Attacked by Stray Dogs

We had a stray pit get in our yard about 3 weeks ago. He seemed very nice and friendly. He had a tag (with no address or number) and a collar.

He would sit and stay and listen fairly well. Until my dog came out of the garage to play. My dog is a 60# black lab(named Steve).

This pit went after my dog snarling and barking with his teeth showing.

Without thinking about it, I grabbed the pit's back leg and tackled it. I held it down until my wife could get our dog inside and a leash on the pits collar.

Immediately after it happened, my neighbor came over with his gun. He said he saw the action from his dinning room window. He thought he was going to be forced to shoot the dog until he saw me laying on top of it.

Apparently, I didn't think about what I was doing before I did it. That dog could have been sick or mental or anything. I think I got away with one on that day.

Rob R.

The ex and I were walking around her neighborhood one time walking her dog. A golden retriever jumped out of a neighbors back yard and started charging towards us. I told her to get away, I knew the dog was going for her dog. I held on to the leash and when the other dog started getting at her dog, I grabbed it by the scruff of its neck and got it away. The ex grabbed her dog and I walked the other dog to the owners house. Fortunately her dog wasn't hurt.

Kenny_McCormic wrote:

Dusterbd13 wrote: Im amazed by the size of the op balls for even thinking about choking an agressive dog to death.

They tend not to bite down with a hand in their throat. If you're built for such activities, they also tend to hit the floor and rethink their options if you punch it in the forehead hard enough.

Local vet tech, small woman, choked out a pit mix that attacked a cat at their office. Both animals survived and the choke got the dog under control.

I've broken up fights between large dogs before, the worst a German Shepherd vs. a St Bernard. That was a rough one, but both dogs lived and only got minor injuries.

Lethal force is very rarely needed in situations like these if you know how to handle them.

PHeller wrote: It's weird to think with coyotes, mtn lions, bears and other large wild animals, that you're more likely to be attacked by feral dogs than you are by one of the wild animals.

Actually it is a fairly easy concept when you think about it. Those other animals have a natural fear of humans and will try and avoid us 99.9% of the time if given the chance. Dogs that have gone feral do not have that fear they grew up with us and are comfortable with us for the most part. That is actually something places that the SHTF need to worry about is once cuddly family dogs forming packs and going feral without their owners around.

Datsun1500 wrote: In reply to dculberson: Where does he say he was cornered and chased by two strays? Read it again. One left, and the other was aggressive towards his dog. The "big bad dog" lay down on the guys lawn, musta been a huge threat. I'm not saying it wasn't scary, and a sucky situation, but "put the dog down!" Is a bit much.

Sometimes we see only what we want to see even in written words.

"The remaining stray circles and wants to either pick up where he left off or go for SWMBO. I kick the dog, shove it away a few times, yell, kick at it, all while it circles, barks and snarls and starts to drool. We are slowly making our way home (5 houses away), and making all kinds of noise, and my spouse even yells out for help"

To me that does not sound like a good dog. A dog circling my wife, even if he was going after the small dog she was holding, would not engender feelings of good will toward the dog. Neither of us was there so any more discussion is just so much posturing.

         Local vette tech, small woman, choked out a pit mix that 
    attacked a cat at their office.  Both animals survived           and the choke got the dog under control.

My sister 110 lbs and 5'2" is a vet. I certainly wouldn't ever want to mess with her. All muscle and mean!

Datsun1500 wrote: I guess it's time to kill that dog too.

I have some recipes if you are concerned about waste.

I would kill that dog

And not in a quick humane way, in a slow, torturous Jr. serial killer way. That dog would learn a lesson before it bled out...

Nick_Comstock wrote: I would kill that dog And not in a quick humane way, in a slow, torturous Jr. serial killer way. That dog would learn a lesson before it bled out...

you know E36 M3 like that isn't funny even in a joking manner. Hopefully no one ever gets a hold of you and does the same.

Relax dude. Just trolling Datsun. But if any one wanted to try I'm not hard to find.

Uncollared stray dogs that attack me? Yea I think they should be put down.

spitfirebill wrote: Uncollared stray dogs that attack me? Yea I think they should be put down.

Our dogs are all microchipped, not collared. Of course they are also contained in a fence, but if they managed to get out I would hope someone would take them to get scanned before having them killed.

These dogs do not appear feral. I've seen them around once before. The shepherd mix left the scene but the other, which did appear to be a pit mix when I got a good look at its face/head, wanted to turn our dogs into toys. Someone probably owns these dogs. I live in an area that used to be farmland not long ago, and is a relatively new development surrounded by working farms and a more rural environment. Dogs should still be tagged and collared by city ordinance. If they are also not chipped, and no one comes looking for the dog, I'm not sorry for what happens.

