Here’s how pet owners can protect themselves and their pets in the District.
in front of a Giant Food on H Street on Saturday. Pablo, Arcadia, and Charlie were found and returned to their owners not too long after the robberies, but Bruno is still missing.shows that all crime has increased six percent since this time last year—and robberies have jumped 43 percent. Yet it’s tough to say if dognapping incidents have increased on a local or national level because there are no major advocacy groups or law-enforcement agencies that collect this data.
If you are confronted by a dognapper and fear for your safety and that of your dog’s, Lauren Taylor, a self-defense instructor behind the program, says that the best course of action is to de-escalate the situation and distract the attacker. People generally have five methods they can use to defend themselves, she says: Run, Yell, Tell, Hit, and Go Along.
Another way to protect yourself is to tell someone that you need help. You can ask someone nearby to stay with you until the offender leaves or have them contact an authority figure, like a security guard or police officer. Taylor says this tactic is often underutilized because people tend to forget that somebody could help them.
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