to have the intended effect, you now have to find another if you can.
*USE YOUR CLOTHING. Use your clothing to protect vital areas and/or to protect your "sacrificial limb". If you have decided to keep one part of your body in front of you, to allow it to get bit if something has to, you can wrap your jacket around your NON-dominant forearm (for me it would be my left) and let the dog bite at that. I have used this one myself on several occasions and it has always worked very well. I have a Carhartt jacket that I use for this and while it's been torn up, the dog has never been able to rip into my flesh. The pressure of the dog's bite will still hurt, but their teeth are not long enough to get into my arm.
*TWO WHEEL DRIVE. Okay, so now you're locked up with the dog. You've covered your non-dominant forearm with your shirt, and they're latched on to it. Now you have to fight them. PICK THEM UP. A Dog has less than 25% of his strength when he is on two legs, and it doesn't matter which two. So whenever you can, putting them into 2-Wheel Drive will decrease their ability to push/pull and rip/tear.
*GO FOR SENSITIVE AREAS. If you have to strike at a dog, don't do it blindly - just like us, there are parts of their bodies that are much more sensitive than others. On a dog, the most sensitive areas are the eyes, ears, nose, throat and stomach. Notice that all but one of these is at the dangerous end of the dog...If the dog is within arm's reach, or they've latched on to you, strike or stab them in these locations. If you have a big rock or brick, and you want to hit them in the head, do it in the side of the skull, and not directly on top - aim for his ear hole or the spot where the lower jaw connects to the upper one.
*ANYTHING YOU SWING AT A DOG MAY BE BITTEN. This is why it's really important to have something in your hand and not to have to swing just your hands. Swing with about 75% power, do not swing with everything you have...if you miss, you don't want to lose your weapon ("brick") or open yourself for a counter attack - like he showed with the stick.
I hope this helps anyone reading. Any further questions, feel free to reply here and I'll answer the best I can.
Stay Alert, Stay Safe. God Bless.
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@@franzbeckenbauer242 lol, thank you for the vote of confidence sir
@@tac6044 I couldn't agree much more. That was exactly the reason I felt I needed to pen the OP...so Thank You for pointing that out!
The last ditch effort is always going to be a bare handed fight w/ a dog. It is ALWAYS better to have a weapon! To your point here, I would only add this: if you have a firearm on you, your goal should be to use it before the dog can get within range to bite you in the first place.
If you have time to position yourself so that they bite your non-dominant forearm, you should have time to draw and point your firearm - there is certainly plenty if you had time to wrap a jacket/shirt around it. Barring a total surprise attack, you should be able to draw, point, and pull the trigger at least once before the dog gets to you...ideally hitting the animal, but at least the ground around them if nothing else. And yes, I am saying "point" and not "aim" on purpose...it is very likely that you will not have time to achieve an accurate sight picture - If you do, that's awesome and you should do it, but quite likely you simply won't have any time to spare.
The eyes are certainly one of the most sensitive areas, and often will be a good place to attack - just know that a dog does not always stay latched on to a bite.
There are two reasons a dog bites: Active Aggression and Fear Aggression.
Bites from Fear Aggression are a nip-and-release, or a quick bite-and-release, typically followed by a rapid retreat to some degree.
Bites resulting from Active Aggression on the other hand, are exactly what you described...the dog will bite, pull back and thrash their head from side to side - ripping through tissue, nerves and blood vessels.
That being said however, even if the bite is one of AA, NEVER expect the dog to stay latched on to his bite as you poke out their eyes. I have seen many dogs let go of an excellent bite to defend themselves, or a part of their body, from pain/attack...even less sensitive areas than the eyes.
FA bites can escalate into AA bites within a fraction of a second if you act like a prey animal and/or act scared. The sacred dog thinks they have the upper hand and will become more aggressive. So even though the altercation started as a result of FA, your actions can cause the dog to become actively aggressive, making the situation much more detrimental.
Fighting an AA dog is a battle that you will never walk away from with only a scratch or two...even if you do everything right, you will get hurt and possibly even injured. But you have to understand that pain is only a mental game and as long as your limbs are still working, you are still in the fight...so regardless of how much pain you are in, you need to push through it if you wish to gain victory. It is a deadly serious situation (no pun intended there!) that cannot be overstated IMO.
Not that you were discounting them at all, but I've seen incredibly dangerous 30-40 lbs dogs. But to your point, absolutely, 100%, YES!!! - fighting a dog over 60 lbs is a lot like fighting a man over 240 lbs...you can win, but the odds are certainly stacked against you from the get-go. So you'd better know what you need to do and you'd better make sure you're thinking your way through the battle and not panicking or merely reacting.
I promise we're just scratching the surface here, but above EVERYTHING else we could discuss on this topic is this: YOU WIN EVERY FIGHT THAT YOU'RE NOT IN!! This means that avoiding the battle in the first place is much better than any other result. It should always be our primary goal and needs to be considered the absolute most important part to any of this.
@@Adam.Rushing every man and woman should at least have a good pocket knife on them at all times. Something that can be deployed quickly and you should practice doing so.
I watched your video a year ago. 2 weeks later a dog attacked a girl, I defend her with your tips and now she's my girlfriend so thank you soo soo much.
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Girls: "He must be thinking about other women."
Boys: *Daydreaming about this
Wow, totally unexpected~
Your bravery impressed her.
One time I was playing Minecraft on my 4 year hardcore world, I went mega structure, then I fell and died from fall damage I was almost at building limit.
I would add some useful tips I learned when I worked for a canine security company many years ago: #1 The first word most dogs learn is "No!" and very often when a dog is charging at you if turn toward them and say "No!" in a loud, commanding, and stern tone (not a scared shrieky tone), it will cause them to pause or stop long enough to allow you to escape. (I've used this, it works!). #2 If a dog jumps at you from the front, a quick lateral swipe of your leg can knock their hind legs out from under them, causing them to fall. IME, if you do this twice, they'll stop trying to jump on you because they don't like having their legs taken out from under them. #3 Grab their front legs (preferably above the knees) with both hands and simultaneously pull outward forcefully in opposite directions. This can dislocate their shoulders and takes them out of action instantly, or at least be painful enough to make them want to back off.
I've had up to 12 larger dogs at once and you're advice is better than the man's in the video
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Or just carry a gun lmao and end the threat before even getting injured.
Makes a lot of sense. Thank you very much. What about kick to the belly of the dog as it jumps up? Is it not effective somehow?
@@signupisannoying You could, but a kick requires aim to be most effective, whereas a lateral swipe doesn't. I guess just do what has the best chance of working in the moment.,...
I was attacked by 2 pitbulls yesterday. Luckily I got away unharmed. I used a pushbroom to be the focus of their attack while I walked backwards towards the safety of my house. It actually worked, though this video would be what you should be paying attention to as opposed to my good luck. The only thing I would caution anybody about is the fact that this guy's dogs aren't being serious. They are slow, which is good for a demonstration, but if you are really being attacked it's not going to be like that. Yesterday there was lightning fast, laser focused viciousness. Anybody who has to deal with option C had better keep that in mind.
This should be taught to everybody in grade school. Seriously important and life saving tips.
Much appreciated.
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That's a great idea!!!
@@daffymore sure
I took both karate and aikido in university. The one thing martial arts teaches oneself is, 1) don’t think you’re tough 2) always avoid confrontation - the other guy could be super tough. Martial arts taught me 1) how to pivot, 2) how to use balance and flow 3) sensing one’s surroundings. Played and coached basketball for 34 years…against players 6 to 10 inches taller and some 120 lbs heavier. When someone weighing in at 300 lbs is leaning on you, aikido
training comes in handy.
Cross training, including martial arts, is usually a good idea…not so if one starts thinking they are an infallible super-ninja!
I love taking dogs to the backcountry…and even to off leash areas. A very effective technique that I have seen used to address an unfamiliar dog boring down, barking, barking, barking …is. the raised 🖐️ or better fist, and a stern SIT command…GOOD DOG, SIT. The offending canine is usually ‘shocked’, long enough for the owner to start to take charge, or longer for the person to contemplate their next move.
Australian shepherd and border collies or any herding dog mix, loves to chase, joggers, and if you are running in an off leash area with dogs, learn some canine basics. The person in the video obviously was accompanied by a dog and was inexperienced with dog dog interactions or did not do the necessary canine homework.
Humans unconsciously react to stimulus within ~200 ms, plus ~500ms for conscious awareness. I have watched people’s reactions to a friendly big dog with a waging tail bound towards them…their reaction is like someone screaming and fainting at the sight of a mouse. Neuroscience readings always mention the flight, and fight response and less often the freeze response. There are neurological reasons why it is just one or two individuals will pull a drowning child or dog from a river, while the stunned majority will just stand by and look 👀.
This video is good advice, but any good athlete will tell you, to be effective you need practicing, perfect practice and lots of it.
As for B, jumping up onto a platform like demonstrated, works, maybe when one could still slam dunk a basketball, but now at 71 I am guessing that my best vertical is 4 to 5 inches. Anything that I could get up on quickly, my bernedoodle buddy would be up on and down …twice.
I am in the backcountry often, home for grizzlies, and I put a bright coloured vest on the dogs when by buddies are off leash, because many city slicker hikers panic when they encounter a dog on the trail…one can only imagine the wetness if it was a grizzly!
People that let their dogs off there leash should be seriously penalized. These people that think it's Cute, that their dogs should be running around the house during the holiday gatherings HUMPING everyone in sight is DISGUSTING. I am many others couldn't wait to leave this party even before it started.
I've been a mail carrier for 16 years. As you said, staying aware of your surroundings is the most important. Climbing a fence is great, but climbing on top of cars has been easier and they don't usually follow, although owners aren't happy afterwards. I have used garbage cans as a defence and even the satchel we carry to wrap my arm and offer it to get some muzzle control. There are some breeds out there that would tear me apart and defending would feel impossible. For example, a Bull mastiff. There's a dual team of Dobermans on my route that definitely want a piece of me, heh.
Take a ball pane hammer with you.
Take a ball pane hammer with you.
pitbull-type bodies easily get on top of cars and climb chainlink fences. I used to feed my cats so that my dogs wouldn't get the cats' food. One dog decided to get up there on a regular basis even when the cats' food wasn't there.
@John Smith very few get bitten by dogs. if they did, there'd be stronger laws. You are simply a coward.
