just got attacked by same dog again! (pics)

[gringolet]

stats

statistically the rott is the dog most apt to attack and injure...
frankly, if the thing is a menace the first time I caught it on my yard his dog would go home in a garbage bag. If you are not so inclined I'd suggest these ideas:
1. heavy duty (bear grade )O.C. spray...
2. the sonic (hypersonic) dog deterrant aerosol whistles they now have...
3. call the local PD, Humane Society or trial lawyer!

 

[Vern Humphrey]

statistically the rott is the dog most apt to attack and injure...
frankly, if the thing is a menace the first time I caught it on my yard his dog would go home in a garbage bag.

I was just breaking in a young horse, riding through the hills, and we passed a newly-installed trailer. A rott came out after us.

I swung the horse to face him (which is the usual way of standing off a dog), but he went right under the horse's nose, past my stirrup, and straight for the horse's hind legs.

I barely had time to think, "This is really going to be bad" when there was a thump! a yipe! and the rott went flying. The horse turned his head and rolled one eye at me, as if to say, "Got another one!!"

 

[308win]

I'm surprised the owners didn't file charges against you for having an assult horse. Edited to add:The horse wasn't black was it? Do you have a tactical saddle?

 

[jjohnson]

Goooood Stuff!

Yeah, I'm impressed, guys!!

I looked at the thread title and thought "uh oh" better go look... and too bad Lance got a bad experience out of it, but wow, cool heads look to be winning the day. Yeah, by all means, try first to deal with this like a good guy. That means the owner pays all bills without a question, police report is duly filed because just about everywhere there's laws about unrestrained dogs AND the liability of owners (betcha that's on the books in California, huh?). The lawyer is absolutely a good idea IF there's any reason to file a suit like you or your dog have a permanent injury. To be safe you could get a one hour consult with an attorney just to make sure everything's ready if you HAVE to push further since this happened before. That bill can go to the owner, too. If it ever happened again your paperwork would be spring-loaded for a "done deal" case. Your insurance carrier will want all that stuff, too. :banghead:

Seems like this case (and others) went too far. I guess what I'm trying to advocate is that we stick with the legal procedures and make sure our damages are covered, reparations made, and when necessary, others taken to criminal or civil court so we're not screwed, didn't go illegal, or didn't let our neighborhoods stay unsafe. We have ways of recourse within the law, but that doesn't mean going easy if the responsible party won't ante up.
So, yeah, you can still handle these things to the best of your ability without going CAVEMAN on the idiot with the unrestrained dog. Of course, yeah, if you were carrying, this would be an entirely different thread, but ya gotta deal with it the way it was, not the way it could have been.

Honest guys, kudos for being cool headed thinkers on a topic that could just light off bigtime.

 

[ilbob]

statistically the rott is the dog most apt to attack and injure...
frankly, if the thing is a menace the first time I caught it on my yard his dog would go home in a garbage bag. If you are not so inclined I'd suggest these ideas:
1. heavy duty (bear grade )O.C. spray...
2. the sonic (hypersonic) dog deterrant aerosol whistles they now have...
3. call the local PD, Humane Society or trial lawyer!

where did you get that stat? I read once that the dog most likely to bite was a collie.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

I'm surprised the owners didn't file charges against you for having an assult horse.

I was able to prove I only had a 4-hoof horse. More than ten hooves would have been an assault horse. Fortunately, the Assault Horse Ban has expired.

Edited to add:The horse wasn't black was it? Do you have a tactical saddle?

The horse in question, Smokey Joe, is dapple gray. I have a Colorado Saddlery roping saddle -- but I sometimes carry an M1 Garand in an original saddle boot.

My wife has donkeys -- they hate dogs. We gave a donkey colt to some friends to keep their daughter's horse company. They have a dog -- and the dog, after getting kicked, finally managed to make friends with the horse. But when he sees the donkey coming, he's under the fence and headed home like lightning.