Random Thought Thread

Great day to catch the wind........(today)

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JJ, glad to hear it wasn't worse. It's why I carry something when I'm riding my mountain bike (especially in residential areas).

Been chased/attacked by random dogs before. Only one that actually got me (when I was ~14) was the one I wasn't worried about (small yippy thing). Nipped me on the Achilles. Still took a while to heal.

I love dogs, but these days, I figure anything that would attack me, would maul a kid or smaller person, so...
 
Grenock said:
Helluva story JJ, glad you aren't too roughed up. How about some pics of that arm?

Also, I think a verified save with a CPK deserves a coffee cup, t-shirt or sumptin'........
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I agree. At least a t-shirt.

i like dogs and most don't make me nervous, even pit bulls, but when we lived in the PRK, there was a woman down the street who had a pair of Dobermans. She would let them run loose in the green space behind my house. They made me nervous when kids were back there. The dogs would actually go into a hunting mode. They never hurt anyone, but you never know.....
 
As a kid, I had multiple incidents with multiple dogs. They were all German shepherds. German Shepherds are not bad dogs. They are not overtly aggressive dogs. My problems were the result of two main factors:
The prevalence of German Shepherds at that time (at least locally).
And me riding my bike or walking along the edge of their property.
They are a guardian breed and they retain herding instincts. So they were doing exactly what they were bred to do.
When a kid on a bike is chased by a dog they ride faster. Most predators instinctively chase anything that runs from them.
Jasmine (GSD) lived across the street and a few doors down. She was known to nip at kids riding by and had gotten her owners into a bit of trouble for it. A few kids wrecked because of it. She never mauled a kid after they wrecked. Typically, she would lick their wounds and whine and bark until somebody showed up.
She was the same dog that would regularly chase myself and two classmates on our walk home from school. After months of this, I decided to try something different. Instead of running away from her, I turned and ran at her. She immediately turned and ran back to the safety of her patio. From that day on, we didn’t run and she didn’t chase. She would still get up and run towards us barking, but if we ignored her and just kept walking, she would just bark a bit and then go back to the patio.
You never heard of pit bulls in the news back then (70’s and 80’s) Dog attacks were always either German Shepherd or Doberman pinscher. Well, they weren’t really always those breeds - but that’s all I heard about.
Why have I rambled on like this????
There are many breeds of dogs. And many (most) that are good family pets. There are a few breeds I would never recommend as good family pets for suburban/urban life. German Shepherds, Dobermans and pit bulls are NOT in that lot. These are all great breeds (when bred well). Bad breeding can/has done a lot to damage the reputation of good breeds when they become popular.
Even more prevalent are bad owners who don’t train their dogs properly, don’t contain their dogs properly and don’t research a breed before adopting.
If you don’t want your dog dragging you down the street chasing birds and squirrels - don’t get a large dog bred for hunting. <—- Thats what I wanted to tell the lady surrendering the most ripped German shorthair (purebred w/papers, cost her $1600) I’d ever seen.
Sorry.
Those are my random thoughts today!
 
Nathan already was great when I got my EDC2s one had a small place I would strop and or touch up and be great but inserting into the kydex it would show a spot ... so Nathan asked me to send it to him to have a look ...

he not only explained why I had the issue and fixed it all sharpened up and paid for my postage he sent a T-shirt and mug ...

so it's me that should owe Nathan and Jo and all of CPK a beer or T-shirt ... *AN EDIT* (I should add Grog in here too ... his sheath was a major part of why I've carried the fixed blade so much ... he built it exactly how I wanted and its top notch just like the knife) ... for making a great little fixed blade that I've carried so much since I got it ...

that I had it on my belt that day ... the knife clipped in my pocket wouldn't have been nearly as easy or instinctual to get out ...

so a Thank you to them.

and I agree it probably wasn't the dog's fault ... it may have been a bad owner or an abandon dog that never had a fair change and even though I would do it again or would have put the animal down if it was being that aggressive towards people ... I still hate that it happened ... I love dogs ... and I was lucky it didn't do much more then some puncture wounds ...
 
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JJ_Colt45 said:
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and I agree it probably wasn't the dog's fault ... it may have been a bad owner or an abandon dog that never had a fair change and even though I would do it again or would have put the animal down if it was being that aggressive towards people ... I still hate that it happened ... I love dogs ... and I was lucky it didn't do much more then some puncture wounds ...
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You did absolutely, 100%, the right thing.
It would be hard to like dogs more than me and I would have reacted the same (I hope).
Your story just got me thinking about all the crappy owners that create these situations. Even most strays originally had a family or their parent/s did.
...And that people need to research breeds before owning them.
 
TommyGun56 said:
I cut grass with Keffeler Sasquatch, Colt M4, and Law on my shoulder! (Just kidding) Got to be safe out there:thumbsup: Glad your alright:thumbsup:
Edit: If the dog did not have rabies it was probably starving, abandoned, or being trained to fight,
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Yeah, Tom's just kidding about having the LAW strapped on his shoulder....

