The mainstream media are quick to provide "how to avoid a dog attack" articles after a pit bull mauling. They often include pit bull-friendly dog trainers, rescuers and pit bull advocates assuring us that pit bulls aren't more aggressive or dangerous than other kinds of dogs, which is completely untrue. The advice given, (stand like a tree; curl up like a rock; don't pet a strange dog) is largely useless when faced with a pit bull attack, but it is safe, non-threatening, and palatable advice to give that is sure to not raise the ire of pit bull defenders.
The harder and more urgent question is "How can I stop a pit bull attack?" Media outlets don't want to tackle this one. The answers are difficult because pit bulls are bred to be game. One dogfighter's definition of gameness in pit bulls is "a drive to kill, or die trying." This means that answers to the question, "how to stop a pit bull attack" will necessarily be extreme. The first answer is, "most people can't stop a pit bull attack." And the rest of the answers involve violence, weapons and strategies to use lethal force.
To make matters worse, pit bull advocates condemn people for wanting to know how to protect themselves. A quick internet search shows that all kinds of good and decent people who only want to protect themselves from grave injury and death are worried about avoiding pit bull attacks. This isn't about a desire to kill anything, just a desire to not be a victim.
Below are few of the many advice articles which detail ways to stop a pit bull attack. Inclusion in the list below is not an endorsement of any particular method. The purpose of this list is to demonstrate that the concern people have about stopping pit bull attacks is widespread and common. After the list of advice articles is a very short list of stories about people who stopped an attacking pit bull.
The Stranger
How to Defeat a Pit Bull with Your Bare Hands
https://bit.ly/2lMZvOp
Animals 24-7
https://www.animals24-7.org/2019/02/24/15-real-life-tips-for-surviving-a-dog-attack/
Wired
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/how-to-survive-a-pit-bull-attack
Sports 24-7
https://247sports.com/college/kansas/Board/103726/Contents/How-would-you-defend-yourself-against-a-pitbull-attack-71128752/
Inside Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhlcwxBPsCc
Let’s Run
https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=8018870
Secrets of Survival
https://www.secretsofsurvival.com/survival/dog_attack.html
Expert Security Tips
https://www.expertsecuritytips.com/how-to-defend-yourself-against-a-dog-attack/
Ammoland
https://bit.ly/2lPSCvK
Responsible Citizens for Public Safety
https://bit.ly/2miWzJJ
Exigent Circumstances
Combative Anatomy: How to fight a dog
https://bit.ly/2kNnJYL
Police Station: Crime Prevention & Personal Safety
https://bit.ly/2kMFR4R
Crime Safety Security
https://bit.ly/2kdbhkC
City Data
Whats a good weapon against vicious dogs besides firearms?
https://bit.ly/2kkPDev
Martial Arts
How to Defend Against Dog Attacks?
https://bit.ly/2kkPM1x
High Road Forums
Am I Justified in shooting an Attacking Pit Bull in my Back Yard?
https://bit.ly/2lUzL2w
Runner’s Blueprint
How to Prevent and Handle a Dog Attack While Running
https://bit.ly/2Yg7gy3
The Shorthorn
Protect yourself from dog-inflicted wounds
https://bit.ly/2mh9ufcml
Self Defense
How do you kill a dog in self defense with your bare hands?
https://bit.ly/2lMYQMV
People who defended themselves or others from a pit bull attack
https://bit.ly/2kKz7V6
Boy stops pit bull attack with jujitsu choke hold
https://bit.ly/2klumkQ
Man choked to death his pet Staffordshire bull terrier of ten years when it attacked him for no apparent reason
https://bit.ly/2kAO1xr
MMA fighter chokes out pit bull with poodle in its jaws
https://bit.ly/2kB5EgA
Man strangles attacking pit bull in Conroe TX
https://bit.ly/2kB7Nc6
Man Saves Neighbor’s golden doodle by Strangling Pit Bull to Death
https://bit.ly/2kiuW2N
Used a Machete to defend against pit bull attack
https://cbsloc.al/2lOU81i
Field & Stream
I Shot a pit bull yesterday morning with my bow.
https://bit.ly/2mh9prU
Very long list of pit bulls that were stabbed to stop an attack
https://bit.ly/2maOmHh
Facebook page about pit bulls shot by police to save themselves or victims
https://bit.ly/2lWNLsH
Neighbor shot attacking pit bull
https://bit.ly/2lW9hO5
Aunt shoots, kills pit bull to stop attack on 9-year-old boy
https://bit.ly/2kkNMGo
