Pepper spray for dogs

citypostie · Post by **citypostie** » 22 Jul 2019, 19:20

Better off getting your attack in first, don't take any chances and boot any dog in the head that approaches you and keep kicking or stamping on it until it gets the mesage

Post by **Murdoch** » 22 Jul 2019, 20:03

noggin1969 wrote:
fire extinguisher can be enough to shock it into releasing its bite.
so does jamming your pen up it's ring

Looking forward to the instructional video during next week's WTLL

Janet Brum · Post by **Janet Brum** » 22 Jul 2019, 20:09

A deodorant is as effective as a pepper spray.
If you got the time to use it that is...

norris9 · Post by **norris9** » 23 Jul 2019, 17:37

I don't understand why you can't fight back. Why can't we Kick the dog in the head, get it in a head lock....or can we?....

Will Royal Mail sack us if we fight back and kick a dog in the ball sack? or are we supposed to just let the dog bite us as many times as possible?

itinerant · Post by **itinerant** » 23 Jul 2019, 18:13

norris9 wrote:I don't understand why you can't fight back. Why can't we Kick the dog in the head, get it in a head lock....or can we?....

You can do what you want Norris but I don't fancy your chances!! Post a video of your first "dog subdued by postie headlock manoeuvre" to https://www.itv.com/youvebeenframed/upload" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Seriously though, retreat and defend yourself above all else. Dog attacks can be very serious.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 24 Jul 2019, 12:08

norris9 wrote:I don't understand why you can't fight back. Why can't we Kick the dog in the head, get it in a head lock....or can we?....

Will Royal Mail sack us if we fight back and kick a dog in the ball sack? or are we supposed to just let the dog bite us as many times as possible?

You can defend yourself in any way as long as the force is both reasonable and not cruel.

One attack in my area, which resulted in a death, (and imprisonment of the owner) had neighbours using metal poles, hose lengths, knives and a policeman used the body of a fire extinguisher - so not sure if "kicking the dog in the head", or putting it in a headlock gives the dog anything to think about, other than another meaty target to bite into.

Also kicking the dog in the "ball sack" won't help if its been castrated, female or even just a normal dog. Its well known that dogs can ignore tremendous levels of pain especially when in attack or survival mode.

Woody Guthrie · Post by **Woody Guthrie** » 24 Jul 2019, 14:19

I'm more interested in how you kick an attacking dog in the balls, they tend to be pointing the bitey end towards you in my experience, not their arse.

glass joe · Post by **glass joe** » 24 Jul 2019, 17:46

PDA is the only real thing to protect you against a big dog.

Woody Guthrie · Post by **Woody Guthrie** » 24 Jul 2019, 17:51

glass joe wrote:PDA is the only real thing to protect you against a big dog.

Yes.
Just explain to the dog that you can't stand around here being eaten because it will show up as a big yellow dot on the PDA actuals. The dog will understand your manager is a knob.

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 24 Jul 2019, 17:59

glass joe wrote:PDA is the only real thing to protect you against a big dog.

Yes. Just ask it to sign and it will stop attacking and start wittering on about how it never looks like their signature on these things.

Post by **Navalron** » 24 Jul 2019, 19:43

Little carpet knife, and if the retreat away isn't working but the f****r. Not being cruel but I've been bitten before and never again.

baz1 · Post by **baz1** » 24 Jul 2019, 20:29

I don't think I would bother pepper spraying a dog, but I would defiantly spray the customers

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 27 Jul 2019, 22:18

baz1 wrote:I don't think I would bother pepper spraying a dog, but I would defiantly spray the customers

You mean owners of the feral Dogs I it take it but prevention is the key thing and I know it is hard but take the mail back but the worst case is idiots who open the door and not secure their animal for that is what it is, Nothing you can carry in this land will stop a 50 KG 110 Pound beast attacking you unless you run it over but the my dog don't bite brigade will hunt you down!

arnold cheshire · Post by **arnold cheshire** » 28 Jul 2019, 04:53

Log it into the PDA memos

Post by **woopesh** » 06 Aug 2019, 21:21

clashcityrocker wrote:
leolion855 wrote:and if you did the owner would get very annoyed, do you think RM would back you if the owner wanted to sue you?
Royal Mail would back us to the hilt.
The managers have always got our back. You can trust them.