I have a stick that is about the size of the business end of a ball bat, and quite a bit longer. I use it as a walking stick.
Pointing it at the dogs and waving it while shouting seems to work, but isn’t it annoying to have a dog charging and snarling when you are in your own yard?
We used to walk around the block for exercise, but there’s so many dogs charging these days, you can’t really enjoy the walk. And if the owner’s happen to be outside, they all just say oh they wouldn’t hurt you or bite you.
Several of them took to chasing our grand daughter when she waiting for or getting off of the school bus. Hubby went over to the owner’s house, and told them they needed to keep them indoors when the buses were running, and if they didn’t quit bothering her, he was going to shoot them.
They were better for a while, but now we have some more newbies and their dogs are beginning to become an issue too.
You better believe it. One of these days either me or a dog is going to be compost.
BB guns work well for keeping them out of the yard. I have lived in the country most of my life and so goes that story.