actually it's mounted on his tractor. :p
 
Odog27 said:
As a kid, I had multiple incidents with multiple dogs. They were all German shepherds. German Shepherds are not bad dogs. They are not overtly aggressive dogs. My problems were the result of two main factors:
The prevalence of German Shepherds at that time (at least locally).
And me riding my bike or walking along the edge of their property.
They are a guardian breed and they retain herding instincts. So they were doing exactly what they were bred to do.
When a kid on a bike is chased by a dog they ride faster. Most predators instinctively chase anything that runs from them.
Jasmine (GSD) lived across the street and a few doors down. She was known to nip at kids riding by and had gotten her owners into a bit of trouble for it. A few kids wrecked because of it. She never mauled a kid after they wrecked. Typically, she would lick their wounds and whine and bark until somebody showed up.
She was the same dog that would regularly chase myself and two classmates on our walk home from school. After months of this, I decided to try something different. Instead of running away from her, I turned and ran at her. She immediately turned and ran back to the safety of her patio. From that day on, we didn’t run and she didn’t chase. She would still get up and run towards us barking, but if we ignored her and just kept walking, she would just bark a bit and then go back to the patio.
You never heard of pit bulls in the news back then (70’s and 80’s) Dog attacks were always either German Shepherd or Doberman pinscher. Well, they weren’t really always those breeds - but that’s all I heard about.
Why have I rambled on like this????
There are many breeds of dogs. And many (most) that are good family pets. There are a few breeds I would never recommend as good family pets for suburban/urban life. German Shepherds, Dobermans and pit bulls are NOT in that lot. These are all great breeds (when bred well). Bad breeding can/has done a lot to damage the reputation of good breeds when they become popular.
Even more prevalent are bad owners who don’t train their dogs properly, don’t contain their dogs properly and don’t research a breed before adopting.
If you don’t want your dog dragging you down the street chasing birds and squirrels - don’t get a large dog bred for hunting. <—- Thats what I wanted to tell the lady surrendering the most ripped German shorthair (purebred w/papers, cost her $1600) I’d ever seen.
Sorry.
Those are my random thoughts today!
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My GSD has an issue with skateboarders which I suppose are the last few decades versions of us older "kids" and our bicycles, from the 60s & the 70s! She has never attacked anyone skateboarding but I'm sure if given a chance (always leashed on urban walks per our town's ordinances and codes) she would love to get into skateboarders' face, but I very much doubt as to whether she will actually attempt to maul a skateboarder, unless an actual fight breaks out! That said, everything when she starts barking like a mad dog when encountering a skateboarder, she gets a harsh and stiff tug on that leash and the choker, forced to sit and gets the disciplinary riot act read to her ;)

However, there have been instances (2 which I recall) in the last couple of years when she got attacked by unleashed dogs on our walks on the trails (the City's ordinances mandate for dogs to be leashed even on the trails around here). The only time when I thought that I was very close to developing my Spyderco Military was when there were two smaller Rotties rushing my GSD and one of them immediately going for the back of the hind leg which got a stiff kick in the arse from me. Fortunately their owner was only like 30 feet away and rushed, yelled at his dogs to remain put. My dog got nipped but nothing bad so I just elected to have a few very stern words with the owner who claimed his dogs just wanted to play :rolleyes: Luckily for me, he did not noticed that Millie ready to go in the palm of my right hand, phew!
 
JJ_Colt45 said:
I never considered a knife for defense in civilian life ... with exception of threads brought up from time to time ...

well color me shocked ... I was mowing my parents yard and their elderly neighbors yard when I caught a white flash out of the corner of my eye ...

a pit cross at a run right at me sitting on my john deere mower ... I had just enough time to react and get my arm up ... which natural had teeth it it quickly ...

now I've trained martial arts since I was 11 ... I do not train heavily anymore just light workouts ... and even some of my learning was defending a dog attack ... but with a well placed kick or knee at a lunging dog ... never with a knife ...

well luckily I love my EDC2s and I carry one often and was today while working outdoors ... and perhaps even more luck that I am right handed and the dog came from my left ...

I would have never gotten to a pocket clipped knife I doubt but reflex training I guess I grabbed the EDC2 ... well surprisingly enough ... EDC2 1 ... dog bad choice ... and me ... damn damn lucky just a few puncture holes and a lucky placed EDC2 blade ...

I hate that it happened I love dogs and have no clue what brought it on or even where the dog came from ...

but God bless a fixed blade on my hip on the right day and things happening as they did or this may have been nasty ...

it may put a fixed blade on me more often after this and playing it back in my head over and over ... I think the CPK Gods must have been watching ...

my random day ... not sure thoughts other than I should have bouught a lottery ticket ...

btw did I mention I love my EDC2 and Grogs perfect sheath for me ...
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I gotta ask, how many times did you stab the dog before it let go?

With my toddler toddling about in my neighbourhood I’m way more worried. We have a nanny walking the kids and she doesn’t want to carry any spray or anything.
 
JustinFournier said:
I gotta ask, how many times did you stab the dog before it let go?

With my toddler toddling about in my neighbourhood I’m way more worried. We have a nanny walking the kids and she doesn’t want to carry any spray or anything.
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I'll agree, wanted to know this as well, just didn't want to make you talk about it since you didn't include it. That said, since it is out there now, how bad did you carve that bastard up?
 
JustinFournier said:
I gotta ask, how many times did you stab the dog before it let go?

With my toddler toddling about in my neighbourhood I’m way more worried. We have a nanny walking the kids and she doesn’t want to carry any spray or anything.
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Despite the fact that the risk/chance of something happening is low, when it comes to the safety of the kids, I'd at the very least, require the nanny carry pepper spray (and get an extra canister to have her practice using it, so she's familiar with deploying it, aiming it, and the usable range).

I recommend Fox Labs 2.0. The 2oz canisters are conveniently sized, and there are holsters available for ease of carry. The stream goes further, and has less chance of blowback, but needs more practice aiming and spraying it accurately. Quite effective on both 2 and 4-legged attackers.

Sudecon decontamination wipes are always a good idea to carry with it, for accidental contact.
 
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