How to protect yourself from the dog?
None of us are protected from a sudden attacka dog or even a whole flock of these animals. That's why it is important to know simple rules that will help to avoid the negative consequences of "meetings" with aggressive four-friend friends. So, how to protect yourself from the dog?
On the streets of our cities, we quite oftenwe meet stray dogs. In order not to provoke a dog, you do not need to look into her eyes. This behavior is regarded by the animal as a signal of aggression on your part. Also, one should not approach the dog when he is sleeping or eating. If the dog shows aggressiveness, never swing or yell at it. This will further anger the animal. Even if the stray dog looks friendly, do not touch it with your hands and, especially, do not tease.
Dog barks: what to do
If the song is for you, it does not mean that heplans an attack. Perhaps the animal is simply protecting its territory or protecting, located next to, offspring. In that case, just step back. At the same time, going back, never turn to the animal's back. By the way, if the dog continues to bark and tries to go behind your back - this is a signal to the fact that she is preparing an attack.
How to protect yourself from attack dogs
If the dog attacked you, remember the weak spots of this animal. The most vulnerable areas of the dog's body are:
- eyes
- nose bridge
- tip of nose
- nape
- ribs
- solar plexus
- joints of the paws
- genitals
Beat the animal to these places only with an extremeIf you really are in danger. Remember also the following. A dog has a high pain threshold. Therefore, if you decide to "fight" with a physically powerful, aggressive animal, do not think that it will retreat after your first strike. So, if you are not sure of your abilities, it's better not to attack. To fight off a large dog, her, no matter how cruelly it sounds, you must seriously injure (for example, break a leg) or kill. Otherwise, you will lose the fight.
Do not run from the dog!
Continuing the theme of how to protect against stray dogs, it is worth saying the following.
- Never run away from dogs in open areas. Any healthy dog runs faster than a person, therefore it is impossible to escape from an attack in this way.
- To escape is justified only when there is a kind of rescue facility nearby. Such can be a tree, an entrance, a car ...
- An excellent way to escape the attack dogscan become a body of water. Go into the water and move away from the coast at such a distance that the attacking dog (or wolf) does not reach the bottom of the paws. At depth, the dogs are defenseless. Realizing this, as a rule, these animals retreat.
- A good method to bring down the attacking ardor of a dog canbe the use of sand or earth. It's enough just to grab a handful of this material and throw it in the eyes of the animal. This will allow you to win a few seconds in order to reach the rescue facility or prepare your attack.
Pack of dogs
As for how to protect yourself from a pack of dogs,In this case, your aggression is unlikely to help. While you will beat one dog, the rest will bypass you from behind and attack. Therefore, in such a situation it is better not to get involved in a fight. In this case, the ideal option can be a special pepper spray or an electric shaker. And, it is not necessary to beat an animal with an electric current, it is enough simply to "click" the discharge several times before its muzzle, slowly retreating. It's no secret that even physically powerful animals are afraid of such sounds and bright light of the discharge.
