Bit By Dog Today

[green-pa]

I was bit today by my customer's neighbor's dog. Nothing real big, probably 35lbs, and a mutt. However he sure packed a bite. I'd seen him earlier this year and last year and no problems, just some barking. He's not even supposed to be out but they let him out or he gets out. This customer is in a line of folks with 1 acre+ properties and there is a big road that goes between him and the dog's owner. So the dog had to come WAY over ( about 30-40 feet) off his property to get me. I was so pissed off as he was barking at me but I didn't charge at him or pay him much ming. Next thing I know he got me good on the side of my left leg next to the knee. Didn't think it was much of a wound as I didn't see blood soaking my jeans but when I went to my truck to pull the pant leg up to take a peak, it was really nasty. Haven't had hardly any dog bites in my life so I wasn't used to it. He marked me up really good with a big gash in the skin and other small indentions from the smaller teeth as well as bruising from the force/pressure. I'm sure it would've been much worse had I only shorts on or if he'd gotten my bare skin. The jeans probably will save me from having to get stitches. I may post some picks tommorow. I was gonna let it slide til I saw how bad it was. I went to the neighbor ( followed by the harrassing dogs the whole way) and told her what happenned. She was more shocked at the bite marks than the fact he did it. She put something like neosporin and a big bandaid over it. However I should've washed it with soap and water 1st ( I later found out ). She said he had all his shots for rabies, ect and that she was VERY sorry. I told her "I hope I don't need stitches". I'm sure if I did she woulda got the bill. I just found out I need 2 root canals which cost $3200 ( $1800 after insurance ) so I was not in the mood to fit the bill for more medical stuff, especially when it's someone else's fault.
I really wanted to kick that blasted animal in the gutt or neck after what it did to me. But my kicks probablyi aren't quite up to the quickness of a dog's reflexes. Now my fist is another story, but then I'd be risking damage to my fingers and I need them for my trimmer and occasionally for my mower :laugh:

Thank God it wasn't a Pit or something much bigger like a Mastive!

Do u guys have any story/s to relate?

[kleankutslawn]

no dog bite story but sorry for you that it happened

[ted putnam]

I had basically the same thing happen to me last year. A Boston Terrier. The little black and white dogs that look like a Boxer. I was wearing shorts and he latched on to my shin. I kicked him in the head once while he was latched on , he didn't let go. I kicked at him a second time and he let go to miss my foot. He crossed the street to get me. So I crossed the street to tell the owner and find out if he was current on his shots. She said" I can't believe he did that, he's never done that before". She soaked it with Hydrogen peroxide and covered it with a piece of gauze. I went back across the street to finish my customers lawn and when I was done I talked to my customer. he asked what happened and I told him the story. He said, "she's lying, that little bastard bit my son about a month ago while he was skateboarding". It kinda made me mad, but I just let it go. It was gashed, bruised and sore for a couple of weeks.

[huskres]

why the hell dont you guys call the cops on these people? they shouldnt own dogs if they cant control them

[green-pa]

I had basically the same thing happen to me last year. A Boston Terrier. The little black and white dogs that look like a Boxer. I was wearing shorts and he latched on to my shin. I kicked him in the head once while he was latched on , he didn't let go. I kicked at him a second time and he let go to miss my foot. He crossed the street to get me. So I crossed the street to tell the owner and find out if he was current on his shots. She said" I can't believe he did that, he's never done that before". She soaked it with Hydrogen peroxide and covered it with a piece of gauze. I went back across the street to finish my customers lawn and when I was done I talked to my customer. he asked what happened and I told him the story. He said, "she's lying, that little bastard bit my son about a month ago while he was skateboarding". It kinda made me mad, but I just let it go. It was gashed, bruised and sore for a couple of weeks.

That sucks! Was there any permanent scaring? I've heard that if u are attacked by a dog and must defend yourself that their gutt is the weakest part. Of course if it's too big of a dog it may not matter much. I'm thinking about getting a can of mace or pepper. I could use my knife, but for most dogs it would mean having to reach down too far lol, then they may go for the throat or hand - not worth it.

