I have a crippling fear of dogs. The idea that I walk alone in the forest or somewhere in the countryside paralyzes me when I get to think about the idea that there >might< be a stray or even a domesticated dog running free that wants to bite me to death. Yes I know I'm a pussy but it's a part of a childhood trauma where a dog severely bit me. The older I get, the more frustrating it gets. It literally makes all of my outdoor plans impossible. I'm desperate to have a nice, relaxing walk in the forest, but I avoid it with the feeling of paranoia about how many dogs there are inside ready to fucking maul me. Any ideas how to cope with aggressive stray dogs? Bear spray? Knife? Tear gas? How to survive an attack?Valid fear. I walk 20+ miles per day, just this week I've been charged by 4 large dogs without leashes.
Carry a good knife. Fuck all of these goddamned retards that get 80lb dogs and then teach them bad shit and try to take them to parks.You said it: Bear spray and knife.
Shitbulls are not to be trifled with. They're more of a threat than black bears unless you're doing something stupid around black bears.>>2793462 .38 snub with 125gr JHPs.>>2793462 There is literally a thread top of the board right now with an anon and his huge folding knife.Men that hate dogs are weak and of no value to humanity>>2793462 Graded exposure therapy or systematic desensitization.
You say you're aware that this is pussy behaviour and that it's increasingly impacting your life as you get older - well, the solution isn't to give up and accept being a pussy, it's to fix your issues.You crack a dog with a stick, and I mean hard. Not an, oh Sparky, I don't really wan to hurt you crack. I'm talking an I want to split your fucking head open crack. Anything less than a pit bull is going to fuck right off and leave you alone..>>2793462 what are you, some kind of chud? dont you know that my princess only tears bad people? even the mailman deserved it>>2793525 Let's be real though. We're almost exclusively talking about shitbulls in this thread. Bear spray and knife. Ideally, a gun, but if you're on a long-distance hike, a gun is just untenable mostly.>>2793522 You can't be desensitized against the unrelenting grip of a shitbull. Stop gaslighting him. He has a rational fear of demon dogs.>>2793547 You are a weak mandogs don't attack me. that's all i have to say. not even shitbulls>>2793462 Bear spray should definitely work. even for the most aggressive of dogs it will hurt them bad enough were they want to get away. If your in an area where people graze sheep you might run into livestock guardian dogs, you probably shouldn't mace them cause they got a job to do. If they think you are gonna hurt their sheep they might get aggressive but they really don't what to hurt you. if they start barking just back away from them and their sheep. I wouldn't be to worried about them though most of them a pretty used to hikers. I've gotten pretty close to them and their sheep (like 10 feet) with no issue. you have to be pretty obviously a threat.>>2793609 I know bear spray works but I just want it to be known that my german shepherd has eaten ghost pepper chicken wings and was completely unphased by it
A gun can be too dangerous in close quarters
Jam a fixed blade knife into that cocksuckers neck.
