a_spanner_short
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Bl**dy Dog Owners!
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The problem with so called "designated cycle paths" is that they are not exclusive use paths, they just mean you can ride your bike on them. The best way to avoid dog walkers, thier dogs and the mess associated with them is to use the properly surfaced designated cycle paths called roads. Ok you have to share with cars, lorries and busses, but at least they are a bit more predictable even if they are just as dirty.
Dan_h
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Reading, UK
Unfortunately this does not always work, a couple of weeks ago I was chased and nearly knocked off by a dog jumping up at me as I cycled on the road. To be honest I am not a great fan of dogs and quite a few of the owners don't seem to care what their animals do as everyone likes dogs, right???
Little yellow Brompton
A dark destroyer of biscuits!
- Location
- Bridgend
Nahh just one today, tomorrow there will be others.
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
I'd just stop using the route if it's that bad.
Riding in Circles
Veteran
- Location
- EDINBURGH
The Koreans do! In soup..Unfortunately this does not always work, a couple of weeks ago I was chased and nearly knocked off by a dog jumping up at me as I cycled on the road. To be honest I am not a great fan of dogs and quite a few of the owners don't seem to care what their animals do as everyone likes dogs, right???
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
Irresponsible dog owners drive me up the wall too, but please don't tar us all with the same brush.
Crankarm
Guru
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Dogs should be banned and culled. Only those professions that need them should be allowed to have them. A bit like guns ie the police can carry them, no one else. There is absolutely no reason for dogs.
This runner mauled by two vicious pit bull type dogs.
http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16141257
This runner mauled by two vicious pit bull type dogs.
http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16141257
smokeysmoo
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
+1
As with most things in life, a few idiots give the majority of us a bad name.What gets me are the people who pick up their dogs turd, neatly tie the bag then hang the feckin' thing on a fence, gate, tree etc, etc. What the hells that all about? You've bothered to pick it up and bag it, now bin it
growingvegetables
Guru
- Location
- Leeds
Just for a bit of levity - I did feel sorry for one of the dogs I met on New Years Day.
Extremely well trained. The owners spotted me on my bike - and told the dog to lie down. A great big, long-haired, Alsatian-type dog. It did indeed lie down, bless him/her ...
in the middle of a big, muddy puddle. The dog just dropped, in the middle of the puddle, and waited for me to pass!
Thank you, dog owners - and I'd hate to clean up the mess on your dog!
Extremely well trained. The owners spotted me on my bike - and told the dog to lie down. A great big, long-haired, Alsatian-type dog. It did indeed lie down, bless him/her ...
in the middle of a big, muddy puddle. The dog just dropped, in the middle of the puddle, and waited for me to pass!
Thank you, dog owners - and I'd hate to clean up the mess on your dog!
paulw1969
Ridley rider
- Location
- Long Eaton, Notts.
+1
What gets me are the people who pick up their dogs turd, neatly tie the bag then hang the feckin' thing on a fence, gate, tree etc, etc. What the hells that all about? You've bothered to pick it up and bag it, now bin it
+1
Bagging and not binning is almost worse than not picking it up in the first place.......your putting it in something that will take a long time to degrade....the crap will dissappear a lot quickly if left alone......not that i'm suggesting that!
My wife and I always pick up after our two dogs...........we always bin it......in fact i have been known to take it home because i have forgot i'm carrying it
one of my catch phrases..."lifes one long sh*it bag".....as all i seem to do is pick up crap. Theres no excuse for not picking it up.....like theres no excuse for dropping litter...its going to happen though.
brokenflipflop
Veteran
- Location
- Worsley
Well, I did the decent thing and met my wife halfway home down the canal this afternoon on the Yuba. It was quite exhilarating cycling in the wind but the journey home was marred by four or five spaniels which had been let off their leads. One of them ran in front of me and I was forced to brake with, of course, a passenger on the back. I pointed out to the owner that he might wish to be a bit more considerate toward cyclists (as it is designated as a cycle route).
No sooner had he passed me than one of the dogs squatted down and did its business. He continued to walk on so I shouted out that perhaps he would like to pick up his dog's mess as I had already trodden dog mess into the house this morning after responsibly walking my own dog. His response was "I haven't got eyes in the back of my head" to which I replied in that case perhaps he might like to keep his dogs on a lead then.
To be honest I'd rather put up with the locals who hang around drinking by the canal than inconsiderate dog owners. One dog off a lead is acceptable if the owner has it under control but there's no way that the owner had any degree of control of his dogs.
Phew. Rant over.
I've got a spaniel and to be fair he is pots for rags, disobedient and is ruled completely by his nose. Sometimes we let him off the lead and we have no control over him at all, but he needs a run.
We don't want to upset anyone and yet he needs a good run so we do what all considerate dog owners should do - if he upsets anyone we pretend he's not ours.
Little yellow Brompton
A dark destroyer of biscuits!
- Location
- Bridgend
+1
The last time I counted, on my "long" commute , it was the overwhelming majority that gave the rest a "bad name".
smokeysmoo
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bolton, not very far from Nob End
Not dog person I take it LYB? No problem, to each their own
