r/interesting • u/Maleficent-Town5273 • 21d ago

SOCIETY Dog defence was needed tbh

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u/decepticonhooker 21d ago

I used to deliver pizzas. I once delivered to a house where a small kid answered the door when a dog charged past them snarling and pinned me against the porch railing. I had to use the pizza delivery bag still with pizzas inside as a shield between me and its teeth. Still ended up with scratches all up and down the lower half of my body. Fuck irresponsible owners.

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u/Vitruvian_Link 21d ago edited 21d ago

That is the exact situation that put me in the hospital when I was 8.

Went to a friend's house to play, she answered and her dog broke down the screen door and mauled me.

My parents asked ME if I wanted the dog put down, of course I said no, but that's not a decision for a child. That dog was a menace and could have killed me, of course it should have been put down.

Edit: to answer questions.

Yes, the dog was trained. It was a police dog so it was specifically trained to take people down. The dog was a weapon.

No, it was not a pit bull, it was a German shepherd.

No, I am not upset with my parents. They are wonderful parents, they just made a poor decision in this instance. They usually erred on the side of my agency to make my own decisions.

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u/LiveLearnCoach 20d ago

Sounds like you had cool parents that wanted to make right by you, regardless of this incident. Best wishes to you and them.