@John Smith i love dogs but aggressive ones should have teeth removed get neutered or something..no need to euthanize ..sadly some stupid owners love to keep aggressive nasty dogs and encourage that behavior
i was attacked by two pit bulls a week ago, and i had no knowledge of self defense in such a situation. my recovery experience so far has inspired me to learn how to keep myself and others safe, and this video is my first step. thank you for making this content.
You had no knowledge of a gun?
@@amphibiousphenomenon I really avoid being close to pitbulls... When I was living in a worse neighbourhood than I am now, and was having someone's dog over for a few days, all the pitbulls of the neighbourhood were eyeing that dog. They were so often kept unleashed as well.
In my building there was a 10 year old girl "owning" a pitbull and walking it, most often alone.
@@corcorsma Most likely the dog was walking with her for her protection
@@BadFluffy What makes you think that? I knew these people, they were my neighbours (living in the same stairwell) and I can tell you this was not the case. ---Regardless, what kind of a person thinks it would be a good idea to have a 10 year old be "protected" by a pitbull? She won't be able to control the dog. It might be safer than giving her a firearm than doing this. If the pitbull would charge at someone, she would just be dragged along the street by the pitbull. And that's if it was leashed, which I have never seen it was.
@@user-sp8eb6iz7f I hate guns
As a mail carrier who has been bitten six times I very much appreciate this. Thank you for posting!
Feel you. I absolutely don't like dogs and I'm not even a mailman.
So do you as a mail carrier have to waive your right to sue for those type of job hazards?
@@rhyno9798 That's a good question. I think not. One of my colleagues recently had a pretty serious leg bite. Our postmaster called the police and they are dealing with it as they would with anyone.
Thankfully I've never been seriously injured, though twice I narrowly escaped big vicious dogs furiously trying to get me.
I've lost pants and a coat to dogs!
I am a Zoology grad that had a main interest in canines. I come from Calgary, lots of wolves and coyotes there. The only dog I have ever been bitten by a chihuahua. I was saving it from getting killed by my Shepherd. It attacked my Shepherd first. I was laying on her to calm her down, my hand on her muzzle. The other dog snuck in and bit my hand, and it was nasty, my wedding ring saved my middle finger. The chihuahua died instantly as my hand jerked away, one bite did it.
@@grog5564 I'm sorry that happened to you. Really cool that you are a canine expert!
My experience on my rural routes is that the small feisty dogs are much more apt to attack and bite. The big ones tend to be gentle and sweet.
Do they have a "small dog complex"? I don't know!
Such a great vid! It doesn't happen often in USA, but every now and again there will be a news report about a dog attack on a person. Thanks for the instruction on how to help if an attack occurs.
Thanks so much, we really appreciate it 👍🏽🙏🏼
I've been handling dogs since the 80s and training shepherds for a decade.... this guy managed to actually give good advice and explain it well.
Good job!
Cool, thanks for your comment and feedback. Much appreciated. 👍 🙏
Don't know what dogs you have been training but a mallenois would wipe the floor with this guys tactics haha
@@russc8270 I'be been working with large shelter dogs for years. About 90% have been Geman Shepherds. Sadly, not much of this works against a determined dog. The only thing you can hope to do is gain control of their muzzle, which will likely have to happen after they latch on to you. Once you have muzzle control you have to use their collar (if they have one), or your hand to choke the dog out.
What he said about a large stick is true. Crack a violent dog on the head with as enough force and that will likely end things.
@@Eleazarsc not here to gate keep but your wrong. I've worked with military dogs and they'll chew apart anything instructed.
The only advise is put something between you and the dog. End off
Also, I'm not trying to put down the vid. The avoidance and posture points were solid, just the fighting info is rough. Experience it with an athletic 80+ pound K9 and it really opens your eyes to how shockingly violent and fast a dog can be. It's a wild ride.
You're going to get bit, cut up and likely in the hospital after for at least some stitches. You just have to accept it, know what parts of your body you're willing to give up to be bitten (anything below the elbow) and get muzzle control.
Another tip. If you have a knapsack or bag, use that as a buffer and let the dog snatch it away so that it can take out its aggression on the bag.
yes great advice use a buffer lager than their mouth a plastic pail is a great tool, .
It's the thing humans are good at in general: using tools.
@@sallysailor5642 Well... one of the first problems people will have when defending themselves against aggression of other people or animals is that they lack the inner will to hurt someone else.
Sure, when you got a weapon in your hand and are willing to brutally hurt or even kill someone else, well... you are more dangerous than the dog.
Those tips are for normal people having their normal stuff around.
@@sallysailor5642 tack weld on a few teeth from a chainsaw chain with the cutters ultra sharp
This is really good. The point about energy is very real. I was cornered by a dog as a teen and I just decided one of us was going to die. And it was NOT going to be me. The dog INSTANTLY backed down. It was like I said it out loud in dog language. He just stopped and growled as he walked away. I think it was exactly that my energy changed and he knew the best result for him was going to be severe injury and the worst literally death.
Since then I have stood my ground even against more than one dog, sorta mocking that energy. And it really does work.
I’m under no illusion that I can take a pack of dogs. And if I could get up high I would. But this energy thing is like some black magic.
Yup! I work a delivery position and first time I was charged I started to run away and I realized after 1 or 2 steps that was a mistake so I turned around to face the dog and he just stopped in it's tracks and backed away. Second time the came sprinting at me and I didn't even turn just stayed put and started yelling. Little boy put the breaks on quick then started cowering.
I cleared a 4 or 5 ft fence like an Olympic hurdler many years ago running from two Rottweilers. They looked stunned standing on the other side of the fence just watching in apparent bewilderment at how fast I was before moving off. Your best friend in such situations is your adrenaline.
No dogs were harmed in the making of this video, no humans will be harmed after watching this video. This is a very informative and sensible advice, thanks for making this.
Thanks, much appreciated 🙏 👍 hope you find it useful
everyone is harmed after watching tv. the npc will use it as an excuse why the computer programmed it with nothing.
if you believe humans are real it eats their mind like sulphric acid
dont believe me? talk to someone who watches tv.
His dogs were so happy to be a part of the video. Tail wagging each time they were "attacking," their owner.
@@athleticengine dog wanted no part of your stick demo🤣
I've been in an attack situation. I suffered serious injury, even while protecting my face. This is an excellent video.
Hope your ok.
I'm so sorry
Thank you so much. I am 59 years old and have been a runner all my life. I have had to stop running on my road 2 years ago because of the new neighbors dogs. I watched them attack bikers and walking seniors. I called animal control...nothing.
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You could run as you did and the day he attacks you you make sure he won't attack anybodyelse.
@@Ninosh-j2n I live in the most conservative area of the USA and I can guarantee you that liberal vs conservative isn't the problem here. I find that most people in this country worship dogs and put them above humans. So animal control will never do anything. The one advantage of living in a conservative area is that you have the option of carrying a weapon that will solve the problem.
"Officer, I don't know how that dog ate raw hamburger laced with Strychnine!" "Officer, I don't know how that dog got those bullet holes!"
@juliebailey5751 I'm not sure if you've had any luck with animal control since writing your post a year ago, but I wanted to offer up a suggestion. Send them a written letter with *specific language* that you are *_"putting in them on notice to remedy the situation",_* and then describe the situation. If they are smart and do not want a lawsuit *_(since you put them on notice),_* then they should take the appropriate action to keep you and the community safe. Good luck!
Well done! Thank you. I had to defend myself and my 3 grandsons from a group of stray dogs in a wooded area. We tried to keep moving but the dogs were far too agressive. So we circled the wagons so to speak with our bicycles. Fornunately, the dogs eventually grew weary and lost interest. We slowly walked away with our bikes trying not to arouse any further excitment for the dogs. Eventually they started chasing a car and we were able to leave the area. In the early stages of the attack I looked around for a large stick but there wasn't anything other than our bikes. I often dreamt of having a large stick but after seeing your video, I'm sure I wouldn't have lasted very long. I know I would have been swinging wildly. I really appreciate your video, I'm sure it might save a life some day.
👍🏽🙏🏽 much appreciated, I hope it’s useful
I came up on a group of wild dogs, 5 of them...a large stick I picked up certainly deterred them ...they stopped approaching me.
Well done, Grandpa! I love that you showed your grandsons how to work together and improvise. I bet they'll teach their friends and so on and so on.😀
@@skippylanoue966I swung my luggage at a pack of dogs that surrounded me in Cambodia in the highway at night but my glasses fell in the wet grassy ground, and I frantically searched with my hand because the grass hid them. They were broken. One of the worst moments of my life.
There is a company in Montana that makes really good pepper and bear sprays, called UDAP. They also have a bike mount for their spray cans.
Pepper spray/bear spray can be a vital self defense tool in a situation like you described….especially if there are multiple dogs and a single person.
And no, I am not affiliated with UDAP in any way, shape or form! Lol
My son was mauled by a German shepherd an was on life support for two weeks . We need to teach all this information to our kids friends and family ,dangerous situations like this happen all the time thank you for this video. I read a comment from ,adam rushing, and wondered about also using your clothing as a defence and picking the dog off the floor if you can an he through his input supported my claim.
SO VERY SORRY ABOUT YOUR SON HOPE HE IS OK 💜🙏💜
How did the owner react and what happened to them?
dog whistle.... the high pitch one dogs run away from because its severly hurts there ear drums, and I hope the dog was put down
@@kailimyee7253 it was probably their dog
@@Stardust3567 Why would you think it was their dog especially a German Shepphard who are some of the most loyal overprotective dogs you can get?
My children and I and my new puppy were taking a walk when approached by three dogs, an English bull terrier and two others. I picked up the puppy and lifted it high and told the children to get behind me and keep quiet and not look at the dogs directly. We all stayed quiet for about 10 minutes, not moving and the dogs got bored and moved away.
Another thing to try on a single dog is just to say "Sit." Always keep calm and never panic or scream.
Similar situation for me. I was taking a walk in my neighborhood when a block away, some neighbor’s loose Rottweiler spotted me and started running towards me at full boar. I can still see it snarling with its yellow eyes. I just stayed completely still, looking straight ahead as it approached me. It circled me and nipped a bit at my hands and then got bored and left the scene. Thank God.
@@loveshepherds9087 what if the dog is Chinese...
