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]

I didnt make it. I cant remember who did.

 

[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.

 

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[EastHumboldt]

My only dog attack stories involve my 17lb American Swifferhund Terrier (Holds six times his weight in dirt, hand washable only). We were just gonna foster him, but he insidiously seduced us and now somehow he lives here…?

Anyhoo, we think he may have been kicked by his former owners hubby, because once the sun goes down he is sometimes triggered by the sight of my boots. He’ll dart out from under the dining table or couch like a trout going for a spinner, and I’m never ready for it. He latches onto the rubber toes of my boots with what can only be described as unbridled ferocity. The kind of vicious attack normally reserved for say, a vacuum cleaner or a leaf blower. The first few times badly startled me and ended with yelling and stuff. Now I just pull him off, put him his kennel, and let him out when he calms the fxxk down. You can tell he feels kind of bad about it. He never goes after my socks or slippers… jus the boots.

Luckily he only weighs 17 lbs and most of his front teeth are missing. If he weighed 100 lbs he would have accidentally killed someone by now and felt very bad about it. When he’s not acting batshit crazy, he’s very obedient and cuddly. Sleeps in the floor on my side of the bed or crawls under the covers with me when he gets cold.

 

[philos]

The chances of you winning a fight against a 100 pound dog are about the same as getting cnelk to give you all the hotspots he knows for elk hunting.

To translate that into non-hunting verbiage – no damn way.

 

[repins05]

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.

In your opinion, did the belgian just lose his temper because he didnt want to go into the kennel and was telling you no? or was he protecting the kennel as his territory? They are one of my favorite breeds. My nephew a puppy right now. Amazing how agile and fast she is.

 

[KurtR]

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.

It’s still very rare in the grand scheme of things. They put their hands on hundreds of dogs so the chance is way higher they just run into that one. It’s nothing like the guy putting the mal in his kennel down the page most times it’s a few stitches at the worse.

 

[Hydra6]

Retired to rural GA - acreage plus pond and newish house. I have neighbors with acreage who have livestock, goats, etc. One of the neighbors has multiple Great Pyrenees or similar livestock protection dogs. A few months ago, I was in my front yard and six of these Great Pyrenees type dogs (all well over 100 lbs each) came at me hard in the yard - very aggressively and my yelling did not deter them. A couple flanked me and the apparent leader came straight in. I shot the biggest, closest, apparent leader with my carry pistol at 5 yards. The other 5 dogs ran home. Called 911 and reported dog attack. Sheriff's Deputies responded and took police report. If I had not been carrying - not sure how bad it would be. Worries me if it had been wife or granddaughter. Hurt my soul - we have two elderly Dachshunds and two rescue Boykins - we love dogs. I was not getting mauled or killed in my own yard. I am carrying if I leave the house.

 

[ridgehopper]

So you get the dog off his feet and hold him down and then what? Hope he give up? A 100 lb dog that’s actually trying to kill you will very likely succeed unless you have an equalizer or he chooses to stop. Or at least make you wish you were dead. The thing is all our civilized versions are such babies it’s hard to actually understand the power of a 100lb dog going rabid. I’ve got a 90lb chocolate lab that I’d dominate but he’d never attack me and he knows I’m the alpha. If someone broke into our house I’m pretty positive it would suck for the intruder. Between him and his 80lb semi aggressive mom they’d clean things up pretty quickly. What about 4 25lb coyotes?

 

[Crowmangler]

I think the outcome would depend on which one had the most to lose. My example:
Many years ago my dumbass neighbor had a 90 pound Rott/ Doberman mix that was around 6 months old. Me & my wife's 4 year old niece were pushing my infant son in his stroller in my driveway when it started raising hell & running straight at us from about 50 yards away. Niece started to run & thankfully I grabbed her, then picked up my son. It stopped about 5 steps from us barking like a maniac & I was totally defenseless holding a kid up high in each arm. When he walked away I slowly walked backwards into the house, told the wife what happened & she said I had a look on my face like a deranged lunatic. I got my over/ under with high brass #4's & stormed out the door. He came running at me again & I put both barrels in his face. She said I stood over it screaming at its dead body & when the neighbor came over yelling at me I told him to GTF off my property or he was next. (I didn't even remember doing any of that).
All that to say: if it was trying to get to my kids there's no way in hell I'm not taking it down one way or another.

 

[7mm-08]

Retired to rural GA - acreage plus pond and newish house. I have neighbors with acreage who have livestock, goats, etc. One of the neighbors has multiple Great Pyrenees or similar livestock protection dogs. A few months ago, I was in my front yard and six of these Great Pyrenees type dogs (all well over 100 lbs each) came at me hard in the yard - very aggressively and my yelling did not deter them. A couple flanked me and the apparent leader came straight in. I shot the biggest, closest, apparent leader with my carry pistol at 5 yards. The other 5 dogs ran home. Called 911 and reported dog attack. Sheriff's Deputies responded and took police report. If I had not been carrying - not sure how bad it would be. Worries me if it had been wife or granddaughter. Hurt my soul - we have two elderly Dachshunds and two rescue Boykins - we love dogs. I was not getting mauled or killed in my own yard. I am carrying if I leave the house.

You were a fortunate (and prepared) man! Six of those dogs would have made you into scat. I think I might be carrying an AR in my own damned yard from now on. What an experience and story to tell.