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Weapon obviously. Stone or wooden stick will also do. I carry big umbrella, dogs have no idea what to do once it is deployed. Dogs are cowards, usually only a
by throw939494i 2y ago
Weapon obviously. Stone or wooden stick will also do. I carry big umbrella, dogs have no idea what to do once it is deployed. Dogs are cowards, usually only attack defenseless victims.
If you can, get on higher ground (car) so you can kick. Do not allow them to get behind you!
Dogs hate loud sounds, so air horn (on compressed air can), or loud personal alarm are good repellent. Also some fireworks work great.
To deal with dog owners (usual "itjustwantstoplay" or "noproblemnoproblem") scream for help immediately, and record video! Quite often dog owners attack right after their dogs, and make the situation much worse!
- caseyohara 2y ago> Also some fireworks work great I’m sorry, but the idea of carrying fireworks and a lighter with you, and thinking you will have time to retrieve them and successfully light the fireworks to fend off an aggressive dog is ridiculous.
- throw939494i 2y agoFireworks and lighters are legal in my country, pepper sprays (most humane) are not. Firecrackers are the most effective way to disperse large pack of dogs. I carry it on hikes. Lighter is also quite good weapon. Not the BIC type, more like a small blowtorch for melting copper and other metals.
- ghaff 2y agoIn the Western US, there are places and times when you could start a wildfire. Better get ready for life-altering legal bills.
- DiggyJohnson 2y agoStill funny to imagine. But if you replace “dog” with “bear” it would make more sense for my locale and experience. Do you hike in Chernobyl?
- mhb 2y agoI've not yet been attacked by a large pack of dogs, but I'm having trouble imagining the situation unfolding in a manner leisurely enough that you would be able to fumble through a bag of stuff to find some firecrackers and light them. Is this a failure of imagination on my part?
- throw384848 2y agoNot everyone keeps defensive weapons at bottom of backpack. Pack does not attack fast (as single animal would). They have hierarchy, and first try to encircle victims. The situation will literally unfold in "leisure manner", they have overwhelming force, and are not in hurry. They also go first after smaller targets (children, your dogs). You will have a lot of time to watch. Often you find some semi-safe spot (tree, high ground), but can not leave. The danger is not to get bitten a few times by alpha dogs, but to let attack continue long enough, you get overwhelmed and all dogs join in.
- mhb 2y agoThanks