Did you shower after using the gym?
If not then you likely smelled akin to a roast beef sandwich. Dogs like those.
What does your training look like? Maybe you had that scent of recent crossfit on you. Dogs hate that.
[quote]groo wrote:
One assertion is that dogs are extremely adept at picking up their owner’s cues by expression and posture on how the owner feels about a new person. And that some of a dog’s reaction is how the owner feels.
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my considerable experience bears this as truth. or, as i like to say, dogs adapt the pathos of their owners. nutty owner = nutty dog. truth.
[quote]PianoMan7 wrote:
The best thing you can do is to keep walking casually as though you didn’t even see or hear the dog. Don’t even acknowledge its presence. All but the most aggressive dogs will lose steam when they see you don’t care. This is because 99% of them are just scared/nervous because you’re a stranger. If a dog continues to pursue you under these circumstances, there’s not much you can do to prevent its attack.
If you do get physically attacked, use quick kicks to their hind and neck to push them away. Put pressure on their neck, it is a natural weak point and can prevent further movement. If you fall down, cover your face and don’t attack back. You can’t outrun a dog (even the smallest of them are wicked fast). Nor can you beat it in a fight.
Take note of the breed that these dogs are. 90% of breeds have a naturally calm temperament, however breeds such as a rotweiler or terrier are very aggressive. Many dogs just want to run up and sniff you (barking loudly in the process), so if you just keep walking there won’t be any problems.[/quote]
hmm.
I’d recommend fighting back against most aggressive breeds b/c they simply will not stop attacking. your best bet is to fight back and go for some type of weapon…anything. go ahead and lay down on a determined bull breed and I hope your personal affairs are in order.
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
[quote]TigerTime wrote:
… the dog charges at me and tries to chomp off my sack (always the sack…). [/quote]
Maybe you smell like fear.
As far as the sack, do you stuff your drawers with sausage? Maybe he smells the sausage.
HINT: STOP STUFFING YOUR DRAWERS WITH SAUSAGE!!![/quote]
Wait… I don’t know what to do with my sausage now. A little help here!
[quote]TheBodyGuard wrote:
[quote]PianoMan7 wrote:
The best thing you can do is to keep walking casually as though you didn’t even see or hear the dog. Don’t even acknowledge its presence. All but the most aggressive dogs will lose steam when they see you don’t care. This is because 99% of them are just scared/nervous because you’re a stranger. If a dog continues to pursue you under these circumstances, there’s not much you can do to prevent its attack.
If you do get physically attacked, use quick kicks to their hind and neck to push them away. Put pressure on their neck, it is a natural weak point and can prevent further movement. If you fall down, cover your face and don’t attack back. You can’t outrun a dog (even the smallest of them are wicked fast). Nor can you beat it in a fight.
Take note of the breed that these dogs are. 90% of breeds have a naturally calm temperament, however breeds such as a rotweiler or terrier are very aggressive. Many dogs just want to run up and sniff you (barking loudly in the process), so if you just keep walking there won’t be any problems.[/quote]
hmm.
I’d recommend fighting back against most aggressive breeds b/c they simply will not stop attacking. your best bet is to fight back and go for some type of weapon…anything. go ahead and lay down on a determined bull breed and I hope your personal affairs are in order.[/quote] Hahaha! I lold when I read this. Do ANYTHING but submit, if the attack has begun. Gouge eyes, try to break legs… Do not become a tasty chew toy.
[quote]TheBodyGuard wrote:
[quote]PianoMan7 wrote:
The best thing you can do is to keep walking casually as though you didn’t even see or hear the dog. Don’t even acknowledge its presence. All but the most aggressive dogs will lose steam when they see you don’t care. This is because 99% of them are just scared/nervous because you’re a stranger. If a dog continues to pursue you under these circumstances, there’s not much you can do to prevent its attack.
