Originally Posted by crtreedude

Always remember you are a lot tougher than the dog - unless you act like a prey animal. When you act like the predator that you are (check your teeth in the mirror sometime) the dog does the smart thing and runs - after all, you are a lot bigger.

Still hoping for a dog that is dumb enough to get close... Maybe they aren't that stupid! By the way, I have killed 3 dogs in the USA who were dumb enough to come at me. I don't care if they are just following their instincts - I am just following mine. Destroy a threat. One time an owner was there - the dog didn't respond - and I killed it. The owner was understandably upset - I guess I wasn't very sensitive to them, I suggested that if they didn't want to lose their next dog, they spend a little training it - and themselves. It was a purebred.

My route tends to be swept clean of bad dogs pretty quickly. The dogs learn quick! I have seen dogs see me coming, run behing their house, and then after I pass - bother the next person.