I watched your video 4 months ago. 20 days later a dog attacked an old lady in front of me and I quickly removed the dog’s liver. The old lady thanked me and said that she had something really nice for me back at her cottage, to reward me for my quest…
Thank you so much for making this video, it’s really changed my life.
Let me guess, she was gonna cook spaghetti with dog liver for you. Right? 😂
Starting with “Avoid” is spot-on! Like Mr. Miyagi said, “Best way to avoid punch [or dog bite]…No be there.” As someone who grew up training in different martial art forms and weapons (both “farm tools” and modern weapons), I am very glad I watched this video, got a lot out of it, and am forwarding this on to loved ones. Energy is quite real and very important. Many people don’t understand it or believe it, so I’m very glad you explained that highly crucial piece and did so extremely well. Great job and thank you 🙏🏻
Yessir! Dogs don't talk, so they read body language and listen to tone of vocals. That is how your energy is given off to them.
If you appear too big a risk for them and they'll most likely let you be...but best to have a defensive plan beforehand! lol
Once thing l learned about defending yourself against a potential dog attack is to not show fear. DON'T turn and run. Your two legs can't outrun the dogs four.I learned that once when a dog ran up to me snarling. They can sense fear. I just looked straight ahead over its head while slowly reaching in my pocket for my knife. If it bit me, I was gonna give him/her the blade. The dog eventually turned and left.
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Ok, I will be the one who says it. The dogs are adorable and well trained!
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Yes they are until you are a target of one:)
sometimes it attacks violently , my recent personal experience.i with my wife was relaxing in our park , a massive pet dog was playing nearby with it’s human family. My wife got affectionate and asked me if she can go closer to play with little bit , the dog very playfully sniffed all over me and became very violent with me ( my wife got too scared ) all possible efforts by it’s family failed including favourite bone meal. Escape was also not possible with my wife .But I stayed very calm, kept changing me and my wife’s posture according to their attacks & finally I Roared like tiger in it’s eyes( like it was doing with me)….. Dog simply run away.
Sometimes Dog displays it’s wild genotype, but that genotype also has experience of lethal human history … human has been most dangerous animal.
@@haasoc2716 only idiots get attacked.Morons,etc.As they will do something to provoke the dog.
@@vivekpmc1992 B.S.invented story.Fantasy.No owner who knows that the dog might have mood switches will let it loose or allow strangers around.
I wondered how you could illustrate this topic without hurting a dog, then I saw how delightful your dog is and how skilled you are. Very educational. Thank you.
Thanks very much for your comment! Glad you found it helpful. 🙏
@@athleticengine and how totally comfortable the dogs appeared around you was demonstrating the intense and relaxed energy. I was worried to watch it and relieved by the interaction as well :-) Thank you!
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His dogs love him and sees it as a fun game. Wonderful to see. Beautiful happy dogs
@@doreensouthwood2675 thanks 🙏 👍
My lucky day this video found me! I have been worrying about this lately not having a clue what could I do in a dangerous situation when out walking. Very much appreciate you as well as the comments below! Have a nice day!
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Get yourself pepper spray at the very least. Especially if your a female not just doggos are a possible threat to safety but other humans. As a fellow female I always carry a concealed weapon. It has saved me before so I can verify it is best to be prepared for it just in case.
I used to raise German Shepard dogs. They can easily reach weights of up to 100 pounds and they have strong hind legs to propel themselves with a lot of force toward a human they want to attach. Plus they have a large mouth and heavy bite force. Most Shepard dogs will therefore attack by running at you with medium speed and jumping off the ground as they get within striking range. Their eyes focus on a specific spot they intend to bite, which most of the time will be an arm or hand. German Shepard dogs are very smart animals who recognize that a human is much taller and bigger than they are. They use the run and leap in an attempt to knock a human down to the ground where the odds go in their favor, as they have four feet to support themselves on the ground versus a human that isn't still standing on their feet. Humans are not trained to fight from on the ground. Dogs fight this way naturally.
Understanding the method of attack is critical to defending against such an attack. My martial arts training helped me understand the best way to defeat any enemy attacker is to consider their vulnerabilities. The moment a dog leaps off the ground it no longer can control its path as all its feet are in the air. This is their most vulnerable moment as they have not yet made contact with the human target, have not bitten anything, and cannot control what the human does in response. This becomes the BEST TIME for a human to strike at the dog and take evasive action.
What then can a human do? The idea is to inflict pain and possible injury to the dog while it is airborne and cause it to completely miss with its bite. One idea I practiced a lot was to bring the front knee up very hard into the center of the dog's chest hitting it in its ribs or brisket area. You are trying to literally break a rib if you can so don't be shy about using all the force you can manage. Time the strike right and it will hit the dog centered in his chest while the dog has all four feet off the ground. At minimum it will knock some of the air out of the dog's lungs. I've yet to find a dog that seemed prepared for that type of strike.
A second move must also be made in a split second following the knee contact. Both hands and arms of the human must rise from waist level and strike the dog in its throat with an upward and backward pushing motion. The intent is to snap the dog's neck backwards and its head upwards, directing its mouth harmlessly away from your body. If done right, the knee strike will stop most of the dog's forward motion and the upper body lifting and backwards thrusting of the dog's head and neck can actually flip the dog over onto its back. The dog, remember, has all four feet in the air the entire time this maneuver is being done so it can't control itself. If you can get more than 50% of the dog's weight tilted backwards, gravity will take over and do the rest. A large person like myself (6 foot, 295 pounds) can most likely flip even a 100 pound German Shephard over.
The final part of the process is to step quickly aside from the path the dog was traveling so that if the backward flip fails, the dog will merely sail by and land where the human no longer is standing. Done correctly, a solid knee strike, the upward neck snap, and perhaps the dog landing on its back...all without the dog managing to bite its target....will cause even a determined and trained dog to rethink the wisdom of attacking this particular human. If the dog does make another run, simply repeat the moves. This time, after the knee strike, use the push kick shown in the video to whack the testicles before lowering the knee. The more a dog fails the less it wants to keep attacking.
Finally, while the dog could suffer some injury, it is highly unlikely any of these moves will seriously injure or kill a dog. But it is enough for a dog to realize attacking a human isn't necessarily a smart idea as some humans can be very capable fighters. The above is all bare handed combat. If a human has any sort of weapon, the odds get really bad for the dog, assuming the human has the skills and stamina to stand their ground and use the weapon effectively to end the attack. Personally, I carry a set of numchucks tucked in my waistband in the small of my back when I go walking. They are wickedly effective in stopping any dog's attack...or human attack for that matter.
Dogs don't give up easily. But neither do humans who are trained to fight. If you give up and stop the fight, the dog will win.
Those are some good ideas. I'm not sure I would want to time the knee and the arms together, but I'm not a martial artist either. I think I'd get my arms up and try the lifting manuever by itself, possibly flipping it. And then I'd go directly on the offensive. If a dog is attacking me, I'm not playing around. I'm going to kill it. I'm all for avoiding having to fight the dog in the first place, but once the fight begins, I am going to be doing everything I can to kill the dog. I'm going to hurt it and then I'm going to kill it. If I've got a weapon of some kind, I may be able to take a bit of the pressure off because the advantage of a weapon is huge, but with just hands and feet, I'm going for the kill.
Great comment
dont forget the attacking dog's motivation ; if its aggression, it's probably "following orders' to defend territory or its master. So that means it will sacrifice itself to take you out, so yeah, you'd better be 100% committed to killing it because it sure is 100% committed to killing you and won't give up.
@@dtoad5576 You are right, but I'm not an expert on dog behavior so unless it's obviously protecting some person or space, I'm not going to know. I'm just going to defend myself. Maybe if it's defending something it won't go straight at me but will show a defensive posture and that could allow me to back out before the real fight begins. I would hope so. I don't want to kill a dog ... that's right below "being killed by a dog" on my list of things I don't ever want to have to do.
@@Michael-cf9cj in your dreams
Great advice, including the confrontation, unless there is more than one dog. Greater numbers gets more tricky, even with just two. One time, I was doing work at one house and the neighbor came out with two big dogs. None of them noticed me right away, so I had time to think ahead. As soon as one dog noticed me, they both came charging at me. I set down the useless things in my hands, stepped out (so I wouldn't be trapped), spread my legs a bit wider than my shoulders, knees bent slightly, and stretched out my arms too. I was using my body to tell them that I was not going to be an easy victim. They froze in their tracks. About that time, the neighbor saw what was happening and grabbed them, apologizing. They were still barking, so I just stood up normal, and waved with a smile, like saying, I don't need to do anything because you have them under control. Had they continued their charge, I would have given them a fight to remember. I may have lost. But their victory would have been hard won. I would have assumed they were trying to kill me, so I would have been fighting, not to defend myself, but to kill them first. Sorry to say that, but not sorry to do it.
If you got handgun you can use that too
Well you should've gone with the nailgun!
It INSANE that this even has to happen. Was this neighbor an insecure dork, that had to compensate his puny dick with two killer dogs?
Lol you would have got mauled and the dogs would be fine
What if you had had pepper spray?
just got attacked by four big dogs today...lady let them out and they got me im no expert but i didnt run i just stood there got a nice bite out of my arm but then they all just backed off because i stood there and i was calm ( i dont know why i was so calm lol )
I’ve been attacked by dogs twice, the most recent time was last September when a dog mauled my legs for 15 minutes (I didn’t know how to properly defend myself). I’ve been incredibly anxious around dogs since, but this video really helps me feel more at ease about being able to defend myself in case it happens again. I try to avoid all dogs now so I don’t know if I’ll ever be in another situation like this, but thank you for the tips 🙏🏻
🙏🏽 thanks for sharing. We hope it helps.
Yeah i've been scared shitless of dogs for the past 15years now. They are sooo unpredictable to me
Stray dogs wander the streets in USA ?
I am so sorry for your extremely unpleasant experience with dogs. I was attacked from behind by a Rottweiler at an auto repair shop, he literally hit me like a linebacker and knocked me to the ground. As I passed by the dog, I could see him in my peripheral vision, but I didn't look at him. Well, it turned out that, for some crazy reason, he wanted my HAT! He wasn't attacking me, he just wanted to play with my hat. A scare? Yeah, but I was lucky he wasn't after me.
