The best way to help protect yourself from the attack of stray dogs is with a spray can. This was told to Lente.ru by a cynologist, dog training instructor Gleb Moiseenko.
According to him, it is best for the child to have a spray can, and preferably a jet one, so that the jet under the influence of the wind does not fall on the child himself.
“This jet can be directed towards the dog that is trying to bite. This is the only way for a child to resist aggressive dogs,” the expert said.
He added that an adult has more opportunities to escape from an attack if a few rules are followed.
“Dogs start to surround and attack either the legs or the back from behind,” explains Moiseenko. – Therefore, it is necessary to lean against any surface – so you will see the whole situation in front of you. All those dogs that try to attack are divided into two types: some that distract, others that attack. Those who distract bite very rarely. Most often bite those who are waiting for a good moment. That’s what we pay more attention to. If there is a jacket, it is better to take it off and wrap your hand – on the left, if left-handed, on the right, if right-handed. So you can secure the hand with a large amount of cloth so that the fangs do not reach the hand itself.
When attacking a dog, you need to try to grab it by the fur coat in the area of u200bu200bthe muzzle so that the dog cannot bite the other hand. Holding this dog in front of you, you need to brush it off and call for help, the dog handler said.
Speaking about the reasons for animal attacks, Moiseenko said that in spring and autumn stray dogs are the most aggressive, so there are more attacks. Food aggression is relatively harmless, because the dog limits the distance, demonstrating that you can’t go here, this is my food. A person can diagonally from the dog, without turning his back on it and without escaping, just retire.
“Maternal aggression can be more dangerous because the dog is protective of her offspring, and there she can be very aggressive. If a person sees a dog with a sagging chest, most likely there are puppies somewhere, you should try to get away as soon as possible. Here you can run away from it. A dog with maternal aggression will never run after her because she needs to keep her offspring. There are dogs that attack when they feel food in the packages. The easiest way is to give them this package and slowly move away from this flock. There are dogs that guard girls in heat. Such dogs can attack and restrict movement in a given area, demonstrating that it is better not to go beyond this line, ”he said.
According to the cynologist, most attacks happen where animals are trying to survive. As a rule, these are sparsely populated places.
“Roaming hungry packs will attack anything that moves because they want to eat. Other places where dogs can hide are like minks: near heating plants, pipes, in basements, where the dog feels safe for childbirth. It is best to beware of garbage dumps, dumps, abandoned villages and similar places, ”he concluded.
Earlier today it became known that in Orenburg a pack of stray dogs attacked a schoolboy and bit him to death. The mayor of the city Sergey Salmin in the Telegram channel said that the deceased child was 8 years old. For his part, the governor of the region, Denis Pasler, instructed the heads of municipalities to inspect the territory and catch all neglected unrecorded dogs.
In fact, a criminal case was initiated under the article on negligence.
Source: Rosbalt
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