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madevilfish t1_j9r26qb wrote

Reply to Same dog has bit my dog 2 times in the last 6 months by Plenty_Library2183

A last resort to protect yourself and your dog is to grab the attacking dog's collar (if you can), pull up and toward the dog's nose so its front paws are off the ground, and twist. The collar will cut off the dog's oxygen and make it blackout. But if you do it too long, you will kill the dog FYI.

Hopefully, it won't come to that.

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missesT1 t1_j9r1yez wrote

Reply to Same dog has bit my dog 2 times in the last 6 months by Plenty_Library2183

Our old neighbor had a 15 pound dog that kept attacking our 68 pound dog. That little bastard eventually punctured the skin on his leg (near ankle) and it was gnarly. During that incident our dog bit back for the first time and it got ugly. I guess my advice is, don’t let it go.

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BigLeagueBanker69 t1_j9qx56p wrote

Reply to comment by jdeeebs in People in DC with a Master's degree make less than the average DC salary? by jdeeebs

Tech, engineering, finance, consulting, etc. all pay highly without requiring advanced degrees. Then you have law/medicine which also pay highly but require Doctorate level degrees. I don't think most people getting Masters degrees are doing it with the same intention as Law School kids or Finance undergrads where it's like "Okay literally all I have to do is earn this degree and I can easily make $250K for the rest of my life". I think most Masters degrees are more intellectual/academic pursuits with marginal compensation/professional development components.

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CountNaberius t1_j9qx2cm wrote

Reply to Same dog has bit my dog 2 times in the last 6 months by Plenty_Library2183

VA law (unsure of D.C. but I bet it’s similar) prohibits legal action against dog bites if it’s the first indication of aggression. Since you’re well beyond that, and have documented instances of prior aggression, I’d go ahead and tell the owner of that dog that you will pursue legal action if they don’t leash their dog from now on, even if you don’t intend to. Keep pestering animal control / ANC commissioner as well.

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BigLeagueBanker69 t1_j9qwrsx wrote

Reply to comment by resdivinae in People in DC with a Master's degree make less than the average DC salary? by jdeeebs

I think you're on to something. I feel like a lot of people I know with Masters degrees in DC studied liberal arts and now work in academia, or like you said, non-profit or even government.

Those that work in Law/Medicine typically have beyond a masters degree and many that work in finance/STEM don't need any degree beyond a bachelors to get high-paying finance/tech/engineering jobs. Would actually make a lot of sense to me if most Masters degree were more intellectual/academic pursuits and less so about "Hey I just need to crank out this degree really quickly so I can be a _____ and make $250K/year"

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