@@JimReynolds-dd4fn I love how the owners of these dogs always belittle the situation by saying "he just wants to play" well.... If that's playing for your dog he should never be allowed to play in public
If you are overweight or out of shape, you can forget the 'B' and most of your 'C' techniques. When a large enough dog is charging me, I crouch, present my forearm as a target and when the dog bites, I take my other arm behind the dog's neck and tilt the dog's head back until its neck snaps. Works every time. I live in Bangkok and in some areas there are strays which, when they gather, pack mentality takes over and they can become aggressive. I always carry a cane (I'm seventy yeaars old) and dogs want nothing to do with a stick. Another trick I learned was if two dogs are fighting, if you lift the hind legs the dog cannot bite hard.
Lol bullshit. Works every time on chihuahuas maybe. Try that on an American Bulldog or a Presa Canario and make sure to record it because I’ll watch it 30 times laughing every time. Everyone says dumb shit on the internet.
@@sgtmac46 But carrying a cane , walking stick 🥢 is a very good protection against dogs.
I carry my switchblade with me, works just as well.
It might be pretty tough on a Bull Dog not impossible though. I will say this much sure beats most this junk about making sure you don't hurt poor misunderstood Fido for trying to kill you. Dale
If you get bitten by a rottweiler, you'll be in so much pain,you can't use the other hand.
I've trained cattle dogs all my life. There is a huge difference between breeds. Heelers are probably the hardest to train. Kelpies are the easiest. I also had a Rottweiler a couple of times and they can be difficult. I had a Rottweiler that turned mean as he got older and tried to take leadership. When he challenged me one time, I wrestled him down on his back and straddled him while putting a choke hold on his throat. I held him that way until he submitted and relaxed. I never had any trouble with him after that and he turned into a good drag-drive dog. Packs of dogs or wolves attacking at the same time are the worst. You have to put something at your back so the dogs are all in front of you. I always packed a handgun and put 16 dogs/wolves down in one summer. They came close to killing an unarmed woman, but luckily a man heard her screams and drove them off. With hard times approaching, I can see starving dog packs becoming a problem.
Where do you live?
I would recommend steps for people who are in their senior ages whom has a hard time to be flexible
Having fought 30 dogs in my lifetime, I must say this guy knows what he is doing
But why if I may ask?
You're a pro dogfighter? What's that paying these days?
@@blackrobb1972maybe he's a burglar. 😊
Outstanding video. I taught Use of Force for 23 years and Taekwondo for several years and never covered this topic.
Now as an avid runner and cyclist, I am confronted with dog issues often. This video gave me many options. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks for sharing 👍🏽 hope it is useful
I'm so tired of dealing with aggressive dogs when I'm out hiking public park trails. Everybody seems to need a large Pit-bull type dog now days! And the vast majority of them have very little control over the dogs! If the leash breaks that dog is out of control! IMO those dogs should be banned!
Bear spray. I carry it on every ride
When I was training for triathlons on my bike I was confronted by farm dogs and had to sprint away while they tried to pull me off the bike by my feet. The owners sat on the porch chuckling everytime except for the last time. I filled one water bottle with vinegar and alcohol for the chase. I squirted the dogs in the face and they veered off into the grass yipping & snorting. They never came after me again and the owners never thought it was funny anymore.
@@osajohnson1957 🤣🤣🤣exactly, I love dogs , but one of my riding buddies used pepper spray on a dog who had constantly harassed us. We’ve never seen that dog again. And all of that is the dog owners responsibility when someone gets hurt.
That's handy stuff to know . It reminds me of when I was about 8 years old my family was walking along the main street of town and a woman with a small dog on a leash was in front of us . All of a sudden a larger dog came out from a shop or alley I can't remember exactly and started mauling the small dog . My Father immediately grabbed the bigger dog by the hind legs swung it around in a circle and smashed his skull against a lamp post . The dog fell to the ground dead , he calmly walked on summoning us shocked kids to follow . My Father was a master swordsman , theatrical stunt man and a decathlon athlete , he was lightning on two feet .
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Holy fuck…..that man was morbid.
Your father was a god damn champion amongst men.
How will you pull a locked on Pit to another large dog, just make injury worse and to heavy to spin🐕
@@robertbairt928 , I saw another show once that said to yank on their ears.
as a ups driver on a rural route, i have years of experience with dogs. the best method to keep a dog from attacking, (disclaimers: doesn't work 100% of the time, but almost) squat down and pick something up, a rock, a stick, a piece of trash, anything. almost every time the dog will back off. this works best if done before actually attacking you. while the dog is still at some distance from you, even if just a few feet. once dog is in attack mode, it probably doesn't work as well, maybe use some techniques this video suggest.
I agree. I had one big dog attacked me at night when I was dropping off some food , I had to grab a big shovel from the customers porch and that shovel made the mutt back off until I ran out of there 😅
I used this as a kid, you don’t even have to pick up anything, just pretend to pick up
@@ac12484 thats right. i think sometimes they just see you as getting in a defensive position. either way most of the time it works.
I was attack by 5 dogs in Greece in 78..fortunately the Shepard was in the area..he asked why I didn't have a stick.lol.
His shouts saved me..but bending over as if you are going to pick up a rock the dog must think now he maybe in danger. Gr8 point
@@rafyg3314 I was hoping the story was you use it to beat the crap out of that dog
I think it's worth mentioning, that many of us probably concealed carry (knives and/or a firearm) and these can come in handy if the dog gets past your attempts of push-kicks, etc. Some dogs DGAF and will zip right past your defenses, and so if/when that happens, it's deadly force time. But I love your video! Thank you.
As a wilderness survivalist , I would add, if one must defend ..... ALWAYS use lethal force.
My thoughts exactly. If you have to commit, commit fully.
Even if one does not have lethal force on hand, one must use something offensively, so as to make the animal think twice about just freely coming in. The animal must pay a price.
No question! human life is more important than any animal in the world
@@Jean-br8xxatheists are deluded and self-degraded, saying they are animals. Justified cannibalism, murder and bestiality, but they are never consistent with the implications of their dogma.
@@SiGa-i1rlet me guess, youre a christain 🙄 youre soooo nice
Nice video and I agree 100% I am a retired letter carrier and over my 25 year career of delivering the mail to many homes. I only came across a few aggressive dogs. One time I came around a hedge row that was thick and tall. I did not see the dog sleeping under the hedge. My walking noise woke up the dog. He was alerted and immediately jumped at me as he was woke up by me walking into his yard. So I take responsibly for this , The dog bit at my pants and luckily it had been raining earlier in the morning and I still had my rain pants on that covered my uniform. The dog bit the plastic pant legs and pulled the plastic rain pants off my body. He did not bite me. Then I darted off away from the dog. As he destroyed my plastic rain pants easily. The dogs owner came out and saw me standing there as his dog was finishing up the pants. The owner said that were sorry. I took full responsibility as I told them there dog was asleep and just being a good watch dog. The home owner bought me a new pair are rain gear. And I became friends with the dog Bruce:) I still am friends with this home owner and his dog to this day.
Thank you for pointing out that Bruce was not “at fault.” He was startled and just doing his job.
I am so glad it all turned out good for you.
Aren't you a peach
Very good. I have been running for 40 years and have been attacked twice in all those years. I usually run with ‘bear’ spray in a holster but in the last incident I didn’t have it with me and defended myself with the kick as described, although more from the side. I was bitten twice but had winter layers which protected from penetration. Thankfully the owner was in the area but had to throw themselves bodily on top of the the dog. Usually calm assertiveness and moving toward a dog has actually worked well. This is situational though, and the dogs I have usually dealt with are dogs that have just expanded their territory from their driveways that are not vicious, just staking territory. I pretty much now know all the dogs on my running routes by name and a few see me as the dog cookie lady. 😍
This video was immediately forwarded to my 8 and 10 year-old son, who have recently been (“jumped” by a group of kids in their neighborhood, 2022 holidays season) victims of an attack, to educate them on practice workout routine of these simple maneuvers that are essential in their self preservation. Thank you so very much for producing videos like these as open source, educational resources, available to even babies like their younger brother and sister, of four and five. Years old.
🙏🏽thanks for your comment and for sharing. Hope it is useful 👍🏽
Humans ain’t dogs…
take them to self defence training. my first suggestion is boxing. those asian martial arts take years to get to good skill levels.
Thanks a lot! I am a mailman and aggressive dogs are our number one threat . This gives me peace of mind that I can defend myself. We usually carry a dog spray deterrent. This video is a lifesaver!
Thanks for your comment, really appreciate it 👍 I hope it helps
Been there. Did that 🥱. I Carried Mails for 30 years in Anchorage Alaska . Lucky I guess, that I never had any problem with Dog attacks or accidents in my whole career at the USPS. Glad Im retired and got away from that hostile place. I rather watch those Supervisors roaming and sneaking around you than the dogs 🐕 ! 😜👎
Mailmen don't get the credit due them. I had to walk past an aggressive Pitbull to meet the school bus in the 80's, I posted a longer comment about it in the main comment area.(my cpu lingo needs an upgrade) I'm sure dogs were only one of many unpleasant days working.
Thank you and any others with the same occupation, my dogs will never be a problem to anyone bringing me packages, or cash for that matter.😁
Have a great day!😊
I always thought your biggest threat was email.
Lol...everyday mailman life bro...I hear you
Years back I was walking with my son. He was 4 at the time we were out camping at willow lake in southern Oregon. It was very empty we were some of the only people there. So in the evening time I decided to go for a walk on a trail that led on the back side of the lake. I’m 5’10 200lbs. When we got to a small boat loading ramp I noticed what I thought was someone’s dog running around by us. My son being lil was next to me, I realized as it was getting closer it was not a dog and it eas coming strait for my kid. I grabbed the coyote ripped him off the ground and strangled it to death. It wasn’t easy to do. But my adrenaline and son being there I had no choice. He was probably sick and had rabies but no skin was broken on me and I didn’t make him bleed or anything. So nothing ever became of it.. my son now being 20 remembers that whole thing.. I always joke with him and say I should have let the coyote just carry him off into the mountains 😆
Dad strength.
@@astronemir Women are equal to men. By equal, I mean superior because they can poop out children, and that requires strength of a goddess. Therefore, he should have let the mother teleport in front of the coyote to use her baby missile attack. Once again, the patriarchy hides the truth. But we are woman! HEAR US ROAR! Atheism will triumph. Atheism liberated woman from her submissive state. She is goddess! ... Vote Hitlery Clint-on if you are smart. Make Americunts great again.
