[editor-surveyor]

Might not work.

Pinching the nose always works, but a firm hold on the neck is a necessary personal protection move.

[nicollo]

Might not work.

I saved my Cavalier's life by gouging the attacking Pit's eyes. It had my dog by the head, and all I could do was introduce my thumb right into its eyeballs... pressure, more pressure, and even more pressure and, half a second later, baa-yam, damned thing ran off crazy yelping, and I was able to collect and get out of harms way.

Wish that was the only attack on my dogs. Just last night some foolish mohron thought he was too cool for a leash, and his mutt went after my two Cavs, one of which is friendly, the other which is terrified of other dogs. I pulled the crew behind me and pointed and yelled the mutt down. Were it more aggressive, I'd have had to kick it out of the way, as I had to do to a German Shepherd a neighbor let loose once as I was walking by his house, and another time as another neighbor was walking her Shepherd by my house as I was coming out to walk two of my dogs. It dragged her at us like a muscle-man pulling a sled.

So many fools. Damn, I guess I need a new neighborhood...