What to do when dealing with stray dogs: safety and protection

It is man's best friend, dog It remains a dangerous predator, and a stray dog ​​- a predator, rather freely walking in the city. While the problem of street waifs is quite sharp, good to know in advance how to avoid conflict with them and minimize their losses in case of failure.

Why attack stray dogs

Main reasons:

• Annoying man of action, a fright. Maybe the dog did not notice the man until he came, or her legs annoying flicker when running, bicycle spokes glare, loud rustling sounds, violent gestures, the smell of alcohol.
• Protecting the recreation and kormozhki. Despite the fact that every stray dog ​​or pack a fairly extensive "zone of influence", they fiercely protect a small area, where they are regularly fed, or where a rookery arranged for dogs with puppies.
• Boredom. The dog thought you were a suitable object for a game or hunting.
• The dog has rabies, and you are not lucky enough to be there.

Passing by any unfamiliar dog, try to pretend that you did not pay attention to her. If possible, a little leeway to get around the dog for at least 2-3 meters. Keep it in sight, but do not look in the eye (it will be seen as aggression, just try and look into the eyes tied the dog), does not quickened my pace, not look back, do not try to speak with the dog or her attention other way. Exception: if you pass by, but she can not see you. Then no harm will be to cough, for example, to make sure we do not scare the dog, being in close proximity. The dog must understand that it is not interested in you. You are not applying on its territory or food.

If the dog growls, reared withers and moves in your direction, or sideways started barking in the first place, judge the distance. If you are on to a good dog 10 meters, it approaches fairly slowly, most likely, it scared more than you do. It is better to continue to pretend that it is not paying attention to her. Go wherever you go! Do not accelerate, but removes certain step.

You can pretend that rises from the ground stick, stone, or actually pick something up. Stray dogs usually have an unpleasant experience communicating with these objects and, most likely, will choose to leave.

If the distance between you at least 5 meters, to lift something from the ground is impossible! Leaning over the object, you give a dog a great opportunity to immediately grab you in the neck. To get started, try hard pull up her in a low voice, saying, "Get out of here! Ugh! ". Pretend that in your hand is something to eat and what you are willing to take advantage of it.

If the dog is set up quite strongly, deafening barks, stops or behaves as if he is playing with you: runs, gently biting his leg, floors outerwear, runs away, she jumps up and runs again - great opportunity attack. If the cries and threats did not help, stop, take a step forward, throw the dog in a lump of land, stone, stick. If the dog stopped and stepped back, not chase it.

This is especially important if you are faced with a pack. As long as you go for the most insolent dog behind you attack others. Wait 5-10 seconds and continue along the original route. So you give to understand that if she will not touch you, you will not touch it. We all still have a chance to disperse without loss. The dog may continue prosecution when you turn away. Do not panic, again prikriknite at her zamahnites bags, hats - anything. Throw another rock. You may have to repeat these steps several times, but pretty soon it's all over: the radius of the protected territory of the dog is small, it is unlikely it will haunt you for more than 20 meters.

I hope this is you never need, but the next paragraph you need to feel right now, are safe. If you, with his tail and deafening barking dog runs fast, is not responding to your threats, or after all your manipulations it still tries to bite you, or knock down, while diplomacy It passed. All civilization ended. You do not have an uncomfortable mini-skirt, which is absurd zaderotsya, no expensive suit, in a bag you can not lay anything that would be more important than your life. The interview to which you go, trying to look presentable, it may never happen if right now you will not get out of the depths of the mind caveman ready to kill.

Drop your squeamishness. Now you should be ready to break bones, neck wrap, uterine shout, menacing look and do terrible things. You are in grave danger.

How to defend

Of course, even if you do every day on the way to pass through a vacant lot with a pack of dogs, it is unlikely you will want to carry a baseball bat. You can limit the items that are needed in everyday life, but that they may be strong enough to serve you in an emergency. And it is very important that these items could get one easy movement.

