I was on the front porch one day... with Max, my 100 lb black lab hunting dog at my side. I had him on a 75ft lanyard.
As he was meandering about the front yard, a neighbor rode by on his bicycle with his huskey in tow... before I could give max a Sit stay he had reached the end of the lanyard at full speed.
The other end was wraped around my right hand....
Max was jerked to a stop, as all my fingers on my right hand, except for my thumb... became anatomically - incorrect.
Not a pretty sight...
Fortunately, I had the wear withall to immediately pull on them and reset them before the swelling began.
Saw the doctor, several X-rays and foturnately no surgery required...
However, my politics have been skewed ever since.