What these people don't seem to get is that--and this goes for any animal--it's their responsibility to know how it reacts to stress and to control it accordingly, including avoiding those kind of situations as much as possible.

amen to that owlie.

Oh how I wish people who use the multi use trails in the local park would learn that with their dogs. Yes they are on leashes, but when you have a 20 foot retractable leash that runs out in two seconds when your dear dog runs out to attack the biker or runner passing by then yes, you have a problem and yes, your dog will get yelled at or kicked at and yes, if your dog had made me crash I would have come after you for medical expenses. If you know your dog "doesn't like bikers very much" then it is your responsability to keep him on a very short leash and perhaps even consider moving off the path a bit when you hear me or the two runners who were also attacked call out that they are passing.

just saying- you don't let your dog lunge at me and I promise my bike won't lunge at you. I can't speak for the runners but I would imagine that they are capable of controlling their running shoes in an equal fashion.

marni
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