dog mace

As a single woman I feel safer like if I’m alone in a dark parking lot if I have mace on me. Also, I live in a rural area and I love to walk my dogs but there are a lot of people who let their dogs roam and some of these dogs are quite large and aggressive. I just have 2 small Shelties and I keep them leashed but the male will attack another dog out of protection for me if it comes over by us and since most of these dogs are bigger, it’s not only potentially deadly for him but I could get seriously mauled if I try to separate them. I’d just rather mace them both. So is it legal to carry and use if threatened like in the situation I described?

dog mace

dog pepper spray

Hey Everyone,

I am stuck at a crossroad. I don’t know what to do about my neighbors dog. Every morning when I go jogging his dogs chase me. They haven’t tried anything because I always bring my German Shepherd with me, and he is easily twice as big as these dogs. There are about four of them, and when I run they try to circle barking at me and my dog. I don’t think they will do anything when my dog is with me, but I am worried about what they might do if he is not there. I am also worried that they might get more confident and attack. I don’t want to get bit, and I don’t want my dog to kill their dogs.

I thought about calling animal control on them, but they are rednecks and they might do something to me if they found out. Also, the road I live on is on the outskirts of town and everyone that lives here has lived there for awhile, and I am afraid that the word would spread if someone found out I was the one who called. I hate these dang, and I am thinking about pepper spraying the crap out of them the next time they bother me. Would that keep them away or entice them?
I haven’t talked to the neighbors yet. I kinda don’t want to. Their yard is huge and it looks like a junk yard. Seriously my wife and I call it junk yard paradise. Luckily it is past my house and doesn’t affect my property value.

Also, I am worried if I call animal control and they go down there they will find out it is me, and slice my tires, kill my dog, bust out my windows. Who knows rednecks are retarded, and don’t care about anyone other than themselves.

Maybe I should kidnap these dogs, and drop them off at the animal shelter. Atleast they would have the chance to be with a family who cares about them.

dog pepper spray

pepper spray dogs

So I was using an air horn to scare off stray dogs. But now I have a pup that can hear so I don’t use it as I dont want him to panic. I have pepper spray but if the wind isn’t blowing in your favor…can’t use it. IL has made a lot of things (tazers) illegal to carry.

The other day, I was walking my sheltie and jrt pup. This large breed dog came out of no where, I assume after the puppy (who darted between my legs and got tangled up in his haste to escape), and nailed my sheltie. Had her around the throat, pinned on the ground. That’s all this dog did. Meanwhile, puppy is flipping shit trying to get out of his collar (thanks for the tip btw, he was unable to get out thankfully!).

Someone (not sure if it was the owner of the offending dog) came over and started to hit the dog that had mine. Everytime they punched the dog it would shake mine. Finally after screaming STOP the person backed off. I handed them the puppy’s leash and grabbed the offending dog by the back legs. Holly was able to scramble away. We went home. My dog is fine. I doubt she even remembers it lol her fluffiness saves her.

I have called AC so many times about these dogs. Even going as far as to hold on to the friendlier ones until AC arrives to pick them up. They are owned by people in the area. If no damage is done, can they still get into legal trouble? Granted my dog didn’t suffer any injuries but I shouldn’t have to fear for our safety just to go on a walk!
I’m at a dead end. I only have one route to take. Even once I get off my street, regardless of which way I take there’s loose dogs. Usually I can’t get off my street without a loose dog approaching us.
Oh and if anyone knows why this dog just held mine like that? I don’t understand. Holly wasn’t moving though. She was looking up at me, whale eye, licking her lips but she wasn’t trying to get away or fight back. Maybe that’s why this dog didn’t really hurt her?

pepper spray dogs

pepper spray dogs

Ok, I live in a neighborhood where a few of my neighbors own dangerous dogs – amongst them, a german shepard. They walk the dogs without leash nor muzzle, letting them walk around, loose. I have a small dog myself, who has been attacked by these dogs in more than one occasion. The situation is getting to a breaking point. I`m trying to avoid calling the police, so i want to know if someone knows some stuff than can prevent an attack. My idea is to walk my dog with a hairspray. Pepper spray is forbidden in my country, so I´m hoping hairspray can have the same effect – does anyone know if it can?

