What do you do if a street dog chases you?

The street dog is the only thing that I am scared of. I try to avoid them as much as possible but yes the fact is running will not solve the problem but either avoid them or stand still and try to make them believe you're no lesser dangerous.

Standing still is the best solution. A dog too cannot face a person who stands still and stare in its eyes.

I disagree with that since I have seen street dogs stopping at nothing when they want to chase you or whatever else they want to do, there is no question of stopping and staring back since they come even closer..The only thing that really helps is carrying a stick with you while walking when you know that there are dogs out there, they see the stick and stay away....

Anyhow. I never encountered a street dog that chased me and succeeded.

Such problems, including street dogs, normally are scared away when we stand still and confront them. Yet I have seen street dogs that will still keep coming at you once they are determined to do so, because that is what they think their fundamental function is, to chase people.

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

Such problems, including street dogs, normally are scared away when we stand still and confront them. Yet I have seen street dogs that will still keep coming at you once they are determined to do so, because that is what they think their fundamental function is, to chase people.

 

Ahaha... fundamental function ? true in many cases. But, I never encountered such chasing stray dogs. I agree my experience need not be everybody's experience.

rambabu wrote:

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

Such problems, including street dogs, normally are scared away when we stand still and confront them. Yet I have seen street dogs that will still keep coming at you once they are determined to do so, because that is what they think their fundamental function is, to chase people.

 

Ahaha... fundamental function ? true in many cases. But, I never encountered such chasing stray dogs. I agree my experience need not be everybody's experience.

 Funny it may sound, but if you have observed those dogs, they take their job of chasing people quite seriously!

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

rambabu wrote:

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

Such problems, including street dogs, normally are scared away when we stand still and confront them. Yet I have seen street dogs that will still keep coming at you once they are determined to do so, because that is what they think their fundamental function is, to chase people.

 

Ahaha... fundamental function ? true in many cases. But, I never encountered such chasing stray dogs. I agree my experience need not be everybody's experience.

 Funny it may sound, but if you have observed those dogs, they take their job of chasing people quite seriously!

 

I have been seeing these stray dogs wagging their tails towards you menacingly during my regular morning walks.

 

I once encountered this situation way back in 2003 or so when i was a small child, though it is not of a street dog. I was coming back from the tuition along with my brother through the street and we both were running back to our home. My brother saw a dog early and stopped and indicated the same to me but i could not understand. I kept running and suddenly all of a sudden it sprang upon me, I was terrified and sub-consciously my hands caught its ears, it kept on barking and i could do nothing, but i did not leave it's ears and after sometime it's owner came and took it away.

Later i knew that if that dog would have bitten me then 15 injections would have been needed. I was relieved and also shocked to know that fact.

Knowingly or unknowingly your brother done the right thing. It's because you started running, the dog chased you. You are lucky it's not a street dog it's a pet dog  which are generally vaccinated . Such pet dogs will not cause rabbies. I assume the owner has got his pet vaccinated.

I have so far not had any unpleasant experiences because I keep as far away as possible from stray dogs.However, I have seen the manner in which they can attack, having witnessed them attacking a lady walking the park by herself and they attacked her without any provocation .Thankfully the gardener who was working close by threw stones at them and distracted them and she could get away. So they can attack anybody when they feel like ...

usha manohar wrote:

I have so far not had any unpleasant experiences because I keep as far away as possible from stray dogs.However, I have seen the manner in which they can attack, having witnessed them attacking a lady walking the park by herself and they attacked her without any provocation .Thankfully the gardener who was working close by threw stones at them and distracted them and she could get away. So they can attack anybody when they feel like ...

 

Every moment, even without provocation if some one goes that way the dogs think that they are here to invade their territory. The lady should have just shown a stone or posed as if she's going to pickup a stone, the dog runs away. This is not applicable to all stray dogs, especially to mad dogs.

Street dogs are greatest danger and I do face while jogging near dawn. I used to take a stick and many a times dogs ran away but showing of stick does not affect some dogs, street dogs are menace. Enduring adversaries lead to strength, courage, conviction and strong faith. 

There are exceptions. But many normal dogs fear a stick.

The dogs chase if you run. So better don't run and just stand. In most cases, this will suffice. But if the dog is aggressive, there is only one way. quickly remove your coat or shirt and throw on dog's face so as to cover the eyes. Then move quickly but not run. 

Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:

The dogs chase if you run. So better don't run and just stand. In most cases, this will suffice. But if the dog is aggressive, there is only one way. quickly remove your coat or shirt and throw on dog's face so as to cover the eyes. Then move quickly but not run. 

 

Exactly sir. Running provokes the dog and it chases you.

Absolutely that is the trick and I have done that many times to get rid of stray dogs. And if you don't do that then dog will do it's work on you. ;-)

Running away from the dog will provoke the Dog. It thinks that you are going to invade it's territory.. And that's the reason why it chases.

Dogs have a strong belief in' ek gali me ek rahega' (there will be just one in one street), so it's better to avoid going to their areas or make them believe you're the boss.

Very very true. As a pet dog owner I know The Dog Rule. Unknowingly once when I entered a domain of other dogs along with my pup during a morning walk, all the dogs in the street pounced on my pet. It became a Herculean task for me to save my pup. Since then I learned the lesson and never entered other dog Domains.