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On #3 "How to stop a mad dog" I can offer this: As a runner I have had success with running toward a charging dog and acting crazy. Several times that I have d
by larrys 13y ago
On #3 "How to stop a mad dog" I can offer this:
As a runner I have had success with running toward a charging dog and acting crazy. Several times that I have done that the dog has run the other way. The key is to make all sorts of hand motion and noise.
- kragen 13y agoI don't think mad dogs are typically capable of charging, so I think you may be confused about what the card is advising. I would advise you to stay far away from this situation if at all possible. Mad dogs are much more dangerous than the kind of dogs that will charge at you.
- anonymous 13y agoAlso a stick. I'm pretty sure it's legal to carry a stick wherever. Do not attempt against packs of more than 3-4 dogs, a large pack of strays is dangerous. Also, do not hit the dog too hard if it belongs to somebody - it's not polite to break other people's property, no matter how much you want to kill it. It's trickier if you're on a bike, but then I usually opt to kick them as they chase me. So far, I've outrun the ones that weren't deterred after being kicked. If you live in a normal country that actually has animal care centres where they humanely kill stray dogs, you probably don't have problems to which the above advice applies.
- pseut 13y agoLess aggressive dogs are usually deterred by a squirt from a water bottle (if it's clearly someone's pet rather than a stray). I've heard that heavy bike chains are also effective and it might be easier to swing one than to kick at high speeds.
- newsmaster 13y agoHahaha, brilliant advice; faced with a crazy person/dog? Act even crazier.
- nmcfarl 13y agoAs a paperboy I carried a portable fog horn. I was good with dogs, and only had to use it once in my 6 years of delivering papers (5-11 grades). But it stopped the dog - quick - and he never bothered me gain in the next 2 years which I delivered in that neighborhood.