Street Fighting Moves - How to Defend a Child From a Pit Bull Dog Attack
First of all let me get the politics out of the way.
You may be a dog lover to your dying day.
And that's fine.
And I am sure that your little poodle Snuggles is the most adorable creature on the planet.
However, in this article, I am purposely picking on ferocious and badly trained attack dogs by owners who reflect the bad attitudes of their animals.
Sorry.
I know first hand the tragedy, of a 2-year old being mauled in the face by an out of control and crazed animal.
This not only includes pit bulls, but rottweilers, bulldogs and dobermans, just to name a few that can be trained to be attack dogs--attack dogs that can go wild.
My purpose here is to give you some sort of a self defense plan where before reading this article you had none.
There are 6 critical moves that you must know in the split-second surprise of a crazed dog charging toward you, or worst still, attacking a young child.
The 6 Critical Moves That You Must Know To Defend A Child From A Ferocious Dog Attack Critical Move #1 - Practice Situational Awareness - What this means is that you should try to avoid getting yourself in that situation in the first place.
If you are walking with your child, and you notice that a pit bull or rottweiler in a yard as you pass has a very low fence in front of it,and the rottweiler seems to be leaping higher and higher over the fence, it is time to consider crossing the street and walking on the other side.
Sometimes yard dogs manage to leap over short fences if they try hard enough.
When you cross the street, they will usually stop barking.
Critical Move #2 - If You Suspect A Dog May Get Loose, Take Out Your Weapons - (Pepper Spray)- Just in case, always be ready.
It is a good habit as a self defense conscious person to always have pepper spray as part of your car keys.
Whenever you suspect imminent danger be it animal or Homo Sapiens, take out your car keys with your pepper ready in your hand.
Postal workers have to deal with dog attacks on a regular daily basis, and more than one postal worker has told me that his pepper spray has save his hide on many occasions.
Critical Move #3 - Direct And Move The Child To Atop The Nearest Car - It is a good idea to practice this maneuver a few times at home with your own car and with your child to know what to do in case of an emergency.
Do your best to follow your child to the top of the car.
The dog's foot pads and paws tend to slip on the smooth surface of a car as it attempts to climb just as the family dog,when it suddenly bolts in,will slide uncontrollably across the waxed linoleum floor of the kitchen.
Critical Move #4 - If You See A Child Already Being Attacked By A Dog, Grab The Dog's Hind Legs From Behind - If for some reason you find yourselfwitnessing a helpless child in the midst of a vicious dog attack, act quickly by grabbing the dogs hind legs from behind and then lift them up and out, the same way that you would break a wishbone while moving backwards, and--front kick it-- with a continuous fury under its testicles, andkeepkicking--again and again until it lets go.
Depending on your angle and distance, some of your kicks may be with the front of your foot, with your toes curled upward, or you may need to knee it in the testicles--again and again.
Critical Move #5 - Depending On Your Position, Kick The Dog Hard, In Its Side Or Under The Thorax Until It Releases The Child - If you are where you can front kick to the ribs of the animal, then do so, and do so vigorously and without prejudice.
Another good spot to attack is the thorax of the dog.
The anatomy of a dog's neck is long, and spot where you want to strike is where the neck meets the chest because there is very little padding there.
Aside from the pain the dog will feel, it can set off a cough reflex which is what you want.
If the dog suddenly charges you, lift your knee up into his sternum; it doesn't require lightning reflexes, and it will usually workto knock the dog back on the ground.
This may give you time to make it to the top of a car.
Critical Move # 6 - If The Dog Will Not Release The Child And If It Is On Top--Choke The Dog Out - This is a jiu jitsu move.
Try not to straddle the dog, but get to either side of it, and with, say, your left hand grabbing a clump of its scalp to stabilize the head, move your right forearm under the neck, and with the boney part of the forearm, pull it back into the throat with the right forearm while simultaneously pushing its head down with your left hand.
