Attacked by a feral/vicious dog when armed

[teratos]

Yep. One reason I hate Australian shepards. They're some of the worst as far as NBs(negligent bitings)

Our female GSDs have been sweet as can be, even to strangers. Out current boy? His “job” is to kill anything that gets near Phoebe. Doing much better outside the home. We will get to the inside the home part in the future. If loud strangers with bright lights come braking down the door, that’s what I WANT him to do. I would hope the chances of a no-knock raid on my home is slim to none, and Slim didn’t come to town.

 

[E.Shell]

Bears are different animals all together...

Not MUCH different. Don't confuse a dog 'bite' with an all-out, head-shaking, victim-thrashing event that can occur with certain large breeds.

My mom was in physical rehab for a few weeks after her surgery and had a young man in her wing that had intervened in a dog attack on an old lady. He had to have 350+ stitches and muscle grafts from his legs to his ruined arms. He was torn apart in several places and looked like a leaking jigsaw puzzle. He will never fully recover and will probably be in a wheelchair for life. The old lady also went to the hospital, but thanks to that young man, she wasn't killed or mauled as severely as she could have been. Human skin and flesh is soft and fragile. Dog "bites" can be every bit as serious as a bear attack.

 

[outrider58]

Not MUCH different. Don't confuse a dog 'bite' with an all-out, head-shaking, victim-thrashing event that can occur with certain large breeds.

My mom was in physical rehab for a few weeks after her surgery and had a young man in her wing that had intervened in a dog attack on an old lady. He had to have 350+ stitches and muscle grafts from his legs to his ruined arms. He was torn apart in several places and looked like a leaking jigsaw puzzle. He will never fully recover and will probably be in a wheelchair for life. The old lady also went to the hospital, but thanks to that young man, she wasn't killed or mauled as severely as she could have been. Human skin and flesh is soft and fragile. Dog "bites" can be every bit as serious as a bear attack.

I think he was referring to urban bears...

 

[willtill]

Shoot all of the dogs. Let God (RoadDawg) sort it out.

A dog is attacking me, it’s getting shot.

Cops shoot dogs all of the time. They no longer have the edge on it.

Sorry RoadDawg, you are not part of the exclusive club any longer.

This is why he has so much angst about the subject.

 

[Doco Overboard]

I wouldn't point my gun at anything I wouldn't want to kill.
Including a dog.
One time I was going in some state woods over to Houston Branch during bow season.
Guy next to me was getting ready and noticed I saw him put something like a 38 snubby in a chest rig.
Because he knew I saw what he had, he explained he never goes in without one for back up. He told me he was ripped up one time pretty well while hunting.
It didn't bother me none for what he was doing. Ive been bit before a couple of times and know what its like.

I used to carry a SAA when I trout fished alot. I thought about shooting a coon one time that was up along the bank I was working. He didn't seem like he was acting right but I was able to swat him with the fishing rod to wake him up up-move him along.

One of the last times I went turkey hunting there were some dogs back in there. I had my wife with me.
I think I only had like three rounds on me.
I still dont think I would have shot one unless I really had to.
They were moving through quick after some deer or something. The wind changed and they were moving right into it. I dont think I could have hit one anyway after watching them go past as quick as they did.

 

[RoadDawg]

However, in the home any shepherding breed worth his salt is going to try to bite your nuts off. That’s his job.

Yes. But if it’s your job to be there. And you are under a court order to serve that warrant. It’s not your job to allow that dog to bite you nuts off.

 

[Blaster229]

See that? I guess it wasn't so hard to actually provide good advice rather than just crapping all over the OPs question after all.

Well, he's the guy who said it's best to euthanize a dog with a zip tie.

 

[Bullfrog]

Bears are different animals all together...

Que chorus:

"Bears are different animals"

 

[Bullfrog]

Yes. But if it’s your job to be there. And you are under a court order to serve that warrant. It’s not your job to allow that dog to bite you nuts off.

Police serving warrants should be required to carry a long handled wooden spoon full of peanut butter.

 

[outrider58]

Que chorus:

"Bears are different animals"

Exactly sir...

 

[outrider58]

Well, he's the guy who said it's best to euthanize a dog with a zip tie.

Works on dogs too? Hmmm...

 

[RoadDawg]

Police serving warrants should be required to carry a long handled wooden spoon full of peanut butter.

Then someone would complain that their dog had a peanut allergy. There is no win.

 

[dblas]

Then someone would complain that their dog had a peanut allergy. There is no win.

Was the spoon, old growth, and from a renewable forrest?

 

[RoadDawg]

Was the spoon, old growth, and from a renewable forrest?

Nope it was ivory from the tusk of a bull elephant.

 

[Slimster22]

I would apply the same standard to a dog as a human. I won't use deadly force unless met with a deadly threat. For what it's worth, I respect dogs as much or more than a lot of humans. Congressmen come to mind.

 

[jmiller320]

I walked up on two feral dogs while out deer hunting in Harford County 30 years ago. Both dogs were not happy. I loaded up a bird shot and fired off a round Joe Biden style and the dogs ran off. The second encounter was while working at APG. I was walking around a security fence looking for downed trees and walked up on three dogs. One was small and the other two were bigger. All three were aggressive. I backed away from them and caught up with the MP's that were escorting us. They couldn't locate them and we finished the inspection inside a Humvee. 6y

 

[LRoberts]

SSS

 

[John Hamilton]

I would apply the same standard to a dog as a human. I won't use deadly force unless met with a deadly threat. For what it's worth, I respect dogs as much or more than a lot of humans. Congressmen come to mind.

Same here!

 

[urbantchr]

It was never addressed throughout my training on that realistic scenario!

So whats in the statue for md handgun permits holders if attacked/chased/faced/ with a pack of feral/vicious dogs?

Duty to retreat?...but what if there is no ability to retreat(dogs run faster than humans.)

What are the ramifications for a md handgun permit holder???

Realistic stuff!

Better to be judged by 12 than carried by six!

 

[John Hamilton]

Same here!