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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just a quick sidebar to say that sometimes in these situations the best way to handle them for the bite victim is to grab the dog by its rear hips and attempt to drag it.  It may release its grip this way and unless it’s of overpowering strength, you can have a lot of control over the dog if you maintain your grip.

While it may be cathartic and a survivalist instinct to kick it like you’re a place kicker in the NFL, grabbing it as I’ve described should be considered.[/quote]

That may be an option when the dog is small but the victim is an adult.  But that is not the way to handle when the victim is a child or if the dog it medium to large.  Or if the skin has been broken.  The OP did the right thing.

If you grab the dog by the rear hips and attempt to drag it, it may lock its jaws and cause more harm to a child.  If you kick it the pain and surprise may cause the dog to release it's jaw, letting the child go, which is what you want.  Same if the skin has broken and it is bleeding.  The dog clenching the jaw or locking its jaws can cause more tearing of the skin and muscles and possibly terrible scarring.  The priority should be to save the victim any additional injury.

Personally, even if I thought of it, I would not use the PP's method. 
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This is why I couldn’t just pick her up.  He was locked on her leg and I was fearful that if I picked her up he’d dig in deeper or the action of pulling her while he was still biting would cause more damage.

The kick did it’s job.  It shocked the dog, it immediately stopped biting and ran away.

Not sure what I would have done if it was a very large dog and honestly the idea panics me.  [/quote]

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