[green-pa]

why the hell dont you guys call the cops on these people? they shouldnt own dogs if they cant control them

I spoke with my customer to warn him about them and ask about the lady. He told me he's lived there 10 years and never had a problem however wants to make sure she keeps the dog fenced in or locked down from now on, not only for me and other workers that come to do service for him, but especially for his little neices and children of the family that come to visit. I'm considering making a report. If I see him out again I will certainly do that. I've taken pictures of the wound and hopefully they will be good in case it happens again or if he's let loose. If I see him out again and he comes for me, I'm going for him next time. He's not big enough to run me off. Some dogs u just have to let em know who's boss I guess.

[Varsity L&G]

Was bitten on the hand by a chow a couple years ago. Loved dogs and had no problems with them until that day.

That is the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. I was scared to even be in the same room with my own dog for awhile.

If I hear a dog you will find me on the top of the truck!

[Whitey4]

First, I'm a dog lover. Dogs that bite have assholes for owners. Having said that, even a pit bull will let go if you can get a solid punch in to the throat. Get the windpipe. If they can't breathe, they won't hold on. Same goes for some six foot seven human-beer muscle gorilla in a bar.... just be aware, this move is potentuially lethal. "Go for the throat"..... it means kill the attacker. You collapse the windpipe, the animal will die if you hit it hard enough.

If attacked by a dog, I have no reluctance to use this move.... a person... well, one must realise it could kill him.

I got bitten by a four foot iguana two weeks ago.... does that count?

[kleankutslawn]

you guys need to file reports so they will have it on file.whos 2 say this will happen again and the owner says this has never happened before!

[Mr. Vern]

Last summer I had to go into a buddie's backyard and look at something for him, and he said if he wasn't home to just go on into the yard. Well, I get there and these 2 little yappie dogs started tryign to scare me, so I walk past them. The one little rat looking thing keeps following me and I think "I hope he isn't stupid enough to bite the back of my leg. Sure enough, I feel this sharp pain in the back of my leg. I look down, turn and kick at him and he takes off running. I chased him for 20 minutes straight - I was gonna grab him by the throat and hold him under water in the pool until I felt he had learned his lesson. Well, after 20 minutes I gave up on catching him for the day, but I knew I'd get another shot at him at some point. Well, about 3 weeks later I jumped into my buddies truck and there was the dog sitting on the seat. That dude took one look at me and he couldn't get under the seat fast enough. My buddy asks me what's up, and I said :I'm gonna kill him, that's whats' up". Naturally, he tells me I can't kill the dog because it's his buddy, and I told him "well you need to start looking for a new buddy, that dog bit me the other day when I was in your backyard". He acted all surprised as most people do.
Needless to say, I didn't kill the dog, but I bet he never even thinks about biting me again!
One thing I have found with dogs is that if you can get ahold of their throat and put them on their back, they will submit. Haven't tried this with a Pit yet, and hope I never have to. It's worked several times with other breeds. You might get your hands bit a little in the process, but it seems to make you the Alpha dog in their eyes.

[green-pa]

I got bitten by a four foot iguana two weeks ago.... does that count?

Wow, that may be worse, if they are any thing like those things the Croc hunter used to mess with. Used to know what they were. My mom has a very well trained dog and he's very gentle and is what I would want as far as personality if I had a dog. But some are like u say "Aholes" cause of the owner. Good advice on that collapsing the windpipe deal. I gotta remember that. This one didn't hold on but just snapped real hard and fast.

I haven't been bit badly by a dog since I was like 5 and that was over 20 years ago, so this is making me open my eyes and ears up to possibilities of potential dangers. Once in a while on the news you'll hear about a loose Pit messing up or killing a small child or elderly person. I think I'd shoot my own dog if I new it bit a child or old person for no good reason.

[green-pa]

Last summer I had to go into a buddie's backyard and look at something for him, and he said if he wasn't home to just go on into the yard. Well, I get there and these 2 little yappie dogs started tryign to scare me, so I walk past them. The one little rat looking thing keeps following me and I think "I hope he isn't stupid enough to bite the back of my leg. Sure enough, I feel this sharp pain in the back of my leg. I look down, turn and kick at him and he takes off running. I chased him for 20 minutes straight - I was gonna grab him by the throat and hold him under water in the pool until I felt he had learned his lesson. Well, after 20 minutes I gave up on catching him for the day, but I knew I'd get another shot at him at some point. Well, about 3 weeks later I jumped into my buddies truck and there was the dog sitting on the seat. That dude took one look at me and he couldn't get under the seat fast enough. My buddy asks me what's up, and I said :I'm gonna kill him, that's whats' up". Naturally, he tells me I can't kill the dog because it's his buddy, and I told him "well you need to start looking for a new buddy, that dog bit me the other day when I was in your backyard". He acted all surprised as most people do.
Needless to say, I didn't kill the dog, but I bet he never even thinks about biting me again!
One thing I have found with dogs is that if you can get ahold of their throat and put them on their back, they will submit. Haven't tried this with a Pit yet, and hope I never have to. It's worked several times with other breeds. You might get your hands bit a little in the process, but it seems to make you the Alpha dog in their eyes.


