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Originally Posted by Old cop
Dogs do not have tear ducts, so pepper spray will not be any more effective than a garden hose.
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I have used pepper spray on a dog, he rolled on the ground in agony. I actually felt sorry for him, but I was not going to suffer a dog bite.
I used my googlefoo to find that dogs do indeed have tear ducts.
Eye Discharge or Epiphora in Dogs
By Ernest Ward, DVM
Epiphora means an overflow of tears from the eyes. ... The tear ducts drain tears into the back of the nose and the throat. Epiphora is most commonly associated with insufficient drainage of the tear film from the eye. The most common cause of insufficient tear drainage is a blockage of the lacrimal or tear ducts.
Eye Discharge or Epiphora in Dogs | VCA Animal Hospital