I hardly get stray dog coming at me out at the main street but I get them all the time in the residential. The house owner like leaving their garage door open while doing stuff in the garage and letting Fido roam free. Most often the dogs are friendly and just their way of protecting their so call "expansion territory". However the bigger dogs and pit bull are more questionable and there's been time I pulled out my pepper spray or my lock cable at them. Then the owner gets personal about it and makes me feel like suggesting a leash for the dog and the owner. I might start trying that water bottle squirt trick.

BTW. I think it's ironic that I get a dog traing advetisement ad every time I open this thread.