Steve Shapiro wrote:
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> > "Per Löwdin" <
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> > > > Take a look at
http://home.hccnet.nl/raph.de.rooij/1993-usa/61.htm There you'll find the
> > > > perfect solution: effective and guaranteed animal friendly. It was "field tested" in the
> > > > Navajo Reservation in Arizona and at numerous other occasions. To some readers the solution
> > > > may sound like a joke, but I can assure you that it's not; it really worked. A warning,
> > > > however: don't try it if you're not totally confident. Dogs will notice it and may attack!
> > >
> > > It works. At least in Asia you can scare off most dogs by acting totally confident and appear
> > > threatening, by having a I-will-take-no-****-you-lousy-dog attitude, backed up with stones.
> > > That is how the locals deal with them. And the implicit threat is enough, so you rarely if
> > > ever actually have to throw the stones. However, it is demanding when there is a dog every
> > > kilometres or so. In parts of Trat in Thailand we could not relax, felt that any dog might
> > > give chase and charge almost any time, we had to be constantly looking for dogs, and be
> > > prepared to fend them off with shouts and stones. Not any fun. Best would be if you could stop
> > > them in their tracks with just a push of a button.
> > >
> > > Per
> >
> >
> > If you are looking for something that is cheap and very effective, ammonia spray works well.
> > Ordinary household ammonia, dispensed from a hand pump bottle (the kind that can shoot a good
> > stream), will stop a dog if you hit it anywhere in the face.
> >
> > Steve Shapiro
>
> My previos posting seems cold hearted upon re-read. Actually, I love dogs and my preference is not
> to hurt them. I would try first to run or brandish my frame pump. I'd use the amonia if the other
> methods failed.
Understood. It IS scary when snarling teeth come running at you, so any defense is appropriate at
the time to save your ass (ankles? *).
I have learned to shout out, "Come on boy! Let's get going! Let's see how far we can run together!"
And then I enjoy a fast ride with my new, tongue flopping friend (much like Ralph's idea about
cheering).
This has worked for me (so far), as the dog seems to like it - and I like thinking that the owner is
going to end up scratching his hollow head and wondering where in the hell Rover went.
* As a side note, and to maybe alter this thread. How many people have actually been injured in a
dog encounter? Can we hear those stories? Is the fear well founded?
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Chuck Anderson • Boulder, CO CycleTourist at
http://www.CycleTourist.com attbi.com Tolerance is
recognizing that other people have different ideals and needs than you. Compromise is acting on
that knowledge.
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