Originally Posted by
Iride01
Yeah, why is it that it's the small yappy dogs that seem to be the worst offenders? Too much in-breeding? I've never been bitten by a dog while riding. Most normal size dogs stop chasing if I stop or ride out of their territory.
I know! There was one rural route where two dogs came out of their yard every time my husband and I rode by, slowly, because it was near the top of a steep hill. The big one (maybe 60 lbs.) just ambled over to say hi, maybe get some pets, and the little one (maybe 8 lbs.) acted like it wanted to rip our faces off and stomp on our corpses. We never got bit, as I think the little one had
just enough brains to realize it probably wasn't a good idea. Haven't been up there in awhile; hope they're well.
I never blame the dog for bad behavior, I blame their humans.