You can offer him the back of your hand to smell but he is just going to know that you are already scared shitless just because you have to be there. Your pulse is over a hundred already and he can tell you are excited for no good reason that concerns his pack.
You can tase a dog. You can beat him with an asp. You can shove your gloved hand down it throat and yank on its tounge and it will run away yelping. I have been in more fights with dogs than with humans and have won every one and have never shot any of them.
There’s nothing wrong with disabling a ferocious dog. My point was only that THIS dog showed zero signs of outward aggression. Tragic.
well we in NYC finally got a mark on the dead dog map.
(unless I missed others)