Thanks, this was very helpful. I'm a runner and have confronted loose dogs on more than one occasion over the years. On one occasion I yelled and fervently screamed at a dog until he just backed off but I think I was just lucky that day. As a result, I now carry pepper spray with me while out on my runs. So far, I've never been attacked or bitten, but I'm always looking for additional tips on how to stay safe out there. In a nutshell, your video tips today were very helpful, useful, and practical. The C-Confront part about maintaining control, in the proper stance, posture, and kick defense technique were all well worth watching. I really appreciate this.
Thanks for your comment! Much appreciated and feedback. 🙏 👊
Taser. I carry one when I'm walking my dogs and I keep one in my car if I see a situation where one is needed.
Loud confident yell definetly works.
Good idea…pepper spray is good and can be very effective even against more than 1 dog.
Take petrol with you and you just burn it
Thanks. I initially mistook a skittery dog behaving oddly as potentially aggressive, especially when he kept coming at me and trying to jump on me and into the car... Then I realised he was actually just terrified and desperately wanted my help. He was fairly big but was trying to get up into my arms for comfort. He had lost his owner and we were on a bombing range where there were low flying aircraft and the noise was bad for me so it must have been so much worse for the dog. I'm so glad I didn't react too quickly, hurt or abandon him and gave him the safe space/company he needed until the owner turned up. In those first few seconds especially it can be very difficult to read a strange dog approach.
Good vid, pretty much what I had in mind for larger dogs.
I recently dealt with a medium size dog...
using a Wing Chun type kick straight to the face/head;
landed so hard I felt the jarring through my leg.
Didn't knock it out or anything, but it ran off with a greatly improved attitude.
The technique worked because I waited for exactly the right moment as it started to launch at me, and I already had my leg up. Just had to pull the trigger.
But don't expect to be able to kick a dog in the head if it's evading you.
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Pretty good advice, thank you!
I was running on an isolated lime rock road through a wooded area. Suddenly, I saw three pit bulls about 50 feet away on the side of the road, eating a large chunk of raw meat! I later understood that their owner had probably abandoned them there with a final gift of food. They saw me and, without any hesitation, they attacked! If you have never faced the action end of a dog bent on your destruction, I’m glad for you. Seeing those growling, snarling, raging beasts, is a memory I do not treasure. Dogs have the obvious physical advantages of serious teeth, speed and strength, but humans do have some things that can work in our favor. We have a height advantage, but, most importantly, I believe, we have the ability to bluff.
The attacking dogs did not know I didn’t have any real weapons as I had no time to get a stick or anything though I had years of martial arts training. I felt no fear, there was no time for fear. I think they felt that I was just as capable of hurting them as they were of hurting me! I had never faced an attack by a pack before. The dogs would attack one at a time, and as I backed the attacker off by aggressive posturing and shouting, the next would attack, and so forth!
I was able to hold them off for over 10 minutes! At that point, I remembered hearing that making eye contact and being aggressive only caused a dog to feel threatened, and I decided to try something else. I averted my look away from the dogs and turned as if to walk away. Wrong! Just like that, one of them bit me on the left leg, around the knee! Being December I was wearing a running suit with long, loose-fitting pants. Although he was able to bite me, he was not able to maintain a grip and bring me down. At that moment, I reached a level of anger that I never knew I had! I flipped a switch inside and that, and continuing to do what I had done, and slowly backing off with each repelling of the dogs, caused them to finally give up trying to kill me! A few minutes later, a car finally came down the road, and seeing the blood, my wave for help, and the dogs, they stopped and gave me a ride back past the dogs, so I could run home.
I may have lost the battle, but I came back after I bandaged my leg and won the war, as country justice prevailed. If a child or someone with less training than me had come down that road, they probably would have been killed!
Good lad! Let me guess... revolver or old school with a couple of buddies and baseball bats?
@@scottward6974 Thank you, Scott. Just me with an old 22. I really regretted doing it and said I'm sorry with each shot. Whoever cut those dogs loose deserved the punishment.
@@pnwobserver3343 I really appreciate your saying that.
Totally agree with you I'm 18 and from India. I loved dogs from my childhood but i would never talk like some saint saying why did ya hurt those poor creatures. They are animals at the end of the day , and when they want to attack they will without hesitation. Out here multiple kids have been injured and one child died due to a terrible stray dog attack (poor kid got affected by rabies vaccines were of no use it was too late or something) . And the worst part is that we just have to stare when someone is dying ask me why , cause there is a law that states we can't kill dogs yeah you heard me dogs. Not animals dogs a law made for them only. and the law is necessary upto an extent but...but the activists and animal lovers are the real problem cause they will make sure someone gets the max punishment and is sent to prison for a long time with a huge amount of fine for trying to save their life(well no one would kill dogs for nothing) , so that's it , i checked the news the debates were going on these activitist were talking like idiots who cant even convey their opinion correctly , and when the news reader asked them what's the occasion today , little did they remember that a little kid who can't defend for itself died. I'm a really short guy don't have much physique , if i get attacked i might be able to hold on for some time but you know even after surviving i might get rabies the chanses are extremely high . Cause a lot of them have that , (plus out here a normal stray won't attack that easily, they do but still the ones with rabies does it more often so high chanse of critical hit i guess) some people raise these strays like one of them and when the dog gets pregnant due to lack of care from the owner they will leave the pups at some part of the street when no one is around. Now you know why we have a lot of strays. Not fully because of this but still atleast half i guess. So that's it feel free to say what you guys think about this
@@legendsarenagaming I'm so sorry there isn't a better system in place in your country to do better with this. You might consider learning the martial arts. You are at the perfect age to do that. Best regards!
Awesome video, very thorough! I've been running field collections & repossession routes for just over 40 years, your points are accurate as I think have used ALL of them at one time as I've gone back & forth dozens of times with all breeds. I've been bitten twice but only minnor. *Would add these well learned lessons as well! When you are in the "confront" step be slowly backing up towards an exit or item to get between you and the dog. *Don't turn your back EVER at that point, they are fast but only have the one weapon (mouth) for you to focus on. Whenever entering any size gated property or lot LOOK for dog stools. water dishes, leashes/chains around porch & trees, any evidence of a dog "prior" to entry. Good idea even at times to whistle loudedly &/or clap hands and make noises to bring dogs out that may be around a corner or asleep out of sight. AVOID EVER BEING DRAGGEDTO THE GROUND(ULTIMATE DANGER)! Jumping on close-by parked cars is a great way to create space & kick down at the dog until "hopefully" the dog's negligent owner comes out to control the animal after hearing the scuffle. Great video & I'm now a new subscriber! Good stuff for folks like me that run routes for a living. thanks!
Thanks for this comment, glad you find it useful! 🙏 👍
Jump on top of a car is a good perched position for you. Dogs paws have poor traction on the surface of cars thereby giving you SOME advantage.
@@stinald Yeah, I feel for the car owner who might be left with some paint/body damage! Hopefully it's the dog owner's car if so! LOL
@@kunedoman this cracks me up lol
We posted Part 2 to this video a few minutes ago, to address the most common questions that are in the comments. Feel free to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/X3r8GsylKKs/v-deo.html
I like that you recommend avoiding or escaping from a potentially dangerous situation, and only fight as a last resort. Most people don't realize that situation awareness is the key to self defense. very informative video, thumbs up!
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I grew up with Great Danes. Danes are enormous dogs, often weighing over 150 lbs. I weighed about 50 lbs as an 8 year old. Our dogs were well trained but became overly enthusiastic sometimes when playing with me. I was taught to use my knee to the pet's chest and yell "NO!!!" if they tried to jump on me (we usually had two big dogs). It worked perfectly - even as a small child, I was able to easily knock the dog off balance if it tried to jump on me while playing. The dogs didn't like it much, but it didn't hurt them, and they would stop jumping.
Another trick I learned from a jogging book when confronted by an agressive or chasing dog was to stop, and squat down, pretend to grab a rock, and then stand up tall and raise my arm over my head like I was gonna throw a rock at them. It's always worked for agressive stray dogs. Again, it doesn't hurt the dog - just scares it, probably because you suddenly go from being small and cowering to large and agressive, causing confusion. Animals are like humans - they fear what's unfamiliar, especially if it seems dangerous.
My last tip goes without saying, but is the most difficult for many: NEVER RUN from an agressive dog. You must stand your ground. Stand TALL. Very few dogs will attack a human of any size that stands their ground. The only ones that will are gonna be trained attack dogs siced on you, or rabid / crazy dogs. If this happens you are screwed no matter what. This is extremely unlikely however, and in any case, running will only make the attack worse. Stand your ground, make yourself big and loud and act dominant.
I love dogs, and find almost all dogs to freindly if you respect them and their territory and owners. Never try to pet a strange dog unless it's owner is present and gives the OK, and in all cases move slowly, and let the animal smell your hand first. Dont start with the top of thier head - some animals find this agressive. Try stroking under the chin first, and gauge their level of comfort. I've encountered hundreds of strange dogs in my lifetime and never been bitten.
I’ve heard of that pretend to grab a rock tactic as well. Never had to use it. I think it makes sense though. Deep down in their DNA dogs must know that a human holding a rock poses a threat. It’s probably how humans have fended off dogs and wolves since forever.
@@jakobdieckmann when I was a meter reader that worked on every dog except I crazy ass pit bull that got away from the fat idiot kid that owned him, a shotgun was the only thing that would have worked on it, luckily I was able to get in my truck, barely 😥
One other tip that seemed to work in a situation I was in, is using something to block the dog's "aim" and vision of what it's trying to get to.
I'll try to keep it short, but I was dropping off a CD in a small bag to my parents' friend, whom I didn't know. Long story short, their ENORMOUS German Shepard saw me coming and opened the half-closed glass storm door before I even rang the bell. After maneuvering to where I was facing the dog (and fighting the equally ENORMOUS feeling of wanting to run), I put my hands out palms out, fingers up and kept repeating "No, no, no," almost in an apologetic way as I slowly backed up, since he thought I was some invader in his territory (since his owner hadn't welcomed me onto his turf).
