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Bicycling

TexasProgresive

(12,335 posts) Tue Jul 7, 2015, 09:22 AM Jul 2015

How do you deal with unfriendly dogs? [View all]

Last edited Tue Jul 7, 2015, 10:02 AM - Edit history (1)

In my usual route there are 2 Great Pyrenees dogs behind a barb wire fence. In the past the honored the fence, just chasing and barking on their side. Yesterday the big mail shot through the fence and the race was on. If he had seen me before I saw him the outcome would have been bad.

So what do you do?

edit: short of installing olddots burrito fart drive and going fart factor 10.

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How do you deal with unfriendly dogs? [View all] TexasProgresive Jul 2015 OP

Ride faster kdmorris Jul 2015 #1

A shot from the water bottle always worked for me, and riding faster. Some of those big dogs Hoyt Jul 2015 #2

by usually panicking then falling .. olddots Jul 2015 #3

pleased to know someone is riding and has 2 years on me TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #4

pepper spray and a call to Animal Control if they're breaking the leash law Novara Jul 2015 #5

I bought a can of pepper spray TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #6

Always ride by them and say "Good Puppies" happyslug Jul 2015 #7

"stop and put the bike between you and the dog" jberryhill Jul 2015 #10

I once had a dog owner yell at me to KICK HIS DOG. happyslug Jul 2015 #12

I don't have to deal with them on the trails.. frylock Jul 2015 #8

having your your ears tuned in helps the most olddots Jul 2015 #9

I would never use ear buds on the road TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #13

I don't mind them as much as unfriendly humans jberryhill Jul 2015 #11

True confessions time about the primary reason I quit cycling TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #14

I dodged a thrown object once jberryhill Jul 2015 #15

I had beer cans thrown at me TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #16

I pulled out my pepper spray and aimed it directly at the face of the asshole.... Novara Jul 2015 #17

Oh, good, when I read "Pulled out my pepper spray" I thought you used in on a dog. happyslug Jul 2015 #18

Hell, if a dog was attacking me you bet I'd use my pepper spray Novara Jul 2015 #19