• Metal comb, with a long thin handle.
• Ballpoint pen with a metal casing.
• Long keys to the garage or front door.
• Umbrella. It is better to use open as a shield, protecting the vulnerable parts of the body, or scaring the dog, suddenly opening it in front of the muzzle.
• Package. Psychological attack: air-filled bag looks scary for the dog. More package can suffocate.
• Lighter. When screwed in to a maximum of gas it can give a good release of the flame for a few seconds.
• Coins to weight the impact. If you are in an active one fist, at least make them more efficient. You can even throw a coin in the face with a dog, if you do a lot of little things.
• Stiletto heels (yes, I too am sorry in advance of your studs, but without them you will be more stable, and there a thin strong heel to face the attacking dog - is priceless).
• Items that you can find around you in the earth, snowball, large stones, sticks (to throw in the dog, if a lot of stones; used to apply crippling strikes, if one stone), sand, soil, small stones (to throw in the face with a dog, trying to get into your eyes, nose or mouth).

Well, if you have real means of self-defense, but not always what serves you protection from the person is suitable for the dog. For example, a nerve gas will not have any influence on it. Much more effective would be pepper spray or mustard, if you have time to discharge it on the dog's path, so she hit the gas cloud before it dispels wind. Taser can be discharged in the air to scare the dog miserably and ozone odor. For large dogs with thick fur and undercoat directly to an electrical discharge may be useless.

how to defend

Surely everyone since childhood said that dogs feel fear and bite only those who are afraid of them. However, fear is not the only emotion clear dog. If, instead of fear, you picture the joy, it can be very puzzling aggressive dog. Behave unconventionally.

If a dog attacks you, cover sensitive body parts: head tilt, chin, covering throat, set in front of him bag, hand wrapped in a scarf or sleeve outerwear stick (anything!) and go to meet it with a cry of joy: "Well, at last! Now I'll uroyu! "(Choice of words leave on your conscience, but your shout should be loud, at the same time attract the attention of people around). If you learn to enter into a state of wild man, welcomed the opportunity to eat fresh sobachatiny you will not be difficult. Try not to get angry. Your anger will be regarded as fear. All that you need to radiate - confidence winner.

Remember that the main weapon of the dog - its teeth and weight. Scratch your claws, she will not. Typical behavior of the dog during the attack - jump, knocking down the opponent to the ground and the subsequent bites. When her jump, try to dodge, it will reduce the dog's confidence. If your hand is, bags, hats, outerwear, set it in front of him. If there is nothing, set forth his hand. Bite the hand - the lesser of evils. Dog attacks precisely this subject, and hang on it. In no case do not let go! Pull over!

As long as the dog tries to grab your shield or break his teeth, apply it blows on vulnerable parts of the body: the tip of the nose, the nose, the eyes, the occipital part of the place behind the ears, the solar plexus, the genitals, the coccyx, joints legs. No need to spank to these places, hoping that the dog is afraid. Everything what you can reach, you have to beat the most painful; everything that has got into your hands, you need to break. If you have the strength to knock down the dog, bring down and drops sharply at her knee, breaking ribs. Remember, right now your only desire is to be the destruction of the enemy.

If several dogs, try not to surround yourself with. Use every opportunity to leave the territory, protected flock, but in any case, do not run.

Advice directly relevant for the fight for stray and pet dogs, but otherwise for home you need to make a correction: scare family dog ​​if it is next to the host, you can not, just skip this item. If the host is in no hurry to pull myself away from you your pet, you should try to fall back to where the dog will not see him. To attack you without visual contact with the owner of the dog has sharply diminished.

Any skin damage inflicted by a dog, you must thoroughly wash with soap and water and lock in the emergency room. Dog with inadequate, atypical behavior can be ill rabies. The transmission of infection can occur if the infectious material, typically saliva, in direct contact with the mucous membranes or fresh wounds on human skin. Rabies is incurable and requires early vaccination. The good news: it is no longer "40 shots in the stomach," and only six in the shoulder, made of a certain scheme for 90 days. If you have the opportunity to observe the animals bite you and for 10 days, it does not show signs of rabies, vaccination may be interrupted.