I did not want to have a fight to the death in front of my house with a dog that would likely not leave me unscathed if I could avoid it, which I did. This dog is seriously stoutly built. The dog was picked up, problem solved. I looked at it more like a shark nibbling a person before the big bite. Its nothing personal, just an untrained dog allowed to roam wild. I actually called animal control the last time I saw these two. There are kids who get off bus stops from school along my street and walk a few houses to get home, and a lot of roads where strays get hit and can cause an accident by someone trying to avoid them. If I didn't have dogs already, and a spouse who does not want big dogs, these two actually look just like the kinds of dogs I would want myself. Looks a lot like this picture:

Ours have always been chipped, but we recently ditched the collars because the hanging tags kept getting ripped off. I plan to pick up new collars and get the riveted tags soon. Like I said, they have a large fenced in yard, and stay in it, but I'm always weary of the mowers leaving a fence open or something like that and them deciding they need to explore.

My little dogs, BTW:

Suzie, half Whippet half Schnauzer, in a scarf:

Tess, half Boxer(?) half something really small:

N Sperlo wrote: There are lots of wild dogs around the area I work in. I've never had a problem. I've been tempted to bring a few home. On the other hand, while I walk my 90 lb dog, I see how aggressive some other dogs are towards us. It has made the thought go through my head. I would hate to have to shoot a dog. I sell pepper spray to people and dogs are one reason why. We have bear spray. That E36 M3 shoots 30'! Get some bear spray! Glad you're ok.

read somewhere recently, that wasp spray actually works even better … on 4 legged and 2

rebelgtp wrote:

PHeller wrote: It's weird to think with coyotes, mtn lions, bears and other large wild animals, that you're more likely to be attacked by feral dogs than you are by one of the wild animals.

Actually it is a fairly easy concept when you think about it. Those other animals have a natural fear of humans and will try and avoid us 99.9% of the time if given the chance. Dogs that have gone feral do not have that fear they grew up with us and are comfortable with us for the most part. That is actually something places that the SHTF need to worry about is once cuddly family dogs forming packs and going feral without their owners around.

our local black bears don't … they wonder through my yd all the time … drives my dog absolutely nuts … though she's smart enough to NOT go outside, just run around in circles and bark her head off

Cotton wrote:

spitfirebill wrote: Uncollared stray dogs that attack me? Yea I think they should be put down.

Our dogs are all microchipped, not collared. Of course they are also contained in a fence, but if they managed to get out I would hope someone would take them to get scanned before having them killed.

it would depend on how they were acting …

Cotton wrote:

spitfirebill wrote: Uncollared stray dogs that attack me? Yea I think they should be put down.

Our dogs are all microchipped, not collared. Of course they are also contained in a fence, but if they managed to get out I would hope someone would take them to get scanned before having them killed.

Do your dogs attack people?

And by saying put down, I mean by the proper authorities after an investigation, not just shot on the side of the road by any Tom, Dick or Harry.

Or their animals? In this state, if they attack your animals, let's just say you can defend your animals, collar or chipped or not.

spitfirebill wrote:

Cotton wrote:

spitfirebill wrote: Uncollared stray dogs that attack me? Yea I think they should be put down.

Our dogs are all microchipped, not collared. Of course they are also contained in a fence, but if they managed to get out I would hope someone would take them to get scanned before having them killed.

Do your dogs attack people?

Not at all, but I know people can have a tendency to overreact (I'm not talking about the OP), so that's a stupid question. A lot of reactions to a perceived attack/threat is based way too much on emotion to the point they just don't act rationally.

For example, one friend of ours said their child was mauled by a dog. It turns out, and this came from her husband, the dog playfully nipped (no contact)which freaked the child out. So a playful nipping is now a mauling.

Dr. Hess wrote: Or their animals? In this state, if they attack your animals, let's just say you can defend your animals, collar or chipped or not.

In this state you can do the same with humans if there is a threat...stand your ground law and all.

PHeller wrote: It's weird to think with coyotes, mtn lions, bears and other large wild animals, that you're more likely to be attacked by feral dogs than you are by one of the wild animals.

Not really. The operative words being "wild" and "feral".

wbjones wrote:

N Sperlo wrote: There are lots of wild dogs around the area I work in. I've never had a problem. I've been tempted to bring a few home. On the other hand, while I walk my 90 lb dog, I see how aggressive some other dogs are towards us. It has made the thought go through my head. I would hate to have to shoot a dog. I sell pepper spray to people and dogs are one reason why. We have bear spray. That E36 M3 shoots 30'! Get some bear spray! Glad you're ok.

read somewhere recently, that wasp spray actually works even better … on 4 legged and 2

Wasp spray works great. It burns and has distance. Bear spray is pepper spray with a stream heavier than wasp spray, giving it the advantage. We sell it for bear protection. What one uses it for is up to the individual.

When i was a kid there was a stray husky I attacking our mutt (boots, good furry dog ) . Without thinking my dad grabbed a frying pan and whacked it upside the head. Not hard enough to kill it or anything but enough it got the hint and took off out of yard. My dad is the freaking man.
I too love dogs, and if a mean stray is messing with my dog (Jack, super awesome jug pug, best dog ever) you can bet I'm grabbing a frying pan and hitting that sucker in the head. Or a bat, rock, tennis racket what ever is closest.