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Bicycling

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6. I bought a can of pepper spray

Tue Jul 7, 2015, 03:55 PM

Jul 2015

In the county there is no leash law for dogs here. County animal control only cares about loose cattle and horses on the roads.

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

Ride faster kdmorris Jul 2015 #1

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

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

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