So I pepper sprayed this dog

That's why you use a 9mm next time. Teach that violent mongrel a lesson.

By test do you mean sprayed a bit and found it was unbearable to be near and made your eyes water? The stuff is nasty. I've found that dogs bolt before it even gets close.

You could try putting straight lemon juice into a small squirt bottle. Might sound silly, but that should temporarily blind the dog and sting like hell. It is surprising the pepper spray didn't do anything. If you really did hit it in the face and it had no reaction, that suggests it is VERY serious and very aggressive as 99% of dogs are all bark. I would be careful on future days.

You could try bear spray, but those are like $50/can and can do permanent damage... not sure if worth it.

I just tested it to see if the spray was working. It shot a red stream about six feet that dispersed about a foot wide at six feet. I sprayed downwind so it didn't hit me, but an hour later my exposed arms and face began to burn a bit.

You people are insane. Pepper spray and lemon juice?? Vision is not a joke. Choose a different route, call the owner/police, bring a stick, or something reasonable. A dog can't wash his eyes out like you can.

Peta called wrote:

You people are insane. Pepper spray and lemon juice?? Vision is not a joke. Choose a different route, call the owner/police, bring a stick, or something reasonable. A dog can't wash his eyes out like you can.

The owner is an idiot, the police won't care. Dogs should not attack humans.

Never had pepper spray NOT work. I use the kind that clips on your shorts- http://www.amazon.com/Pepper-Shot-Molded-Holster-Release/dp/B007IIEFJO . Even if you spray their body and not their face, they should back off (react to both being sprayed and the effect of the pepper spray). Then again, I did it while running (or stopped running and sprayed), not being chased on a bike at a fast pace with them fixated on you.

First, you have to choose the milk.

Whole, 2%, skim etc.

But maybe you want something more organic.

Go straight to a cow or a goat.

Or go to a nursing woman for some fresh squeezed goodness.

Then the chocolate.

That can get complicated.

You have powders and syrups. Or do regular cocoa with a sweetener of your choice. Or choose no sweetener.

You can pick your own cocoa beans and extract what you need from that.

Then the merging of the two.

It's always best to heat the milk on the stove to just below boiling and then add the chocolate flavor system of your choice. Blend evenly.

Let this sit in for about an hour.

Then have it chill in the fridge for about two hours.

Consume 8 ounces at a time with a steady guzzle, careful not to let any air mix into the stream.

Most aggressive dog breeds can't run much faster than 25 mph. Unless you're being chased by a greyhound or something, why not just pick up the pace and not let the thing run up on you to begin with?

I find it more likely you missed than it had no effect

I run into this problem often. If the dog comes at you from the side (most common) sometimes they can get right on top of you without you having time to react. Yes if they're behind you it's possible to outrun them

I run into this problem often. If the dog comes at you from the side (most common) sometimes they can get right on top of you without you having time to react. Yes if they're behind you it's possible to outrun them

A small percentage of humans have no reaction to pepper spray.

A larger percentage of dogs have no reaction

Regarding the person who suggested a stick rather than pepper spray: you are suggesting that trying to seriously harm an animal is a better idea than a product that is intended to discourage attacking mammals with zero long term effects?

What about those ultra high frequency dog whistles? Don't they scare off dogs?

not david buscho wrote:

A small percentage of humans have no reaction to pepper spray.

A larger percentage of dogs have no reaction

Regarding the person who suggested a stick rather than pepper spray: you are suggesting that trying to seriously harm an animal is a better idea than a product that is intended to discourage attacking mammals with zero long term effects?

I said get a stick. I didn't say try to seriously harm an animal. Is your brain that dumb?

Peta called wrote:

You people are insane. Pepper spray and lemon juice?? Vision is not a joke. Choose a different route, call the owner/police, bring a stick, or something reasonable. A dog can't wash his eyes out like you can.

Nah...people before dogs. A dog that might injure or kill a person deserves pepper spray to the face or even an immediate end to its life if that option is available. And I own a dog and love dogs. Dogs are not people.

Dog gone it wrote:

Peta called wrote:

You people are insane. Pepper spray and lemon juice?? Vision is not a joke. Choose a different route, call the owner/police, bring a stick, or something reasonable. A dog can't wash his eyes out like you can.

The owner is an idiot, the police won't care. Dogs should not attack humans.

I agree. The owner is an idiot.

Also, the dog probably isn't attacking or else fisky would be missing some skin.

Most people don't understand dog attacks. They're not human. They don't screw around.

It's probably a herding dog thinking it's going to herd the bike.

Flagpole wrote:

Nah...people before dogs. A dog that might injure or kill a person deserves pepper spray to the face or even an immediate end to its life if that option is available. And I own a dog and love dogs. Dogs are not people.

Well, Flagpole and I agree on one thing, at least.

Peta called wrote:

not david buscho wrote:

A small percentage of humans have no reaction to pepper spray.

A larger percentage of dogs have no reaction

Regarding the person who suggested a stick rather than pepper spray: you are suggesting that trying to seriously harm an animal is a better idea than a product that is intended to discourage attacking mammals with zero long term effects?

I said get a stick. I didn't say try to seriously harm an animal. Is your brain that dumb?

What exactly is the point of the stick then? Is your idea that you throw the stick so the dog chases that instead? If not, I can't see what you meant by get a stick.

And for the record, I see nothing wrong with him hitting the dog with the stick if he is truly being attacked. I just don't understand your contention that a stick is somehow nicer towards the dog than pepper spray, which has no long term effects, unless the dog eats it, then maybe he'll be gassy.