Jesus christ.. I was attacked by a mad dog last Juli 24th/almost two full days ago. No kid ya. I was out cycling on my mountain bike, at p/m 21h45, when all of a sudden, from the parking space/the front garden of a big house, some sort of big fight dog, barking like two mother fucker, came running towards me.. and ja, I knew it was bad news from the get-go then.
Jesus christ.. I'm very lucky it only bit the middle finger on my left hand. I had to keep the BIG crazy fucker away from me with my bike (struggling to keep the bike between the dog and me).. for a couple of minutes.. till it's owner finally arrived on the scene.
Um, most of the time me and dogs go together quite well. Really. I sometimes think (not very seriously) of myself as someone with the soul of a (relaxed/big) dog.. but this was just shear madness, I tell ya. This was total law breaking stuff (here in Holland/not per se so in this city though).
Jesus christ.. most correct perception here should be that I had to defend my life, or surely my limps, there and then. Feels like 'my dog's soul' kinda saved me, I'm reckoning now. Kept repeating: 'Calm down, calm down', 'I wish to do you no harm', 'calm the fuck down'.
Dog caught me whilst I didn't defend myself properly for a moment there. I was forced to push it's big, mad/mean looking, head away from my leg and that's the moment the dog bit my hand.
Went to the emergency department of the local hospital and got my tetanus shot p/m an hour after the event took place and I've been on antibiotics for the last two days too. Um, not particularly feeling that great (but that's maybe also hot/clammy weather related.. imo, the shittiest weather on the weather-spectrum here).
Am now pondering what to do about the lack of helping effort by it's owner that evening. Dog is clearly a threat to the public and he waited way to long to get the dog to calm down. He was there when the crazy dog managed to bite me, watching from 10/15 meters. He saw what happened but took action way too late, IMO.