That's kindof a funny one :) Man, I have small hands so I do know if I'd want to risk putting my hands on a throat of something as powerful as a pit, unless of course he's already clamped down on my legg or other arm. I don't have much hand to loose lol.

[huskres]

Im also a delivery guy and have had dogs come after me, I carry mase and a knife and will gut a dog if it bites me. If it will do it to me it will do it to a helpless kid or old man walking. I see loose dogs every day on my route.

[Mr. Vern]

Man, I have small hands so I do know if I'd want to risk putting my hands on a throat of something as powerful as a pit, unless of course he's already clamped down on my legg or other arm. I don't have much hand to loose lol.

Make no mistakes, I don't ever want to have to tangle with a Pit! Dogs don't scare me at all, but a Pit aint your average dog!
I witnessed a Pit grabbing a friend of mine's dog by the back of it's neck. My friend who was at least 280lbs was hitting that pit across it's back with a 2x4 with everything he had, over and over and over again, and that Pit never even flinched. It was scary! Finally, the dog's owner showed up and called him off. That was 19 years ago, and I am convinced if that guy had not shown up that Pit would still have that dog in its mouth.LOL

[laxative]

I took my pit to the pound years ago.

Punted a mean little Scottish Terrier once. Owner called the police on me. No charges but a bad scene with police, a screaming homeowner, me and truck and tailer, and lots of rain. Dog snapped at the police lady too.

[ALC-GregH]

I took my pit to the pound years ago.

Punted a mean little Scottish Terrier once. Owner called the police on me. No charges but a bad scene with police, a screaming homeowner, me and truck and tailer, and lots of rain. Dog snapped at the police lady too.

Now thats funny. Did the cop shoot the dog? LOL

I have never been bitten but if the day comes, whatever dog does try to bite me, it will be in for a hurtin. I'll do whatever it takes to put the hurtin on any dog that tries or DOES bite me. I won't tolerate a dog attack at all. I have a dog now that is a very cool dog, friendly, listens very well and doesn't go after anyone.

Then I read on here about the dog that came at him while mowing and the dog got injured. It doesn't make any sense that he would be responsible when the dog came after him. Had he been walking in the yard and the dog came at him, would he have gotten bit by the dog? Maybe so, then the tides would change and the owner would be responsible as they should be when the dog came at him while on the mower.

I don't care HOW much a customer loves their pet dog, if it comes after me, it's going down in more ways then one!

[ALC-GregH]

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[Grits]

Ya'll act like a bunch of women.

[ALC-GregH]

Ya'll act like a bunch of women.

No, just this guy.... LOL

If I hear a dog you will find me on the top of the truck!

[mnglocker]

OC spray (mace) works well on most dogs, and it gives you alot more safety space than a knife does with non-lethal resaults. Get a decent sized can MKII or MKIII sized and keep it on your belt. MY suggestions would be First Defence, Freeze +P, or FOX Labs brands, thos are the most potent ones on the market and are what most police supply houses carry. $10-20 on average.

[slowleak1]

wasnt cuttin grass at the time, but me and my gf (pregnant at the time) got home late one nite. she got out the truck and a pitbill came running out of nowhere at her. shot him right there in the yard. cops show up and said thanks, he bit a 6 year old earlier that day. im not taking any chances with a pit, once there jaw locks, its not coming back open.

down here there is a leash law. you get fined for your dog being loose, if the dog bites someone they kill it. dont know what yalls laws are in other places, but maybe its somethign to vheck into

[bill8379]

My neighbour got a new little Chihuahua, it was standing on a snow bank barking non-stop at me and my dog. It got really vicious then accidentally fell through the fence into my yard. Then it got scared and shut up. I picked it up and put it back through the fence on top of the snow bank and the little thing turned around and started barking at me again.

