Random Thought Thread

This doesn't always work, but I know of several instances where it has dissuaded aggressive dogs...used on the nose or ass end. It's small and clips to a pocket or waistband. I have one, so does the missus. Sometimes a less traumatic method is the way to go.

POM Pepper Spray

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Mike157 said:
Yep, that dog either needs to go away, one way or another, or be well contained on his own property. That had to be a traumatic experience. How is your son doing? Mike
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Harrison is a high functioning autistic child. For better or for worse, one of the side effects, (benefits?) to autism is a very high pain threshold. He was in shock and was upset and was crying but I think it was more just being upset about being attacked than the pain. He's pretty tough.

He has a sweet little dog, Wigwam, that he loves. He scared for his little dog now.

Yes, that dog will be out of our lives pretty soon.


I don't want to start bad blood with this neighbor. I haven't decided the best way to proceed
 
Jo the Machinist said:
Since my dog bite I've been carrying pepper spray with me. So far Harrison's taking it like a champ. He loves dogs so I just hope this doesn't change that.
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It's sad that we should even need defensive options just to do things like get the mail, but unfortunately, it's the reality.

One hopes to never need it, but if you ever do need it, you need it.

Hopefully he heals quickly (physically and mentally).
 
Harrison sounds like a great kid...and my heart goes out to him. (And I don't mind saying, I think he's got a great couple of parents.)

I'm confident that this matter will be handled both wisely and expeditiously. Hopefully any trauma he's suffered as a result will be short lived.
 
I had to go back and see the miss spelled, lol. Yeah, you do a slow burn on the inside so you don’t freak out the kid showing how you really feel. I hope you reported it to the local pd just for having it on record if nothing else. Sounds like your sons more worried about the dog!?
 
I got bitten once as a kid and I still remember it fairly well. I was probably 8-9 yrs old and 67 now.

Edit, now that I think about it I got bit on the ass about 5 years ago.
Had to fill out an insident report for work, residents dog. Property manager kept asking if I was ok. Finally got tired of her asking about it so I dropped my pants and showed her my boo-boo. She didn’t ask about it anymore. Guess I’m lucky I didn’t get fired for misconduct.
 
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sickpuppy1 said:
I got bitten once as a kid and I still remember it fairly well. I was probably 8-9 yrs old and 67 now.
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I posted previously about taking months to fully recover after a yappy little shit nipped me in the back of the ankle while I was riding my bicycle, and the bite ended up getting infected. I think I was ~13 - 14 at the time.

Ever since then, whenever a dog came running towards me while out biking, unless I had enough of a lead that I was 100% sure I could outrun them, I'd dismount from the bike, keeping the bike between me and the dog, while holding my (very sturdy) bike pump.

When I got older, I had the epiphany about assholes not changing their behavior for the benefit of anyone else. They only change their behavior/practices when it negatively impacts them enough.

I realized that what I was doing, wasn't changing anything (or helping other folks who might be less capable of defending themselves).

Same goes for the folks who've mentioned drawing their CCW on charging dogs. The problem is that if you have to shoot the dog, you now have to deal with the consequences including justifying your actions to LE (SSS notwithstanding). If you escape the encounter WITHOUT shooting the dog, there is no incentive for the asshole owner to do anything different.

Anyone else who regularly rode a bicycle around as a kid, probably has memori3s of an asshole dog in the neighborhood that would chase you if you happened to go down a particular street, and you either ended up avoiding the street altogether, or pedaled really fast to get a running start to zoom past.

As mentioned in my other post, it's much better to carry pepper spray and blast any and all charging mutts. When the owners have to deal with their peppery dogs (especially if they have to deal with it repeatedly), they'll be encouraged to not let them roam free.
 
Jo the Machinist said:
Yeah I walk in the morning for exercise and since these dogs live adjacent to our driveway there's no way I can get out without them being aware of it. Amazingly I've had to spray a couple of them more than once. They don't seem to take a hint.
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I often carry one of these Irish blackthorns...like the one fifth from the left. I've had to convince a dog or two that it should look elsewhere for sport.

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