PetSafe SprayShield Animal Deterrent Spray - Non-Toxic & Humane Personal Safety Spray to Deter Aggressive Animals & Stop Dog Fights - Powerful Citronella Scent

I ordered this spray two years ago because I’m a dog walker and it provided peace of mind in case anything ever happened. Dog owners of the neighborhood! A couple important things to be aware of! Just now I was walking two leashed dogs in a park that is adjacent to a beach. A stout, unleashed pitbull gunned it from the beach and tried attacking the dogs I was walking. I carry a this dog deterrent spray with me, but over years have never had to use it. I managed to pull it from my bag in time and sprayed the dog like crazy. The deterrent worked, the dog was stunned for a moment and retreated long enough for the owner to grab him. This spray likely saved me or the dogs from being badly injured. Citronella deterrent spray is amazing. Anyone can get it at pet stores or on Amazon. You can use it and be confident that while the dog will HATE that it is happening, it may provide a chance to get into a safer spot with your dogs

TLDR- buy it and ALWAYS walk with it, whether to keep other dogs away or if your dog isn't a fan of other dogs running up. Helps. A. Lot. Its a relief to have a safer option than your hand in bad situations. Long version: Years ago, I was jogging with my cattle dog, Kyle (On Leash, always) in rural PA where we lived then. He had previously watched a neighbor's pit bull (off leash, running loose, no collar) attack Ralf my Shepherd (I mention breed for size and build, not to vilify the breed. There are plently of pit bulls good with other dogs out there. All dogs are individuals). In that, the first attack, my husband and I were walking both our dogs on leash, and the neighbor's dog trotted across the road to go after Ralf (a marshmallow, he just turned away as much as he could and cowered). My husband was kicking at the other dog to get it to stop and both of us were yelling for the neighbors to come get their dog. Eventually the owner came out, picked their dog up and went into their house. (side note-beware laceration/amputation hazard of retractable leashes, Kyle had been trying to protect Ralf and somehow thier dog got his retractable leash on its neck, and their combined movements cut a laceration about an inch deep and a few inches long into their dogs neck- we found out when we went to talk with them about maybe paying for the emergency vet for Ralf's puncture wounds cleaned and antibiotics... we didn't press then because we were hoping they'd at least take their dog to a vet, which who knows if they did. Next year I was jogging with Kyle and the same dog comes trotting down the road calm and sorta happy at us, I start yelling come get your dog, etc. The dog grabs Kyle by the neck, threw him on his side and went at him. Luckily I had started jogging with pepper spray because of stuff in the news in the area, so I used it. First spray was towards but not on their dog (hoping the smell would waft), then on its neck, then point blank to the face. It let go, looking puzzled and trotted home... amd I called 911 because I had to pass the dogs house to get home and that was the 2nd time in about 14 months their dog had attacked ours. After that, I got online and started looking for more dog friendly options, as Kyle was starting to be reactive to dogs approaching him (after having witnessed and then ben victim to 2 dog attacks...) so I wanted to be able to maybe repel or at least break anything that started up. Kyle and I both had gotten some collateral contamination from the pepper spray, and I had skin burny irritation in a few places and Kyle spent a while with weepy blinky eyes on and off despite as much gently washing with mild soap water as I could do. Do Not Put Your Hand In A Dog Fight. You will get bit. Even a friendly dog in pain may bite. We moved back north a while after those events and I went back to working at an animal shelter that I had previously worked at before we moved to PA initially. After some other coworkers had to deal with a dog latching on a day I wasn't there, I realized we were totally unprepared (they had to use what was at hand, pouring water on the aggressor, covering the dog's face to reduce the "grab it" visual stimulation, and unfortunately, when that didn't work, having to twist the dogs collar enough to semi choke out the dog until it loosened its grip. Trauma all around.). After bunch of staff advocating, the shelter got some equipment, a bite stick and some of these as well as some air horns... A few years later, another dog latched on suckef punch style, no warning, to dog it was meeting to see if they'd be able to go home with it... The staff member got on walkie and half the building came running, me with the air horm and citronella, another gal with the bite stick, and we started with the air horn. Which someone had apparently tested or something previously because it went pffffssss... and no surprise didn't help. So we escalated to me spraying the citronella on the latched dogs face, which disengaged them instantly. And no sign of lingering irritation was obvious. And since my dogs got old and eventually the humane thing was the best thing for both of them, I eventually adopted a young but adult German Sheperd Dog, and named him Kevin. Who was literally in thr first 2 weeks of being with us, run up on in our new neighborhood by a different neighbor's off leash dog this one another GSD. This other dog was roar barking, charging full speed at me and Kevin, and Kevin didn't take that lightly. He lunged to protect me, and this caused Kevin to pop his leash (never again using that leash front clipped, the weird angle caused the latch to open) and Kevin chase the other dog around the yard for about 45 seconds when the other dogs owner got him inside.... So Kevin now is a bit sketched by dogs running up on him and reacts poorly, especially when other off leash dogs have literally ignored his barks and lunging (loud onvious signs of YOU MAKE ME UNCOMFORTABLE STAY AWAY) and literally walk up to him like they're fascinated and need to touch him... so he learns other dogs don't respect his space... So a week ago, I was walking Kevin with a friend on the sorta plowed sidewalk area a few minutes from home, and Kevin started to "key" up on something in front of us, probably in a yard where I know a few labs and a beagle live, and are let off leash regularly. We crossed the road to avoid the area, and kept walking. Where upon a beagle trotted across the road (ignoring Kevin being very vocal and jumpy about STAY THE FRUITCAKE AWAY FROM ME AND MOMMY). Stuck her head in his face and he latched on. She starts yelp-howling, Im yelling LEAVE IT and COME GET YOUR DOG, and trying to maneuver Kevin so its harder for him to maintain a grip. I must have gotten my knee too close to the beagle, because I felt a dull but firm bite, and quickly changes my stance. I literally was thinking CRAP I wish I had my Citronella spray, ohhhh hooray its on the potty bag holder carabiner, had my friend get it out and spray at Kevin, since my hands were busy trying to keep Kevin still with the leash. He wasn't shaking the beagle or chewing, but was NOT letting go. I asked my friend for the spray, and point blank to Kevins face, sprayed. Kevin let go the beagle ran back to its owner who was heading across their yard, and the lady checked her dog and said she was ok. Kevin was ok. We called that the end of the walk, and went home. I ordered a new bottle of spray. My spray bottle was probably "old" because it came out as a stream when being sprayed, vs the cloud it is supposed to creat to deter animals approaching, but it still was enough to disrput Kevin's mental process keeping him clamped on the beagle. I wish I'd have thought to try the spray before the beagle got close enough but I was also trying to use the balogna pieces from my treat pouch to encourage Kevin to keep walking, and the dogs at that house have never actually gotten closer than 10 feet to us before... so my brain was a bit multitasking. I definitely recommend this stuff. Its lasted slid on a paracord loop attached to my carabiner which holds the poop bag fispenser, the poop bag holder pouch, the night lights for after dark, the pepper spray, and the citronella spray. They get clipped at my waist on a belt loop, and when the weather is a bit better (like above 25F and the snow isn't more than like 6 inches of fluff before the packed snow) Kevin and I walk 2-6 miles 4 ish times a week... jangle jangle on my hip with all of it. I did reinforce the clips adhesive to the bottle eventually with a strip of duct tape during a really hot summer day when it got dislodged, but other than that, its durable. I love the slide on/off nature of the clip but it seems also to be super secure, which means its there when I need it but requires very little dexterity to pull it off the loop of cord it hangs on. Good luck. If you need to break up a dog fight, look into the wheel barrow technique but have this handy... And stay calm, remember you have it. Don't let fear of other dogs keep you inside.

