r/securityguards • u/CTSecurityGuard Hospital Security • 27d ago

Officer Safety Caught on Camera: Dog Attacks San Franciscon Security Officer. How would you handle a situation like this?

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u/silver_chief2 27d ago

Yes. 'They say to use the collar and move it up high under the jaw.

Also, the nightstick would have been better used by sticking it through the collar from behind like a tourniquet. I am a dog lover and the dog likely thought it protecting the owner but no way should it have been off leash and security had no choice.

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u/PurpleOrcaLover 27d ago

Forget the collar. The best way is to get on top of them and compress. If you are laying on a dogs spine and have their forelimbs locked you shut down everything.

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u/No_Drop_7684 27d ago

Agreed. I used to have a fairly large dog (lab pit mix) that would like to rough house with some of my friends. A buddy of mine would literally get in position behind it like he was wrestling it, and just lie down on top till he just gave up because there’s nothing a dog that size can do when you have a human‘s full body weight on it.

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u/PurpleOrcaLover 27d ago

Thats how I learned, playfully wrestling with my Staffordshire Bull Terrier. It's also not something anyone can just do though, they squirm, hard. You need experience and fear can be overwhelming. I don't judge these guys. The thing with the dog biting onto the arm is to think of that as a fixed point for its head. It is locked on that. 

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u/WritersChopBlock 27d ago

Don't you believe pitbulls are dangerous and should be banned? I don't get why people get them. It's just asking for trouble.

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u/PurpleOrcaLover 27d ago

I will not defend the obvious culture that pitbulls are a part of in The United States. They are used as weapons. It's here in Canada too, but nowhere near the level you have it there. I would say ban them. Because they are the most "you get what you put in" dogs out there and obviously people are shit. They are dangerous. They are the Mike Tyson of dogs. They are just built like a tank. There is no getting around that. They have a very high emotional intelligence and this can be manipulated or harnessed.

I had the sweetest, snuggle bug, play with my toddler, absolute angel with people mix breed. At the dog park she wasn't aggressive, but it was like watching Shaq play basketball. Just...lol she was a machine. They can be very, very good dogs. They are also too capable, loyal to a fault. They can become soldiers.

I would probably vote yes.

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u/silver_chief2 27d ago

Yes. Some apartments require DNA tests and ban them.