:ohdear:

I am a jokester, but, the only thing imprecise in my post is "see it every day" which most should recognize as a figure of speech.

I do often see dogs off leash when I travel the Springdale Fitness Trail. Most of them are in the big field outside the boundaries of the dog park and hole. I also see them off leash behind the post office on Legacy Lane. One guy comes out most evenings and parks his cart smack in the middle of the 17th tee box of Erinn Glenn and throws a frisbee to his little dog. There is also a group that meets up in the woods and turn their dogs loose. I occasionally see off-leash dogs at the "duck pond" by the roundabout at Savannah Center.

I could take and post pictures, but I have been scolded for that and have vowed to be kinder and gentler and my camera is broken.

There are various areas near or in the Villages where people take their dogs and let them off leash. These are kind of make-shift dog parks. Sport used to like to go to one of these south of the Rio Grande Pool, croquet court and the air gun range. It is not all Villages property or they would have put some houses in there.

A blind guy walks into a bar with his seeing eye dog and suddenly grabs the dog by the tail and starts twirling it around. The bar owner sees what's going on and asks the blind guy "what are you doing"? The blind guy replies "just looking around".

BTW, in addition to my .380, I carry an expandable steel baton when walking my pups. Very minimal effort can cause a lot of hurt.

I was nearly attacked by a pit bull. Lucky for me, my teacup chihuahua killed the big dog before he got to me.

I might have been able to save them both had I performed the Heimlich on the pit bull.

Some pit bull mixes roll over for ferocious chihuahua/terriers. Ginger for instance and Beau. And Jade for a while until Harlow came along.

Funny
 

Subtle.............and hilarious. :jester:

Why are people letting their dogs run off leash at the Osceola Hills mail boxes? People are trying to pick up their mail and you have a dog circling around as the dog owner reads his mail. If you do not know the dog or owner, do we have to come back or wait until they leave?

What are the leash laws in Sumter County?
County Code 4-10 states that all dogs must be confined on owners property at all times or under direct control or on a leash when off the owners property.

Otherwise a citation will be issued for the animal running free.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Dog defense and others too
 

A good pepper spray is great. Have one in pocket, one in cart, one in pouch on bicycle. Had to use it once,, a guy let his German Shep try to bite my foot on pedal. The spray works. It really works. Shep started whining and run for home. Owner just stood there in an idiotic state.
Kinber makes a good spray, very good, There are many self defense sprays on the market, on the net.
We did a training session at a police facility and have a certificate of proficiency, it is very good to have.
bbbbbb
:MOJE_whot:

"On a funny note my dog a chihuahua/terrier mix-- Beau-- chased a boxer named Bruster and Bruster ran to me for protection", why didn't she control her dog instead of blaming Bruster for knocking her down.

Fill an empty soda or beer can with nuts and bolts or pieces of metal.
Seal the top. When u shake it, it makes a sound that will scare the
crap out of a dog. We used to use this when I worked in a kennel if
a dog became aggressive or cats were fighting. We stayed away from
chemicals.

Suggestion re:pepper spray
 

The can is only thin aluminum. Sooner or later you will get a leak in it. I suggest you wrap the can, all but the spray head with tape.

Also, dogs are pack animals. Many years ago I was out walking and at least 4-5 dogs came at me. Like a human a dogs solar plexus is in the chest-above the front legs. Fortunately, I was wearing my work boots. I picked the lead dog and kicked it in the chest with all my might. iSORRY PEOPLE-I have no intention on being bit.

When they say the bark is worse than the bite, I can testify that the rabies shots are worse. When I was about 9 years old my neighbor was a builder and he had an old dump truck in his backyard and I was playing one day with his kids on the truck and a German Shepherd came out of nowhere and started to circle the dump truck. We were all afraid to come down but forever reason I got down and headed toward my yard. We had a chain link fence between our yards and as I was getting ready to leap over the fence the dog bit me on the back of my leg.

I was so exhausted and excited I didn't really feel anything. My dad just happen to come out and saw the blood and the dog on the otherside of the fence and realized what happened. They tried to find who owned the dog and if it had rabies shots, but nobody knew anything. I went to the doctor and all I remember was getting a terrible needle in the stomach and I had to go back for several weeks to get more. Whenever I see large loose dogs now I am always leery.

BTW, even though some don't think a 380 is big enough, I bought a Ruger LCP 380 about five years ago and it's the right size for me. Fits in the front pocket and it's not bulging or heavy. I paid almost $300 for mine, but I see Rural King in Leesburg has them on sale for $209 without the laser. Look in the Sunday newspaper each week they have flyer and a lot of good specials.

Search results for: 'ruger lcp 380' : RK Guns

https://cdn-us-cf2.yottaa.net/58b821...cs=1_&yoloc=us

Tal, I don't think I'd use anything made of plastic. It's just not hard enough, except for a Pomeranian. And personally. I'd be embarrassed to admit I hit a Pomeranian.

VERY funny!

Is the baton legal?

This was at Doggie Doo Run Run in a 5 acre back field where Bruster's owner was swinging on a swing with his girlfriend while Beau chased Bruster around in front of them. Bruster ran me over trying to get away from Beau. Put me on my butt in the dirt near a picnic table and knocked the wind out of me. And I had some pretty good bruises for a month. A few years ago however. Probably around late 2014.

If you hit the head hard you would be able to use a water bottle like that. I do carry a five iron in the Villages during the afternoon and evening walks.

Most of the pooches at the local dog park are quite well behaved but there has been one I have been worried about that is in the Agility Area which can be quite aggressive with hitting the fence while trying to get at my little dog Beau. He might be able to get over the fence at some time. They often limit the more aggressive dogs to the Agility Area but do not always keep a sharp eye on the dogs in that fenced in area.

What "worries" me about a dog, dog attack, dog circling etc.
Is falling down and breaking my hip.
Even with my own dogs - I keep clear when they are playing
and careful not to trip over them.

IMHO-what ever hand gun you carry, equip it with a crimson trace "GREEN" laser totally visible in day light also guarantees you will hit the intended target-most DA 380's with their long trigger pull would be worthless on a small profile target-like a low profile dog--they are designed to be "belly" guns

for animal protection SA/DA--wheel gun

You know that's really great info, but on a serious note, how many of us would really have the nerve to punch a Pit Bull or any big dog. It's one thing to talk about it & another to do it. Also a lot of us couldn't punch hard enough to hurt a 5 yr. old kid, but I'm talking mostly about women. I'm a guy & I'm not afraid of most dogs but even I would be a little nervous about punching a Pit Bull in the nose & making it madder. But I guess you would have to do something instead of letting it chew on your arm.

First, I blame the owner more than the dog. Not wanting to hurt or kill the dog, I looked online for an alternative. What I found has been very effective, a stun gun. 14,400 million volts for about $11. This is not a taser so unless it contacts the dog there is no harm or pain. When a dog start to approach I set it off. The bright flash and harsh sound typically sends them away. If that doesn't stop them, contact with the stun gun will.