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How do you protect your dog?
#25622 - 12/10/2001 11:03 AM |
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A friend of mine was disabled for life after trying to get a dog off his puppy that was attacked while on a walk. What do others do to ensure the safety of their young dogs while off their property? Is mace recommended and is it effective? Should he although heartbroken not interfered due to the results of his actions. If the puppy is lifted off the ground will the dog redirect to the person? I would like to hear some real life stories or educated opinions.
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Re: How do you protect your dog?
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#25623 - 12/10/2001 01:51 PM |
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i carry pepper spray.
At my in-laws I chased off a dog that was eyeing my pup, I basically yelled and threw rocks at it before he got too close. In a non-rural area pepper spray is probably the best defense, just make sure you're upwind <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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jason wrote 12/10/2001 02:47 PM
Re: How do you protect your dog?
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That's pretty funny Adam. I call that teaching a dog the "rock trick".You don't even need to hit the dog. Just the fact that you have an apposeble thumb in your arsinal and are willing to go on the offence with it, is USUALLY enough to gain the psycological upper hand.
Vince P. sorry to here about your friend.
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#25625 - 12/10/2001 03:18 PM |
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The only problem with mace is that by the time you get it out the fight is on and you would have to spray both dogs. Thanks for the input.
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#25626 - 12/10/2001 05:43 PM |
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Vince,
I'm not sure that there are many other options other than mace. Maybe carry food with you? That may sound simple minded and ridiculous but I'm not really sure. As silly as it sounds, if it were my dog attacking your puppy, all you would need to say is the word "treat" and forget about it, attack over!!LOL. Then again, you could always hire Brendan"The Diplomat" to take walks with you!LOL.
Seriously though, I don't want to make too much light out of this. I feel very badly for your friend and this really is no laughing matter. I suppose I would just use the mace. It is a good question on your part.
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jason wrote 12/10/2001 06:05 PM
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Chuck F, your right this is no laughing matter. Screw treats this dog needs to believe that your going to rip his head off, and he needs to believe that before he gets to your puppy. Thats the only way I see it.
I think mace allows the dog to get in "too close for comfort", better to spend the time it takes to get it out, on putting on the biggest display of forward agression that you can muster, and be ready to rip his head off <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />
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#25628 - 12/10/2001 06:31 PM |
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Jason,
I agree. I was really only kidding about the treat thing. I realize that won't do jack s*** when it comes to a serious attack. Its a tough call but I guess one would have to find a way to seriously make that attacking dog think twice.
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#25629 - 12/10/2001 06:35 PM |
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Vince, not that it really matters at this point but was the owner of the other dog nearby and what was the reaction from them? Maybe I missed that in the first post but I am jut curious about that part of the equation.
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#25630 - 12/10/2001 06:48 PM |
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Just want to add that its real easy to for us to sit hear and say "oh I would do this or I would do that". In reality though, in the spur of the moment who knows? Thats why when you really think about Vince's question you realize that it takes an unfortunate situation like what happened to Vince's friend to make us all think about what we would do. Thats why like Vince's original question asked, is there anyone else out there who has successfully handled a situation like this and not gotten hurt? I will readily admit that I've never had one of my dogs get attacked while I was walking them. I have broken up a dog fight before, but I did have the help of a friend so it was 2 dogs and 2 people. Lets face it, most people don't leave their house to walk their puppy with the first thing on their mind being "what will I do if another dog violently attacks my pup?" Thats why we can all benefit from the suggestions that come out of a good question by Vince.
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#25631 - 12/10/2001 06:49 PM |
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I HATE people that let their dogs loose in urban areas. I wish you could mace the owners, but you can't. I carry pepper spray, an asp, and a handgun. (Legal in Oregon with a CWP) Every mongrel dog, stray or just loose, knows that I am the biggest asshole in the world. I yell, throw handfuls of rocks, and spray interlopers. If it gets beyond that, it's really on. If any owners have a problem with that I yell and cuss them out about the Oregon State leash laws and threaten to call animal control. I will not risk my very valuable dogs for any jerks lack of responsability. Every time this happens around home, or I hear about things like this, it totally pisses me off! Same thing goes for people's dogs that "accidently" get loose. No excuse. There is no way, short of alien abduction, that my dogs can escape their kennels, my house, or the yard. I'd better stop here.
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