Many dog owners were already in this situation: you go for a walk with your own dog and suddenly dives a strange dog and plunges on your own four -legged friend. How do you react in such a situation?
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“Attack is the best defense”
If you see the other dog beforehand, the other dog can possibly call with loud and threatening voice!) And or prevent objects that are ashore as possible from pluning to your own dog. This does not help, or if you haven't seen the dog beforehand, should always offer your own dog the opportunity to escape. If he is on a leash, immediately drop his leash.
Show fight or real serious fight?
As a dog owner, it is very bad to look at when both Dogs fight together. Nevertheless, you should always keep a cool head in order to be able to assess the situation. Two dogs wear a so -called Show fight from, this is loud and with a lot of roar.
It helps if both dog owners move in the opposite direction and Call or whistle at some distance to your own dog. Especially when the “backing” of the owner or mistress is no longer that, such a fight stops quickly.
Is it one Strugglethere is death silence. The fighting dogs do not consume their strength for growling or barking, but for the essentials: to hurt or even kill the others.
In this situation you should keep calm yourself. When I become hysterical, I can make the situation worse through errors, or even put myself in danger or in mortal danger. The top priority in such a situation:
Keep calm, act considerably and never put yourself in danger!
There are now different options to separate two dogsthat not everyone and not always be used. In any case, it is an advantage if you have kept in mind such a situation and have gone through a wide variety of scenarios.
Because our brain does not differentiate between reality and idea. In this way, these ideas can be used automatically in the corresponding situations.
What are the defense options?
Kick or beat
You can kick a small dog with kicking or beating if you can specifically attack. It gets more difficult with a big dog. This could even feel accumulated and attacks its own dog even more intensely. In addition, you always have to consider that in a fight the pain threshold is much higher due to the release of a hormone cocktail and therefore not perceived strikes and kicks. But it can also happen that the dog turns and attacks you. Since the dogs are usually on the move, targeted blows, such as a blow to the biting dog's nose, can often not really be carried out.
Pepper spray
If the pepper spray is used specifically against the attacking dog, it can help. But you always have to consider here that you could get a load yourself when the wind is oncoming. Furthermore, the other dog could still feel starked and literally biting around it literally. But you can just as well put your own dog out of action if it gets the load. From the Use of a pepper spray is rather not advisablebecause you cannot predict how the other dog reacts and the situation could develop.
Knife
A Messers for dog defense is absolutely taboo! The danger of hiring yourself, your own dog, or even the other dog owner is much too big and can lead to serious consequences.
Stone
There are approved stun guns that can be used in such a case. This variant is most harmless to yourself, but also for the attacking dog. And even if you caught your own dog, it is not seriously injured. However, one should familiarize yourself with the handling of an electric shocker beforehand. This time is no longer in a serious situation.
Linger
If two dogs have bitten together, there is also the possibility to lever the two apart. However, two people are required (preferably the other dog handler). To do this, every dog must be taken at the backflows (also apply and capture the dogs really well, the dogs can develop enormous forces!) And at the same time both dogs are interpreted vigorously and immediately lifted out or withdrawn. However, this requires that both dog owners consider and act at the same time. Dog never Simply pull apart because this can result in serious injuries.
Interrupt air supply
The safest option is that Dog who has bittenturn the air off by turning the collar. Of course, the collar must be approached. If the dog does not have a collar, or just a dishes, you can also take your leash. If a dog no longer gets air, it normally lets go.
But be careful! Then be sure to hold on if the other dog should turn against you. If necessary, you have to interrupt the air supply until the attacker is passed out
Conclusion: If your own dog is attacked
No matter which method is chosen: Of course, it is important that these aids (should you want to use them), also there and also handy are and the dog owner is safe to deal with it. Furthermore, it is helpful for yourself if the defense/self -defense is announced orally loudly. Regardless of whether the other dog owner is there or not. So you make yourself aware that you will and must act now. If you are unsure and/or hesitantly, the fight should be let free run in order not to carry serious injuries themselves.
Author: Melanie Weber-Tilse
Have you ever been to such a situation with your dog? How did you react?