anyone any info on a 'dazer' I have heard about this from two seperate people over the weekend. I have ob googled, but wondered if anyone has had any experience of one?

What sort of thing is it?

seeminly it is maily used to deter aggressive dogs, used by councils/police/dog wardens

Is it like a "tazer" used on humans?

no, it is noise.

Could it be one of these..?
Dazer

Yes, what i am looking for is someone that has had experience with one. thanks

I havent as such had experience using it on an aggresive dog, however, a friend purchase one and thought it was a load of rubbish........until she pressed the button and pointed it towards her rottie, who proceeded to leg it away from the dazer thing??

that is exactly what i was looking for thanks Claire_41

Problem of course is that if you are trying to deter dogs while walking your own it will be just as unpleasant for your own dogs, which could inadvertently produce unwanted associations..

my understanding is that the 'dazer' is directed at the offending dog. not your own. as this is silent it isnt heard by your own dogs only dogs you have directed the dazer at.

Nope - it's not silent (if it's the Dazer I have seen before) - it emits a really high noise that I can just hear.  A bit like those mosquito devices used to stop teenagers hanging around street corners.  If it's the one I have seen, then there is no doubt that your dogs would hear it as well as the other dogs. 

claire said no noise and her friend thoughtthat it was not working, but it was. it is meant to be silent so perhaps something similar. it is used by police and dog wardens ect

> it is meant to be silent so perhaps something similar. it is used by police and dog wardens ect

For the person using it against aggressive dogs, the priority is not any other dogs being unaffected.  the reason it appears silent is it is outside most peoples hearing range like the sounds bats make, some can still hear it and any dogs etc in the vicinity will hear and be affected by it.

i have spoken to the manufacturers, according to them dogs by your side not affected, on dog/s that dazer is directed towards. be interested to hear from other 'users'

I can hear bat's noises very well but heard nothing from the dazer? . The one my friend had also has a light that flashes really fast so thismay also be a factor to it ?

Veering slightly to the left on this topic but I remember seeing a programme on TV where most of us do not hear ultrasonic sound at all, however I think many teenagers could hear quite a few lower ranges or ultrasonic, apparently the older we get the harder it would be.............. So I wouldn't hear it at all then. :-D

Reading the directions and instructions on that link I do not see how it would not be heard by your own dog, you can not possibly only direct sound at one object, you can point it in a direction and I guess if a dog is very close to you and you pressed the device at it, it would get the brunt of it, but unless using headphones it would still be heard by your own dog too,  it even says it can stop barking from neighbouring dogs so that would be going through a fence or wall. Sound travels........

And no doubt be disturbing to all dogs within a certain distance.

Carrington, i agree, however the manufacturers did explain how this was possible. when i know more i will let you know.

I watched a programme recently where they were showing a reasonably new sound system where only if you are directly in front could you hear it. It is apparently used by the US armed forces among other groups who use it to temporarily disarm insurgency. It is being developed into smaller devices so this may be an off shoot of this.

sounds like it linda. thk u

i agree, however the manufacturers did explain how this was possible. when i know more i will let you know.

I am completely intrigued now. :-) In an open area I would have thought it impossible to do something like that, when you have investigated some more, let us know how this is done, science is always moving forward and the impossible can become possible, oh boy I sound like David Tennant on that TV ad......... :-D

>I am completely intrigued now.  In an open area I would have thought it impossible to do something like that, when you have investigated some more, let us know how this is done, science is always moving forward and the impossible can become possible

The programme I watched (can't remember the name but it was along the lines of - how do they do that) was fascinating. The presenter actually stood in front of the noise and you could see that he was being deafened, just by his expression, but as he moved out of range to the side he became visibly happier. They showed a training programme where they didn't use the sound, and another where they did, the difference was quite amazing. I can see how the noise would be a major deterrent so am not surprised that it has been made smaller for normal usage.