Chased by a dog

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Stop, put your bike between you and the dog (and be prepared to use it as a weapon if necessary), square off your shoulders and "get big", and yell (anything "go home", "no", "bad dog", etc), maybe take a step or two towards them. Most will run back home before you get to the end of that sequence.

When I was in South Africa a few years ago, I was doing a marathon training run in a nature park. A co-worker was with me - riding a bike. This was the technique he used when we were both attacked by an ostrich. He used his bike as a shield and weapon and it worked. Of course, the ostrich decided to leave him alone and attack me but that's a different thread.

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Do like Ceasar Millan the Dog Whisperer... Turn your shoulders toward the dog and shout.. SSSHHHHHHHHT!!!! NO!!.... Really really loud in a deep commanding voice. Then Growl back at them "Aaaaaaarrrrrggh!!" when they startle.

That worked for me this weekend when we were chased by a large spaniel that came bounding across a lawn/ditch/and was about to crash into us. The loud SSSHHHHHHHHT!!!! stopped him in for a second and then the Aaaaaaarrrrrggh!!! kept him there (looking rather confused I might add) while we pedaled safely away

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