This is too weird, the dog that I spooked about and cycled blindly into an oncoming car was a black lab and he meant business. I grew up with one. I know they are cute but they are hard to train. I have German Shepherd and Blue Heeler and both are exceptionally well trained. Both are also exceptionally well contained on our property. Loose dogs just drive me nuts. The tiny ones I worry about getting caught between my spokes and the bigs ones just downright scare me.

Ironically, yesterday with a stiff cross wind and steep hill I was gutting out I got a rush of adrenalin that got me up and over by imagining that a house near the top of the hill had a black lab ready to eat me alive. It worked! (as far as I know those people don't even have a cat!!) So, if I ever need a boost all I have to think about is that big, black dog with white foaming teeth coming at my legs (not the tires, he was wanted flesh).