Dogs

eyeball · July 27, 2001, 12:05 AM

besides the gun, what is the best defense against a steroid-crazed-yellow-eyed-rabied-teeth pitbull.

I like to go jogging every now and then and the place where I jog is a canyon trail. so if I should ever scream, nobody would hear me.

what weapon (besides the gun), fighting techniques techniques should I use if I am ever confronted by one of these beasts?

Skorzeny · July 27, 2001, 04:14 AM

Especially if you go hiking, definitely take along a walking stick made of exceptionally durable wood. If you have a short one, you can use it like a club. If you have a long one, you got a pike or a spear.

Skorzeny

KPS · July 27, 2001, 05:18 AM

Being the owner of a Pitbull, I would have to say that if a crazed dog is attacking you a stick probably won't stop him.I would suggest carrying pepper spray from Fox Labs.It's the strongest stuff on the market.Spraying a rabid dog or person for that matter will stop their attack so you can get the hell outta there.There was a Pitbull that had to be shot 9 times with a 9mm and twice with a 12 gauge here last year by the police before it died.I don't think a baton would have stoppped that one.On any other dog I think an ASP baton might work.It's short but can be extended when you need to use it for defense.

blades67 · July 27, 2001, 11:00 PM

Get some pepper spray

Skorzeny · July 28, 2001, 03:39 AM

Wooden "spears" have been used to kill wild boars. Spray, unfortunately, relies on favorable "atmospheric" conditions and allows the dog to get too close.

A long stick, used as a spear, can keep an animal at bay (which is one of the reasons why a wooden spear was probably the first human instrument of organized hunting and war).

Skorzeny

July 27, 2001, 12:05 AM	#1
eyeball Junior member Join Date: June 7, 2001 Posts: 84	Dogs besides the gun, what is the best defense against a steroid-crazed-yellow-eyed-rabied-teeth pitbull. I like to go jogging every now and then and the place where I jog is a canyon trail. so if I should ever scream, nobody would hear me. what weapon (besides the gun), fighting techniques techniques should I use if I am ever confronted by one of these beasts?

July 27, 2001, 04:14 AM	#2
Skorzeny Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 1999 Posts: 1,938	Especially if you go hiking, definitely take along a walking stick made of exceptionally durable wood. If you have a short one, you can use it like a club. If you have a long one, you got a pike or a spear. Skorzeny __________________ For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence. Sun Tzu

July 27, 2001, 11:00 PM	#4
blades67 Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 1999 Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA Posts: 6,014	Get some pepper spray __________________ Guns cause crime like spoons cause Rosie O'Donnell to be fat! I hunt, therefore I am.

July 28, 2001, 03:39 AM	#5
Skorzeny Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 1999 Posts: 1,938	Wooden "spears" have been used to kill wild boars. Spray, unfortunately, relies on favorable "atmospheric" conditions and allows the dog to get too close. A long stick, used as a spear, can keep an animal at bay (which is one of the reasons why a wooden spear was probably the first human instrument of organized hunting and war). Skorzeny __________________ For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence. Sun Tzu

July 27, 2001, 05:18 AM	#3
KPS Senior Member Join Date: June 17, 2001 Location: MA Posts: 780	Being the owner of a Pitbull, I would have to say that if a crazed dog is attacking you a stick probably won't stop him.I would suggest carrying pepper spray from Fox Labs.It's the strongest stuff on the market.Spraying a rabid dog or person for that matter will stop their attack so you can get the hell outta there.There was a Pitbull that had to be shot 9 times with a 9mm and twice with a 12 gauge here last year by the police before it died.I don't think a baton would have stoppped that one.On any other dog I think an ASP baton might work.It's short but can be extended when you need to use it for defense.