This is absolutely terrifying. Dogs can cause tremendous injuries and disfigurement. I have a morbid fear of dogs and panic whenever I see one running loose in my neighborhood. My first job was working as a veterinarian technician and I remember this couple bringing in their unneutered, untrained massive rottweiler. He was so powerful and aggressive the veterinarian told the couple- that were "too cool" to remove their dogs nuts and thought their dog was a "badass" to intimidate people with- to not EVER bring that dog back into her clinic to endanger her staff or other clients. Dogs like rottweilers, that are capable of doing great harm, need to be cared for by only the most responsible, serious pet owners. I also knew a massive rottweiler named Elvis that was a 200 pound sweetheart-but his owner, my grandmother, took the utmost responsible behavior with him so the scenario that happened to you would never happen to anyone. I have chills reading this, you really did survive a horrifying experience. But this is also a great reminder to be aware not only of people, but the dangers of animals when out walking. I am fascinated by the information you gave about using a bat as a weapon. My grandfather was a police officer and advised me to keep a metal baseball bat near me at home for protection (from invaders). Well, I hope you recover from this and thank you for sharing this information.
It was terrifying! I am recovering well though even after almost two weeks, while the surface wounds have healed, I can still feel deep tissue wounds in my bicep and wrist. We will keep this article free in perpetuity to try and help someone avoid the same or worse - I was surprised by how difficult it was to find reliable information on this subject.
Agree with everything you said about dog owners - too many don't take their responsibility seriously enough. I would never leave Hunter in a situation where a child could let him out of the yard while I wasn't home, but this dogs owner did exactly that.
Clubs can be very effective - all weapons have their limitations. Most people think a gun can get them out of almost anything but as I said in the article, I don't think I'd have been able to get a clean shot off given the circumstances. Wouldn't have had that problem with a bat!
Thanks for the info, I hope I’ll never need it! It’s almost impossible to know how different people will react in situations like that, and noone can really know about themselves before they’ve been there. Awesome that you didn’t freeze, and may I just add, totally badass!
This is absolutely terrifying. Dogs can cause tremendous injuries and disfigurement. I have a morbid fear of dogs and panic whenever I see one running loose in my neighborhood. My first job was working as a veterinarian technician and I remember this couple bringing in their unneutered, untrained massive rottweiler. He was so powerful and aggressive the veterinarian told the couple- that were "too cool" to remove their dogs nuts and thought their dog was a "badass" to intimidate people with- to not EVER bring that dog back into her clinic to endanger her staff or other clients. Dogs like rottweilers, that are capable of doing great harm, need to be cared for by only the most responsible, serious pet owners. I also knew a massive rottweiler named Elvis that was a 200 pound sweetheart-but his owner, my grandmother, took the utmost responsible behavior with him so the scenario that happened to you would never happen to anyone. I have chills reading this, you really did survive a horrifying experience. But this is also a great reminder to be aware not only of people, but the dangers of animals when out walking. I am fascinated by the information you gave about using a bat as a weapon. My grandfather was a police officer and advised me to keep a metal baseball bat near me at home for protection (from invaders). Well, I hope you recover from this and thank you for sharing this information.
It was terrifying! I am recovering well though even after almost two weeks, while the surface wounds have healed, I can still feel deep tissue wounds in my bicep and wrist. We will keep this article free in perpetuity to try and help someone avoid the same or worse - I was surprised by how difficult it was to find reliable information on this subject.
Agree with everything you said about dog owners - too many don't take their responsibility seriously enough. I would never leave Hunter in a situation where a child could let him out of the yard while I wasn't home, but this dogs owner did exactly that.
Clubs can be very effective - all weapons have their limitations. Most people think a gun can get them out of almost anything but as I said in the article, I don't think I'd have been able to get a clean shot off given the circumstances. Wouldn't have had that problem with a bat!
Thanks for the info, I hope I’ll never need it! It’s almost impossible to know how different people will react in situations like that, and noone can really know about themselves before they’ve been there. Awesome that you didn’t freeze, and may I just add, totally badass!
I hope you never need it, too. Terrifying ordeal all around, I never want to experience it again.