If you do get physically attacked, use quick kicks to their hind and neck to push them away. Put pressure on their neck, it is a natural weak point and can prevent further movement. If you fall down, cover your face and don’t attack back. You can’t outrun a dog (even the smallest of them are wicked fast). Nor can you beat it in a fight.
Take note of the breed that these dogs are. 90% of breeds have a naturally calm temperament, however breeds such as a rotweiler or terrier are very aggressive. Many dogs just want to run up and sniff you (barking loudly in the process), so if you just keep walking there won’t be any problems.[/quote]
hmm.
I’d recommend fighting back against most aggressive breeds b/c they simply will not stop attacking. your best bet is to fight back and go for some type of weapon…anything. go ahead and lay down on a determined bull breed and I hope your personal affairs are in order.[/quote]
x2 kinda stupid to just lay there and hope it goes away. I’d only recommend that if the person had no way of defending him/herself or escaping … that and crying for help incessantly.
If you are simply walking and minding your own business, then you are NOT the problem. A well socialized dog should not bother you at all unless you explicitly threaten them. My advice: Take off running and let him chase you, or run straight at him screaming.
I walk my german shepherd regularly (she is a very good, well-socialized dog) and have had multiple occasions where dogs have confronted us. When it first happened I simply stopped, made my dog sit still, and waited for the owner of the other dog to respond. I won’t do this anymore, it is way to risky as my dog has actually been bitten twice while walking. I now respond by charging and yelling or by taking off on a nice swift jog and letting the other dog chase me. Yelling at the other dog seems to work well, but can easily result in a confrontation with the other owner. Taking off on a run is pretty entertaining as the other dog and owner will inevitably chase after you. I’ve gone well over a mile like this, but of course I would not recommend doing this if you think the dog is actually a threat, I only do it with small dogs.
[quote]tedro wrote:
If you are simply walking and minding your own business, then you are NOT the problem. A well socialized dog should not bother you at all unless you explicitly threaten them. My advice: Take off running and let him chase you, or run straight at him screaming.
I walk my german shepherd regularly (she is a very good, well-socialized dog) and have had multiple occasions where dogs have confronted us. When it first happened I simply stopped, made my dog sit still, and waited for the owner of the other dog to respond. I won’t do this anymore, it is way to risky as my dog has actually been bitten twice while walking. I now respond by charging and yelling or by taking off on a nice swift jog and letting the other dog chase me. Yelling at the other dog seems to work well, but can easily result in a confrontation with the other owner. Taking off on a run is pretty entertaining as the other dog and owner will inevitably chase after you. I’ve gone well over a mile like this, but of course I would not recommend doing this if you think the dog is actually a threat, I only do it with small dogs.[/quote]
wait … so the owner chased you too WTF lol
[quote]tedro wrote:
If you are simply walking and minding your own business, then you are NOT the problem. A well socialized dog should not bother you at all unless you explicitly threaten them. My advice: Take off running and let him chase you, or run straight at him screaming.
I walk my german shepherd regularly (she is a very good, well-socialized dog) and have had multiple occasions where dogs have confronted us. When it first happened I simply stopped, made my dog sit still, and waited for the owner of the other dog to respond. I won’t do this anymore, it is way to risky as my dog has actually been bitten twice while walking. I now respond by charging and yelling or by taking off on a nice swift jog and letting the other dog chase me. Yelling at the other dog seems to work well, but can easily result in a confrontation with the other owner. Taking off on a run is pretty entertaining as the other dog and owner will inevitably chase after you. I’ve gone well over a mile like this, but of course I would not recommend doing this if you think the dog is actually a threat, I only do it with small dogs.[/quote]
Uhhhhh… If I was out walking my dogs and you were coming up the sidewalk, started yelling at and bullrushing me, I’d punch you square in the jaw and take off running myself. Just saying.
[quote]TheBodyGuard wrote:
[quote]TigerTime wrote:
So, dogs really don’t like me a whole lot. Just today on the way back from the gym I had it happen again. The owners always say the same damn thing before it happens too, “Don’t worry, he/she is just a loud mouth” or something like that, then, bam the dog charges at me and tries to chomp off my sack (always the sack…). Take home lesson, DON’T listen to the owner, listen to the dog.
