• Gary, Gary, Gary - Baseball bat 8O have you coincidered the OP's size? She would need to go very light to generate enough bat speed to knock one out of the park. :lol: Then there is the lugging it around all the time, "just in case". Now, a 5' lenght of 1" bamboo doesn't weight much at all and it will sting like H _ _ _ :wink: Not to mention not leaving a discusting mess on the sidewalk. A neighbor that let his dog roam ash me once why I was carring my Bamboo stick while walking my dog. I told him it was a Black Lab training strick...I never have seen his dog at large since. :D There is a small Stun Baton on the market that is only 10" long, I believe it's 200K volts and will stop dogs on 2 or 4 leggs. For most "Encounters" I find some serious powerful commands will will stop pet dogs. Keep in mind that almost all pet dog understand "NO". Concider picking up a small dog is going to bring the aggressive dog up in your face. I don't think I'd walk a small dog ANYWARE without a walking stick. Bigger dog?, drop the lead if a fight is unavoidable and keep yourself clear of both dogs mouths. My best adv. to the OP walk with your hubby or find a "safer" place to walk your dogs. I had to do that myself last summer due to a Slob owner and his PIT that ran the neigborhod. That dog eventually challenged a COP and is no longer an issue. :wink: