Deterring Unfriendly Dogs While on Assignment
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We all know that encountering dogs can be a problem while working in the field; I’ve had many unfriendly canine confrontations while working bail enforcement and private investigation assignments and while process serving. In many rural areas, you just cannot avoid dogs on the loose altogether. Stephanie Mitchell wrote an excellent article about preventing and treating dog bites while on assignment several months ago after her own close call and I thought that the Ultrasonic Dog Chaser is an important, and VERY inexpensive, piece of gear to bring to your attention.
The Ultrasonic Dog Chaser is the most humane and safest way to deter unfriendly dogs. Using the latest ultrasonic technology, the Dog Chaser produces a discomforting, but not harmful, high frequency sound that is audible to dogs but not to humans.
This simple, hand-held device will stop the approach of unwanted dogs at up to 20 feet and is easy to use:
Just point the dog-repeller at the animal and press the button.
Most dogs will have an immediate reaction to the sound and will back away but proper and prudent caution should always be maintained in all circumstances involved with an animal who may bite, regardless if you are using this excellent device or not.
The Dog Chaser should be a part of every professional investigator’s gear. It’s inexpensive, small and easily stows in your glove box or gear bag for ready use.
Side note: I personally used one of these to take the bark out of my neighbor’s dog too… when I finally got fed up with the constant yapping, I started pushing the button every time the dog started barking. It only took a few afternoons and the barking has dramatically improved.
Good article. FYI–there is a good online short course offered via Humane Society University titled “Dog Bite Prevention for Law Enforcement & other First Responders”. Among other things, the course teaches you how to anticipate what a dog might do by reading his body language signals and how to react based on those communication signals.
Good article. FYI–there is a good online short course offered via Humane Society University titled “Dog Bite Prevention for Law Enforcement & other First Responders”. Among other things, the course teaches you how to anticipate what a dog might do by reading his body language signals and how to react based on those communication signals.
Also for those pesky dogs. A hand held Stun Gun or taser does the trick. I went ot one house to serve a summons and had a rotwiler meet me at the front gate. And I am sure his Bite would have been worse than his bark. I carry a 200,000 volt hand held taser bought at the local pawn shop. Did not even have to touch him just held it out in his direction flip the togle switch on the side and he went on the porch and was very quite. And also it is legal to use as a self defence against personal attacks.
Also for those pesky dogs. A hand held Stun Gun or taser does the trick. I went ot one house to serve a summons and had a rotwiler meet me at the front gate. And I am sure his Bite would have been worse than his bark. I carry a 200,000 volt hand held taser bought at the local pawn shop. Did not even have to touch him just held it out in his direction flip the togle switch on the side and he went on the porch and was very quite. And also it is legal to use as a self defence against personal attacks.
Personally I prefer my canister of Fox labs Pepper Spray. With 5.3 Million Scoville Units of heat it’s the hotest spray on the market, in use by many police departments around the country, ans effective on both 2 and 4 legged critters. Legal to carry everywhere here in Florida the only limitation is that the canister can’t contain more than 2 ounces of spray. In Virginia I was able to carry a 4 ounce canister. Just be sure you’re upwind, or nearly so, when you discharge the stuff.
Best
Rick Cremer, PI
Sarasota, FL
Personally I prefer my canister of Fox labs Pepper Spray. With 5.3 Million Scoville Units of heat it’s the hotest spray on the market, in use by many police departments around the country, ans effective on both 2 and 4 legged critters. Legal to carry everywhere here in Florida the only limitation is that the canister can’t contain more than 2 ounces of spray. In Virginia I was able to carry a 4 ounce canister. Just be sure you’re upwind, or nearly so, when you discharge the stuff.
Best
Rick Cremer, PI
Sarasota, FL
The iTunes app store has a free app called dog whistler that has a frequency range up to 22,000 hz. Dogs should begin to be discouraged at about 20,000 hz. most “dog chasers” range from 20,000 to 25,000 hz.
If you are using this app on an iPod or iPhone remember to point the bottom of the device at the animal(that’s where the speakers are located)
I have used this app to deter curious or barking dogs, but I have not used it against aggressive animals. Everyone should have a backup plan if any such device fails.
Pepper spray is like the next to the last resort, because the lingering spray on the dogs body could alert the owner and trigger a police response.
If I am on foot in a residential neighborhood, I usually carry a few milkbones in my pockets. Sometimes bribes work better than threats.
The iTunes app store has a free app called dog whistler that has a frequency range up to 22,000 hz. Dogs should begin to be discouraged at about 20,000 hz. most “dog chasers” range from 20,000 to 25,000 hz.
If you are using this app on an iPod or iPhone remember to point the bottom of the device at the animal(that’s where the speakers are located)
I have used this app to deter curious or barking dogs, but I have not used it against aggressive animals. Everyone should have a backup plan if any such device fails.
Pepper spray is like the next to the last resort, because the lingering spray on the dogs body could alert the owner and trigger a police response.
If I am on foot in a residential neighborhood, I usually carry a few milkbones in my pockets. Sometimes bribes work better than threats.