A little nervous...

[Catrin]

Me too! I have one of those really loud storm whistles attached to my CamelBak along with a folding knife and my Spot gizmo. And I recently ditched the mini compass/temp thingy. My CamelBak is starting to resemble a flyfishing vest.

hmmmm, do you think that would hurt doggie ears? Have been considering a small air horn as I've had several dog owners strongly recommend this approach. The problem with Mace is the direction the wind is blowing...

[sundial]

hmmmm, do you think that would hurt doggie ears?

It's pretty shrill. Let me see what Kali thinks. Hold on.

[sundial]

Kali walked up to the whistle as I was blowing it while Niki cocked her head to one side and Logan ran out of the room. So there ya go.

[Catrin]

Kali walked up to the whistle as I was blowing it while Niki cocked her head to one side and Logan ran out of the room. So there ya go.

Darn, guess it doesn't hit the right pitch. Thanks for the experiment though!

[sundial]

Those pocket size air horns will make them scatter. Our local O'Reilly auto parts store carries it.

[Catrin]

Those pocket size air horns will make them scatter. Our local O'Reilly auto parts store carries it.

I will check it out! If it would fit in a Bento box and allow room for a few nibbles that would be good - I figure I could get it out of the Bento box more quickly.

[luv2climb]

I had a dog incident last month while on a climb. Luckily I had my video camera recording, so maybe this footage will help others.

I was almost to the top of the climb when I heard barking dogs. I saw three dogs behind a tall wrought-iron fence. On past rides I discovered that making puppy sounds at barking dogs seemed to calm them and sometimes stopped the barking. Unfortunately, this time it backfired The dogs started going crazy and one of them escaped and chased me. I heard the owner yell something so I yelled "Get your dog away from me!", "Hey!", and finally "GO HOME!", all while keeping an eye on the dog so I could jump off my bike and use it as a shield if necessary. Luckily the "GO HOME!" command worked. Either that or I left the dog's territory.

Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JHqmrRUcJ0