[mybowtie]

My sister has a little toy terrier..that little snaggletooth latches onto my pant leg every time im there. Cant really hurt me..think it only has 2 teeth..lol

[old oak lawn]

my moms nabor had a small mut [ they would not keep up ] that kept comming over to her yard the, tryed to bite my wife and 5 year old son 2 different times. i told them to keep it pened up but they would not. next time it came over i gave a 12ga shot and dug a hole.

[Martin Mowing]

As a kid I lived in the country, I remember our neighbors chow (1 of 3) kept coming over and trying to kill our cats, one night my brother heard them again and they were trying to get into a small doghouse that was under his bedroom window where a cat was hiding, he went out in his skivies with a 12gauge and well you know, they only had two chows after that. That being said i am a dog lover and have a jack russel and a min pin that are like kids to us. Both of them would probably nipp at a strangers pant leg if they were in the back yard but would probably do no harm. IF someone were to hurt or kill them just because they nipped at them....you would not want to be that person.

[whoopassonthebluegrass]

You know, the REAL problem is all the people out there who buy dogs and then don't do anything but keep them alive. No discipline, no rules, no nothing. I HATE that.

Dog's CAN be smart and good, yadda yadda. But if nobody takes the time to teach them, then they're just mangy sacks of crap, GUARANTEED. And that's MOST of them in my experience.

I have no tolerance for dogs. I'll do anything I have to to get a dog off my case. I've kicked em, used a baseball bat, sprayed 'em with my chems, weed whacked 'em, you name it. If I had a gun, I'd shoot down any dog that was an actual threat to my safety... and then kick it for good measure.

I don't get paid to put up with vermin.

(Okay, now you dog lovers can vilify me.)

[bare spot]

got a nice bite a few yrs ago, a few blocks away from way i live. happen to be walking a by a house, as the people were coming out of the house, at the same a dog flew right out the door and made a bee line right towards me. dog didn't give me much chance but thought he looked freindly but the his bite wasn't (then he ran in the house). anyway few days ago i get a call from lady looking for wkly maintinece, so get there and turns out it's the same people, didn't see the dog. still don't know if she remembered but after awhile of going over the details of the service, i felt like she was looking me kind of funny, couldn't figure if it was the price but had feeling she was try to place my face with the incident, she did pay some of the medical bills (got me good, they stitched me up) btw she did sign up, will be nice job.

[Atlantic Lawn]

Puncture wounds of any kind are bad news, if the top layer of skin heals over too fast the germs and bacteria are sealed in, creates a nasty infection site.

[Martin Mowing]

Quote "I've kicked em, used a baseball bat, sprayed 'em with my chems, weed whacked 'em, you name it. If I had a gun, I'd shoot down any dog that was an actual threat to my safety... and then kick it for good measure.

I don't get paid to put up with vermin."

Sounds to me like your just scared of dogs. I have been around hundreds of dogs as a hardwoodflooring contractor, as a kid we raised dogs, as an EMT and as a lawn maintenance contractor. In almost all these professions I have had to go into homes and back yards. Get a load of this, I have never thats right never had to do use a bat, spray, weed wack or do anything to a dog to defend myself. DOGS SENSE FEAR AND GO AFTER IT, THATS WHY YOU ARE HAVING TO BEAT UP EVERY DOG YOU RUN IN TO.

[whoopassonthebluegrass]

Sounds to me like your just scared of dogs.... I have never thats right never had to do use a bat, spray, weed wack or do anything to a dog to defend myself. DOGS SENSE FEAR AND GO AFTER IT, THATS WHY YOU ARE HAVING TO BEAT UP EVERY DOG YOU RUN IN TO.

Haha. Nope, not scared. I don't hate all dogs. I didn't mean to infer it. Grew up with 'em, family has 'em...

I more meant to convey that I have ZERO TOLERANCE for stupid, yappy, undisciplined dogs.

On special occasions I spray dogs that run up to me barking like crazy (yep, just for spite).

I took a baseball bat to a dog while learning the chemical trade under LawnTamer. Some unknown dog had already bit a kid in the neighborhood and it had nipped me, as well - so I scrounged around for something to club it to death with and found a little league bat...

The weed whacking was, again, a neighbor's dog of a lawn I do. Any dog that will charge you down when you're operating machinery is trouble. 99% of dogs, even if they don't like you, are scared of the noise. Not this one...

