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If unavoidable the following works quite well. It does, however, require balls and the acceptance of a certain amount of pain/damage.
It is a "cornered only" strategy which I have used, and although I ended up with a bit of scarring, I won.
Remember: Pain just tells you you’re damaged. It rarely reduces functionality.
So: If possible remove shirt/top (in a hurry) and wrap around your weak arm.
As mutt attacks feed it this tempting target, but as it bites force your forearm as far back in its jaws as you possibly can.
The canine (pointy) teeth are all at the front, also the neared you can get to the mandibular hinge the less leverage the mutt's jaw muscles can exert.
This takes a fair degree of balls and will hurt but you now have control of a thrashing dog. Its instinct is to hang on and shake so it will not let go.
Now the juicy bit and you have to be quick.
Grasp the top of said mutts head with your other hand, the natural position should put your thumb near one of its eyes (which eye depends on whether your left or right handed) using all your strength, and cyclists have disproportional high grip strength, force the thumb into mutly's eye.
Do this with even a moderate degree of force and you will dislodge the eye, penetrate the rear of the optic cavity and disrupt penetrate the brain. Which in a dog is not very big.
If you’re squeamish use less force.
Either way the pooch will loose interest in you very very quickly.
I stress this is a last resort strategy which I have used and is highly effective.
You will get a bit chewed, but it will be on your terms rather then the mutt's.
Toodle pip.