[an0n]

You can go two routes:

[list=1]

• Make friends with the dogs by asserting her authority (a sharp 'Sit' or 'Stay' should work) and then giving them some treats. After that, all they'll do is maybe nose her pockets trying to get some biscuits offa her.
• Attack the lead dog. Just boot the ****er right in the throat then run screaming at the rest of the pack.

[Vertigo1]

Honestly, your best defense in situations like this is to gather as much evidence as you can and then release it to the media.  In the mean time, the next time the dogs show up around your mother, tell her to absolutely under no condition should she ever run.  If she keeps her cool, they shouldn't attack.  Right now it is important that none of you use any kind of lethal force except in a life and death situation.  

Where was she at when she was attacked by the dogs?  She might have stumbled across their "territory", and they saw her as a threat and acted accordingly.

Be sure to remind her that if they ever do start biting at her, to grab their lower jaw and hang on tight.  Then tell her to start beating the dog on the nose repeatedly with her hand shouting as loud as she can "NO!" and then release the animal.  If the dog comes back, do it again.  She has to assert dominance over them, or they will never leave her alone.

[IceFire]

Rotweilers and other dangerous breeds are starting to be banned here.  , in Ontario they are banned altogther now.  Existing dogs are ok but selling and breeding them is now prohibited.  There's been a recent spat of dog attacks by these particular types (they really were trained as attack and guard dogs) and people are totally fed up.

Take care, talk to the authorities if a dog presents a problem...one day it will attack someone if provoked...certainly if its behavior is already one that is agressive to humans.

[Rictor]

You sir make me sick.
no offence intended.

[Liberator]

Rotts are perfectly fine animals, you just have to have the patience to deal with them on their own terms.  And you'll never find a more protective pet for a child that is old enough to understand how to interact with the animal.  It's like teaching them how to behave around horses and cattle and other livestock.  You have to deal with them on their own terms or they'll get ya.  That said, a roaming dog or large pet of any kind is a threat that needs to be dealt with.  Call Animal Control and have it hauled off,  they have the authority to deal with the owners from a position of power, unlike your parents.

[karajorma]

Originally posted by Styxx
Have her carry meat. Poisoned meat, or ground beef with shredded glass. When the dogs get too close, throw the meat at them and keep walking. They won't bother her anymore.

Around here we had some serious problems with people with dogs on public parks - they walked with their dogs unbound, or had really big dogs (with no hopes of them restraining the dogs if the animals decided to do anything) such as rottweilers, belgian sheperds, filas, etc., and there were several cases of attacks against people. Until some people started to take small pieces of poisoned meat to the parks. They just dropped it on random spots, but they were somewhat visible - so only uncontrolled dogs ate them, then died. People started to take a lot more care with their dogs after that.

If you're not trying to kill the dogs I'd suggest sleeping pills in the meat. Then paint them blue or shave the word ****** into their fur or something. When news gets out that someone is doing that the owners will keep their dogs indoors.

[beatspete]

Funnily enough, I was checking up on one of my Nationstates countries.  The Kingdom of Massive Bender has 'yourmother' as the national animal:

The arms industry is backed by government subsidies and harsh anti-protest laws are in place, skateparks can be found in every city, drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, and yourmother populations thrive as dogs are slaughtered in their millions.

[Sandwich]

A shark suit would make a dog attack almost funny.

[vyper]

Dunno wtf that came from but

[Unknown Target]

Pepper spray doesn't work on dogs, in case someone suggested that.

Tasers and paintball guns are good ideas.

[Liberator]

Why doesn't it?  They're sense of smell is much more acute than a humans.

[Flipside]

Pepper spray works, but it's mainly directed at eyes, it's just easier to get hold of than other things. Your best bet, oddly enough, is a bottle of Sure or some other spray on deoderant, give them a nose full of that and suddenly you become a very firm second on their agenda

[Unknown Target]

I don't know why, I just read that pepper spray doesn't work on dogs. I guess it's cause their noses are differently structured.

[Vertigo1]

Originally posted by Unknown Target
I don't know why, I just read that pepper spray doesn't work on dogs. I guess it's cause their noses are differently structured.

As far as I know, you can train some dogs to ignore pepper spray.  Hell, I don't know if they still do it now, but the police used to get dogs addicted to drugs so they would do a better job of finding the stuff.

What might work too is hit 'em with cold water, or have someone use their gardenhose on them.  That'll either scare them off or piss them off. (the former being the most likely)  She could also buy a toy gun and fire off a few shots (I'm talking the kind that make the loud pops using gunpowder).

[Flipside]

Thing is, point a gun of any kind at a human and they have a pretty good idea what's coming next, point one at a dog and it's a small metal tube.

[Vertigo1]

Originally posted by Flipside
Thing is, point a gun of any kind at a human and they have a pretty good idea what's coming next, point one at a dog and it's a small metal tube.

Plastic actually, and the point is that it makes a loud bang, which would normally startle any animal nearby.

[Flipside]

True, but the problem with things like Bull Terriers is the more scared they are, the more violent they usually become My Border Collie was attacked by one once and we had to use a crowbar to get it to let go of his leg, despite the fact that Max had torn it's back to pieces. They are very protective dogs, and will turn vicious at the slightest provocation. I've known people hit them over the head with a baseball bat, breaking the bat, and it didn't even slow the thing down

[Vertigo1]

Yeah, at the house I lived at previously my neighbor had a pit bull that they let run wild.  That damn dog would come running over into ours and would snap and snarl at me constantly.  It even did the same thing to my niece and nephiew, which really set me off.  The owners apparently got wind of me planning to blow it away with the shotgun the next time it came near me and kept it fenced up in their back yard.