I'm glad you called animal control.

Last week three dogs attacked me while I was riding. One got me on the ankle and down I went. I too grabbed by bike and used it to block the agressive dog.

The owners were not very cooperative.

I rode to a nearby friend's house; luckily she has also beena n RN and she patched up. I then called my attorney (I'm a practical gal!) who advised me to call both animal control and the sherrif.

Animal control has issued the offending owner a citation. I guess it was a first offense and carries a fine of ~$20.

Damages to the bike include torn handlebar tape, ripped saddle and a damaged front shift lever (dura ace). My rear shifting is off as well, not sure if something was bent when the bike landed on the pavement.

I'm very very badly bruised, although the road rash has mostly healed. I took photos of the injuries. I lost one day of work.

We are kind of waiting to see how my injuries progress before we send the owner the bill (on the atty's letterhead of course).

I'm a huge dog-lover as well, so this was very disappointing to me. Stupid owners!