Quote Originally Posted by Muirenn View Post
Strong leaders hold their ground, and don't swerve. In a dog pack, the leader walks straight through the pack, and the other dogs jump out of the leader's way. Even if the 'follower' dogs were asleep. They wake and scatter. So followers go around and swerve. If you swerve, the dog perceives you as weak. This means the dog is more likely to chase you, the weaker animal.
Interesting. I was out in the country on my mountain bike. A pack of four dogs came up to run along side, bark and growl at me. One decided to 'zag' right in front of me. I have no idea how I didn't crash but I sent him rolling. Maybe he was the leader because he ran off yelping and the others followed. (then the owner came out and started yelling at me, not the dogs - I just kept riding)