No...no..., there was no need to kill them. She could have simply allowed herself to be torn to shreds.
I am thinking there is a little more history than this story is telling us.
It seems most people who go out to walk there dogs don't think to take along their fillet knife with them.
“It seems most people who go out to walk there dogs don’t think to take along their fillet knife with them.”
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I like to carry my “walking stick”, I cut it myself from a Dogwood tree. Quite the appropriate wood wouldn’t you say?
I do. Always go armed.
There was probably a prior history of those same dogs being allowed to run loose and charge her dogs during their walk. This time, the Lady said, I’ll be ready.
I’ll remember that figure eight technique that worked for her. As much as I don’t want to hurt animals, I won’t just stand there for the chewing and the chomping.
“It seems most people who go out to walk there dogs don’t think to take along their fillet knife with them.”
My grandmother, who had grown up on a farm in Ireland but lived in Queens when I knew her, would ALWAYS take a cane when I was little and we went out for a walk.
She didn’t need it to walk, she always said it was “in case we meet a friendly dog”.
I never got a chance to find out what she actually meant by that.
Some women are carrying knives 24/7.
You just are not aware of it because they’re not being featured in a news story involving their knives.
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“It seems most people who go out to walk there dogs don’t think to take along their fillet knife with them.”
They would if the area has had mountain lion sightings, as has Apple Valley, CA. She’d be a fool NOT to carry a knife or gun when walking her dogs. It likely wasn’t meant for the pit bulls, but came in handy once they attacked. Pit bulls are no less deadly than mountain lions that typically avoid people, only animal prey. Perhaps the pits are more deadly,
I think it is more a matter of preference. While I am a firm believer in Gibb's Rule Number 9, a filleting knife seems a bit flimsy for self-defense.
I prefer something more along the lines of a double-edged 4-inch to 6-inch model for ease of use and comfortable carry.
Fast draw, lots of leverage in use, and relatively quiet in action. Easily carried on a belt and protected from dust and moisture by even a light windbreaker when worn properly.