In the MyBallard forum:
I want to alert the Ballard dog walkers to be aware of a recent raccoon attack on me and one of my dogs. We were stopped by an evergreen bush, overgrown into the sidewalk near the corner of NW 59th Street & NW 17th Ave. My dogs were barking at another dog across the street, as I bent down to quiet one of them, the raccoon came out of the bush attacked me first, 5 bites on my left thigh, and then one of my dogs. Fortunately for me my neighbor and a passer by helped divert the animal from me and my dog. Though, it came back out as we were leaving the scene, and followed us until it was scarred away. My question is what kind of repellent can I use to scare a raccoon, I was told ammonia, and would like confirmation that it would work to stop an attack. Any other suggestions would help. Thank you all for your assistance.
This happened around 9 p.m. one evening. The victim says he’s being treated for rabies and both the victim and the dog are on antibiotics.