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

[KurtR]

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.

The goldens that the guys I know train are all field bred and from some of the best lines like top brass and so on. Its just how some deal with pressure the next second they are rolling on the ground playing like normal.

 

[dr.mooseknuckles]

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.

All kinds, I'd say around 6, starting with Sassy, my high school buddy's dog. I was throwing her toy for her and all of a sudden she latched on to my ankle for no reason. They were mad at me for kicking and hitting her off me.

I will say with the goldens they've all been more of a surprise rather than knowing what I was getting into

 

[Q child]

Nope. I do not believe I could fight off a 100lb dog.
It depends on the dog and the circumstances and all that, but I think a lucky outcome would be to escape with some injuries.
I like dogs and they like me, so I hope to avoid this situation forever, but I think if the dog was truly determined and got me out in the open, then I'm toast.

 

[dylanvb]

I am betting on me. Maybe its a false confidence but I honestly don’t see how a really forceful kick to a dogs head doesn’t put it out of a fight or at least make it retreat? I have never been around a police K9 but maybe they are trained to avoid this pain? Not sure, I also plan to never be in this situation.

 

[Reburn]

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[Billy Goat]

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[rookieforever33]

I read meters for 6 years and traveled through thousands of yards every month. Literally came across hubdreds of dogs a month. I learned that dogs act differently when owners aren't around. Some nicer, some definitely not. Overall if I hadnt been carrying a device in my hand I could feed to or strike a dog with my left hand would have been hamburger. I can gaurantee if I did win a fight with an angry dog I would not look like a winner. Or necessarily win a rematch.

 

[CMP70306]

The goldens that the guys I know train are all field bred and from some of the best lines like top brass and so on. Its just how some deal with pressure the next second they are rolling on the ground playing like normal.

All kinds, I'd say around 6, starting with Sassy, my high school buddy's dog. I was throwing her toy for her and all of a sudden she latched on to my ankle for no reason. They were mad at me for kicking and hitting her off me.

I will say with the goldens they've all been more of a surprise rather than knowing what I was getting into

Interesting, my golden is the only one I’ve spent time around and she is a field bred from decent lines. I don’t know enough to say how good it is but both sides pretty much all have Master Hunt titles and her Dad’s lineage has a ton of them so I assume they are good.

I’m just looking to train a family hunting dog so I’m probably not pushing her anywhere near what those guys are.

 

[Murphy]

Count me in the I'm gonna lose that fight side. I had a 50 pound red bone who was a sweet sweet girl. Had a couple rodeos with her when she got loose. I can assure you if she had a mean streak in her I wouldn't have won those fights.

 

[Huntndog]

I was attacked by a malinois last year. Police dog. I was simply putting him in a kennel and he exploded. I lost the end of my ring finger before I even knew he was attacking. Had on leather gloves an they weren’t even cut. Completely severed the finger with just pressure. He grazed the skin just over my femoral artery and grabbed my wrist on the way out of the kennel. I flung him off me and he attacked again so I protected my throat and face with my forearm. He shredded my forearm ,but I was able to fling him back the other way. When he came back that time , I slammed him in the face with the kennel door and kept doing so until he retreated.
As others have said ,use your body weight and any tools you can get hold of. I had a gun on my hip the whole time and the first opportunity I had to possibly use it was after it was over. If one ever attacks you ,you will be stunned how fast it happens.