| There are millions of people who are victims of dog | | | | that you have is to stand still and call for help. If the |
| attacks every year. In fact according to the Centers | | | | dog that attacks you is not a trained one, then you can |
| for Disease Control, 4.7 million people are bitten by | | | | use the knowledge of dog psychology and body |
| dogs each year. A large proportion of these need | | | | language to get the better of the dog. The self |
| medical attention and many need to be taken to the | | | | defense technique involves leaning forward and taking |
| emergency room as well. Though almost no one dies | | | | an aggressive stance (though without jerky |
| from a dog bite, an incident with a dog that has not | | | | movements). You should also move towards the dog |
| been vaccinated properly can result in rabies and other | | | | slowly. Make sure that you allow room for the |
| diseases. | | | | intimidated dog to make an escape lest he attack |
| The most probable people who can take attacks from | | | | purely due to the fact that he is cornered. |
| dogs are joggers. Those who chose to jog on tracks | | | | Though these techniques have been studied and |
| or in parks face the threat from aggressive dogs that | | | | understood, it is extremely ambitious to expect |
| have been bought in the park and let loose by mistake. | | | | someone to use them effectively when one is being |
| Joggers who take a hike into the woods or lonely | | | | snarled at with bare teeth. |
| areas can encounter wild dogs or wolves. There are | | | | There are however, various products that have been |
| other people like the newspaper boy, the milkman and | | | | developed for the aid of people who are at a risk of |
| other salespeople who are at a high risk of facing a | | | | facing dog attacks. These self defense products help |
| dog attack. | | | | in preventing and averting dog attacks to a large |
| It is only reasonable to ensure your own self defense | | | | extent. The great thing about these self defense |
| by knowing what to do when faced with such a | | | | products is that no training is required on these and |
| situation. | | | | you can start using them as soon as you procure |
| Many people feel that they can outrun dogs and one | | | | them. A stun gun is a good defense against an |
| of the most commonly seen reactions of people who | | | | attacking dog and a slight blow will shock the dog into |
| are attacked is to run in the opposite direction. It is | | | | stopping the attack. Pepper sprays can also be used |
| foolhardy to believe that any human can actually | | | | (these need to be sprayed and targeted at the nose) |
| outrun an aggressive dog, even if the dog is a | | | | though not all pepper sprays are effective against all |
| relatively lazy or large breed. On the contrary, running | | | | dog breeds. |
| away will mark you as a prey almost instantaneously | | | | It is important to note that kicking, running, punching or |
| in the dog's mind. This strategy is actually one of the | | | | any such movement will not be effective against a |
| worst self defense techniques that you can adopt to | | | | dog attack. The best defense that man has against |
| use in case of a dog attack. | | | | these dog attacks are these self defense products |
| The other thing to understand is that self defense | | | | that only stop the animal temporarily and provide no |
| against a professionally trained dog or a police dog is | | | | permanent harm. The electronic repeller just emits a |
| almost impossible. There is no way that you can even | | | | high frequency sound that cannot be heard by humans |
| try to protect yourself by beating the dog with an | | | | but is extremely uncomfortable (not painful) for |
| object. In fact, most dogs get more infuriated on being | | | | canines. The Mace Canine Spray is a spray |
| attacked and will strike back more aggressively. In | | | | specifically developed based on a keen understanding |
| such situations, if you are not prepared, the best option | | | | of dog physiology. |