Carrying pepper spray may save your pup's life. One day I was walking 4 yorkies, my two, and my neighbors when we were charge at by the neighborhood rottweiler. I managed to put 3 of the dogs in my sweat shirt and while trying to get hold of the 4th and fighting off a big dog was impossible. the rotty bit me a few times. I would have died if anything happend to any of the pup's. I sprayed mace and the dog ran away, Thank God. I ended up with a few stitches and if I didn't have the mace I it could have been worse.