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For a second there I thought we were still talking about dogs and not WAS.

If you ever get attacked by a mean nasty dog just jam your fist in his mouth, grab the back of his neck and hold him down on the ground. Ok I made that up but at least it sounds plausible- let me know if it works

lol! Ms. Whoop Ass! Is that where that line "I'm gonna open me a can of Whoop Ass on you" (or something) came from?

Kerry, good idea about practicing using the mace! I haven't yet but I definitely don't think I would be paying attention to the direction of the wind....so very good point of the whole list to remember!

S and I just returned from a state park for a hike... I had never been there. I do have my cell phone in my pocket but I guess I should hook some mace on my key chain! There were plenty of people around.

We saw people riding some gorgeous horses along the trails and S was eating a snack at the time- he opened his mouth and the cracker dropped out as he stared in awe at the horses! So cute!

I need to say one positive about being a single parent is that S and I can do whatever WE want (well right now it is what I want but when he gets a voice, I'll honor his requests...within reason! ). And who cares if there is no parking or it's crowded! (2 of the reasons stbxh sometimes didn't want to do stuff).

Not to mention that I ate popcorn in bed last night!

Some dogs can exert 400+ lbs of force when biting. A good way to get your had broken.

You were right on with the grabbing by the back of the neck. If you don't have a snare, then back of the neck with one hand, and throat with other hand, and then push them to the ground. Once you have them in this hold, they can't bite you, but they can scratch.

You may get bit doing this, but you were going to get a bite anyway if you are so close you have to do this to a dog that is red lining.

My youngest flipped out today, and I got between her and another dog, and I got my hand bitten. Hurt like heck though she didn't bite hard enough to break the skin, and she wasn't trying to bite ME.

If you are having trouble getting a hold on the animal, smack it on the nose. Do not smack your own dog on the nose

I was always amazed how my dog could bite through those dried pig ears and hard leather like it was butter, but when given a peeled banana, my dog just could not bring herselft to bite through it. Dog's teeth may not be nearly as sharp as a cats, but those jaw muscles make up for it.

Welcome to the Canine Channel!

Gabbysmom, your group of friends sound like fun! I wish I had some single friends...am working on it. J is such a flake! Seriously when I want to make friends with someone, I need them to return my texts/ or emails or calls within a couple days, not a couple weeks! I thought she didn't like me or something but then got an email saying "haven't heard from you in awhile, what's up?" so I told her, then asked a q or 2 about her...she replied and there was reason for me to ask her another q about her life so I did. It has now been 5 days since then and no reply!

You know why men like dogs so much?

If you feed the dog, walk the dog, and ocassionally pet the dog and do not hurt the dog...,
the dog will really, really, really love you otherwise unconditionally

The thing that would throw me off at one of those speed dating events is glancing around at the competition.

Why, Kerry? What is your concern?

Just the whole mindset that the speed dating might be considered more of a competition. I've never tried it so I really cant comment.

I remember going to a busy nightclub once. They gave the ladies a nut and the guys a screw upon entrance. The object was to mingle around and find the lady who had a nut that would fit your bolt.