-----Original Message----- From: dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com <dmccarty_at_us.ibm.com> To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Date: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 7:45 AM Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Bears ><snip> >|Certainly >|that's what happened to me when two very protective large champion male >|Boxers (dogs) attacked me (I was the meter reader, the owner's kids were >|nearby). When I tried to defend myself with 5% Capisum spray, it was >|splattering out of their eyes (direct hits) but it barely phased then. They >|soon had me on the ground. > >Did the eyes on the dogs close? Or where they still open. They must have had there eyes open because they sure knew where I was. maybe I should have gone for the nose. I assume that the one that had my arch in its mouth had his eyes closed when I was kicking him in the head with my other foot while trying to fend off his son (who was closing in on my face and neck) with blasts of spray. Matt Broze http://www.marinerkayaks.com > >I wanna make sure that people don't think that pepper spray is some sort of >knock out chemical. It is not. It just hurts and has some very nasty effects. >But that does not mean it will stop everything, everyone, every time. It won't. >But very few things will. It is a good protective measure if it limits are >understood. I know a guy who escaped a Polar Bear using the spray. If no trees are nearby to quickly climb just standing your ground ready to use the spray may deter a bear that expects you to run and result in a false charge. I know this technique works with a lot of vicious dogs (but not the insanely angry--I've watched them hit the end of their choke chain at full speed--I could tell by the glowing red eyes one wasn't going to stop on its own, I was just hoping the chain would hold) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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