Re: Traveling with a dog advice needed Reply #25 – October 13, 2018, 02:33:46 pm "...if one attacks me or my wife while biking I will most certainly put a bullet in it's head."You may be a better marksman than I (although I seriously doubt it), but during a dog fight expect pure chaos and you best be damn quick! I'll have to go with the folks who advocate bear spray over bullets but I can tell you from experience that a spray bottle of Ammonia will deter a dog quite quickly. 4 Likes
Re: Traveling with a dog advice needed Reply #26 – October 13, 2018, 03:41:13 pm This multi-opionionated topic is one that could have gone berzerko without some commentary restraint. Thanks to you good folks for remaining considerate and civil with your comments.Chris 4 Likes
Re: Traveling with a dog advice needed Reply #27 – October 13, 2018, 06:28:39 pm Quote from: Lazy Bones - October 13, 2018, 02:33:46 pm"...if one attacks me or my wife while biking I will most certainly put a bullet in it's head."You may be a better marksman than I (although I seriously doubt it), but during a dog fight expect pure chaos and you best be damn quick! I'll have to go with the folks who advocate bear spray over bullets but I can tell you from experience that a spray bottle of Ammonia will deter a dog quite quickly. That's actually a much better idea than a gun. Much better! I just recently started hiking with bear spray after really scary multiple bluff charges by a grizz. My mind just never went to carrying it in place of a pistol on county road bike rides.