When my Jilly was attacked, we were just walking a few blocks from our street in a lovely, quiet neighborhood and the dog came bursting off porch his porch from behind shrubs and in an instant he was on Jilly but she lunged for him as he came toward us, making him even madder. Funny thing was that day was the first ever I had taken along a walking stick. My BIL, Bill, had been attacked just days before by a dog on a walk and only a limb he had had saved him from injury so I grabbed that walking stick on the way out the front door that day, remembering what happened to Bill. And believe me, that Dalmatian was so big and had Jilly in such a good hold, if I hadn't had that stick, I don't think I could have fought him off nearly as effectively and as it was, it took some doing. He was determined to get her. If only I'd had my umbrella that day, I could probably have scared that dog off whooshing it open suddenly in front of us. A big fast dog can be on you before you have a chance much to react sometimes though so unless you have time to see them and react, be prepared to fight for your dog.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |