Richard Wylie has created a device that will help keep a dog at bay if it tries to attack reports The Evening Telegraph. Known as the Dazer, his device emits a sound that cannot be heard by humans but can still be heard by dogs. The sound is apparently so annoying that it makes dogs want to get away from it.
Over the next year Richard hopes to sell 50,000 of the devices — netting him a cool £1.5 million.
They have even been trialled by the Royal Mail to deter dogs and the Kolmarden Zoo in Sweden to calm monkeys.
Richard came up with the idea of animal deterrents after a lifetime of worrying about dog attacks after being bitten as a teenager.
He said: “I was very lucky to not be injured and it planted a seed at an early stage.
“I was running down the road and a dog came the other way. He bit through my trousers and even though I wasn’t badly injured it was obviously a big shock.
“Something like that sticks with you. I made the first Dazer a few years ago but this new device has got state-of-the art technology and it really has a calming effect on the animals.”
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