Originally Posted by
Charles Lathe
I talk to the dogs. I ask, “What are you doing? I am supposed to be here.” I tell them they are not supposed to be in the road or that they are going to be in a lot of trouble if they don’t go home. Most of them seem kind of confused by this and for me it works better than yelling at them. A few of them are just plain mean dogs. but most seem to respond to talk better than to yelling. We have a lot of loose dogs in North Carolina.
I did that once; was grinding up a steep little hill and this dog came charging out of a yard barking like mad. No way I could outrun or outmaneuver it, so I just stopped, patted my leg and called to it to come to me. Dog totally freaked and sprinted for the house.