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Ever been chased or (gulp) bitten by a dog while riding?

Old 06-26-19, 06:34 PM
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Yes and yes. The dog had no shots and was quarantined. After that I take no chances and I if they step on the road, I pepper spray them...check your local laws. Cheers.
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Old 06-26-19, 06:48 PM
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My most recent doggie chase was by a Rottweiler with ill intentions. I was riding up a one mile 6% grade at about the halfway point. No way I was going to outrun him. I unclipped and dismounted and used the bike to shield me.

I slowly walked away from him but he was not having it and continued to lunge at me. A lady driving a Prius approached from up the hill and drove in between myself and the dog and honked her horn. I was able to walk about 100 yards up the road then remount to get away.

A dog like that could have easily hospitalized me. It sucks being vulnerable on a bike with a far too aggressive canine.
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Old 06-26-19, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Fat Boy Biker
Maybe a slow fat lab. I had one chase me on the flats a few weeks back. Got up to about 20mph then gave up. But remember, something like a grayhound, whippit, borzoi, or irish wolfhound, (basically the sight hounds) can really move. I think a fast grayhound can reach 40+mph.

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Of all of these dogs, the greyhound will definitely catch you - maybe the whippet - the other two? unlikely. The difference is that greyhounds are bred for function - speed and visual acuity - borzois and wolfhounds are bred for appearance, and have long ago lost any functionality. All the wolfhounds (several) I have encountered were dumb as posts and lumbered rather than ran - and they're pretty delicate - their size is really too much for their bones and joints. We used to have a few racing hounds - great dogs, smart but completely undomesticated - good-natured wild animals. The thing is, though - they're chasers, not biters. We used to take our hounds to a large field near our house, my dad would stand maybe 1/8 mile away, whistle to the hound, who would run like a mad bastard to him. Then I would whistle, and he'd run back to me - rinse and repeat. Once in a while he'd get distracted by something - a jogger, a passing train - and he's take off after the new distraction. When he caught up to the jogger, he'd stand there, wide-eyed and tongue out, essentially asking "what's next?" until we arrived and retrieved him.
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Old 06-26-19, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by cantdrv55
I often wonder what I would do if I'm chased by a dog while riding uphill. I suppose I could dust it on a flat and downhill but when I'm on the saddle going slow uphill, that's when it's sure to happen. Can't kick it since I'm clipped in and would probably fall anyway. Hopefully it nevers happens but what can one do to come out of it unscathed?
Spray him with your water bottle.

Done it many times.
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Old 06-27-19, 01:36 AM
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Dog thread.
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Old 06-27-19, 07:32 AM
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14 YO dog thread still not locked.
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Old 06-27-19, 07:39 AM
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35 or 40 years ago, I was riding into town on a relatively busy street when I saw a German Shepherd escape his kennel on the opposite side of the road. When he made a snarling beeline for me with murder in his eyes, I started pedaling for my life. But he had the angle on me. Suddenly I heard a big thump and cry; the dog had been hit and soon died. The driver stopped and was both consoling the owner and telling me how lucky I was.
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Old 06-28-19, 12:06 PM
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Well, on the good side, all the bad dogs that chased people 15 years ago are too old to catch up now.
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Well, on the good side, all the bad dogs that chased people 15 years ago are too old to catch up now.
Winner, winner....
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Old 06-29-19, 04:23 PM
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I got into "serious" riding late 70s, early 80s. That was when dogs would roam the street. It only takes one meeting with the Campy pump head to train any dog.
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