Here's the weapons I've got leaning against the doorframe for when I take Pepper out:



From left to right - in the order I obtained/made/used them;

a 2x2 that hurts my hand and is very heavy

a still too big and too heavy piece of a microphone stand

and finally the two smaller telescoping sections of the mic stand, with tape wrapped for a handle and a loop of christmas-tree light wire used for a lanyard so I don't drop it.



Here it is extended to near its full length. This is by far the best - it's small enough I can carry it in my pocket and sort of jammed partway up under my jacket - I don't look like a crazy Buford Pusser going out to smash somebody's windshield, and it's lightweight enough I can swing it fast but still heavy enough to hit pretty hard. I'll probably just keep it collapsed all the way - it takes a little too long to loosen the screw, extend it, and then tighten the screw again.

Heh - it probably wouldn't really help a lot if a wolf actually attacks us (it probably never would) but it makes me feel more secure. (picture a wolf rather than a horse.. )