Recent content by pipoface

(Sorry this is so long, but I wanted you to have the whole story.) We have a 7-year-old German Pinscher (GP) who shares the house with another mixed breed dog and a cat... as well as us. Two weeks ago our first baby was born, and now we're having problems with the GP. Background: Our...

Thanks for the advice. To the poster who said to give up running or run somewhere else... You're obviously not a runner. That said... I don't like harming animals either. And I wouldn't use pepper spray on a dog that was just barking at me. I would, however, use it on one that was...

I am a runner in a rural neighborhood. Many of my neighbors let their dogs out off-leash in an unfenced yard. For the most part, the dogs don't roam much. But they do sometimes come running toward me, barking with barred teeth and raised hair (especially if my dog is on-leash with me). My...