I have 5 large dogs, 3 of them are males who can sometimes have "disagreements". I was getting bit trying to stop them from fighting and needed a safer option. This spray works, no doubt about it. After I sprayed it the first time, all I had to do was grab the spray and they knew what it was and they stopped immediately. If you spray indoors, just know that the smell will linger, but it's not terrible.

I have been using this citronella spray for several years. I carry it with me whenever I walk my three dogs just in case we were to get charged by an off leash dog. It is not harmful but dogs dislike the citronella smell and will back off when coming at us. I also use it as a training tool for my own dogs. Just a spray in front of them (not at them) can stop bad behavior like excessive barking or counter surfing.

You hope you never have to use a deterrent spray like this — but if you do, it needs to work. Unfortunately, mine didn’t. That’s partly on me for not testing it right away. A dog-walking company owner recommended this product, so I trusted it without hesitation. It arrived on October 22, and Amazon’s return window closed November 21. On November 25, while walking a client’s dog, we ran into three large coyotes. I reached for the spray I’d kept in my pocket since unboxing it. Realizing I should probably make sure I knew how to use it, I unlocked the nozzle, pressed where it says “press”… and nothing happened. I could hear liquid inside, and I was definitely pressing the red nozzle, but no citronella came out. Completely dead. Of course I discovered this three days after the return window. When I checked PetSafe’s own site, I noticed their return policy is 45 days — a full 15 days longer than Amazon’s. Interesting. Now I’m stuck with a defective can and no reliable protection. I want a non-toxic option in case another dog, or a coyote, comes at us, but tonight’s experience left me feeling like I showed up to a duel with a plastic sword. Luckily the coyotes ran off, but that won’t always be the case. I’ll be looking for an alternative, and if I ever try this product again, I’ll test it immediately instead of assuming it’ll work when it matters.

I own A pet sitting and dog walking company. We put these in all the kits that we set up for our sitters, and it's a requirement for them to carry on walks. Recently one of our employees had to use this product, and it worked like a Charm. 1) it deterred The rushing dog 2), it was mostly easy to use 3) the stream it produced was nice and thick 4). The only issue was the clip broke off, and she was not able to reuse the spray can. For it would take to long to fumble around for it in her pocket. 5) Great value for the money. 6) safe alternative to pepper spray for you and the animals. All in all a great product with a little reinforcement for the clip it could be exceptional.