Petsafe Sprayshield Animal Deterrent Spray

I bought this product several years ago and am getting another one. The red cap to my old spray came off and I can't find it. But anyway, we've retired to a lake and there are a number of dogs who are loose, some belonging to owners, some abandoned and dumped at our boat ramp and some strays. I have rescued three and brought them into our family and have found homes for many that have been abandoned. I have a number of avenues with agencies and veterinarians who have helped me in this regard. The local dogs who live here full-time are fine. Everyone gets along and I love them. It's usually the weekend people who bring their dogs and decide it's a good idea to let them roam unsupervised around the lake. Bad idea. A lot of them are not socialized very well and find most other dogs and people threatening and react accordingly.Anyway, over the past 7 years, I walk 3-4 miles a day down to our boat ramp and back up. My dogs are always leashed. But, in the course of all this, I've come across weekend dogs, abandoned dogs at the boat ramp and others who just jump out of the trees at us. I've have been chased, bitten, attacked and pulled to the ground - you name it, I've had it done to me and I cannot imagine what would have happened to me if I had not had this spray. It is absolutely a miracle. Trying to fish it out of my pocket in the middle of total chaos and mayhem is the most challenging part, but I've managed so far. Most of the time I can see the trouble coming and have plenty of time to get ready. I've also used this spray on my own dogs when they are in a hypercrazy state of mind seeing an excited dog coming toward us. In their mind, the fight is on, and for the most part, it's a protective state of mind but rather lethal. I don't spray it directly into their face but out in front of them and they walk into it. It has the effect of slapping them in the face. It snaps them out of that excitement and intensity. If I use it on oncoming dogs they may return but another shot of this will stop it completely and they will run away. And by a miracle, there are a couple of weekend dogs who have taken a blast of this and when they see us, they go the other way. It's something they don't forget. Bingo - mission accomplished! I have also found it works incredibly well - I wouldn't recommend this to everyone - is if another dog is aggressively running toward you and is nearly upon you to spray it in between your dog and the oncoming dog where they both are hit with it at the same time. Instant neutralizing. Both retreat. At any rate, from one who has had to use this many times, I cannot recommend it enough.And not surprisingly, most people call me a crazy old woman, and I may be, but I will not sacrifice my daily walks with my dogs to this beautiful boat ramp and back up this mountain. It means everything to me. And if something gets in the way of that, there's a consequence, and fortunately, it is not a deadly consequence. Some say to carry a gun. No way. I don't do guns. There are so many different ways to handle a situation and this, in my opinion and view, is a very good answer and consequence to aggressive dogs and if I ever have to, I'll try it out on a person and see what happens. I hope that never happens but if it does, I'll let you know how it turns out.

We learned about this at dog obedience school. Our dog and another one were vying for supremacy. The instructor sprayed this between them for about 1 second, and both dogs backed off. We bought one immediately.It isn't harmful (like mace or pepper spray), but dogs don't like the smell. It gets their attention and makes them back off and lose their enthusiasm for showing dominance toward another dog. Have used it several times. All I have to do now (if my dog is looking) is remove it from its holder on my belt and she calms down!

This product was fairly effective but the cannister runs out very quickly which is frustrating because this product is not cheap.

I used this to try to deter a dog who has been visiting my yard and creating some problems. The first spray minimally surprised him, then he voluntarily sniffed the excess spray that landed on the ground. A second spray startled him for only a fraction of a second, but had zero impact on deterring him. The third shot I’m confident was on/around his nose/mouth from very close (3-4’ at a maximum) and still had zero effect on him.Some of the product dripped onto my fingers, and I can see why he wasn’t phased - there was very, very little scent to the product. Within a few minutes I couldn’t even smell it on my hands (and to the best of my knowledge, I don’t have COVID :) ) I’ve used human bug repellents with a much stronger scent than this.I don’t want to injure or harm the dog, so love the concept of this product in hopes it would deter without inflicting pain, but unfortunately this product was a waste of money. We were able to get into a safe place before the situation escalated, but no credit to this product for helping with that. Do not recommend - I may try a DIY version of this in a spray bottle with a stronger concentration of citronella.

I have a 17 pound Boston terrier who is apparently so afraid of other dogs that she acts out in massive shows of spastic rage. She begins by barking at the other dog then lunging and then realizes the leash is her problem she then starts biting the leash and pulling it and eventually she might accidentally bite me while going after the leash. None of the books I have read provide a good answer for what to do when this happens, and my attempts have failed. The books attempt to explain how to avoid this, however its nearly impossible to follow their recommendations living in neighborhood with a lot of dogs.So a vet friend recommended this to me as a way to halt her quickly escalating rage/anxiety. I brought it along for a walk and the first fenced dog we met she was initializing her rage sequence. I gave her a short squirt and she instantaneously stopped licked her face and went about normal calm behavior. Squirting her kind of freaked me out because it kind of foamed on her face and I thought, "OMG what have I done". But anyways the results were instantaneous halting of aggressive behavior, with no negative side effects.So for me with my own spastic dog and dealing with my many neighbor's guard/aggressive dogs this is a must have.