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>> “she wasn’t sure at first how she was going to get the animal off her.” <<
How to get the dog to release:
Wrap your arm around the dog’s neck tightly.
With the other hand, squeeze the dog’s nose shut completely and tightly and hold on as long as it takes for the dog to release.
Don’t let the dog go until you have help, or the dog loses consiousness.
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I do not know - and have not heard - of this approach for pit bulls. Their necks are so thickly muscled, and they are bred to be - and are - so strong and fast, that I believe it would have to be a very unusually strong person to be able to do this without the dog being able to turn on the rescuer and go for the head or neck.
On a big dog attacking, shove your fist down its throat then with your other arm on the back of the neck, force the head backwards and break it’s neck.........You’re gonna have major bites on the throated arm but you will have stopped the attack........Another ploy is using the forearm to absorb the attack and doing the same thing.........
Don’t waste time. Gouge its eyes.