Can you realistically fight off a 100+lb dog or are you going to lose?

[abbrown]

We had a LGD kept with our chickens and small animals. Really was to keep neighbors aggressive dog out of our yard. Two Christmases ago we left and went out of town and someone must have been watching but didn't realize the dog stays. He jumped our fence and tried to break into my shop.... before she hit him. My camera had already went off before she got.to him and was on the phone with the cops already. By the time they got there 7 minutes later she had broke his arm and had to have over 100 stitches. Cops couldn't get in to the yard until they called me and put me on speaker phone and I told her to kennel and she went in it. Ended up in a lawsuit with the guy and had to put the dog down.... i wish she would have killed the bastard

That’s some BS

 

[Presswood_936]

I had to fight a 120lb Pyrenees a couple years back . That thing had me by the thigh before I knew it , I did come out on top though .

 

[WCB]

I've see a few grown men fight a cob web....my faith is fairly shaken in most adult men in any sort of physical altercation with anything these days.

 

[CMP70306]

Threads like this just remind me why I’m glad I own a golden retriever, unless my arm suddenly turns to cheese I think I’m pretty safe.

 

[UpNorth89]

Threads like this just remind me why I’m glad I own a golden retriever, unless my arm suddenly turns to cheese I think I’m pretty safe.

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Same here.

 

[Neckbone]

Only time I ever had to draw my carry pistol I was mountain biking and heard running footsteps in the leaf behind me. See a mean looking dog hauling ass straight towards me. I ditch the bike and draw and probably half a second before unloading the clip I hear the owner call the dog. Damn thing did a 180 in a split second. Had the pistol holstered and hidden before the owner was in sight of me. Got the ole "awe he ain't gonna hurt ya". Well I damn sure was about to hurt him. Dog didn't look like the lick you to death type.

That experience made me a lot more diligent about carrying... especially on the evening walks in the (relatively) safe neighborhood with the family. It's not only humans you are protecting yourself from.

That being said, no one is walking away from a 100lb dog attack without going straight to the hospital after. Possibly be heading to the morgue..

 

[Zdub02]

For more educational information look up some of Mike Ritland's stories from training bite dogs. Sounds pretty ferocious from the stories he's told.

I have a coworker who is not a gun guy but is pro gun from a time he was attacked by a dog while running and a bystander had to shoot the dog off of him. He said if the guy wouldn't have had a gun there's no way he would have gotten away from the dog.

 

[KurtR]

Threads like this just remind me why I’m glad I own a golden retriever, unless my arm suddenly turns to cheese I think I’m pretty safe.


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Talking to guys who train for a living and goldens are the dogs out of all the retrievers that are the first to bite when they dont like something. Makes force fetch fun some times

 

[Zdub02]

My wife got bit by a golden once. I still make fun of her about it. Maybe I should stop after reading @KurtR post

 

[11boo]

Pretty sure I can take this one. The little one.

 

[CMP70306]

Talking to guys who train for a living and goldens are the dogs out of all the retrievers that are the first to bite when they dont like something. Makes force fetch fun some times

Mine makes a nasty face and then licks me, she’ll get mouthy some times when she is stuck in the house for several days but I’ve never had her actually apply any pressure to it even when I’ve been manhandling her to bath or brush her. Most of the time she just smacks the side of her mouth against my hand while making a nasty face.

I’ve done some hold conditioning with her and the worst she does is drop the stick instead of holding it. She’s never gotten mouthy with me while doing hold conditioning.

 

[repins05]

The speed and reaction time of domestic dogs amazes me. Big or small.

Also the pure strength of some breeds. Especially jaw strength.

 

[sbaker0029]

No personal experience with a trained dog straight out to kill me.

I definitely would not want to find out. I'd like to think I would stand a chance but probably not much if I didn't have a weapon or if the dog didn't have a collar or something for me to gain an advantage.

Had an 80lb malamute/chow/lab mix turn on me. She was very dog aggressive but a big baby with most people.
The time she turned on me, she was about to get after another dog and thankfully she was wearing her harness at the time but had just taken her off leash.
She was in attack mode, growling with teeth shown and neck hair stood up, about to go after this poor terrier mix.
The second I touched the back of her neck to grab the harness she turned on me.
It happened so damn quick I couldn't give exact details because I went into fight or flight myself. She nipped my arm and I grabbed the harness handle picked her up and body slammed her on her side. Before I knew I was on top of her, knee in her ribs and holding her head down in the dirt. Took a few head slams to the ground for her to snap out of it completely and submit.
Thankfully no stitches for me.
Had she actually gotten ahold of my forearm and if I didn't get her to submit I don't know how ugly it would have gotten.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

That woman from Seinfeld took on a squirrel AND 100+lbs Rottweiler at the same time, then won a fist fight against her husband…. A lot of wimps in here

 

[highcountrymuley]

I had a friend who was about 5'4" and his wife was smaller. They had 3 dogs including a huge Rottweiler. It was kind of a baby but would get mad every now and then. He always said that if a dog were to attack, you should grab in between front legs and pull front legs outward. The force of the scapula (shoulder blades) would sever the spine and = dead dog.

Anybody know this to be a true/realistic defense tactic? It would depend on where you end up position-wise... I could see if the dog was already on top of you but damn it would be hard to get hands out and leave your face or throat vulnerable to bite.

 

[Harronek]

If my 50 pound English Bull Terrier took you up on the fight to the death scenario……..
Yeh you might win in the end but…… after you bury her you will be in the hospital for awhile with major injuries and scars for the rest of your life .
There are Dogs and then there are Dogs that have “ Fight “ in them . The Terrier breads don’t just give up when the going gets tough.

 

[Jpsmith1]

Berry, berry danerous. Berry danerous.

 

[tater]

There are Dogs and then there are Dogs that have “ Fight “ in them . The Terrier breads don’t just give up when the going gets tough.

My wife and i have spent years having large breed dogs (a lot of them rescue). Everything from a 90lb bully to a 202lb English Mastiff, with Rotties, Corsos and large breed mutts in between size wise.

The two that stick out for "fight to the death" nightmares was a female Corso that was a combination of speed, tenacity and aggression (rescue dog) and a Chow/Shepherd/Mastiff cross that had the highest pain threshold and was fearless. I have scars on my face from the Corso and my wife was saved from a potential cougar attack by the C.S.M. cross.

My Rotties and English Mastiff are/were the most chill and predictable dogs but like all dogs have individual personalities and temperaments.

 

[dr.mooseknuckles]

This thread cracks me up.
My thought has always been that there has been an inverse relationship with tough dog breeds and their vet visits and it's no coincidence that these dog owners are generally over compensating, much like small guys in lifted pick ups.
I've been bit by more golden retrievers than any other breed. I despise 95% of German Shepherds, I can count on one hand the number of them I've actually enjoyed seeing. There have been a couple that it took all sorts of will power not to get my pistol out of my truck for an acute lead treatment.
Put as much trust in a rottweiler as you would a wet fart after eating a spicy burrito. Seen plenty good ones, seen a few and euthanized a few that had dead doll eyes
Be leery of the behavioral consult for any dog, but always with a pit.
It takes 3 people to hold down a bad chihuahua for a nail trim.

Could I take on a 100 lb dog trying to kill me? Wouldn't have a choice but to try.
I have zero tolerance for aggressive dogs.

 

[CMP70306]

This thread cracks me up.
My thought has always been that there has been an inverse relationship with tough dog breeds and their vet visits and it's no coincidence that these dog owners are generally over compensating, much like small guys in lifted pick ups.
I've been bit by more golden retrievers than any other breed. I despise 95% of German Shepherds, I can count on one hand the number of them I've actually enjoyed seeing. There have been a couple that it took all sorts of will power not to get my pistol out of my truck for an acute lead treatment.
Put as much trust in a rottweiler as you would a wet fart after eating a spicy burrito. Seen plenty good ones, seen a few and euthanized a few that had dead doll eyes
Be leery of the behavioral consult for any dog, but always with a pit.
It takes 3 people to hold down a bad chihuahua for a nail trim.

Could I take on a 100 lb dog trying to kill me? Wouldn't have a choice but to try.
I have zero tolerance for aggressive dogs.

How many goldens did you get bit by and were they well bred Goldens or Amish puppy mill Goldens?

I know a guy who bought a pet store golden retriever, at 2 years old it looks like a yellow lab colored pitbull.