As has been noted I am a vegan and have had dogs so I do love animals and am not a dog hater. I am not sure why love of animals stops me from defending myself when a dog bites me…should I have stopped and explained my deep respect for all living things and asked it to do the same to me and my leg? Would this have worked?
I kicked it into the canal because the initial kicks did not deter it from continuing to attack me and it had chased me for circa 50 metres attempting to bite me before succeeding.
I dont like violence and love people but I assume i can defend myself if I am attacked rather than give a reading from Gandhi or the Buddha ?
If you want to let dogs bite you and do nothing then fair play but i am going to defend myself
EDIT: The cold has got to me and i have not slept properly for two days….may be grumpy.
YGM