Threat Profile

• Expect hyper-excitable, unpredictable behavior
• Note focus on movement, sound, and threats
• Account for high pain tolerance
• Protect face, throat, hands, lower legs

Behavior Signs

• Watch for aimless wandering and stumbling
• Expect sudden, unprovoked aggression spikes
• Note the fixed, unnatural stare
• Spot excessive drool and erratic gait

Risk Zones

• Beyond fifteen meters, observe and plan exit
• Five to fifteen meters, evade and create distance
• Inside five meters, escape now
• Mind the frontal threat arc and rear blind spots

Detect Early

• Scan, listen, observe constantly
• Watch for movement at the edges
• Listen for erratic barking or gurgling
• Use elevation and cover to observe

Create Distance

• Move away without running
• Back away slowly while facing the dog
• Never turn your back
• Angle off using obstacles and vehicles

Use Terrain

• Get behind solid cover
• Climb if a route is available
• Close doors, gates, and fences between you
• Let obstacles do the work

Break Line of Sight

• Use compounds, alleys, dense vegetation
• Change your orientation
• Force the dog to re-acquire you
• Disappear, then keep moving

Escape and Exfil

• Once clear, keep moving to safety
• Do not double back
• Reach a secured location
• Treat any contact as a medical emergency