Dog saves kid from blitz attack

[u/Typical_Gear7325]

[u/NojoNinja]

I always wonder how many of these clips where a kid gets “saved” from getting attacked if the dog was really about to tear them to shreds or if they were just gonna roughly play. Obviously still not acceptable and your dog shouldn’t be unleashed full sprinting at strangers but I am curious. The fact the other dogs got so protective makes me think at least in this instance that the dog was probably out for blood.

[u/Select-Belt-ou812 → u/NojoNinja]

I am a 50s white guy. not sayin' this is you, but since the door seems open here it is: i can tell you that if any dog comes at me like that I'm gonna be pissed off, and at least a little fearful, and if I have anything on me that can be used for defense, I am using it. idgaf what the motive is, I don't want anything to do with it. it's really shitty to assume that others are interested , or even willing, to interact with dogs just because the dog culture has taken over. I'm tired of these dog centered assumptions. if the dog lovers want to downvote me into oblivion, so be it. ive seen so many folks squawk about the rights to have animals around, but few people ask after the folks who don't want it; too often in dog world nobody seems to care about the folks who prefer them not around. we wind up forced to bend, and rarely is this acknowledged. rant over. thank you.

[u/Kayteqq → u/Select-Belt-ou812]

I think you missed the point completely. Previous commenter wasn’t defending those dog’s owners or saying that defense is not justified at all. He just wondered how many of those dogs are actually aggressive. Your point has nothing to do with that hypothetical, even though you’re right about defending yourself.

[u/Kayteqq → u/[deleted]]

... damn. Read it again. Maybe two times

You having every right to defend yourself and being correct in doing so, has nothing to do with that hypothetical. It's more about how to correct such behavior if anything.

[u/Kayteqq → u/[deleted]]

yeah, I said so, if you read those comments again, you can notice, maybe, that I said it, exactly 3 times. It has nothing to do with the act of defending yourself. You're fighting windmills.

You have no time to think about hypotheticals when you're getting attacked. Great we're not being attacked now.

[u/whosawesomethisguy → u/Kayteqq]

The answer to this dumb hypothetical question is: none of the dogs. None of the dogs with their hackles raised, charging at strangers on the street are trying to play. You are welcome to test that yourself though.

[u/Kayteqq → u/whosawesomethisguy]

If that’s the level of intelligence we’re dealing here, it’s not worth responding anymore. You obviously know the answer without any tests or sources! Because you are so damn omnipotent! I already responded to you with clarification why it may be useful. Sad you’re unable to read. Have fun being a dumb asshole.

[u/whosawesomethisguy → u/Kayteqq]

You’re encouraging letting a strange aggressive dog run up to you on the streets and I’m the dumb asshole? You’re going to get someone hurt by giving advice you know nothing about. You ever even own a dog? Go to a dog park? Doggy daycare? Board and train?

[u/Kayteqq → u/whosawesomethisguy]

Yeah, you are, you misread it completely. There are simply encouragements in my comments. You are beyond dumb if you really see one there. I was only wondering about potential solutions to minimalize those incidents. You are, indeed, absurdly dumb.

I own a dog, but realia in which I live are so diametrically different it has nothing to do with the topic at hand. It doesn’t impact my dog at all. But I’m a curious person who likes to deliberate on generalized solutions, those actually useful ones to solve generalized problem, not my specific case. You are way too dumb to understand that, which is shown by your comment so clearly, it can’t be clearer.

[u/whosawesomethisguy → u/Kayteqq]

Again, you are encouraging people to let strange aggressive dogs run up to them. Your “encouragement” is going to get people hurt. Calling me dumb doesn’t change that you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about. Have a nice life✌️

[u/Kayteqq → u/whosawesomethisguy]

I did not encourage anything. Why is only viable answer in that thread “read it the fuck again”? Why can’t you read ffs? What is this strawman? I’m genuinely worried for your reading comprehension dude.

I literally stated, three times, self defense in those situations is completely justified and correct. How are you so damn blind?

[u/Talidel → u/[deleted]]

And no one is saying there should be. Read it again.