Nutczak
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I am a dog owner, We have German Shepherds.We only have one right now, a small female named "Magic" she isSolid Black, Recently adopted from a shepherd rescue agency. We have another German Shepherd scheduled to join our home the end of this month named "Titan" he isa Pure White male, 2 yrs old at about 90 pounds, another rescue dog.
A real simple way to stop a German Shepherd if it gets your hand:
This may leave a few marks on you, but it will not kill or injure the dog. If they get your hand, make a fist and try to jam it down their throat. Your fist will wedge against the roof of their mouth and lower jaw stopping those teeth from penetrating, it also chokes the dog and it will back off, and run if you use this technique.
My last 2 German Shepherds (Bear& Wollfe, R.I.P) were acquired as pup's, as I was at a friends farm the neighbors rottweilers came over and started attacking my 3 month old baby shepherds. I got right into those rottweilers with a kick to the chest, so they would focus their attention on me, Yelling in the most authoritative voice you can muster, start screaming at them, Say words like; DOWN, SIT, and HALT and raise your arms up and act like a total psycho.
If the dogs are still aggressive, let them have whatever you got to stop the impending attack. I stopped the 2 rotties from hurting my pups by redirection and yelling commands and advancing on them with my arms up. They quickly lied down and stopped. I was ready to spray them if they would not have stopped the attack. Then the owner finally came and took a swing at me for kicking his dog, he quickly got sprayed, but the dogs did not.
Never ever ever run from a dog, you may trigger an attack by doing so. Stand up and yell, show them you are in control of the situation. I can honestly say the only dog that ever bit me in my 44 years of having and being around dogs has been the little yappy bastards that I could drop-kick for a good 45 yards and make a field goal.
Back away slowly and never turn your back on them, avoid eye contact, that is seen as an act of aggression by anupset dog, turn you head, and watch out of the corners of your eyes, but stay looking as large as you can to them. Many dogswill decide you are too big to tangle with if you do not show fear.
Some shepherds may have undergone "Schutzhund" or "Mondio-ring"training, they are trained for a type of protection and guarding.
Do not put your arm out to fend off a dog, the trained ones will see that as an offer for them to grab it. Some dogs are trained for an arm grab, some go for the face, some go for the crotch. But the people who take the time and investment to train their dogs, are not the ones that let them run free either. They have too much time & money tied up in the dog for something like that to happen.
You are better off using a chemical spray than trying to beat a dog with a baton or ASP, The dog may just be protecting the ownerschildren from a stranger, Dogs are very protective of their handlers naturally, How would you feel if you killed a child's dog because it was protecting the child.
Obvious feral dogs are a different story, But please be considerate of peoples pets. Does it have a collar, is it well-groomed. Or is it ratty looking and dirty.
When I get my white shepherd, depending on his attitude, he may get some further protection training along with agility. The female is in a agility training now, but she is not a protection dog by any means. But she scares the coyotes away very well.
I am a dog owner, We have German Shepherds.We only have one right now, a small female named "Magic" she isSolid Black, Recently adopted from a shepherd rescue agency. We have another German Shepherd scheduled to join our home the end of this month named "Titan" he isa Pure White male, 2 yrs old at about 90 pounds, another rescue dog.
A real simple way to stop a German Shepherd if it gets your hand:
This may leave a few marks on you, but it will not kill or injure the dog. If they get your hand, make a fist and try to jam it down their throat. Your fist will wedge against the roof of their mouth and lower jaw stopping those teeth from penetrating, it also chokes the dog and it will back off, and run if you use this technique.
My last 2 German Shepherds (Bear& Wollfe, R.I.P) were acquired as pup's, as I was at a friends farm the neighbors rottweilers came over and started attacking my 3 month old baby shepherds. I got right into those rottweilers with a kick to the chest, so they would focus their attention on me, Yelling in the most authoritative voice you can muster, start screaming at them, Say words like; DOWN, SIT, and HALT and raise your arms up and act like a total psycho.
If the dogs are still aggressive, let them have whatever you got to stop the impending attack. I stopped the 2 rotties from hurting my pups by redirection and yelling commands and advancing on them with my arms up. They quickly lied down and stopped. I was ready to spray them if they would not have stopped the attack. Then the owner finally came and took a swing at me for kicking his dog, he quickly got sprayed, but the dogs did not.
Never ever ever run from a dog, you may trigger an attack by doing so. Stand up and yell, show them you are in control of the situation. I can honestly say the only dog that ever bit me in my 44 years of having and being around dogs has been the little yappy bastards that I could drop-kick for a good 45 yards and make a field goal.
Back away slowly and never turn your back on them, avoid eye contact, that is seen as an act of aggression by anupset dog, turn you head, and watch out of the corners of your eyes, but stay looking as large as you can to them. Many dogswill decide you are too big to tangle with if you do not show fear.
Some shepherds may have undergone "Schutzhund" or "Mondio-ring"training, they are trained for a type of protection and guarding.
Do not put your arm out to fend off a dog, the trained ones will see that as an offer for them to grab it. Some dogs are trained for an arm grab, some go for the face, some go for the crotch. But the people who take the time and investment to train their dogs, are not the ones that let them run free either. They have too much time & money tied up in the dog for something like that to happen.
You are better off using a chemical spray than trying to beat a dog with a baton or ASP, The dog may just be protecting the ownerschildren from a stranger, Dogs are very protective of their handlers naturally, How would you feel if you killed a child's dog because it was protecting the child.
Obvious feral dogs are a different story, But please be considerate of peoples pets. Does it have a collar, is it well-groomed. Or is it ratty looking and dirty.
When I get my white shepherd, depending on his attitude, he may get some further protection training along with agility. The female is in a agility training now, but she is not a protection dog by any means. But she scares the coyotes away very well.