Originally Posted by
chipcom
Dogs do not attack people for no reason. Yes, sometimes it might seem that way, but the fact is that, just like most other animals, they only go after humans if they feel threatened, they feel their loved ones are threatened, they are extremely hungry, or they are obeying orders/training. The breed does not matter, despite all the old wives tales so many swallow hook, line and sinker.
You want kill pit bulls and such, I play with them. I ain't got no special powers either...dogs can just sense when someone is not afraid and mean them no harm. If you have fear and hatred of dogs, they will pick it up and you will have a bad day. You just can't hide that stuff.
I wish it was as easy as saying 'deal with your fear', but of course it isn't. So by all means protect yourself....I wish I could prevent you having to do so, but I can't.
Man, I just
love your show on the National Geographic Channel!
You talk about fear and attacks that are never without reason, even if the reason isn't clear to the rider. Well, you've evidently never been seriously hurt in an attack. I never showed fear towards a dog...I treated them all with the same love I show my own dog (who happens to be a pit/terrier mix). The one attack I had against me changed EVERYTHING. Now it's almost impossible
not to show a little bit of fear when riding towards an unleashed dog that looks like it could do some damage. No matter how much I try to put that single experience out of my mind, it's almost impossible for me not to start thinking..."What if..."
I don't care how much you love dogs, how much you'd love to think that all of them would be sweet and caring under the right circumstances...all it takes is one viscous, seemingly unprovoked attack to change your entire way of thinking...and everyone, and I mean
everyone that's been seriously attacked knows what I'm talking about.
My injuries weren't what Romans friend went through, but I can almost guarantee that before that, he had the same propensity to treat dogs favorably as the rest of us.