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Happiness · 04-14-2011, 08:45 AM

Thanks for the advice everybody! I never thought this thread would get ten replies overnight! I'll just respond to everybody based on subject.

Weapons:

I was thinking about getting a pistol or a Taser to protect myself. Sadly, it would take a long time to train myself with these weapons, and even if I did all that work, these weapons would be over the top for dogs and geese. I like the pepper spray idea.

Mauling stories:

1) My mother and I were walking my tame dog around the neighborhood. Normally, some people's dogs bark at us from their houses and yards. This particular day two dogs escaped from somebody's fenced yard and wandered over to us. The first dog was calm, but the second one started growling. My mother and I stopped walking, looked at the vicious dog straight in the eyes, and I yelled stop. The dog calmed down and we all continued the walk.

2) I was out bike riding in another part of the neighborhood. After deciding to visit my old friend's house, I took a wrong turn and ended up at some other court. After turning around, some dog comes out of nowhere and starts running at me at full speed. I start away riding as fast as I could while praying for my life. The dog jumps up at me but I get away safely.

3) Yesterday evening I drove to the library to return a book after the building was already closed. There is an SUV parked in front of the book return, so I park my car in the parking lot. After getting out, I notice two geese blocking my way, so I walk a long way around them. The SUV drives away, and I head for the book return. One of the geese immediately starts flying, and goes straight for my face. I start running towards my car and look back. The geese are leaving me alone, and I catch my breath, wondering how I'm going to get to the book return. Thankfully, my second attempt was successful, as the geese decided to leave me alone.

04-14-2011, 08:45 AM	#12 (permalink)
Happiness Upright	Thanks for the advice everybody! I never thought this thread would get ten replies overnight! I'll just respond to everybody based on subject. Weapons: I was thinking about getting a pistol or a Taser to protect myself. Sadly, it would take a long time to train myself with these weapons, and even if I did all that work, these weapons would be over the top for dogs and geese. I like the pepper spray idea. Mauling stories: 1) My mother and I were walking my tame dog around the neighborhood. Normally, some people's dogs bark at us from their houses and yards. This particular day two dogs escaped from somebody's fenced yard and wandered over to us. The first dog was calm, but the second one started growling. My mother and I stopped walking, looked at the vicious dog straight in the eyes, and I yelled stop. The dog calmed down and we all continued the walk. 2) I was out bike riding in another part of the neighborhood. After deciding to visit my old friend's house, I took a wrong turn and ended up at some other court. After turning around, some dog comes out of nowhere and starts running at me at full speed. I start away riding as fast as I could while praying for my life. The dog jumps up at me but I get away safely. 3) Yesterday evening I drove to the library to return a book after the building was already closed. There is an SUV parked in front of the book return, so I park my car in the parking lot. After getting out, I notice two geese blocking my way, so I walk a long way around them. The SUV drives away, and I head for the book return. One of the geese immediately starts flying, and goes straight for my face. I start running towards my car and look back. The geese are leaving me alone, and I catch my breath, wondering how I'm going to get to the book return. Thankfully, my second attempt was successful, as the geese decided to leave me alone.