Originally Posted by Joe Bikerider

Small black shaggy dog chased me down the street and then nipped on my left ankle.

I’ve been riding on McNutt Ave recently in Walnut Creek to avoid the construction going on a block over for a new library and condo complex. In fact I have really enjoyed getting away from the construction and have waved and dinged my bell at several people and thought I was getting at least a little bit known. I go by there almost every day.

Then this morning I was heading West on McNutt and heard some barking behind me. I couldn’t really see behind me that well so didn’t think much about it. Then I felt a bite on my left ankle.

I stopped immediately and put both feet down. I yelled loudly and then turned back to look. A small black sort of shaggy dog was running away and then was sitting on a lawn. I walked my bike a couple yards ahead and the dog stayed there. I noticed the front door of that house was partially open.

So I yelled “heh, your dog just bit me. As##ole”. a couple times. No reaction.

Considering the situation and the amount of gun owners in that area I just rode on. I could just see myself knocking on the door and getting shot. Such is the world I live in.

I couldn’t really check at the time what with my thick socks and tights but when I got home there seemed to be no skin broken. And anyway it was probably too late to make any claim.

So here I am, pissed as hell about that dog and the owner and the state of our country.

thanks for letting me rant. What street will I choose tomorrow?

Originally Posted by Pop N Wood

Did you know it is possible to bruise a human penis? A dog taught me that when it took down my bike.

Even little yappy dogs can take down a bike and dog owners never think their dog is a threat, so yes, there is great reason to act like a jerk.

Originally Posted by downhillmaster

A dog taught you how to bruise someone’s penis?

Originally Posted by TravelBiker

Over in Cambodia, where i am now, if they have a problem with the local dog they EAT the dog,

Originally Posted by downhillmaster

Getting nipped by a dog got you pissed about the current state of the country?

Originally Posted by Miliolid

I had some really annoying dog encounters today. Well, not so much dog encounters but dog owner encounters. Big two lane cycle path that can also be used by pedestrians. Who were out in full force with their dogs today, blocking the path, standing right in the middle happily chatting away, etc. I had two very hard breaks when in one case a woman could not control her off the lead dog and he nearly ran in front of my bike. She shouted at me for not taking care! Second time a big boxer dog or similar trotted in front of my bike, with the owner just staring. Why? I wasn't going fast, about 20kmh on my everyday bike. If a race biker would have been there it could have ended ugly.

Originally Posted by TravelBiker

Don't move to Asia, there are loose dogs in many countries. Over in Thailand my riding away from dogs was something that happened several times a week. Sometimes it was just barking then sometimes it was bark then follow or chase, other times there's no barking the minute you hear them they are near your bike or on your back. The bike actually adds a layer of safety between me and the dogs. On foot was much more dangerous. Shockingly i never got bit. I keep either some rocks in my pocket or if im walking sometimes i walking stick. Over in Cambodia, where i am now, if they have a problem with the local dog they EAT the dog, thus there is less of a problem than in Thailand.

Originally Posted by Kat12

Yup. My dog bite was in Hua Hin (shortly after, they came out with the story about faulty rabies vaccines in Hua Hin... made me glad I'd had the prophylactic shots, and went for the post-exposure shots after. Just in case.) Of course, I also regularly saw plenty of dogs-- most of them soi dogs-- who simply didn't give a crap about me one way or the other. But, I've heard stories from expats of problems with packs of dogs, especially in the rural areas.