Long story short:
This stinkin' city is swarming with stray dogs. They are highly territorial, they are organised in packs.
They are defended by retarded old ladies who love the rotten mutts, enough to supply water and a bit of food, yet not enough to actually take them home.
As such, going home after 10PM is a rather... interesting experience.
Authorities won't do a damn thing about it. As a matter of fact, defending yourself and killing a few dogs will most likely land you in jail.
Why?
'Cause that's how we roll in here. I have no better explanation. 'Nuff of that.
Question:
-It is night, you are surrounded by 10-12 dogs. They are closing in, and in about 20-30 seconds they will switch from barking to a coordinated attack. You will get overrun, forced to the ground and seriously bitten. Actually you have a good chance of dying there. If not, best case scenario is permanent disfigurement.
What do you do to prevent this?
Thanks to the retarded laws in this ... circus of a country, firearms are not allowed.
Thus, please suggest some kind of device that would be effective and easy to use by anyone (for instance, my wife), yet still be non-lethal.
inb4 "magma"
I've been in that situation, once.
I'm trained enough to have landed a lucky shot on the pack leader. but don't rely on this as fortune changes.
I've two advices:
first of all, pick alternative routes. you can't lose fight you don't get into
and then, don't run. dogs are pretty effective in stopping running preys.
if you are engaged and cannot escape walk at a fast peace, backward, raising your foot a lot. ankle are a prime target, raising your foot will avoid having them at the height of their mouths, ample movement will aid too.
then, depending on how bad your situation is, go for pepper spray or if the problem aggravates enter a punk store and get leather wrist bracelets. that way you can be safely bitten and have their head in a very convenient place to strike.
but, by all means, don't ever try a fight. the first and all solution is always pick another route.