Hit a dog when cycling today -- advice?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Dogs should not be off leash on a MUT. No argument.
But it could just as well have been a child.
A heavily populated MUT isn't the best place to be riding the upper end of the speed limit.
I always expect pedestrians, children and dogs to do the unexpected.

I agree. And personally, I feel way safer riding on a busy street in traffic than I have on the few scary times I've ridden on popular multi-use trails.