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I work as a dog trainer and I am appalled at the number of loose dogs in the 
FL panhandle that most likely have no vaccination record and I am sure 
little to no training. I have a friend back in Calif that was attacked by 
dogs while riding and they tore his horses front legs up real bad. After 
that experience I am very careful if I see any loose dogs while ridng ( seen 
almost daily here in rural FL ). I carry a empty soda can filled with 
pennies and the top is covered in dut tape. Get your horse used to the sound 
at home ;-)  Most dogs have adversion to loud startling sound - so I yell 
very very very loud at the dog and shake the can loudly and will throw it at 
them if necessary. I also run daily in the woods and I do find if I take a 
stance that I am bigger and meaner and louder then the dog  - they back off. 
We have a large population of pit bulls here and it makes me very nervous. 
People need to spay and nueter and fence their dogs. Seems like people just 
like the idea of having a dog, but have no notion on the care and handling 
of them.
This is my pet peeve!
Mary Anne Maynard



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