[nagdu] . Pepper Spray. was Blind Teacher's guide ---.

[Tracy Carcione]

Artie, please share any tips you learned about how to defend your dog
using pepper spray, unless it's too hard to explain without hands-on.
Thanks.
Tracy


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>       My S-O Linda and I got our pepper spray at a Hospice volunteers
> meeting, where when the guest speaker was a public relations
> employee of the county Crime Prevention department.      His theme
> was personal protection of yourself and property wherever you are:
> home, car, store, anywhere.
>
>     He had with him an ample supply of small and large pepper spray in
> leather-like carrying cases, which can be clipped to the belt.  He
> said that police departments stopped using mace, as people who are
> high on drugs and / or booze are  not as severely affected as they are
> with pepper spray.
>
>     He instructed on the use of the spray.  Some of the ladies in
> attending  already had their own small sprayer attached to their key
> chain.
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>     Of course I asked about using the pepper spray for the protection of
> our guide dogs -- from attack by other dogs on the loose.  Except for
> the fact that police with their k9 partner can see, and mostly we
> don't, they are trained how to use the spray in cases to protect their
> partner.  So, he gave us some good tips.
>
>     WE paid for the pepper sprays.  He said that if we have occasion to
> use it, call the department, and get a police report from a patrol
> officer.  The sprayer is replaced free when we turn in the officer's
> report to the department.
>
>     Artie, and GDF Golden guide dog JJ.
> ==============.
> From: "Julie J."
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> And last I'm not sure if pepper spray is considered to be a weapon here.
> I doubt it'd be illegal to spray a loose dog, but threatening or  actually
> using it on a person is a whole other matter.
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