Dogs?

[kermit]

I am out in the country right now and just had an encounter with a big lab/pit mix. I was riding as he shot our of his yard and came charging at me. I stopped, yelled NO, called him over and he was the sweetest thing in the world. Two minutes later, he went home and I continued my ride. In my area, these dogs get used to chasing cars and you are just another chase object to them. If you talk and personalize yourself, they lose interest. This may not work all the time, there are always the aggressive dogs, I got lucky. I choose this option instead of getting knocked over by this moose.

[kenyonchris]

A few pebbles in my Bento Box....I pop them with a spray of little rocks. Have never had it NOT work, but there is always a first time.

[TrekTheKaty]

A few pebbles in my Bento Box....I pop them with a spray of little rocks. Have never had it NOT work, but there is always a first time.

Good idea. Gonna need a bigger box!

[tctrek]

I just ride like h*ll... has anyone here not been able to outrun a dog? I am absolutely terrified of dogs both on and off the bike and when one chases me on the bike I just hammer down and take off. My DH frequently slows down and tells them "no" and stuff, but I am G-O-N-E!

[channlluv]

Oh, good, so you don't need to outrun the dog, you just need to outride your husband. Ha!

Roxy

[Andrea]

Just consider it to be "training with Eddy!"

(there's a naughty word at the beginning of this... if you have virgin ears, you should not watch it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfv2diohUXE

[Trek420]

Just consider it to be "training with Eddy!"

(there's a naughty word at the beginning of this... if you have virgin ears, you should not watch it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfv2diohUXE

Thanks for reminding me. Ah, nostalgia. The music, the mushroom helmets, the steel racing bikes with downtube shifters , the huge team cars, all in a big film made for a USA that obviously knew nothing about cycling ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_cmo...eature=related

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I just ride like h*ll... has anyone here not been able to outrun a dog?

The only dogs I would be able to outrun on my bike would have to be about the size of mice.

[Biciclista]

has anyone here not been able to outrun a dog?

doesn't always work. Ever try to outrun a dog uphill? I don't think you can. They love to chase.
Of course, if you have a big head start, that's different, but dogs can run really fast!

[tctrek]

Yeah - there's a dog on one of our regular routes who comes running from way out in a field. As I'm approaching the field, I can see that he sees us and that he's charging out to the road. There's a moderate hill right there and I sprint up it out of the saddle with my heart rate pegged at about 180. DH is back there yelling at me not to run and telling the dog "no". It's my own personal interval.

When you have a dog-phobia, it's an irrational fear and you can talk all you want about doing something different, but when confronted by the fear you just can't seem to find your way into doing something different, other than run. I'm the same way off the bike and have had this phobia since I was a little girl.

Guess I need a shrink, although I don't think you can teach this old-dog any new tricks

[txred9876]

I normally stop (now...learned my lesson after falling with my new clips several months ago...and still have scars) and just yell at them in a mean sturn voice. I am not afraid of most dogs...I have had many and currently have 4. If a dog knows you are afraid they will probably attack. I get tired of stopping through, and if it continues I just call the sheriffs dept. and report it. NORMALLY that gets the owners attention enough to keep their dog contained. Most of the trouble dogs have fences where the owners are to lazy to close them!

ANyway....thats my two cents on it....

[KSH]

I just ride like h*ll... has anyone here not been able to outrun a dog? I am absolutely terrified of dogs both on and off the bike and when one chases me on the bike I just hammer down and take off. My DH frequently slows down and tells them "no" and stuff, but I am G-O-N-E!

My friend tried to. The dog all of a sudden swerved inwards and went under his front wheel. Sent him flying into a ditch and having to call for help since he couldn't ride home.

Dogs are DANGEROUS even if they are just chasing or playing around. A dog under the wheel could cause a serious wreck and cause you an serious injury and damange your bike.

[IFjane]

Dogs are DANGEROUS even if they are just chasing or playing around. A dog under the wheel could cause a serious wreck and cause you an serious injury and damange your bike.

+++

A very good friend of mine is currently recuperating from an accident involving a dog. He was cycling a few weeks ago on a country road. A man was walking his two dogs in the opposite direction and as my friend approached one dog ran toward him. The dog was not approaching aggressively. It was more like he was running to greet him so my friend kept riding. Just as the dog got to him he (the dog) turned right in front of my friend. Friend hit the dog, came to an abrupt stop, fell on his right side and broke his femoral neck.

Emergency surgery that afternoon to reattach (three LONG screws) & hope to get blood flowing to the "ball" once again. He will know next Friday if it worked. If not, he will have to have hip replacement. Meanwhile, he cannot put any weight on it and has only just started therapy. It will be at least 3 months before he can get on a bike again.

Be careful around dogs!

[arielmoon]

I just ride like h*ll... has anyone here not been able to outrun a dog? I am absolutely terrified of dogs both on and off the bike and when one chases me on the bike I just hammer down and take off. My DH frequently slows down and tells them "no" and stuff, but I am G-O-N-E!

I thought the same thing until I learned the hard way that chasing is not the only way to get in a bad situation with a dog.

The dog that cause me to break my pelvis and sacrum ran out and hit my front tire almost a 90 degree angle. There was no out running him. He had miss-judged his speed, my speed and his angle of intersection.

Something to think about.

[emily_in_nc]

I thought the same thing until I learned the hard way that chasing is not the only way to get in a bad situation with a dog.

The dog that cause me to break my pelvis and sacrum ran out and hit my front tire almost a 90 degree angle. There was no out running him. He had miss-judged his speed, my speed and his angle of intersection.

Something to think about.

+1. I fractured my pelvis in three places (including a doozy from the outside of my ilium to my sacrum requiring a 6" plate and 4 pins to put back together) when two dogs ran out at me from a 90 degree angle. They did not hit my bike because I sped up out of instinct before they got to me, but my DH (who was a little ways in front of me -- a few feet at least) slowed down, and I plowed right into his rear wheel at speed. Scared the dogs right away, but by then the damage was done.

So...if you're going to try to outrun dogs, make absolutely sure there is no one in front of you who might react differently.

I should also mention that I was reaching for my Halt (pepper spray) right before I crashed -- it was right there in a handlebar holster but couldn't keep me safe in this instance!