Dogs--yet again

[Laguna]

A good blast of water from your bottle will deter most dogs...but not all. It helps if you have a few seconds to prepare in advance and of course you have to be comfortable doing it without weaving all over the road. Out sprinting the dog works sometimes as most dogs give up once you are beyond "their" property line.

Most bike shops carry a spray just for this purpose but again, you have to be comfortable doing this while on the bike and your aim has to be pretty good.

I had a very vicious dog run across the road to chase me several times and it almost caused an accident with an oncoming car. I went back and got the street address and called the police and county animal control. That did it..the dog disappeared and I didn't ask any questions.