Let us know what YOU would have done in this situation on the comments! 🙃💡

Your boy will bite in the right set of circumstances. 40 years living with Boerboels gives me the confidence to say this.

I had this happen with my lab once. I did my lifes most convincing and confronting "NO", stomped the ground hard. The dog turned around and ran off. Another time i was alone and caught off guard by a growling dog who came up behind me. We stood there for a few seconds and i slowly rose my hands to point towards the house he came from and said very firmly and deep "Back inside!" and it went back inside.

I said the same thing about my 14 month old Boerboel. She would never actually bite anyone or anything. Shes a big intimidating baby. But just yesterday the rooster chose to try and flog the grandbaby. In comes the fur missile. First time I’ve actually seen her be more than imposing. She impressed me.

It comforts me to hear actually that you have Burleigh often leashed due to his drives. I have a Great Dane male with extremely high prey drive and lot’s of protection in him. So I have realised we will never reach a level 3 of leash. For me it’s not worth the risk😅

I carry a broken lunge whip.  I find the crack breaks the off lead dogs  concentration so it diffuses  the situation

😊I had 3 dogs, all in lead, country walk.  An off lead black lab female charged us, teeth bare. I let my eldest Staffie/Border Collie off to protect us, saying 'LOOK, DOGGIE". Immediately, he understood, did a powerful body block, and just before the black lab launched at him, he made the LOUDEST VERBAL CHAT at her.  She stopped in her tracks, shocked, then backed up and listened.  Other dog owners had stopped  to witness this incredible dog to dog altication.  Neither dog was hurt.  The black lab turned, realisung there was no threat, put her hackles down, and went back to her owner.  I was so proud of him.  
After that event, my eldest dog came to the rescue whenever another dog hassled or attacked us.  He never hurt another dog.  He never got hurt.  He just controlled and stopped dogs in their tracks.  He was a therapy dog who loved babies, and worked with the elderly of his own accord in a care home.  A treasure for sure. RIP 😢.

Thank you for sharing this experience.  This is a difficult experience but you clearly explain the situation and provide how you addressed it.

Problem with having small dogs in this situation is that the recall triggers the chase and it escalates

I've had a couple Boerboels, and been around several. I have no doubt that if the big fella TRULY believed that Lakota, or you or your family were in real danger, he would  have ripped the face off of that threat.

I love how you can breakdown a brief but complex incident, and can help us look out for the best choices available

Thanks to Tom I carry Halt Spray.  Unfortunately it did not phase my neighbors dog that slipped out of his collar and latch on to my dog’s chest. Although the owner and a nice neighbor came to help, I had to remove my dog’s leash and choke out the dog. The scariest moment of my life.

46 years ago, I was walking my Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix on a quiet street in a very small town.  Most dogs were not leashed nor fenced in.  As we approached one house, a very large German Shepherd came charging toward us. I dropped the leash and my dog, who was quite a bit smaller, charged toward the Shepherd.  She hit him like a line baker.  He got knocked down and ran off.  We continued on our walk without further incidents.  Future walks were fine.  The Shepherd just watched us pass.

Hi Tom, very relatable regarding having a young pup getting attacked and completely loosing resiliency and now being afraid and reactive to most things😢 I adopted my now 2 year old girl (collie/whippet x) when she was 4 months.  Did a lot of training and courses, and we were making good progress. She got attacked whilst on lead by an off-leash dog, bit her head through the muzzle,  left a big puncture wound. She has never been the same since😢 That incident took us back to beyond square 1. Frustrating,  but I'm determined to get thru it.  Thanks for sharing all your great knowledge,  for free,  with us. X from NZ

We have had to deal with this recently (actually twice), once with my wife and once with me.

I have a neighbor who does not leash her two dogs, nor does she have control of them.
I recently got a 2.5-year-old GSD (83 pounds), who is my Service dog. I had him for two days, and I was
walking him in the morning, when her two dogs charged at him (from across the street and over a house).
And yes, it freaked us both out (the GSD and me). Her response was "I didn't know you had a dog."
I responded with "It's my service dog, and I would appreciate it if you don't let your dogs charge at us.

Three days ago, I was sleeping (I sleep during the day) and my wife had taken my GSD
out to potty and then check the mail. Again, her two dogs charged out at my GSD.
The neighbors' response was that she didn't know that my wife was outside with my GSD.

My wife pulled her shoulder in the incident, and came in to wake me up to inform me of the incident.
I went over and informed the neighbor that she needs to keep her dogs under control, that there is a
leash law, and that if it happens again i will call the sheriff (or animal control). Her response was that they
(her dogs) just wanted to play. I informed her that my service dog is not a pet but "Medical equipment."
She got upset and said, "Well, just call the police then."  So going forward, that will be my line of action.

I really don't have an issue with dogs that slip out (it happens), and I deal with it as an accident.
It's the ones who show no regard for others and have zero control over their dogs I take issue with.

That being said, I do carry pepper spray, and after dark, I carry a pistol as well, just in case.

We had a dog being walked by a kid that couldn’t handle the animal.  We both stood in front of our animal with chest and arms open.  Told animal to GO!  The animal stopped abruptly and turned around.  We then kept walking .

I was out walking my three dogs on leashes: a Kangal, a Malinois, and a mixed-breed female.
Suddenly, a small, young, fluffy dog ​​came barking towards us and would have run straight into my group of dogs.
That wouldn't have ended well for the little guy. I was afraid for him and for myself.
Within a second, I decided to let the Kangal off the leash. My Kangal stopped the little dog, gave him a few nudges, and chased him back down the street to his owner.

Everything turned out alright; I was lucky and made the right decision intuitively.

Stop saying you are ADHD you are just brilliant

Now I do everything you said, happens to me monthly we deal off leash dog.

This is a big problem on my street well most of my town thanks for the tip