As I backed away with my arms outstretched in front of me, he tried to bite my right hand, but I yanked it away in time. I look this thing in the eyes and it HATED me. I kept up with my "No, no, no" and slow backpedaling, praying the owner would come save me. As the dog advanced quickly toward me, without even thinking to do it, I instinctively put the little tiny CD bag right in front of its face with an outstretched arm, and kind of "hid" myself behind it (since an object close to something's face effectively blocks its vision, even if the object is small), and I kept maneuvering back. Surprisingly, it stopped his charge, and he started trying to crane his head around the bag to see me, while still going crazy. I'm thankful to say that it really seemed to interrupt his whole attack procedure and disrupt him, simply because I gave him a weird little problem to solve, haha!
After doing this multiple times (the whole time thinking, "How long can I keep this up?" as I was getting VERY stressed, along with, "Omg, I've made it to this age without being bitten by a dog, but now it's going to happen...," I made it down the multiple porch steps, down through their yard, and out into the damn STREET, and this thing is still after me. It was probably approaching the 1 min mark at this point, but it felt like an hour.
So, that's the extent of my tip/trick, but I'll finish the story: Some teenager comes out and starts calling for the dog, which couldn't care less. I start saying, "Dude, come grab this thing. Come grab this thing," and he just stands there and just calls, making me kind of hate him for it. Finally the dog runs to the kid and he starts scolding it. I say, "Grab him. Grab him. Grab him," and he DOESN'T. I couldn't believe it.
Then the damn dog runs BACK out into the street right toward me and I start with my vision-blocking technique again, which works again, and then I fell out of one of my sandals, which also seemed to capture the dog's interest, interrupting his flow. The kid then calls him again and he runs back, and he grabbed him and took him inside.
Finally the dad comes out and gives me a half-assed apology--actually, he didn't even say sorry, just, "Are you ok?" (which I guess is fair, as he hadn't seen what his dog had done....and I guess, in reality, it was doing what it was SUPPOSED to do, but still!). I told him, "I am, but that was INTENSE!.....I haven't smoked in 10 years, but I really actually just want a cigarette right now!" to which he didn't seem to have much to say.
I then drove to the store, intent on buying some cigarettes, then I changed my mind and decided I'd bum one from someone, but I couldn't find anyone. By then I'd calmed down enough to be like, "Dude, stop looking for an excuse to smoke," and I left and remembered all that shit forever! 😂😂
Thank you! I’ve heard in some countries there is a big problem with dogs on the loose and sometimes packs of them. Do research when planning your travels abroad and of cz this can happen anywhere. I’m glad I learned something
Very true about the stray dogs in many countries that are in packs (where we live is an example, which is why we filmed this video in the first place). Thanks for your comment. At night, an extremely bright strobing flashlight would probably work.
@@athleticengine where are you living?brazil?
Growing up in Ireland in the 80s we had packs of strays everywhere. I was in Colombia last year for a few months and it was the same. Mostly harmless though as theyre so mangy and starved, but my friend was knocked off his motorbike when we were riding through a jungle. 😂Dogs are far more vicious in packs. I've been attacked by every breed you can think of over the years. I'm wary of all dogs, all of the time. Sadly, we now live in a world of weird dog cultists. Selfish owners who have zero regard for those of us who despise these pointless creatures.
What I see is a beautifully trained dog.
The dog is intelligent and got the lessons with the stick, didn't want to come close. Shows how powerful the stick had been to it.
I would also recommend while in the cross guard posture that you have the upper arm protecting your face with the under side of your wrist facing your face to not expose the artery in you wrist. If the dog does get a hold of your wrist, the artery is somewhat protected by the bone.
That is a very important advice!
Thank you my brother. I know a decent amount of unarmed self-defense, but this video added some excellent new things to my mental armory. Great dogs, too - they look like a lot of fun.
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Dog attacks and deaths seem to have become more frequent where I live. I think YT must have been reading my anxious mind on the subject & sent your video my way by recommendation. Excellent excellent video. Always good to be prepared, I will definitely do some sharing and recommending of my own. I hope and pray I never need to use these techniques. What excellent assistants you had. What lifesavers you all are. Thank you
👍🏽🙏🏽 hope it is useful, glad you thought it was helpful.
I don't live in such an area but YT still recommended it.
Your assistant ain't ready to be hit with a stick just for tutorials 😅😅😂😹👏👏💯
Great tips. I'm always on guard when I run into dogs. Now I know that my stance is good. When I was younger dogs used to bark at me, but when I'm on guard and watchting them closely but calmly, always prepared to fight, they don't bark. By the way, I love the way you communicate with the dog. The dog seems like a real friend.
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@@SusanKay- I tried, but the dog wasn't impressed.
I was a paperboy in Melbourne delivering the daily evening newspaper, and the kicks from my bike worked for me, but owners didn't like me kicking their dogs, but then my voice came into action, lol, i.e. "Keep it off the street so it doesn't attack people!" Then I ended up doing the Californian census, when there was the internet bust here awhile ago.
I had to enter properties and knock on doors, and I found the intensity trick you explained really works, now I'm an adult. I also carried with me a small bright green children's umbrella as a potential defense. I would partially open it and gently push a dog away if it came too close, even very big ones, and I never was attacked, despite having to deal with some large potentially ferocious guard dogs.
(And I worked as a uni student as a shepherd for a flock of sheep that was near suburban dogs, and saw what "regular dogs" pack-hunting at night could do to lambs, so when people say their dog would never hurt a fly, I say that they don't know their animal.)
The owners can get kicked too if they have a problem with it
@@charliee5970 damn right !!!
Thanks man . This was one of the few actual videos with real tips the common man can use against a dog attack. I like the ABC approach and principles you gave.
I'm 72 years young and love watching all videos and learning things i never New about protecting myself so thank you 😊
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This reminded me of a childhood memory (way back when bikes had a banana seat and hi-rise handlebars.) My friends and I were on our weekly bike trip to the library (I was about 12 or 13). One part of our trip was a dirt road that went down at a steep angle. About 5 houses from the top was a dog that had no chain and the gate was always open. We knew the dog (boxer mix) would chase us as soon as it saw us (as angry as if we had made a joke about it's momma) so we would try to get as much speed as possible before he saw us. The dog would get within inches of our feet every time. One time I got a head start and was way ahead of our group when the bike chain chewed up my favorite tan jeans and popped off the gears. I jumped off and looked at my ruined jeans angry as all hell when the others pass by me with the dog after them. I was angrily trying to get my chain back on the gears when the dog makes a run for me. I was so angry at my damn bike and what it did to my pants that everything was going in slow motion in my mind. I stood there glaring at the dog that was coming at me at full tilt and when it got within range I kicked him in an upward motion to make his bottom teeth clash with his top teeth. He looked at me while checking his teeth with his tongue and I looked at him with a glaring "you made me do that look" The dog walked away still checking his teeth with his tongue and I went back to fixing my bike. The others asked what happened to me. I told them the dog and I had come to an understanding. The next time (and every time after that) I casually rode my bike past the dog's house while he chased my friends. On the trot back home the dog would go past me and he I would look each other in the eye as if to say, "What's new, dude?"
I like your story! I get that way about situation’s, sometimes it makes me look bad to be showing agitation but at the same time, I am so uninterested in another or one more bad thing to deal with. I just literally let someone know that I am not okay with their attacks in a calm way but they got mad that their manipulation didn’t work on me that their human “claws” came out and I let them have it too- back at them. So it works on humans as well. 😊 It also might be because I was born in the year of the dog (Chinese zodiac). It’s a dog trait.
Cool story man
Had a 2 neighborhood family dogs fight in the front yard years ago, I got the hose out and turned on the water, both dogs had a neck grip on each other, but the water finally separated them, and just some bruises and hurt dog feelings.
Since then I've always kept a stick and water on walks.
Great info! Thank you!
some dogs get upset when it looks like you have a weapon in your hands - especially if the dog is walking with a weaker owner such as a female or kid. My dog only got upset with a few men and my dog's instincts were fairly logical for a dog's brain.
My dad jammed the running hose directly into the dogs mouth. needless to say the thing quickly wimpered away with a stomach full of water.
🙏 👍 we posted a follow-up video that talks about how to use a stick in more depth. Here it is: ua-cam.com/video/X3r8GsylKKs/v-deo.html
One important thing. Be aware of the victim dog, becouse you can just as easily drown them in that situation. Unfortunately that is something I knew happened at the shelter in our city.
You are the superhero the world needs but didn't ask for. This applies to all conflict everywhere.
Thank you for the fantastic information. When at stage C, confronted with a dog, and you are a woman who is not super strong while kicking or punching, having a long stick will probably be the most effective way to fend the dog off. Great advice you gave on how to use that stick.
Thanks for commenting. We have a video coming up soon that goes into more detail on using a stick / staff in a few ways in a situation like this, which we filmed in response to many questions like this one, so stay tuned. 👍
Reminds me that keeping up with exercises, for the upper body needed for climbing to a higher spot, quicker reactions, better balance & for good health. 💪
@@athleticengine Oh great. I look forward to it.
Just stumbled across this and since I was out walking yesterday and dogs started barking and defending their garden, were called back so nothing bad happened. I thought this was so useful. you did a great job at demonstrating. Thanks
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It definitely helps to have a dog you can safely play aggression games with. In doing so you can quickly learn how to defeat pretty much any attack launched by the dog without hurting it. You can also practice submission holds on them too. It's very frustrating for the dog but also instills a good temperament in the animal.
This was such a relevant video. Dog attacks are a big fear of mine having small kids who are not always aware of potential danger. These steps are simple but effective and I liked the way it was presented. I honestly didn't intend to watch much past what ABC stood for...but ended up watching the entire thing. Good job! Very helpful!
Thanks so much for your comment, we really appreciate it and are glad you find it useful! 🙏
Carry a taser. I got mine on Amazon. Size of a cigarette pack.
@@julianarussill3130 good luck making taser contact through a Fur Coat.... get a CCW
Pepper spray has a bit more range. It works equally well on humans or animals and is cheap legal and non lethal.
@@pfistor keep in mind ~15-20% of dogs and people have very low reactivity to pepper spray. Also, good luck on a windy day
I am a disabled veteran. I can walk, but cannot run. I am also a concealed firearm carrier. For me, avoidance is not practical, unless a car to jump onto is close by. I suppose the rest of what you are teaching applies very well. Thank you for this great video. Appreciate you and this training video. 🙂
I agree, I wouldn't have too much faith in these methods with certain breeds of dog.
@@az_pit_viper4270 One easy and fast way to stop a dog--only use it in an emergency because the dog probably won't survive. Dog's legs don't go sideways. Any pull sideways and up will disable the dog and set them on a path to die.
