Had a run in with a poorly trained aggressive dog today. [View all]
My dog Jack weighs about 20 pounds. This dog was about 45 lbs and came over the picket fence to get at Jack. I started by picking Jack up and holding him in my arms but the other dog jumped high enough to grab Jack by whatever part he could reach. Plan B was drop to the ground put Jack between my knees and basically put my body between Jack and the aggressive dog.
Fortunately the aggressor had a collar and I was able to get hold of it and sort of control him, at least enough to protect Jack. The owner came out and took his dog, offered to get me to the doctor and do whatever necessary to make amends. Jack was fine but my left arm from the elbow to the tip of my little finger kinda messed up. No deep tissue wounds, all skin deep but there's a LOT of skin between the elbow and finger tip. Blood running down my arm dripping off my fingertips.
Plan C was to twist the collar like a tourniquet and hold it until the dog was unresponsive. I was in the process of implementing C when the dog's owner came to everyone's rescue.
Some people don't deserve dogs.
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