The Wikivoyage entry has a safety section with specific types of advice. This article contains general information related to many destinations.
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dogIt is a common mammal. It is the same animal as the wolf. It is a subspecies of wolf in biological classification. They are distributed all over the world, and there are hundreds of breeds of domestic dogs in the world. Don't provoke the dog or violate the dog's territory easily. Keep calm when the dog barks or approaches you, move slowly and leave. Running fast or making moves that the dog considers threatening will increase the likelihood that the dog will bite you. After being bitten by a dog, you must go to the local health department to get a rabies vaccine immediately to prevent the saliva of your dog from containing rabies virus.
encounter
- do not run! Although it may seem counterintuitive when you suddenly see an angry, barking, and growling dog running towards you, the most important thing is not to turn around and run. The dog’s natural instincts will start chasing you.
- Keep calm, don't make any sudden movements, and don't look directly into the dog's eyes: the dog thinks this is a challenge for you, and may become more aggressive.
- Try to turn sideways: This is not necessarily a compliant posture, but it will minimize the chance that the dog will see you as a threat. In addition, if you encounter a dog attacking you unfortunately, please protect your throat and other sensitive parts (for example: male genitals).
- At the beginning of approaching you, you can throw stones, dirt or sand on the dog, which is often effective. existIranOr in other places, the local people's reaction when seeing wild dogs nearby is usually to pick up a few stones and throw them at them. If they see you taking something and throwing it over, the dog's usual response is to retreat.
- If you are riding a bicycle, you can take one feasible method, and that is to grab your bicycle water bottle and throw it at the dog; this will cause the dog to move back. When you are bitten by a dog and pull you off, a bicycle will be your best defense weapon.
- If you encounter a dog while riding a motorcycle, please ride closer to it to disturb its time, and then speed up and leave it behind.
Guard against
If you are unfortunately attacked, you can take some measures to reduce the damage.
- If you have an object (backpack, coat, umbrella, stick, etc.), when the dog wants to attack you, you can pick up these objects and attack it forcefully. Or, if you have time, wrap some padding (for example, a coat) on your arm to protect yourself from being bitten.
- Try using pepper spray directly on the dog's face. Please repeat spraying until the dog will leave by itself.
- If you are bitten by a dog unfortunately, please do not pull yourself away from the dog to avoid tearing; you can use a harder object to open its mouth, and the dog will realize that something difficult to bite Will let go.
- If you are bitten by a dog, please see a doctor as soon as possible!
See
- Safety Precautions
- Prevent dog bites (Wikipedia)
