non-lethal weapons to scare stray dogs?
I have the recurring following issue: while I walk with my dogs we are often attacked by group of stray dogs.
As I want obviously to avoid any fight and any contact with these dogs I am looking for non lethal weapons to scare these dogs away.
So far I have considered:
Electric baton
very efficient against dogs but I don't want to carry that with me all the time (and only to be used against dangerous stray dogs). My goal is more to scare them.
Pepper spray
not very efficient and not easy to use in case of wind, etc.
Air horns
I don't see that scaring the dogs.
Sonic guns
these guns (like this one) are supposed to emit infrasounds or ulrasounds into the direction where the gun is pointed and in such a way that dogs are 'extremely' scared. But it turns out it doesn't work at all.
Are there any other non lethal anti-dog weapons that I could use?
EDIT: I am about to test bullwhips... I think it may work well.
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You don't need to attack the dogs with the weapon, usually just holding it can scare them away.
Usually, I can scare away stray dogs by picking up any big piece of trash from the floor, like a piece of wood, a lose tree branch, or a jacket and waving it around.
They might get scared, if not, step strong to the floor and gesticulate for the to go away or get something noisy and hit it to the floor several times. Swimming pool spaghetti (or however you call it :p) is the best choice.
You can also make yourself look bigger by breathing in a lot of air and opening your arms while shouting to them. Show authority and they can get scared and respect you.
But never really attack them, because they can counter-attack.
I love dogs. But to silence a very noisy dog that my neighbour had but neglected, I remember buying an ultrasonic gun in the UK. It worked well. Even at a distance of 100 metres, I could see the dog's reaction. He quietened down, cringed and moved away looking dazed. It did not make me feel good but neither did the loud barking all day long.
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