is there a light that will stop a atacking dog?

I’ve had a couple of close encounters with stray dogs, including Rottweilers. A turbo or strobe from my FF E07 and Q8 always worked… They hate bright light.

Go to a feed/fodder store. Most carry ranges of catle prods.
Buy one.

It’ll only go you once guaranteed.
It knocks them back a coupla metres and they yelp forever.

We used to have problems with dogs when horse riding yrs ago. Every bloody gate coupla yappers came out and spooked the horses.

I took my pig dog on one ride. but he killed one and damaged several others that came out and met him.
So we borrowed a long prod from Cattle mate. Carry in rifle boot on saddle.
Dog comes. zap. dog goes. Simple.

i would not think so.

fl;ashing strobe is your best bet

or one of those stun gun/shocker lights
they are usually terrible flashlights though

they have the shocker contacts around the bezel, or maybe on some protruding spikes

and they require your hand to be in biting range to apply
also the dog isn;t going to be still and let you just touch him with a weird looking thingy
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they might work better on people :slight_smile:

though still you are in knife/fist range to apply them

wle

Do these ultrasonic contraptions work?

https://www.amazon.com/Handheld-Repellent-Ultrasonic-Infrared-Deterrent/dp/B07W3ZR4QC

Otherwise, you may need to find yourself a new cologne:
https://www.amazon.com/Outdoor-Hunting-Labs-Skunk-Urine/dp/B07RGXC27B

If you live within the city limits for Atlanta, Fulton County Animal Services officers enforce the laws relating to dogs. One of them is you are not allowed to let your dog run free if the dog is off your property. In most states, the sidewalk is considered to be PUBLIC property, not part of the owner’s lot. Here is the website for Animal Services. Contact them about the dog being loose and able to leave the owner’s property and harass you.

http://www.fultonanimalservices.com/field-enforcment
“Please call 404-613-0358 to request field service Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to request the following assistance:
loose animals”

as another ‘atlanta’ resident - one problem is that there are several city/county jurisdictions, you may think you are in doraville but it’s tucker, or some non-city part of a county.

or worse ‘atlanta in dekalb county’ - a bifurcated region where nothing works :slight_smile:

wle

Bring him a steak. And consider throwing it on the busy road.

Light Up Bubble Gun - 5 1/2 Inch

No dog can resist bubbles….only fill it with dill pickle juice.

You’re probably not too far from me.
Can you tell me what path you’re taking that has this problem? (PM is good)

Seriously though, the steak is a great idea. If he wanted to do you harm, he would have already. So just feed him (raw) steak and he will like you.

Or you can carry a walking stick and put a couple of rocks in your pocket. That has worked since the cave man, (if they had pockets), LOL.

Ankle-weights and sap gloves, for the total workout.

I still gotta put more blame on the owner, though. The dog’s just doing what comes naturally, and is being the target/object of “retaliation” when it’s the asstard’s fault to begin with.

In GA, if you have a carry permit and can articulate a legitimate fear of death or serious bodily injury, it’s legal to use potentially lethal means of self defense - ie: shoot the aggressive dog. If possible, have documented calls into the police and animal control to show you were exploring non-violent ways to resolving the problem.

Someone looking for away to stop a potential / perceived attack with a light, well, this might not be an answer they’re comfortable with. Less Lethal or Less Than Lethal answers exist too, but each has details that need to be looked into. Walking around with a ball bat could be considered to be looking for trouble, but a solid walking stick or cane works nicely. I’m not aware of any GA laws about carrying some serious pepper / CS spray. You’ve got to be careful though, as air currents can bring it right back to your face.

If you want to stick to lighting, you can take an Anduril light, like an FW3, SP36, EC01, etc, and set the mode to Police Strobe. (click, click, click&hold — double click to cycle modes till you get to the Police Strobe), then click to turn the light off. From there, a Click, Click, Click&Hold should take you right to Police Strobe. This may be a little different in older versions of Anduril, so please test it before using.

