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by knightenhaus on 28 April 2006 - 17:04
I just want to thank everyone for their help on this issue. I have never had to deal with anything like this before and I hope to never have to deal with it again! I have always had my young dogs out and about with my family and that is how I know I can trust them around children, having lots of little ones put hands on them while they are still babies.
I will contact the owner today and let everyone know how this turns out.
Peggy
by Jack15 on 28 April 2006 - 23:04
This has happened to me and my last GSD. Now whenever I go take my new pup for a walk, I take pepper spray(the kind for grizzlies), cell phone to call the police, large Maglite flashlite. They are heavy. I dress like I am going to battle. I have had a 130 lb Rottie run at me and have had 5 dogs become a pack right in front of me. So now I am always prepared. Be prepared.
J
by Blitzen on 29 April 2006 - 03:04
Jack 15, you and I must be the neighborhood entertainment when we walk our dogs. You with your flashlight, me with my wiffle ball bat, both sporting a cannister of pepper spray. I've often thought of designing a protection tool belt to carry all of it LOL. Til I get all suited up I'm often too damned tired to take the walk.
BTW, I must get me some of that grizzlie spray!!
by Jack15 on 29 April 2006 - 14:04
Blitzen,
With all that equipment, sometimes I'm not sure my sweatpants are going to stay up. But when people see the pepper spray on my waist, they really back off. Maybe a tool belt would help.
Later,
Jack
by sheena on 04 May 2006 - 02:05
Hey Blitzen and Jack - don't feel so bad with your equipment. My husband carries a baseball bat! I told him people were going to get the wrong idea, thinking he would be hitting our dogs - he doesn't care, still brings it. We've had a few loose dogs run up and start trouble on our walks, definately kills the mood.
Peggy-I hope your pup is OK.
BTW - the only dog I was ever bit by was a dalmation.
by SGBH on 04 May 2006 - 02:05
To say the dog needs to be put down, for doing what dogs do is "emotional". Believe me I feel your pain. The answer should have been, when your husband was on top of the "aggressor", he(I would have) should have grabbed it by the lower jaw and back of the head and "unscrewed" his head until he broke his neck. Could have been justified in the heat of the moment.
Stephen
by VomFelsenHof on 04 May 2006 - 05:05
You guys sound like my husband in uniform, just to walk your dogs!!
Pepper spray is a good idea. That's what I keep on hand, in case there is ever a problem. For those of you who don't want YOUR dog to get sprayed as well, I would suggest a TASER (or stun gun, which is the short range equivalent), which does not permanently hurt the dog, but definitely gives him the idea, without involving your animal. The dog will be temporarily stunned as the taser temporarily scrambles the signals through the neural pathways to the brain when the (typically)five-second 50,000-volt bolt of electricity is released down the cable. This causes the muscles to contract uncontrollably--the more muscular the target, the more successful the taser is. Our local PD has used this on a bear before, so I know it works! TASERS these days can be purchased with a holster and typically have a red laser sight for night usage. Could definitely come in handy, be more effective against OTHER dogs than your own, and take up less room than the pepper spray, whiffle bat, flashlight combination. ;)
Just thought I would finally add my two cents... :)
by animules on 04 May 2006 - 11:05
VomFelsenHof,
Knowing how an elecrtic fence works, would a Taser work the same way also affecting the other animal (or person) the aggressor was fighting? If that's not the case, I didn't even know civilians could purchase them. Sounds like a great alernative, I do not like the overspray from pepper spray.
by Jack15 on 04 May 2006 - 13:05
Hi everyone,
Tasers are illegal to own in the People's Republic of New Jersey. That is why I am forced to carry pepper spray.
Jack
by VomFelsenHof on 04 May 2006 - 14:05
No, Tasers only affect the direct target that is being tased. That is why police use them to subdue, and then handcuff. Yes, most states do not outlaw their purchase. (Sorry to hear that, Jack!) Check online and see which states they can be sold to. :)
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