I don't like that move, but I choose a child over a dog if a child is attacked violently.
I think you have the best defense against aggressive dogs. Shoot them.
In the most ideal situation, that works, but more times than not, it isn't even an option.
I am in your same boat...for the same reason. Running is rarely an option, but is often the first thing folks want to do.
Though I think you may be referring to "bolt" vs "avoidance".
Regardless, I would have trouble outrunning a fire hydrant, let alone a dog doing ~30mph! lol
Dog's hate the taste of metal. A collapsible baton, like an ASP, is a good option to give them something to break their teeth on, as well as an impact weapon.
Unless surrounded by people, the best option is what you already have....Lead is one of those foul tasting metals too! lol.
They can definitely read your energy for sure!! Calm and in control is helpful, very important what he's saying in this video if your around dogs a lot.
Really useful video. If only other dog owners were as responsible as you. Your dogs are fully under control and seem to be well balanced animals. There are so many irresponsible dog owners who allow there dogs to jump at people, snarl and nip at people and think it's just dogs being dogs or the ones who have mean bulldog/mastiff type breeds that are naturally agressive because they want to appear to be hard
Thank you, we agree 100% that there are far too many who are irresponsible with their dogs. It’s definitely a problem. So I’m glad if this video can be helpful in any way. 🙏🏽
No joke!!! I was at the store yesterday with my service dog and this dumb lady had two chihuahuas jumping and trying to get at my dog. Needless to say I embarrassed the fuck out of that lady but still, be aware of your dog's temperament and behavior, if they aren't good dogs in public LEAVE THEM AT HOME!!!. 😒
@@CapitanGreenhat unfortunately smaller breeds are more likely to get away with bad behaviour by their owners, yet if your big dog protects itself it's dangerous, had my fair share of idiot owners. Its time there's a licence, we need to prove ourselves with a car , then why not with dogs, including small ankle biters , vets will tell you some of the worst injuries are from the little ones. Too many attacks esp now with the dog boom in covid here in UK, most first time owners buying breeds they should never have been sold in first place, dogs more intelligent than owners , able to take the lead and advantage or some beaten and react on fear to strangers . Its all a mess here in UK .
Funny you say that. I have a Malamute, Shep/Mal cross and a huge Rott. They are so sweet. I do not believe its the breed at all, its the people who own them or a previous owner who abused them. I have had a Mastiff, a Wolf, Laber/Chow, Siberian, and many large breed mutts through the years and never had any as mean as some of my friends ankle biters. My neighbor has a giant Mastiff, he is so cool. Another has 2 Caine Coursos, they are super friendly. They just wanted petted and scratched when I walked up his driveway. Its all in how you treat and train them. I had a friend that had these 2 huge Dobies that looked terrifying. The came up to me with their heads bobbling as if they were laughing and loved me to death. They were so cool. It is the owners, rarely the dog.
@@wilmaknight9127 there are licenses. Most places require you to register your dog, which is more than a stealth tax, it's also an agreement that you will follow the rules. Usually it's all written in ordnances, which no one reads lol
As the quote says, often attributed to Mike Tyson: "everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face".
For work, I have always had to go in and out of homes. I have encountered thousands of dogs. I have been bitten or attacked only twice. One was a mean little Boston Terrier who nipped me because I chose not to smash it (was working on flooring, so not standing and it got too close). The other, much more serious situation, was a hyper aggressive pitbull. A little girl at the house opened the bathroom door where the homeowner had the dog locked up, and that dog charged me with the worst of intentions. I was doing a minor repair, and had a bag with some papers and small tools in it (like a shoulder bag). As that dog lunged at me from a full run, I smashed it over the head with an overhead swing as hard as I could manage, right in the face/nose/top of the head. The dog went face first into the floor, and then just stayed on the floor, growling and snarling, and ready to pounce again. I held the bag out in front of me so if it attacked, hopefully it would grab my bag instead of me! Fortunately the homeowner came back in and subdued the dog. Somehow one of my fingers was bleeding a little - not sure if bit or just torn from catching on something. If not for that bag and the fact that I was already standing up, I would have been severely injured by that dog because it was in full on fight mode.
Moral of the story? I don't know, but be prepared to fight for your well being if it comes to that. If I had the hammer in my hand when that dog attacked instead of the bag, they'd have been scraping dog off the floor, and I most likely would have been bitten during the exchange. I love dogs, but I'm not getting bit by a pitbull if I can help it.
I hope that family was able to work with the dog and socialize it, and really hope that it never went aggressive on anyone else. I realize it perceived me as a threat to the family, especially given the man of the house was outside at the time. But damn, I'll never forget that dog and that crappy situation.
you get these " dog lovers " here . when you are confronted by the wrong dog or dogs - it is a serious and even life-threatening situation. numbers of comments here are from " professional victims. "
I was walking around a blind corner on the way to the park and there was an English bull-dog with its owner. The owner was chatting to someone with her back turned and the dog was on one of those extendable leads . It rushed forward and tried to bite me through my coat sleeve and I smacked him across the face . I wasn't thinking, I just did it in fear really but it was enough to leave blood on my glove and the dog yelped and stopped attacking. I avoided that route for well over a year as that same owner was often seen in the park with the dog off the lead, trying to persuade it to leave other dogs alone. Fortunately she doesn't seem to have it now so I can now be confident when walking to the park. I'll keep all the tips you give here in mind as it is like having an arsenal of strategies just in case. A few years ago there was a small dog that would come into our back garden through the fence and it attacked and killed our cat. The year after that incident, it was back attacking another person's cat . My husband drove it off by throwing stones at it. It's hard to do that because we are taught not to hurt animals but he was right to do it and I wouldn't hesitate to do the same now if it were ever to reappear in the garden.
Well done! We can see that you have full control on your dogs. It brings to me some nice memories about my German shepherd I used to have 20 years ago. Apollo looked just like yours and was the sweetest dog ever.
I was practicing with a Nagamaki sword and your stance with the stick is exactly what I started doing whilst dueling. Very natural feeling yet powerful deflects and strikes can appear suddenly from it.
When I saw him do that, it made sense and I am glad that he showed this technique because it reminds me of native tribal people of any country who uses those for anything such as walking through predatory land environment or to defend their livestock. All of which I have only seen through media. So I don’t know why most of us in civilization do the wrong way except that we don’t need to think about it regularly. This such good reminder to us.
I was thinking when watching this... shades of a crude Aikido. The defense positions and strikes/deflections... good advice.
A well disciplined dog is a dog that is loved and your togs are clearly both! Your strategies are on point. Great video.
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I’ve been charged several times by unleashed dogs, alone or while walking a dog. I’ve used a baton to fend off an attack. Now I always have a walking stick just like in the vid. I’ve always wondered what was the best way to use it. The vid covered it wonderfully. Thanks.
Same with me! A tapered end covered by a metal cone in the baton does wanders.
Pleasant, charismatic, and effective demonstration. Obviously your pet-friends love you!
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It was very interesting and your assistant was a star! Obviously, as a pet won't charge at you but illustrated how it could be. It was the first time I watched a video like this and found it very practical, easy to understand and very helpful. Grateful!
Thanks for your comment, much appreciated! I’m glad you find it practical and helpful. 👍 🙏 we just posted a Part 2, here it is: ua-cam.com/video/X3r8GsylKKs/v-deo.html
Often the owners of dangerous dogs don't know what to do or can't control their animal. In both attacks I had to shout instructions to the owners, one a young woman and another elderly man (while holding my terrier above my head and blocking the animal jumping up on my back to get him).
I am re visiting this video,
Dog ownership has increased very significantly over the last two or three years here in South Wales UK, often while I am out walking I can count more dogs than people and I would say approximately 80% of these owners are new to dogs and dog ownership and the dogs are very obviously in charge of the owners it seems. There are also quite a lot of people who walk dogs for other people and they can have four or five dogs with them at one time and often with extended leads, pulling in all directions while the owner/dog walker is busy looking at their phone.
in my opinion most of these people should not have a dog.
It would be very good if they respected their dogs and other pedestrians and had the respect , understanding and discipline from their dogs as you do.
I would make it the Law to have proper dog training from someone like yourself and also bring back dog licensing.
Thank you again
Greetings from Wales 🙂
👍🏽💯 stay safe, hope it is useful in some way
I wonder if the covid lockdowns caused a good deal of loneliness, which prompted people to get a dog? I know the animal shelters in our region were actually running low on animals, especially dogs. Sadly, a lot of people still had to work (from home) so they only had time for basic walks, not really enough for thorough training.
And now the economy is worsening so people are losing homes, needing to live in apartments that often don't allow pets, so now there are too many for the shelters to accommodate.
It's sad, all 'round.
@@mominminnesota6648 yes I think that the lockdown did encourage dog ownership, especially as many people were working from (many still are) home they thought that they would have the time to own a dog, but many went into dog ownership blindly, people panicked.
It is understandable and it is sad all around, I agree with you
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Very helpful. My family and I very narrowly escaped an attack last night. Thank you for this.
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In the future, buy some weapons for protection. When the dog sees you are armed with weapons, they are less likely to attack.
@@AceCorr I have them. I just didn’t walk with them. Trust me, I do now. I wish I had really thought through it before that happened, because that was a pretty scary experience.
@@glittergoldandglam Well, I am happy you are okay. It would be good to carry lethal weapons with you as well as non-lethal ones just in case the non-lethal ones aren't enough. That's what I do, just in case.
@@AceCorr Yeah, since that incident, I carry two pieces of protection; one for animals and one for human animals. I wish we didn't live in that world, but we do. Ignorance or indifference doesn't offer protection, simply opportunity. Thanks again.
Thankyou. I am 52 and my small dog has been attacked twice while walking, by pit bulls. Good advice.
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Get a gun! Problem solved.
Pitbull types are riskier to be around than the average dog.
C: Confront/Control/Comfort - Realize the situation and confront, put yourself in the best situation to control the situation. Control the energy, even after/during the attack, and despite anything, just stay as comfortable as you can, meaning don't freak out. Elevating your energy is the worst thing to do, unless that energy is asserting dominance. Asserting dominance only works if they know if you are in control.
Situational awareness, Avoid the situation, don't be looking at your phone 24/7 brah, and if you see it coming from a distance, get out of dodge.
