I Had Bitten by a Dog Before: Ouch!!! That’s too painful!!!
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (137238)
Philippines
June 28, 2017 9:36am CST
When I was around 6 years old, I was bitten by a dog. I vividly remember that I was climbing a tree. As I stepped down on the ground, a dog strikes my right cheek bottom. Ouch! I wasn’t rushed to the hospital that time. After washing the wound and let it bleed for some time. A neighbor patched the wound with crushed garlic. It was country’s side way of treating the wound. Luckily, the dog was vaccinated with anti-rabies.
The most embarrassing moment of my life in childhood years. But I still love dogs despite being bitten by a dog.
“Have you bitten by a dog?”
Image Credit: cesarsway.com
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30 responses
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
28 Jun 17
My mom says I was bitten by our puppy when I was 2 years old.
You know, as a toddler, I picked up the puppy, hug it and squeezed so the puppy was hurt and the animal instinct to protect itself, it bit me on the chest.
It was not a bad bite, becuse it didn't leave marks.
I am a dog lover and dogs love me too ;=)
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
29 Jun 17
@Shavkat exactly, but right now we have a super hyper active 7 months old doggie and sometimes I get annoyed of it's non stop messing things.
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@Shavkat (137238)
• Philippines
29 Jun 17
@jaiho2009 That's nice. I think you can train it. What is the dog's breed?
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@infatuatedbby (94921)
• United States
28 Jun 17
Never
My cousin has been though but it was their dog
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@infatuatedbby (94921)
• United States
29 Jun 17
@Shavkat No they don't. It was years ago. They are pet lovers so they are fine
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
28 Jun 17
yes but as was your bite it wasn't to bad
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@atoz1to10 (6781)
• Australia
28 Jun 17
I haven't but my older sister had...right on her waist I think...
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@Shavkat (137238)
• Philippines
29 Jun 17
@atoz1to10 It was an experience that she will never forget.
@atoz1to10 (6781)
• Australia
29 Jun 17
@HAPPSINGH I know... She used to show us (the siblings) her scar when we were young, but I haven't seen it for a long time... I might ask her to show it to me again...
@youless (112146)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Jun 17
That's a very horrible experience. I hope it didn't leave you a big scar. I feel scared if a dog barks at me because I am afraid next step it will try to bite me. People always say not to run to see such a dog because it will make them run after you. I heard the best solution is bow down and pretend to pick up something, like a stone. And the dog will feel scared and then it may walk away. Or try to hold a stick in your hand, it can also make the dog go away.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
28 Jun 17
In my fourth finger and it was a little dog that was trying to bite our Dog.
He is a nasty piece of work but it did nothing to me as I jumped back right away.
Yours must have hurt terribly though. Ouch.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
29 Jun 17
@Shavkat
Don´t blame you either.
The little horror bit me and he was a malicious little thing as well much worse than our dog who was four times bigger.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
30 Jun 17
@Shavkat
I know that I would have been as well.
I am still wary of most dogs even if they seem very gentle.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
29 Jun 17
@Shavkat Me, it has bitten me above the ankle, fortunately, i was in my maong pants that its teeth didn't sink into my leg much. I wiggled my legs so hard that it was thrown so far. My friend came out and saw that, so she took out the dog.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
28 Jun 17
No I have not but my son has. And it was a mean dog.
Sorry this happened to you.
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
28 Jun 17
Lucky to say, that I don't think so, but I do think about it whenever I go out for a walk. Hope that was the last time for you.
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@Marilynda1225 (80050)
• United States
28 Jun 17
I was bitten by a dog when I was young too. Luckily it didn't give me a fear of dogs
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
29 Jun 17
it was Sydney that bit my big toe when my kid brother and her daughter came for vacation. luckily, the dog had the rabies shot. that was my first and hopefully the last bite i had from a dog.
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@Shavkat (137238)
• Philippines
30 Jun 17
@ridingbet The patient became like a mad dog. She keeps running around the hospital.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
29 Jun 17
@Shavkat you mean the patient became mad? possibly the rabies virus was already in his brain. and it is true that when one is bitten by a person bitten by a dog, the rabies may be transmitted to this person, because of the saliva.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Jun 17
I have been bitten several times and still love dogs.
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@Shavkat (137238)
• Philippines
4 Jul 17
@BelleStarr That's nice. My dogs never dare to bite me, too.lol
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
3 Jul 17
@Shavkat I have two dogs but they wouldn't bite me, they love me lol
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@CookieMonster46 (13447)
• United States
29 Jun 17
I know dog bites hurt, I bet your bottom was sore.. I been bit before a dog bit is not any fun.
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@Shavkat (137238)
• Philippines
30 Jun 17
@CookieMonster46 But I handled the situation with full confidence. I am a fighter.
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@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
29 Jun 17
Lucky me, I wasn't able to experienced that and I don't wish it to happen! Have you injected anti rabbies?
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@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
29 Jun 17
@Shavkat good to hear that. Once you've been vaccinated by an anti rabies, will the vaccination last forever? or is it yearly...monthly..or what?
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@gilggg (2538)
• Israel
28 Jun 17
I was also bitten by a dog when I was a little boy, and the dog also bit me in my left cheek bottom. but it did not cause serious injury and I remember that I was more embarrassed than it hurt me.
At the time there was a few years I did not like dogs because of it, but it passed me and today I really like dogs
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