Originally Posted by
Spoonrobot
Last ride I did in Carroll County GA I got chased by 27 dogs total. 7 of which were aggressive enough that they tried to bite my shoes while I was still pedaling. Rural Georgia has a ton of kept strays and wild dogs, something that has to be experienced to be believed.
Wow, that has got to be some kind of a record. I'm averaging 1 to 3 incidents per ride here in rural western Indiana. My countermeasures so far are outrunning or yelling commands. Still, it seems to be getting worse, I'm tempted by TimothyH's pepper spray advice. Holding me back from that is angering the owners, I ride evening and night and I am the only road cyclist in the county at those times as far as I know (never seen anyone else).