Usually they charge and then stop a few meters away so I just wait it out until their owners call them back, but every once in a while (like today) they don’t stop and I’ve got to either back the fuck up at light speed or fight their dog (which is a situation where nobody wins).
My question is, why? I noticed that it usually happens just before or just after I’m at the gym, so can they smell a spike in my T-levels? Do I walk too aggressively? Do they hate my gotee?
Anyone else have this problem?[/quote]
Are you afraid of dogs? It’s either that or something in your body language that’s setting them off. Animals are pretty perceptive.
FTR, animals and children love me.
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Hmm. Well, usually I can just walk by them without much problem (there are a lot of dogs around where I live), but after all the “close calls” I’ve had with them I do get nervous around the ones that start growling and/or barking at me.
Maybe I just rub dogs the wrong way with my body language and the ones who start barking can tell that makes me uneasy so they keep pushing it?
I left out that the dogs who actually attack are not on leashes. The ones on leashes tend not to do much more than growl.
[quote]biglifter wrote:
What does your training look like? Maybe you had that scent of recent crossfit on you. Dogs hate that.[/quote]
5/3/1 =p
[quote]tedro wrote:
If you are simply walking and minding your own business, then you are NOT the problem. A well socialized dog should not bother you at all unless you explicitly threaten them. My advice: Take off running and let him chase you, or run straight at him screaming.
I walk my german shepherd regularly (she is a very good, well-socialized dog) and have had multiple occasions where dogs have confronted us. When it first happened I simply stopped, made my dog sit still, and waited for the owner of the other dog to respond. I won’t do this anymore, it is way to risky as my dog has actually been bitten twice while walking. I now respond by charging and yelling or by taking off on a nice swift jog and letting the other dog chase me. Yelling at the other dog seems to work well, but can easily result in a confrontation with the other owner. Taking off on a run is pretty entertaining as the other dog and owner will inevitably chase after you. I’ve gone well over a mile like this, but of course I would not recommend doing this if you think the dog is actually a threat, I only do it with small dogs.[/quote]
Yeah, from what I’ve read standing tall and yelling “NO!” or “DOWN!” or something along those lines should get dogs who are just attacking because they’re nervous to settle down. If that doesn’t work it looks like I’d just have to fight the dog. =/
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
What exactly does your trek to and from the gym look like for you to keep running into these dogs?[/quote]
I live close to a lot of parks, so there’s people taking their dogs out for walks around my neighborhood just about 24/7. Seriously, sometimes at 11 at night when I’m coming home from work. Some close calls there too.
[quote]TigerTime wrote:
[quote]TheBodyGuard wrote:
[quote]TigerTime wrote:
So, dogs really don’t like me a whole lot. Just today on the way back from the gym I had it happen again. The owners always say the same damn thing before it happens too, “Don’t worry, he/she is just a loud mouth” or something like that, then, bam the dog charges at me and tries to chomp off my sack (always the sack…). Take home lesson, DON’T listen to the owner, listen to the dog.
Usually they charge and then stop a few meters away so I just wait it out until their owners call them back, but every once in a while (like today) they don’t stop and I’ve got to either back the fuck up at light speed or fight their dog (which is a situation where nobody wins).
My question is, why? I noticed that it usually happens just before or just after I’m at the gym, so can they smell a spike in my T-levels? Do I walk too aggressively? Do they hate my gotee?
Anyone else have this problem?[/quote]
Are you afraid of dogs? It’s either that or something in your body language that’s setting them off. Animals are pretty perceptive.
FTR, animals and children love me.
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Hmm. Well, usually I can just walk by them without much problem (there are a lot of dogs around where I live), but after all the “close calls” I’ve had with them I do get nervous around the ones that start growling and/or barking at me.
Maybe I just rub dogs the wrong way with my body language and the ones who start barking can tell that makes me uneasy so they keep pushing it?
I left out that the dogs who actually attack are not on leashes. The ones on leashes tend not to do much more than growl.[/quote]
Well shit if an unleashed dog is coming at me I have the right to kick the shit out of it.
[quote]TigerTime wrote:
[quote]tedro wrote:
If you are simply walking and minding your own business, then you are NOT the problem. A well socialized dog should not bother you at all unless you explicitly threaten them. My advice: Take off running and let him chase you, or run straight at him screaming.
I walk my german shepherd regularly (she is a very good, well-socialized dog) and have had multiple occasions where dogs have confronted us. When it first happened I simply stopped, made my dog sit still, and waited for the owner of the other dog to respond. I won’t do this anymore, it is way to risky as my dog has actually been bitten twice while walking. I now respond by charging and yelling or by taking off on a nice swift jog and letting the other dog chase me. Yelling at the other dog seems to work well, but can easily result in a confrontation with the other owner. Taking off on a run is pretty entertaining as the other dog and owner will inevitably chase after you. I’ve gone well over a mile like this, but of course I would not recommend doing this if you think the dog is actually a threat, I only do it with small dogs.[/quote]
Yeah, from what I’ve read standing tall and yelling “NO!” or “DOWN!” or something along those lines should get dogs who are just attacking because they’re nervous to settle down. If that doesn’t work it looks like I’d just have to fight the dog. =/
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Don’t let the dogs have that kind of power over you. You need to be confident. That’s how wolf packs work. The alpha is the one with the most attitude and the one with no guts is everyone’s bitch (no pun intended). Don’t be the bitch!
How big are some of these dogs? What breeds?
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
How big are some of these dogs? What breeds?[/quote]
I’m not exactly dog literate. The one today looked the one in the pic, only black. I’d say most dogs around here are about 80lbs or so, but again, I don’t know dogs.
I’ve had dogs all my life, worked with 1000’s in rescue kennels and know dogs do pick up the smallest of signs ie facial expressions, body language, mood etc. If every single dog you walk past wants a piece of you something might be something about you ie body odour. If it’s just been a few cases then just put it down to bad coincidence.
This year alone i’ve had my fair shair of dog wars, first it was an american bulldog(posted about this before) then just a few weeks ago i rugby tackled a german shephard that was going shit crazy and went after my staffy. Pinned the nutty dog down and thank fuck it kinda just lay down with me on top of it cos i hate to think what it would have done to me! There’s probably been about 12 incidents where me or my dogs have nearly been attacked…add to the fact that i live it a shithole area with alot of these dog owners being human garbage or very close to it!!
I don’t like dogs. They don’t like me…and they know it.
Since I’m a kid, dogs have the bad habit of biting me. I really liked dogs and I was certainly not the kind to disturb them with eye-poking or whatever. But most dogs bit me for some reason. The worst came with my Chow Chow, who bit me in two different ocasions and that totally broke my trust (and heart) in dogs and animals in general.
I know my body language changes when I see a dog, especially a big one. That huge jaw…
What I do now is try to avoid looking at the dog and the owner, I just go straight and stuff, but when I’m close, I can feel how my body gets ready to dodge an attack.
I was considering working, as volunteer, in an environment with dogs, to get past my fears.
Also, if a dog attacks me, what would be the best idea? I was thinking that I need to keep its mouth away from my neck and that it would be a good idea to grapple it from its neck and choke it to death, since I’m stronger.
EDIT : I will add some details. My neighbour had two dobermanns and I never had any issues with them. My uncle had a rotterweiler and she was super protective of the little children of the family. I didn’t have any issues with her either, but she scared me a lot. She was quite heavy and I was a kid.
I had a Ca de Bestiar (google, it’s Mallorca-breed) with a freaking huge mouth. When I was very young I’d put my face very close to its, just to look straight into his eyes. I tremble now thinking about doing that…