A California mother is recovering from more than 150 lacerations and puncture wounds across her body after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs while out for a walk. Dorrie Reyes was walking along a levee in Stockton on April 23 when she was surrounded by seven to nine stray dogs, including German shepherds and mixed breeds, according to a GoFundMe organized by her family. Just moments before the scene turned violent, Reyes filmed the dogs on her phone while shouting for help. As the animals mauled her, a nearby couple heard her cries and rushed in, managing to drive the dogs away, her son Ronnie said. “The good Samaritan was, as far as I know, afraid of dogs, but he still came out to help my mom,” Ronnie Reyes told 9News, wiping away tears, adding his family is thankful to the couple because his mother’s injuries “could’ve been much worse.” Dorrie Reyes was rushed to the hospital with 150 to 200 lacerations and puncture wounds across her arms, legs, face, head and neck. She spent six hours in the operating theater and lost a significant amount of blood, according to the GoFundMe.

  • Master@sh.itjust.works
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    16 hours ago

    let the dog bit you on the forearm. put your other arm behind its neck. lift with your bit arm and press down with your other arm on the back of their neck.

    The dog will stop biting you momentarily.

    if you have a bag or purse you can let them bit it and do the same.

    • StarDreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 hour ago

      Try doing that while a dog is actively biting you and tearing your arm in random directions.

      A lot of people here have zero experience or idea of how a dog attack actually works, or how there are long lasting consequences from said attack. In my relatively “lucky” case, I almost lost two fingers, lost wrist movement for approx 1 yr, and to this day 10+ years later, I still have scars on my face/wrist + strange nerve tingles on my fingers.

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        9 hours ago

        It kills the dog. Assuming the jaw doesnt lock you then use that dogs corpse to beat the other dogs to death.

        In all seriousness. Killing one dog at a time is your best bet until you escape or they run off.

        is it a perfect solution? Nope and you will get bit. But its like getting into a knife fight… you will get stabbed no matter what. Accept it and use it to your advantage.

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        10 hours ago

        It works about as good as the governments advise about saving money. Just stop eating one meal a day and eat less at the other two.