If a dog sinks its teeth into you, what to do?

[BananaBandit]

A dog in my household recently bit my face and would not let go. 

 

I was able to pry open its mouth and liberate my somewhat bloodied face.  I suspect I succeeded in escaping quickly because the dog is about 7 weeks of age and weighs all of 3 kilos. 

 

How does someone escape the prolonged face bite of a dog that weighs 30 kilos?

 

What parts of the dog should you grab or strike in order to convince it to let go?

 

Coming to think of it...Let's say a human bites your face and won't let go. Does the self-defense strategy differ?

[Kwasaki]

16 minutes ago, BananaBandit said:

What parts of the dog should you grab or strike in order to convince it to let go?

 

Coming to think of it...Let's say a human bites your face and won't let go. Does the self-defense strategy differ?

No not really always go for eyes. 

[BE88]

I highly recommend that you get a book to learn how to educate a dog of the breed you have a home.

[worgeordie]

Grab their balls forcibly and twist .......in both cases , dog and human.

if it's a woman or bitch ,could be both , good luck

regards worgeordie

[Kwasaki]

6 minutes ago, BE88 said:

I highly recommend that you get a book to learn how to educate a dog of the breed you have a home.

Maybe it will grow up to a biter from being interbred I hope there's no small kids around. 

[BananaBandit]

11 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

always go for eyes

Would one eye suffice?

[Polar Bear]

If a dog bites your arm/leg, you push into their mouth, rather than trying to pull outwards, and it forces them to open their mouth. I've used that successfully with a 100+kg dog. If they are attacking rather than just biting and holding, grab the skin at the back of their head, so they can't shake. Hitting them, gouging their eyes, or otherwise hurting them, is more likely to make them double down and start trying to shake you rather than release you.

 

Covering their eyes can help make them momentarily release, if you can use a towel or t-shirt to cover their head, that works well. But it'll only give you a brief window of opportunity. 

 

I wouldn't put myself in a position where a dog could bite my face.

[Kwasaki]

6 minutes ago, BananaBandit said:

Would one eye suffice?

Well try putting a forefinger or thumb hard into 1 eye and seen what you reckon. ????

[BE88]

12 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Maybe it will grow up to a biter from being interbred I hope there's no small kids around. 

 

12 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

 

Even if it is a street dog you can always see which is the dominant breed.

If he bites him and why take him for a dog companion, which can become dangerous when the dog becomes more adult, he will want to command the pack so even before growing up he will kill him in order to make them understand that he is the master.

 

The non-canine culture of many dog owners is the result of many dramas.

 

 

[scubascuba3]

I read somewhere maybe here  or YouTube that to stop a bite you need to put your finger up it's backside, good luck

Edited December 19, 2021 by scubascuba3

[BananaBandit]

23 minutes ago, BE88 said:

I highly recommend that you get a book to learn how to educate a dog of the breed you have a home.

It's a generic Thai dog.  The kind you see eating, fighting, and lying thoughtlessly on the road in every village. 

 

I'd be glad to send the little sociopath packing, but it ain't my decision. I'm not the master of the household. 

 

In fact, I might even be lower on the totem pole than the thing that bit my face.

[BE88]

5 minutes ago, BananaBandit said:

It's a generic Thai dog.  The kind you see eating, fighting, and lying thoughtlessly on the road in every village. 

 

I'd be glad to send the little sociopath packing, but it ain't my decision. I'm not the master of the household. 

 

In fact, I might even be lower on the totem pole than the thing that bit my face.

The Thai dogs are not generic, they all have a predominance of races.

 

Steadily stopped playing with this dog, behave with authority

 

[Kwasaki]

1 minute ago, BE88 said:

 

Even if it is a street dog you can always see which is the dominant breed.

If he bites him and why take him for a dog companion, which can become dangerous when the dog becomes more adult, he will want to command the pack so even before growing up he will kill him in order to make them understand that he is the master.

 

The non-canine culture of many dog owners is the result of many dramas.

 

 

Never had a dog in UK that bite,  in Thailand I here of many people getting bitten,  the attitude here is different.

I would of thought if the OP's pup is like that now biting an Adult then to keep if there's kids around is not what would do. 