Any suggestions?
I thought I should add this: I`m trying to avoid calling the police for two reasons. 1) Police is highly inefficient in my country, so a formal complaint will have little input on the situation, and 2) These people not that civilized, so a formal complaint can have the reverse effect of them taking revenge on me. I thought I should clear this up.

pepper spray dogs

dog pepper spray

i walk almost every evening when my husband arrives home from work. i have to wait for this time so he can watch the 3 little kids while i walk. we have no dogs of our own just cats. i do like dogs and i am not afraid of them unless they are being aggressive. we live in a very populated shore area of NJ. there are leash laws here but people dont care. 2 times this week i have had a large dog run up to me barking. yesterday it was a pit bull i think and it was big. it came running from the owners front porch and ran up to me while i was walking in the road. i tried my best to ignore it and listen to my music and not run. it actually snapped at my hand but i pulled away. then for whatever reason it went home. i had my ipod on so maybe the owners saw it. i dont know. i was very scared and my heart was racing. i know this is no fault of the dogs but of the stupid owners! i never walk the same route and i always stay in the road. there are no sidewalks and i never walk on peoples lawns or properties because i know that could make an unseen animal feel threatened and i find it rude to walk on someone elses lawn. i can not carry a gun or knife with me its illegal. also a walking stick or umbrella is way to big because i walk fast. i have no pockets. usually my small ipod is clipped to my shirt and i have my phone in one hand and a bottle of poland spring water in the other. i need something small and effective to ward off these dogs. are any of these effective or do you personally know something that is??
can air horn?
ultrasonic dog chaser?
pepper spray?
citronella spray?
i also want something effective that will not cause the dog to be more aggressive. i want to avoid being attacked!
thanks. serious answers only please

dog pepper spray

dog pepper spray

My neighborhood has many dogs in it. Unfortunately, many of these dogs cannot be trusted and are indeed mean. I’ve been chased on my bicycle many times to the point where I stopped riding and walking around my neighborhood for now, especially at night.

I’ve been chased on my bike by 2 rottweilers AND chased and cornered against a wall by 2 OTHERS while jogging. Both times, I was about to be attacked had it not been for the owner running and screaming. My neighbor, who actually owns 2 dogs herself went on a walk the other day and was attacked, knocked down, and bitten by a dog below our house.

So I have reason to be concerned. Now, my question is, 1. What do you recommend? Any particular pepper spray or will any do? and 2. When can I legally deploy it? If I am being charged by a pitbull or rotweiler, should I go ahead and shoot them with it, or wait until they actually bite? I ask this because I know that some dogs just run up and sniff/lick you, but on the other hand, I don’t want to be subdued before I get a chance to defend myself.

dog pepper spray

dog pepper spray

In the past day I’ve read 6 questions stared, answered, and even asked by my contacts about Cesar Milan and his training methods.

Every one of them used 1 minute excerpts from his episodes saying he was injuring, abusing, or somehow hurting these dogs.
I am NOT a fan of Cesar. I never have been. As far as I’m concerned my local trainer uses his techniques more naturally and much better than Cesar ever will.
But the thing being –
I have seen no abuse of any sort in any of the episodes my father has put on in my presence.
-Quickly tapping a dog on the neck to break concentration.
-Trying to keep a leash slacked while a dog is choking itself.
-Pushing a dog to the floor once it’s tired of attacking.
etc.

But then they seem to intertwine his dominance-training with the use of Chokers, Shock collars, etc.

I’m not going to lie.
I grew up being taught that if a dog did something bad [not just excreting in the house, more of attacking another dog, a human, or something of that extent], then it deserves a "good beating" [a "heavy hand" as my mother prefers it].
It’s not something that I believe should exist with most dogs, but I do believe some dogs need a "heavy hand" of *some* sort [not just a good cuff over the muzzle. chokers, prongs, shock collars, even "doggy" pepper spray] under the right conditions.