You are putting pressure against the windpipe and it should be held for at least 30 seconds until the dog is unconscious and has stopped struggling.
You may be a dog lover to your dying day.
And that's fine.
And I am sure that your little poodle Snuggles is the most adorable creature on the planet.
However, in this article, I am purposely picking on ferocious and badly trained attack dogs by owners who reflect the bad attitudes of their animals.
Sorry.
I know first hand the tragedy, of a 2-year old being mauled in the face by an out of control and crazed animal.
This not only includes pit bulls, but rottweilers, bulldogs and dobermans, just to name a few that can be trained to be attack dogs--attack dogs that can go wild.
My purpose here is to give you some sort of a self defense plan where before reading this article you had none.
There are 6 critical moves that you must know in the split-second surprise of a crazed dog charging toward you, or worst still, attacking a young child.
The 6 Critical Moves That You Must Know To Defend A Child From A Ferocious Dog Attack Critical Move #1 - Practice Situational Awareness - What this means is that you should try to avoid getting yourself in that situation in the first place.
If you are walking with your child, and you notice that a pit bull or rottweiler in a yard as you pass has a very low fence in front of it,and the rottweiler seems to be leaping higher and higher over the fence, it is time to consider crossing the street and walking on the other side.
Sometimes yard dogs manage to leap over short fences if they try hard enough.
When you cross the street, they will usually stop barking.
Critical Move #2 - If You Suspect A Dog May Get Loose, Take Out Your Weapons - (Pepper Spray)- Just in case, always be ready.
It is a good habit as a self defense conscious person to always have pepper spray as part of your car keys.
Whenever you suspect imminent danger be it animal or Homo Sapiens, take out your car keys with your pepper ready in your hand.
Postal workers have to deal with dog attacks on a regular daily basis, and more than one postal worker has told me that his pepper spray has save his hide on many occasions.
Critical Move #3 - Direct And Move The Child To Atop The Nearest Car - It is a good idea to practice this maneuver a few times at home with your own car and with your child to know what to do in case of an emergency.
Do your best to follow your child to the top of the car.
The dog's foot pads and paws tend to slip on the smooth surface of a car as it attempts to climb just as the family dog,when it suddenly bolts in,will slide uncontrollably across the waxed linoleum floor of the kitchen.
Critical Move #4 - If You See A Child Already Being Attacked By A Dog, Grab The Dog's Hind Legs From Behind - If for some reason you find yourselfwitnessing a helpless child in the midst of a vicious dog attack, act quickly by grabbing the dogs hind legs from behind and then lift them up and out, the same way that you would break a wishbone while moving backwards, and--front kick it-- with a continuous fury under its testicles, andkeepkicking--again and again until it lets go.
Depending on your angle and distance, some of your kicks may be with the front of your foot, with your toes curled upward, or you may need to knee it in the testicles--again and again.
Critical Move #5 - Depending On Your Position, Kick The Dog Hard, In Its Side Or Under The Thorax Until It Releases The Child - If you are where you can front kick to the ribs of the animal, then do so, and do so vigorously and without prejudice.
Another good spot to attack is the thorax of the dog.
The anatomy of a dog's neck is long, and spot where you want to strike is where the neck meets the chest because there is very little padding there.
Aside from the pain the dog will feel, it can set off a cough reflex which is what you want.
If the dog suddenly charges you, lift your knee up into his sternum; it doesn't require lightning reflexes, and it will usually workto knock the dog back on the ground.
This may give you time to make it to the top of a car.
Critical Move # 6 - If The Dog Will Not Release The Child And If It Is On Top--Choke The Dog Out - This is a jiu jitsu move.
Try not to straddle the dog, but get to either side of it, and with, say, your left hand grabbing a clump of its scalp to stabilize the head, move your right forearm under the neck, and with the boney part of the forearm, pull it back into the throat with the right forearm while simultaneously pushing its head down with your left hand.
You are putting pressure against the windpipe and it should be held for at least 30 seconds until the dog is unconscious and has stopped struggling.
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