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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vraille Darkfang" data-source="post: 2475564" data-attributes="member: 16989">A bunch of disjointed thoughts.1.  Inform the police/animal control.  Do this immediatly.  Your wife got away.  The next person might not be so lucky.  (In the past few years several people have been mauled to death by packs of wild dogs, whom neighbors KNEW to be violent; a pre-emptive phone call can save a life).2. Inform the Police/animal control.  Loose dogs (no tags) are usually illegal.  If it's a bad neighborhood a call about loose dogs can give the police liscene to look around & see what's going on.  More than 1 meth lab has been brought down by it's 'guard dog'.  Dogs running loose kill livestock, pose a threat to health & just generally suck.3.  Standing up to a Rotwieller can get you killed.  They have a natural pack leader mentality & when in said pack will sometimes view a person barking/agressive (as others have posted here) a threat to its leadership & will attack to defend its posistion.  If wild, if properly raised/trained it sees its owner as a the pack leader & even when in a pack it'll still back down to a person.  The best way to deal with an agressive Rot is a shotgun.4. Ultrasonic devices don't work all that well.  Not every breed of dog has those super-sensitive ears (some dogs even have hearing loss).  Some breeds run in fear, oterh just find it annoying.  This also varies by manufacturer.  If you want a US device, look research it.  Your best bet is Pepper Spray/Mace combined with a US device.5.  Depending on where you live, a firearm is a possibility.  Some states allow for concealed weapon permits.  Areas outside city limts may even allow for the open carry of firearms (usually hunting areas during the hunting season).  If you really want to go this route expect to lay out the cash.  Guns/permits/training etc aren't cheap (quality guns can get very expensive).  But, if you mess with guns, do it right please.  Get trained on how to safely load/clean/shoot/store your gun.  Those things can kill you.  In fact that is what they are designed to do: kill living creatures.</blockquote>

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