Don't confront unless you have adequate body mass though
Spay or neuter them cockheaded alpha dawgs with a safety switchblade .
Control/comfort. 100%
Man I’ve got a story about a Weimaraner named Sam. That boy went from “defending himself” from me to being my boy in about 30 seconds. All because I took control, and then comforted him after he said uncle. One minute he didn’t trust me. Comes after me. Learns quickly I can have my way with him when I want to. Immediately figures out he can trust me to never hurt him.
I’ve never seen another dog love his people more than that boy.
My neighbor has an aggressive Cane Corso that has run at me twice. They keep letting her off-leash and they don't have a fence. Today it ignored my neighbor's commands and got within striking distance of me. I did not have my whistle or my gun all I had was deer repellent (I was spraying my roses after a rain). I was calm, quiet, and assertive. I was definitely intense my vibe was all FIGHT today. I was able to disarm the dog until my dumb-ass neighbor could leash it. Thank you for making this video!
Thanks for sharing, so glad that it helped. 👍🏽👊🏽
Being a grandmother. I like the stick method. I have done a lot of sweeping the floor. That is comfortable for me. I don’t have to take my feet off the floor or ground. In a dog attack, I wouldn’t want to fall to the ground and be mold. Great info. Thank you.
👍🏽🙏🏽 check out part 2, more stick is covered there
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I've been attacked by dogs several times in my life. The first dog got a brick to the head after he attacked me the second time.
Another dog was coming at me and I nailed him in the head with a stone.
I now carry a WWII paratrooper dagger or a sawed off shovel handle so the next SOB dog who attacks me is going to die.
I love friendly dogs, but when dogs choose to attack me, I see it as life or death, and they are going to die.
If a dog is going to attack a human, better to put it down if you can. So it can't hurt someone else who can't defend against it in the future.
People in a neighborhood near me carry golf clubs, or sticks, as weapons on their morning walks.
An enraged man vs a large dog?
My money is with the man.The dog only has one weapon,it’s jaws.
The man can use weapons.
you should change your name from beatlesrgear to battlerager
@@julinho218 Or fantasy-prone keyboard warrior.
I've been attacked a few times by dogs that were loose. 1st time ever, I was at a park when suddenly an Alaskan Malamute came charging viciously at me. (was surprised because I thought they were gentle giants ) Lucky for me I spotted an aluminum ladder laying about 15 feet away from me and was able to get to it in time. I held the dog at bay for about 10 minutes ( tiring !! ) and then it finally gave up and went away. ( never did see any sign of the owner ! ) Another time, a large 'terrier' breed came after me, but I was wearing 'steel-toed' boots at the time. I did use a 'flick' kick ( not a wise move usually) and got lucky by nailing the dog hard on it's lower jaw. Blood all over the place / dog ran away crying. Dog attacks are scary !!!
Steel toed shoe plus flip kick is still the equivalent of a full kick when you factor the steel in the shoe. I’ve worn steel toed shoes and getting hit by them, even by accident, does serious damage.
Thankyou very much. I like the ABC explanation and the repetition you employ. By remembering this any person is in a better position to defend themselves.
Great advice AE. I love the job you did with your 'assistant'. Obviously, you know dogs. Not much experience with being attacked, but once a fence popped open in a strong wind and a German Shepherd came for me. I praised the dog as she leapt in the air, wagging her tail. Praise confused her and defused the situation. A scape on the left thumb could have been much more. There was no follow on attack. So voice. If you can remain calm, voice is another tool. Of course voice won't work all the time, and damned if I'd be praising a dog that was taking down somebody's child.
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Here in England. My mother could stare down any dangerous dog.I watched her but never understand how. You are brilliant , you know all the tricks.
Is she Irish?.
@@Bm23CC Yes from Co Galway.
@Natsu tsuu luck of the Irish!
Irish are wild ya see closer to nature like abos in Oz
Have you ever seen a dog with a thorn in his paw? He's no good I don't care what kind of dog it is. Grab and squeeze hard on the paw and he cannot bite you after that it's a wrap! Not even the king of the jungle the mighty lion can't stand pain in their paws that is the weak spot! This is real knowledge!! Been handling animals for 58 years now if you wanna just go fight dogs then go ahead but if you want to detain the animal then let him know who has dominion MAN!!! BE safe and enjoy you animals
I like to mention the love the dog portrays for u. He rly likes you. U have a good relationship with ur dog. Good to see.
I'll tell you my experience. I entered a lane where a bunch of strays were out at night. I could see their eyes in the dark. I immediately slowed down and continued to slowly walk towards my gate. When they sensed i was not afraid or planning on harming them they left me alone and i reached my place unhurt without a fight. My tip is don't run and never let them sense fear.
Good information. I was circled by three pit bulls in the desert riding my bicycle in the middle of nowhere. Luckily I pedaled off with 100% adrenaline help and escaped unharmed. I later read that a jogger was killed by a pit bull attack in the area that same month. Now I carry a klaxon horn, 5$ at Walmart.! The horn stops dogs dead in their tracks. It’s so loud. But I will remember your tips for a worst case scenario.
This is gold. And you have great energy between you and your dog.
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I was attacked by dogs twice as a young boy. I now hate dog owners who don’t keep their dogs controlled. Love these tips! I’m going to subscribe and watch your videos often. THANK YOU!
I love your assistant man. Give that doggo a raise!
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I was once attached by a pack of 4-5 stray dogs in India. I was just 11 and unwell and returning home from a dispensary late evening through a deserted lane (shortcut for me). One stray dog started barking at me and before i could think of anything 4-5 more dogs nearby started barking and charging towards me. All i remember is that i immediately sprinted screaming like a girl at the same time (no one was there to help though) ..i didnt even have time to look back how close the dogs were. Luckily there was a concrete fence which i immediately climbed and crossed it. In india there are many stray dogs and there are many cases of kids being attacked. They dont get killed but face multiple bites and get badly injured.
very specific and impressive presentation . I hope to remember and to have no need to use it. I sense your self confidence and condensed energy ( as opposite of dispersed) 🙏thank u stay well
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I grew up with many dogs. Three of them were Tibetian Mastiffs. We had two and one sadly got sick and had to move on and we got another, a female puppy. I was around ten and we lived a bit remote at the time so she became my new best friend. She was bity with very sharp puppy teeth and we played rough everyday. I unconciously taught her bite inhibition. She on the other hand she trained me to handle a big sized dog that wanted to take me down and nibble at my neck and back of the head. It was all in good fun and we both learned stuff amd had fun - as it should be.
Stuff happened though and my mum and I moved from our home in the forest into a small city. Tibetian Mastiffs are watch dogs at heart so they like to have overwatch over every individual and/or moving object within their imidiate area - just to be calmly aware of them to be able to resoond quick if ever needed so to speak. Our old dominant male dog took the move and new place rather well but the younger female dog got a bit of a schock (at least that is how we interpreted it) of all the new things to be aware of. She constantly run over to the windows barking at every car (I did also run and look at the car passing by in the start but quickly gave up as they were all too many - she didn't though). There was also so many more humans around that she heard and smemled but could not see or interact with.
She started to become a bit aggressive towards our small dog (and old Tibetian Spaniel lady that was a veteran) so we had had to seperate them. At one point she pushed down one of my sandwiches on to the floor from the counter and I quickly snatched it, at the same time she bit my forearm. One bite only but there were two quite deep holes. She quickly inhibitated the bite and did not continue being aggressive. Nothing more the a unfortunant missunderstanding over a sandwich in the air maybe? However we could tell something was not quite right, she started to loose weight and her body language and behaviour became a bit different. Nothing major but something was off.
At one point a few a week or so later I came home early from school and my mum was still at work. The female dog was up in the window once again barking like mad at the cars on the road four stories below so I sent her from the window into the next room, like so many times before. Not agressivly but a firm command with a nice word in the end. It had never been a problem ever before. On this day though, her body language changed out in the next room as she turned around. It was no longer my friend looking at me, it was a wilder animal with a lowered head and predetory posture, and I was an obsticle in her way. At this point she had reached adulthood and weighted about as much as I did at the time. The hair stood up on my back as I had nowhere to run, was all alone and I knew to my core that if I gave an inch I might not get out of it. I was fully aware what type of dog stood infront of me, after all I had lived with the most my life.
On instinct I did almost what was thaught in the video. I put myself in "combat stance"; one foot forward to protect my groin and balance centered, the front hand foward but a bit low to be able to intercept a jump, the back hand low close to my front hip, arm across the body, to be able to protect the groin and both hands in loose fists. I used this hand position to be ready to try to take the ears or the loose skin at the neck to at least try keep her teeths that I knew was comming away from me and flip her over - or something. However when she accelerated towards me I used my back leg and kicked as hard I possibly could in her chest, right between her front legs (like kicking a football) at the same time as I yelled "NO"! My kick hit with perfect timing and she lifted from the ground and lost her momentum, I think the kick completly knocked all the wind out of her. I did not follow up (so not to escalate) but was ready for more and showed that in my posture and enery. However lucky for me she had no more fight in her and went to her bed. The intense moment was broken amd everything was back to normal.
Somehow (which I think is crazy now as an adult with kids of my own) I did not think about telling my mum. The moment was broken, I had not been hurt and everything was back to normal - right?
Later the dog tried to challange my mum, the undeniable pack leader! At one time my mum had to blow cigarette smoke at her just to get her on other thoughts and break the mode. Even the dominant male went in between and mark his support for my mum. At the same time she rapidly lost weight. Ofc we had to put her down - she was a loose canon and we all knew we could just not take the chance. My mum ordered an otopcy afterwards to try to understand what had been wrong with here but nothing physological came up. We think she could just not handle the stress of the move and the new place that was so different, perhaps she even became depressed. A big tradigy for all of us.
Anyhow, just wanted to say that I have used the principles of what was thaugt in the video against a dog that weighted as much as I did and came out unharmed.
That was awesome, having done some martial arts b4, it wouldn’t have occurred to me how it could be helpful in a dog attack. That confident posture is so helpful, I have an ingrained fear of dogs over a certain size, so overcoming that in my energy seems pivotal. Really well presented, I wish all dog owners had the relationship with their dogs that you are modelling with yours.
Thanks a lot, this comment is much appreciated. Hope the tips are helpful. We just posted a follow-up video a few minutes ago going into a bit more detail, feel free to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/X3r8GsylKKs/v-deo.html