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Bicycling

Hoyt

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2. A shot from the water bottle always worked for me, and riding faster. Some of those big dogs

Reply to TexasProgresive (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2015, 10:49 AM

Jul 2015

in rural areas can make you stand up and pedal like heck, they are like bears. You gotta hope they don't catch you on a steep hill.

I'd probably carry pepper spray nowadays.

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How do you deal with unfriendly dogs? [View all] TexasProgresive Jul 2015 OP

Ride faster kdmorris Jul 2015 #1

A shot from the water bottle always worked for me, and riding faster. Some of those big dogs Hoyt Jul 2015 #2

by usually panicking then falling .. olddots Jul 2015 #3

pleased to know someone is riding and has 2 years on me TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #4

pepper spray and a call to Animal Control if they're breaking the leash law Novara Jul 2015 #5

I bought a can of pepper spray TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #6

Always ride by them and say "Good Puppies" happyslug Jul 2015 #7

"stop and put the bike between you and the dog" jberryhill Jul 2015 #10

I once had a dog owner yell at me to KICK HIS DOG. happyslug Jul 2015 #12

I don't have to deal with them on the trails.. frylock Jul 2015 #8

having your your ears tuned in helps the most olddots Jul 2015 #9

I would never use ear buds on the road TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #13

I don't mind them as much as unfriendly humans jberryhill Jul 2015 #11

True confessions time about the primary reason I quit cycling TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #14

I dodged a thrown object once jberryhill Jul 2015 #15

I had beer cans thrown at me TexasProgresive Jul 2015 #16

I pulled out my pepper spray and aimed it directly at the face of the asshole.... Novara Jul 2015 #17

Oh, good, when I read "Pulled out my pepper spray" I thought you used in on a dog. happyslug Jul 2015 #18

Hell, if a dog was attacking me you bet I'd use my pepper spray Novara Jul 2015 #19