NOTE - this method will not work from lockout, but if you’re expecting an attack, I doubt the light will be in your pocket in lockout mode.

Flashlight that has a taser. Think I saw some on eBay.

this is a good article that covers most of your options
https://pethelpful.com/pet-ownership/angry-owners-of-loose-and-aggressive-dogs

in my personal experience, dogs back away when I raise my walking cane
then the owners become aggressive
thereby encouraging their aggressive dog

I suggest

  1. pepper spray

2. variations on a stick

carry a walking cane (must have a curved head, to be considered a medical device and be exempt from laws against clubs). In my area utility meter readers carry a baton with a tennis ball on the end… if the ball ends up in the dogs mouth, there is no question the dog was agressing. Now utility worker is justified in using the pepper spray, on the dog.

3. take photos

4. report to authorities

5. be prepared to defend against an angry owner, until such time as the authorities solve his dog problem

6. do not shoot the dog

7. Have you tried giving the dog treats? It would be really cool if you become friends, and skip all the self defense drama.

8. Become friends with the owner… Is the owner pretty? Bring her flowers… or maybe He likes Beer… catch flies with honey…

Pepper spray works well on dogs and has some range. Then he’ll go home and rub it off in the carpet. Stun gun require contact and does not mess the owners carpet. Dogs are faster and more agile, you’ll be zapping him while he’s chewing on you. Flashlights, rubber chickens and kazoos are not defensive tools.

I worked as a meter reader for a time. Once a dachshund approached from my rear and went for my leg. I tapped him on the head with steel bar used to lift water meter covers. He went over like a leaf. I didn’t think I hit him that hard. The elderly owner shuffled over and picked up his equally aged dog and mumbled. “He ain’t got no teeth.” I felt awful! (the old weinee recovered just fine)

One thing I found effective for gaining access to a dog protected backyard was an umbrella. It causes the dog to pause and rethink an attack when you pop it open quickly in his face. ’course it helps iffn it is sturdy enough to be used to ward off a truly aggressive animal.

Are you encountering this dog in the dark/dusk, or in the morning/daylight?

At night, a strobe and some pepper spray with a longer range stream are viable options.

During the day, a cane and some longer range pepper spray are more appropriate.

I don’t think I’d recommend shooting your neighbor’s dog while out for a walk.

Even if doing so is legal where you live, it could cause all kinds of trouble. Police might be called and then you’d have to explain yourself. What a big hassle. And risky too…. suppose you shot his dog while trespassing on his property. That probably isn’t legal. Or suppose there are laws against firing a gun within city limits. Or what if you miss and hit something else.

Even if your actions are determined to be legal, you might have just wasted several hours talking to police… as well as earning the eternal enmity of your neighbor.

A better option might be to carry a can of bear spray.

I have walked 8,000 miles in nice neighborhood in Prescott, Arizona, in three and third years, seven miles per day, every day. Twice, I stopped ambush charge attack by my neighbors Shepherd breeds that ambush charged me from their unfenced property when I walked by, when the dogs' owner was not present. I was successful in avoiding immediate injury with a tenth of a second to spare. Both times, I was carrying an S2 Baton and a 10mm Glock 29 with top drawer Underwood load. The one that I carry to provide light is not the one I used to stop the immediate threat to my entire body.

Dog owners think that the law requires a person to be in the actual act of being bitten, before discharging a firearm at the dog. They think very wrong.

This is what dog owners can not understand: It is lawful for a person to take lethal action before it is too late to successfully repel an imminent attack threat of great bodily harm from charging dog.

In yet another one of my self defense cases, a case that solely involved verbal actions, the Prescott city prosecutor used to think that smaller size of dog and below the knee were exempted from informing at large dog owners of self defense rights. A judge concretely corrected the city prosecutor, when my ankles were adjudicated to be not exempt from verbal informing at large dog owners of the right to be defended against a dog of any size, when I was acquitted of disorderly conduct for my informing the notorious at large dog offender of why he should stop letting his ankle snappers out.