The thing you, perhaps, can't appreciate if you don't chemically treat lawns is this: I go in to these yards and change the scent of their territory. I can be conceived as hostile to even the nicest of dogs. Covered in weed killer, liquid fert, etc - I smell bad to these pooches.

It's not like I'm out there dog bashing every day. I give any non-charging dog a shot at coming up and sniffing me out. The neighbor's Min-Pin comes over every day and I let her in the house to run around and have fun with my boys. I WANT every dog to be nice. But after 10 years of experience with other people's dogs, I'm not so naive as to believe canines are innocent until proven guilty.

[Sydenstricker Landscaping]

I got bit by a german shepard last year right below my left arse cheek. Man did that ever hurt. I was just digging a few holes to put some plants in when out of no where, my leg hurts like a SOB!!!! Turn real quick and look as the dog was turning to run. I ran track in school and was very fast, needless to say I caught up with it and 2 cracks over the head with a shovel knocked it smooth out. I called the cops, they came with animal control. Cop gets out of the cruiser with his 12 gauge ready to roll. They take the dog, find the owners name, who was on vacation at the time. I went to the ER, got it all cleaned up and what not. Luckily it didnt puncture, just scraped and bruised. The owners finally came home and contacted me. I got the medical bills paid and a new pair of Levi's LOL:) It is one thing if a dog bites me, but if one came at my wife or kids, I got plenty of buckhammer rounds for my 12 gauge that will end the dog. Mind you I love dogs and have always had one, so Im not a hater. But it really does boil down to the owners being jerks and mistreating and not handling the dogs and training them properly. Sometimes the owner is the one who should be capped, not the dog

[Martin Mowing]

[QUOTE=. Sometimes the owner is the one who should be capped, not the dog[/QUOTE]

Couldn't agree more!

[green-pa]

Make no mistakes, I don't ever want to have to tangle with a Pit! Dogs don't scare me at all, but a Pit aint your average dog!
I witnessed a Pit grabbing a friend of mine's dog by the back of it's neck. My friend who was at least 280lbs was hitting that pit across it's back with a 2x4 with everything he had, over and over and over again, and that Pit never even flinched. It was scary! Finally, the dog's owner showed up and called him off. That was 19 years ago, and I am convinced if that guy had not shown up that Pit would still have that dog in its mouth.LOL

Man, that is a scary story. I woulda thought a 2x4 would do the trick even against a mastive or something. Guess they take pain better than we do.

[green-pa]

wasnt cuttin grass at the time, but me and my gf (pregnant at the time) got home late one nite. she got out the truck and a pitbill came running out of nowhere at her. shot him right there in the yard. cops show up and said thanks, he bit a 6 year old earlier that day. im not taking any chances with a pit, once there jaw locks, its not coming back open.

down here there is a leash law. you get fined for your dog being loose, if the dog bites someone they kill it. dont know what yalls laws are in other places, but maybe its somethign to vheck into

Yeah, to be honest, I wouldn't mind it if they killed that animal. It pisses me off to think of the scar I may have and worse than that, what could happen to a little kid or old person.

Wow, did u have a gun right there in your truck. U must've been ready 4 em!
Nice shootin

[green-pa]

You know, the REAL problem is all the people out there who buy dogs and then don't do anything but keep them alive. No discipline, no rules, no nothing. I HATE that.

Dog's CAN be smart and good, yadda yadda. But if nobody takes the time to teach them, then they're just mangy sacks of crap, GUARANTEED. And that's MOST of them in my experience.

I have no tolerance for dogs. I'll do anything I have to to get a dog off my case. I've kicked em, used a baseball bat, sprayed 'em with my chems, weed whacked 'em, you name it. If I had a gun, I'd shoot down any dog that was an actual threat to my safety... and then kick it for good measure.

I don't get paid to put up with vermin.

(Okay, now you dog lovers can vilify me.)


Wow, u've used a trimmer! Did the dog get cut a bit or what happenned? How did the chemicals do?

I feel the same way, people must give some kind of attention and or instruction or a dog will be basically wild. My mom has a dog that has been trained and they've taught it well. It's very gental and knows how to play without hurting u, even though it easily could.

[green-pa]

Puncture wounds of any kind are bad news, if the top layer of skin heals over too fast the germs and bacteria are sealed in, creates a nasty infection site.

