re: #513 marjoriemoon

re: #493 SanFranciscoZionist
I wonder if it would work for wild critters? Keep the garden hose handy for such incidents. It’s not that they don’t like the water per se. I think it’s just the shock of having water dumped on them. And it’s safer than beating a raccoon to death.

I’m almost certain that it would work, for exactly the reasons you described. (Pro tip: probably not a reliable defense against actual mama grizzlies)

Every dog I’ve ever had cowered in terror from The Agonizer, which is a squirt bottle filled with tapwater. Any undesirable behavior could be instantly halted with one or two squirts. Effective, completely humane and guilt-free.

Its name comes from a Star Trek torture device used by Evil Bearded Spock in a parallel universe to punish crew members’ trivial infractions.