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<blockquote data-quote="Dracula" data-source="post: 1668827" data-attributes="member: 42691"><p>Everyone THINKS they know what they will do when a dog attacks, but the fact is, it happens too fast for you to do what you think you might. You may think you'll just body slam a dog, but until it happens, there is no telling.</p><p></p><p>I drove package car for over 20 years, and was bit nine times. What stands out to me was almost every time it happened, it was almost over before you recognized what had happened. All but two of those attacks were ankle biters. The other two were separate rottweilers. Those two dogs sent me to the hospital. The rottweilers both were inches away from getting me before I even knew they were there. </p><p></p><p>For me, the only time you think about what you would do in a dog attack, is afterwards, when you replay it in your mind. I would say, unless you specifically train, repeatedly, how to react in a dog attack, you're just acting on instinct. My guess is the vast majority of drivers are in a retreat mode, regardless of what they say they would do.</p><p></p><p>Ironically, I was charged only once by a pit bull. As it happened, it was at the end of an absolutely rotten day. I was pissed about something, most likely a over-dispatched day. All I remember was nothing was going right, and it was going to be a long night. Anyway, I entered a yard with a fence, and what do you know, here comes a pit, straight at me. Without even thinking, I rushed forward at the dog, screaming and cussing. I know I wasn't even angry at the dog. It was just the last straw in a rotten day. Happily, the dog reversed course, and disappeared in the back yard. I dropped the package on the sidewalk, and turned around. The dog never did show his face. I could say I planned to do that if charged, but that would be a lie. It just happened.</p><p></p><p>Again, you just never know what you'll do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dracula, post: 1668827, member: 42691"] Everyone THINKS they know what they will do when a dog attacks, but the fact is, it happens too fast for you to do what you think you might. You may think you'll just body slam a dog, but until it happens, there is no telling. I drove package car for over 20 years, and was bit nine times. What stands out to me was almost every time it happened, it was almost over before you recognized what had happened. All but two of those attacks were ankle biters. The other two were separate rottweilers. Those two dogs sent me to the hospital. The rottweilers both were inches away from getting me before I even knew they were there. For me, the only time you think about what you would do in a dog attack, is afterwards, when you replay it in your mind. I would say, unless you specifically train, repeatedly, how to react in a dog attack, you're just acting on instinct. My guess is the vast majority of drivers are in a retreat mode, regardless of what they say they would do. Ironically, I was charged only once by a pit bull. As it happened, it was at the end of an absolutely rotten day. I was pissed about something, most likely a over-dispatched day. All I remember was nothing was going right, and it was going to be a long night. Anyway, I entered a yard with a fence, and what do you know, here comes a pit, straight at me. Without even thinking, I rushed forward at the dog, screaming and cussing. I know I wasn't even angry at the dog. It was just the last straw in a rotten day. Happily, the dog reversed course, and disappeared in the back yard. I dropped the package on the sidewalk, and turned around. The dog never did show his face. I could say I planned to do that if charged, but that would be a lie. It just happened. Again, you just never know what you'll do. [/QUOTE]
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