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

[John Doering]

Regarding pepper spray, are you not afraid of hitting the wrong dog?

Regards,
JD

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] . Pepper Spray. was Blind Teacher's guide ---.


> 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
>
>
>>
>>
>>       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.
>>
>>     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."
>>
>> 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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