Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2022 10:17:24 GMT -5
Having been though a number of situations over the years I think it does depend a lot on the actual dog and circumstances. The absolute worse thing, I think though, is to run as it is a dog's natural instinct to hunt down their prey. A big dog is very powerful and a kick, even with steel toecaps, will be unlikely to stop it. A small one may well be deterred though. This has happened to me once when I was bitten and the dog came round for a second go. I reacted and it did not come again. It was unharmed but it did stop it (I had trainers not boots). In another situation with a guard dog out on a lonely farm. An alsation which had bitten a member of staff on a previous occasion as he tried to escape. It appeared as I was going back to my car for equipment. I knew not to run, as I would have got the same as the other member of staff on the previous occasion, so I stood and yelled "stop!" in an assertive voice, which actually startled it and delayed it long enough for the owner to arrive and secure it.
The occasion which really did get me though was a Jack Russel which bit the back of my leg, showing no obvious signs of agression etc beforehand. I had been to the house before and it happened inside, seemingly completely out of the blue from an otherwise friendly dog. Perhaps paying closer attention may have been wise, but not toecaps 
mad props. 
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