Problem: Roughly 5-7 loud, annoying dogs bark at my daughter and me when we ride our bicycles. They run so close to us that we almost fall over avoiding them. Their owners are disinterested.
Hypothesis: There must be a way to discourage this behavior. Firearms always come to mind, but combustion firearms are loud and result in deadness.
Test: What if, from the bicycle, a projectile could be launched at said canines, quietly and without causing a dog to experience deadness? Author of study does not have permit for silenced firearm. (Note to self, explore permit fee…)
Material: Small to medium-sized dogs of questionable value. Bicycles. Daughter. Aggressive, politically incorrect father who is a passable marksman. A $25 air-soft gun, modeled on an HK MP-5 submachine gun (but clear plastic and not scary), was loaded with plastic BB’s. Whilst assaulted by test subjects, small bursts from the weapon discouraged further chasing of child and her cavalry escort.
Conclusion:  Dogs don’t like to be shot by pellets; even ones moving at an almost pointless 150 feet per second. Dogs use their keen intellect and natural skills to associate the sound of the gun and the thump of the pellet hitting them, with the maniacally happy man on the bicycle.
Report:Â After initial salvo, dogs remained under bushes when we returned.
Problem solved. Aren’t dogs smart? And ain’t science cool?
A study after my own heart! What about launching cats from the gun instead of pellets?
Jane Kotecki
13 years ago
A study after my own heart! What about launching cats from the gun instead of pellets?
Jane Kotecki
13 years ago
A study after my own heart! What about launching cats from the gun instead of pellets?
RKM
13 years ago
You probably saved the dog’s life and someone from a bad spill by teaching it something the owner never bothered or cared to. An untrained, not properly socialized dog is a friend to no one.
Jim ( UK )
13 years ago
Tub of groundup black pepper ? As they come along , shower them with it .
Fabulous! Protecting yourselves (and perhaps unknown others in the future who might have encountered these dogs), while teaching your daughter creative problem-solving strategies 😀
I have to laugh! You got more comments with this (6, not counting the two dups, and 2 pingbacks, which are really spam but still…), then you do with most of the posts on really important topics. I like the BBs better than the ammonia. Less likely to give permanent harm to the dogs, who are only at fault for having owners who are not as smart and responsible as they, the dogs, are. They are just being dogs chasing you, and needed training to help them resist this natural activity. And, oh, yes–can you cat haters give it a… Read more »
Just after study some of the blog articles on your site these week, i absolutely like your style of blogging. I saved it to my personal favorites site collection and will be checking back again shortly.
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A study after my own heart! What about launching cats from the gun instead of pellets?
A study after my own heart! What about launching cats from the gun instead of pellets?
A study after my own heart! What about launching cats from the gun instead of pellets?
You probably saved the dog’s life and someone from a bad spill by teaching it something the owner never bothered or cared to. An untrained, not properly socialized dog is a friend to no one.
Tub of groundup black pepper ? As they come along , shower them with it .
Jim, Great idea! I’ve always thought ground up red pepper, plugged in a straw, would make a passable self-defense item.
Fabulous! Protecting yourselves (and perhaps unknown others in the future who might have encountered these dogs), while teaching your daughter creative problem-solving strategies 😀
A squirt gun loaded with a dilute ammonia solution works well, too. 🙂 But the plastic bb’s sound pretty awesome.
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I have to laugh! You got more comments with this (6, not counting the two dups, and 2 pingbacks, which are really spam but still…), then you do with most of the posts on really important topics. I like the BBs better than the ammonia. Less likely to give permanent harm to the dogs, who are only at fault for having owners who are not as smart and responsible as they, the dogs, are. They are just being dogs chasing you, and needed training to help them resist this natural activity. And, oh, yes–can you cat haters give it a… Read more »
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Thanks for your blog post. A few things i would like to add is that laptop memory has to be purchased in case your computer still can’t cope with anything you do by using it. One can deploy two good old ram boards having 1GB each, as an example, but not one of 1GB and one with 2GB. One should check the company’s documentation for the PC to ensure what type of memory space is needed.