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I recently bought a small flashlight that has a 'taser' option as well as the flashlight. It's easy to carry, lightweight and rechargeable, I think I spent about $20 for it at a local gun show. While it's certainly not a quality piece of equipment it sure does a good job of scaring away any dogs that come close to me while I'm out on my daily walk. It sure does make a big noise and gives quite the light show and I haven't found a dog yet that doesn't run from it! I haven't actually made contact with any dog yet because as soon as they get close I give it a quick "ZAP" and the sound itself scares them away. I've only had to ZAP it twice towards two nuisance dogs (left to roam by irresponsible owners) and that's all it took, now all I have to do is SHOW them the flashlight and they head back towards their yards. Of course I have more serious equipment on my person while out walking, but it's nice to have this non-lethal option as my first choice of deterrent to possible problems along the way. This might be an option for the OP or anyone else looking for an alternative to pepper spray or lethal force.

(ps, I love dogs and have had dogs in my life since the day I was born, I have been bitten a few times but am not afraid of them. These two nuisance dogs are mixed breed dogs that are friendly and want to follow me on my walk. One part of my walk is near a busy road and I don't want them following me because I am afraid they will get injured or killed in the road so I scare them back to their yards. This thread has gotten a bit heated with many opinions on using lethal force on dogs, I myself, would find it very difficult ((emotionally)) to kill a dog of any breed. If I HAD to I would, but I would feel bad for the dog and be angry with the owner, because ultimately, it's the owners fault that the dog was put in the position to be killed. IMHO )