Gravel and dog bite

[PamNY]

Depending on what he and the health department think, I may well start canvassing the neighborhood tomorrow and take one more day off work I doubt they will argue with me about this.

That sounds like a good idea. Flyers are an intriguing suggestion, too. If the dog is that bad someone must know about him/her.

Good luck!

[owlice]

WOW!!! Catrin, you are AWESOME!!! I think you did exactly the right thing in continuing to ride. Stopping for a dog that is already biting you does not sound like a good idea. (For a dog that is not yet chewing on you, the bike-between-you-and-the-dog thing .. sure, I can see that.)

And wow, great riding under really bad circumstances!!! I am very impressed!!

(No one, but no one, messes with Catrin on her bike!! Heh... maybe we need shirts with that on it!!)

I hope you heal quickly and find the dog, too. And I hope the owners are fined. They should be paying your medical bills, too; their homeowner's insurance may cover it, but even if not, they are responsible.

...on gravel with a pit chewin' on you... very very impressive! But no repeats, please!

[WindingRoad]

Catrin I am really glad you are okay after that. It was good to see you out and about and taking things in stride. I'm with everyone else on this, you are an amazing rider to be able to ride 'with dog attached' Take care of yourself girl and hope to see you when I get back

[Catrin]

Catrin I am really glad you are okay after that. It was good to see you out and about and taking things in stride. I'm with everyone else on this, you are an amazing rider to be able to ride 'with dog attached' Take care of yourself girl and hope to see you when I get back

Awwww shucks, it was just a new take on "resistance training"

Seriously, it was good to see you yesterday after all of that! I really enjoyed the microbrewery as well, though I probably shouldn't have brought the growler home.... Great Porter though! Thankfully I CAN have beer with the antibiotics they gave me, I asked the pharmacist!

[channlluv]

Holy moly.

What an amazing story. We should have a sticky thread with dog attack and crash stories. This is an amazing story!

I hope your wounds heal quickly and that they do find that dog and owner and force that person to take some responsibility.

I wonder if you could change your screen name to Catrin the Brave.



Roxy

[indysteel]

This week is National Dog Bike Prevention Week. How timely!

http://www.avma.org/public_health/dogbite/

Catrin, I hope your doc was able to guide you in the right direction regarding the rabies vaccine. Otherwise, I'd suggest contacting the State Health Department or the CDC.

[Catrin]

My doctor recommended against the shots, and that ER doctor didn't think they were necessary either since it wasn't a stray. The wounds are already closed and are looking pretty good, all things considered. I am surprised there isn't any bruising, and indeed there wasn't much bleeding - which was quite a surprise to me given the size and number of wounds. My doctor did check with others on this, so I am pretty comfortable with the decision. Perhaps it is just being thankful that I won't have to endure the shots....

[emily_in_nc]

This week is National Dog Bike Prevention Week. How timely!

Why would anyone would want to prevent dogs from biking? I thought we supported all types of cyclists here?!