Dog Attack
We were camping in a area in our Casita & found an Apple Festival was going on. We grabbed out little dog and we were on our way. It was at an apple farm. It was crowded and folks had there dogs with ...
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How to protect yourself from dog attacks: so far, we have heard gun, whips, cattle prods.
After I was attached by a pit bull, I put the question to my local animal control department. Their suggestions:
(1) A citronella-based spray is what their agents use.
(2) A long stick. They said that few dogs will go past the end of a stick that is pointed at them.
Luckily, I got off with only only a couple of deep puncture wounds. The dog snapped at my thigh but did not hang on in the usual pit-bull manner. By shouting, I kept the dog away until the owner could run up with the "He's never done that before," story.
After I was attached by a pit bull, I put the question to my local animal control department. Their suggestions:
(1) A citronella-based spray is what their agents use.
(2) A long stick. They said that few dogs will go past the end of a stick that is pointed at them.
Luckily, I got off with only only a couple of deep puncture wounds. The dog snapped at my thigh but did not hang on in the usual pit-bull manner. By shouting, I kept the dog away until the owner could run up with the "He's never done that before," story.