I watched the transformation with our neighbour’s dog when I was a child. It consistently went after every human, and my father suggested a "good beating". The next thing I knew, the dog was as happy as could be and never showed a sign of aggression at all.

Now. Back to Cesar’s methods.
Are they justified in saying that a tap ["bite"] is abusive and unjust?
Are they justified in saying that holding a dog at the end of the leash while it’s trying to attack them is horribly abusive and unjust?

Your opinions?
Bonzie — Yeah, my apologies for that.
I was actually reading an answer to yet another CM question, and they were speaking of aggressive dogs.
I realized I should have at *least* posted the question on here, in case it helped in the least bit.
Sorry, again.

Disclaimer[!!]:: I’ve never done more than a quick tap ["bite"] on the side of a dog’s neck; as my personal trainer has told/showed me to do.
I’m quite debating re-editing and re-asking this question, really.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Av0sOQCLsSmfQghD4PZj3j3sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090508120901AAf1IS8

^That was the question.
It amazes me how people still feel the need to constantly compare two completely different species — us, and dogs.

rescue — With all due respect, I’m quite sure society has gotten more soft with children then they have with anything else — ever.
I see more kids peddling around with weed in their back pockets, cussing out those that should be respected — simply because they never got a wooden spoon to the a*se, or a few good spanks.
As far as I’m concerned, most every teenager coming into puberty at this moment could use a good few a*se spankings to put them in their place.

dog pepper spray

dog pepper spray

Over the last 2 yrs of owning my dog, she’s gotten attacked by various dogs around 20-30 times, mostly in my neighborhood. Some of these dogs are supposedly "contained" by hidden fences yet 2 of these dogs have run out in the middle of the street (and i cross the street to get away from these dogs) – and they attack her. I own a lab mix who is terrified of other dogs bc of what she went through w/ her previous owners b4 we adopted her.

My sister is telling me i should carry a bat around and hit any dog that tries to attack my dog – i don’t want to hit ANY dog w/ a bat and i don’t want to kick them either – would using pepper spray work and be safe to use at attacking dogs?? Or, if this continues, should i just call the cops each time a dog attacks my dog?? or would i be outta line by calling the cops?? Is there Anything else i can do to avoid getting attacked? I have to take my dog for walks – its the only way to get her energy out and plus she absolutely loves going for walks.

I’m getting soooo annoyed and upset by all these dogs that have been attacking her lately. Last nite, a young boy was walking his dog w/ his dad, the dog was pulling him towards my dog, so the boy let go and here comes this big black dog running full speed at my dog and he attacked her biting her back. I have had it w/ these stupid people not bein able to control their dogs. If you can’t control your dog, DON’T walk them.

My stupid town doesn’t have a real leash law. Dogs are supposed to be on leash but they don’t do anything about it if they’re not on leash. I’ve complained to animal control b4 and they said they can’t do anything unless the dog attacks a person – basically they could care less if these dogs viciously attack other dogs.

In the last 4 days, my dog has been attacked by 3 separate dogs – though 2 of the attacks happened last nite and both dogs were being walked by their owners. This has gotten me super upset and i feel so bad for my dog. She does stand up for herself and fight back against those dogs but still, Its NOT right and NOT fair – i don’t understand those people.

dog pepper spray

pepper spray dogs

I asked a question about pepper spray a while back, & people here on Y!A told me that if it’s over a year, then it’s best to throw it away, since it won’t be as powerful. There are so many stray dogs in my town here in North Texas-US (HUGE) that are very vicious & will run WAY across the street, just to try to attack you. It seems like the SPCA won’t do anything about them. I’ve been almost attacked 5 times, since moving here a year ago. I don’t know if anyone else has had any experiences with being attacked by these dogs. Do you think WalMart carries pepper spray?

pepper spray dogs

pepper spray dogs

I don’t really want to hurt them but they get right next to my bike and either me crash or push me off the bike lane into the road. No really good dog leash laws here. Don’t want pepper spray but is there anything that will make these dogs stay or go away?

pepper spray dogs