I had jeans on and there is no trace of a hole. So I'm thinking that it's pretty much from the impact of his jaws. Like if u took a butter knife and jabbed it into your jeans over your skin, it may not put a hole in the pants but it will sure mess your legg up.

[green-pa]

I got bit by a german shepard last year right below my left arse cheek. Man did that ever hurt. I was just digging a few holes to put some plants in when out of no where, my leg hurts like a SOB!!!! Turn real quick and look as the dog was turning to run. I ran track in school and was very fast, needless to say I caught up with it and 2 cracks over the head with a shovel knocked it smooth out. I called the cops, they came with animal control. Cop gets out of the cruiser with his 12 gauge ready to roll. They take the dog, find the owners name, who was on vacation at the time. I went to the ER, got it all cleaned up and what not. Luckily it didnt puncture, just scraped and bruised. The owners finally came home and contacted me. I got the medical bills paid and a new pair of Levi's LOL:) It is one thing if a dog bites me, but if one came at my wife or kids, I got plenty of buckhammer rounds for my 12 gauge that will end the dog. Mind you I love dogs and have always had one, so Im not a hater. But it really does boil down to the owners being jerks and mistreating and not handling the dogs and training them properly. Sometimes the owner is the one who should be capped, not the dog

A German Sheppard, man, those can be big! Did u have to corner it or how did u hit in on the run? Wish I woulda had a shuvel. They have pepper spray or tear gas at Meijer for $11. Was going to get some but it was late and u have to get someone with a key to get it. I may get some tommorow.

I really wasn't prepared for what happenned to me. I didn't think he would bite or that it would be so bad. I charged at em after and they ran away but I wish I coulda got a nice Bruce Lee quality kick on that p.o.s. give him a taste of pain at the least.

[Mickhippy]

Couple of weeks ago I was doing some trimming when the owners 14-15mth old Doberman was going ape sh!t at the trimmer. We've all seen it before so just ignored it when all of a sudden it comes up from behind and bites me on the leg!

I obviously wasnt very happy about it but it wasnt bad, no blood or anything so kept on trimming when it came back for another go! Except this time I saw it, revved and swung the trimmer around (3.3mm square line) and got it right under the tail cracking it several times on the NUTS!

That dog bolted running very strangely trying to lick its nuts for some reason!

I have been back since and that dog hasnt come anywhere near the trimmer, or my leg! Amazing!

[David C.]

I was on a job----I let my ramp down to unload my mower---then decide

"I believe I'll have lunch now!!!!"

I find a shade tree---and along comes this Golden Retriever---a full grown dog with a little "puppy" still left in him

Friendly little thing---he sat right beside me---and I shared my cookies with him---he had a big ole smile on his mouth smackin' those cookies!!!!

Does that count????

[Gardens55]

Couple of weeks ago I was doing some trimming when the owners 14-15mth old Doberman was going ape sh!t at the trimmer. We've all seen it before so just ignored it when all of a sudden it comes up from behind and bites me on the leg!

I obviously wasnt very happy about it but it wasnt bad, no blood or anything so kept on trimming when it came back for another go! Except this time I saw it, revved and swung the trimmer around (3.3mm square line) and got it right under the tail cracking it several times on the NUTS!

That dog bolted running very strangely trying to lick its nuts for some reason!

I have been back since and that dog hasnt come anywhere near the trimmer, or my leg! Amazing!

That's not very hippyish Mick! :laugh:

[Mickhippy]

Stupid dog should of known better! Least it wont breed more stupid dogs, I hope! lol

[whoopassonthebluegrass]

Wow, u've used a trimmer! Did the dog get cut a bit or what happenned? How did the chemicals do?

I feel the same way, people must give some kind of attention and or instruction or a dog will be basically wild. My mom has a dog that has been trained and they've taught it well. It's very gental and knows how to play without hurting u, even though it easily could.

Trimmer results: I weed whacked the dog in the face, right on the snout... to almost no effect. The dog didn't slow one bit! Unreal. Had to keep the trimmer between me and the sweet, cuddly, precious man's-best-friend all the way back out front before it let me be...

Chemicals? Pretty effective. Not because of the chems - prob'ly woulda had the same success with water. Done it multiple times, and dogs treat the spray like it's solid - won't pass through it.