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METER READERS VRS DOGS |
| Posted by Aqua Vitens Rand Limited (admin) on Feb 15 2008 |
Now, if a strange dog is running toward you, should you run or stand your ground?
Do not run. A person CANNOT outrun a dog, even a big, heavy slow dog. If the dog is a trained personal protection or police dog, your best chance of surviving is to stand absolutely still. If you are unarmed and you try to fight you will lose.
If the dog is not a trained attack dog, your best bet is to stay still and call for help, or back away slowly until you can get an object that will help separate you from the dog. I would recommend standing still - with your arms lowered - but ready to move up fast. A dog will by default go for the throat - (if you are running away - it has to go for a limb), so you want to make sure your arm can quickly move so that the dog bites it rather than your throat.
According to British World War 2 army manuals - the best thing to do is to let it bite your arm, use that arm to grab one front leg and then use the other arm to grab the other front leg and pull the legs apart - (dogs have little strength to prevent that type of movement).
Don't think I could ever do that though (it would kill the dog). Try moving away slowly - avoid eye contact and try to get something to protect yourself. Whether a dog will always win the fight - it must depend on the type of dog. Some dogs can lock their jaws and will not release easily and can take a severe beating, but most are not vicious like that. A small dog can't match a human's strength - but you probably are not talking about a small dog. When approaching a dog - always have you hand below its head - and this will not be seen as an act of aggression.
BY Eric O-Twumesi Human Resource Manager, Tema Region.
Last changed: Feb 15 2008 at 6:21 PM
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