[BE88]

7 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Never had a dog in UK that bite,  in Thailand I here of many people getting bitten,  the attitude here is different.

I would of thought if the OP's pup is like that now biting an Adult then to keep if there's kids around is not what would do. 

You touch a sensitive matter, generally speaking a dog feels by instinct what his owner wants.

 

Personally I lived this experience in Thailand due to a certain malice of person but for prevention when I go for long walks I always take a telescopic defense with me. It has already saved me from many problems.

 

[BritManToo]

Bite and release your hand could be a mistake.

Bite your face and hold on would be a capital crime in my home.

And the dog wouldn't be there the next day.

Edited December 19, 2021 by BritManToo

[simon43]

Solution:

- Entice dog into your car with some tasty food

- Drive 100 Km

- Entice dog out of your car with some tasty food

- Jump back into car and return home

 

That's how I handled soi dogs who were aggressive to my hotel guests in Phuket (the local Burmese workers had a quicker method to deal with the dog....)

 

[seedy]

A dog bit your face - or anywhere, or anybody ...

And you have to ask what to do ?

[Kwasaki]

10 minutes ago, BE88 said:

You touch a sensitive matter, generally speaking a dog feels by instinct what his owner wants.

 

Personally I lived this experience in Thailand due to a certain malice of person but for prevention when I go for long walks I always take a telescopic defense with me. It has already saved me from many problems.

 

Well loose dogs around us get taken away even during the lock down pandemic time here. 

 

I find it sad that Thai people are so irresponsible about taking care of dogs period and just letting them breed and just kick em out or dump them at a temple.

 

I heard recently of a dog killing a kid in UK and it was shot by police  hope the owner serves a life sentence. 

[clivebaxter]

In a normal country you could and should have it put down, it's not your friend after all!

[Albert Zweistein]

Bite him in his tail.

[Meat Pie 47]

56 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I read somewhere maybe here  or YouTube that to stop a bite you need to put your finger up it's backside, good luck

Not if it is a gay dog

[fredscats]

Try and shove something up its <deleted>,it will let go

[jvs]

3 hours ago, BananaBandit said:

7 weeks of age and weighs all of 3 kilos. 

Just a bite from a puppy,it was a mistake,has nothing to do with it being a bad dog.

Teach it right and it will not happen again.

[BE88]

1 hour ago, Kwasaki said:

Well loose dogs around us get taken away even during the lock down pandemic time here. 

 

I find it sad that Thai people are so irresponsible about taking care of dogs period and just letting them breed and just kick em out or dump them at a temple.

 

I heard recently of a dog killing a kid in UK and it was shot by police  hope the owner serves a life sentence. 

Asia as you know well to a different culture than the West, in some areas of Thailand dogs and cats are part of their culinary culture as in Vietnam. While we Westerners consider them as part of the family and we would never think of eating them for dinner.

 

Mentalities are gradually changing in Asia too but it still takes time. Maybe it takes time for us to get used to eating insects instead of eating the meat of animals, thinking only of the steak and not of the animal that grazes peacefully before being taken to the slaughterhouse.

 

As you can see, basically it's all a question of different ways of culture, and Asia for us is another world.

 

[wannascuba]

Buy a cat for protection! Good Luck!

[misterphil]

When we got our first Doberman she was a biter. The best way we controlled her was to grab her by the scruff of her neck and throw her on the floor and place her on her back in the submission position. We would hold her there until she relaxed, let go slowly and tell her to stay. Dogs on their backs is a very vulnerable position for them

so it didn't take very long for her to realise that we are the pack leader, not her. 
 

If they jump up at you poke them in the chest with firm fingers. They'll soon realise that jumping up and biting gets pain in the chest and with persistence they'll stop doing it. 
 

Powerful breeds of dogs need controlling from puppies before they control you. 

[nobodysfriend]

16 hours ago, BananaBandit said:

What parts of the dog should you grab or strike in order to convince it to let go?

It's nose .

[MadMuhammad]

16 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

I read somewhere maybe here  or YouTube that to stop a bite you need to put your finger up it's backside, good luck

I came here to say the same. Jam a finger up it’s blurter 

[CharlieH]

Some posts advocating cruelty have been removed.

 

 

[rwill]

perhaps you could choke one out.