Originally Posted by
ADAM31
I live in Tennessee and we have a considerable number of dogs that like to chase cyclists in the area or maybe they just like to chase me. I have been bitten by one particular dog and luckily I was able to use my water bottle hitting him on the head in order for him to let go of my foot. Any suggestions or something you use to keep dogs away?
...when I lived in East TN, this was a problem for me as a runner. I carried a small squirt gun filled with household ammonia. You hit the offending dog in the eye or on his nose. They still bark, and they still chase you after this experience (which they think is their job), but they never came close enough to get squirted again. I imagine this would work as a cyclist, as well, but you might have to dismount to aim it.