As professional dog walkers, Chris and I have run across most situations that dog walkers can encounter.
One particularly distressing situation is when other dogs are allowed to run off their leashes and run towards us and our dogs. Nothing good can come out of that, especially when we have a Husky, Akida or some other no-nonsense dog at the end of our leash.
A ham radio friend told me of a new legal defensive weapon that the elderly have adopted in New York city, namely a can of Wasp Pesticide Spray.
Wasp Pesticide Sprays are manufactured to spray a stream of potent spray a good 30 feet (presumably to allow the sprayer plenty of distance and time to get away without getting stung). This works marvelously at stopping a charging dog in its tracks. Oh how I'd like to spray the humans who insist on letting their dogs run free in areas that are frequented by other, on-the-leash dogs.
In any case, I bougt a couple of cans and tried them out in our back yard. And yes, they spray a strong stream a good, long distance.
I hope not to have to use it on any dogs, but I've been told that the Wasp Pesticide Spray works as well or better than pepper spray.
Ray
Christine's Pets
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