What should you do if your dog is attacked?

dmd77
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 17:07:52 +0000

One more comment on flexible leashes (thanks, CNP for your clarifications and expansions on my theme): if you are carrying a flexi leash, you can’t hold the part right next to the dog’s collar and swing the leash handle in a circle with the other hand. And swinging the leash handle in a circle is incredibly effective at dealing with strange dogs. It keeps your dog back (because they don’t want to get whipped by the moving leash) and it creates a barrier against the oncoming dog.

You can also open an umbrella into an oncoming dog’s face. Visual and physical barrier.