Jiffer- I had such a problem with two dogs on a local route I started calling the sheriff- EVERY TIME. They weren't leashed and the gate to the house was constantly left open. After the pit bull nipped at my feet (my husband thought it grazed my foot) I started calling. One day an SUV pulled between me and the dog to keep it back. I wrote the woman a thank you as a letter to the editor, I really felt I was in danger that day.

It wasn't a route I could avoid unless I rode north of my house, all routes south led right by them. The dogs are gone, either they got hit by a car or others reported them as well.

Surprisingly Texas motorists aren't known for liking cyclists but our local Sheriff Department is really nice about calling them.