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But what if i stop and the thing attacks me? I think it's best to outrun/cycle it.Here is the key if a dog is chasing you it is best to stop until it loses interest.
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But what if i stop and the thing attacks me? I think it's best to outrun/cycle it.Here is the key if a dog is chasing you it is best to stop until it loses interest.
I've put several posts on here about the selfishness and denial of many dog owners. "He won't bite". Etc.
But I had a sister who was scared of dogs. She was 5 and on her way to the shop (1963 so roads not as busy as today). She was chased into road and under a bus and died at the scene. Dog owner never found.
I only found out a couple of years ago that my uncle was about 100 yards away waiting for bus going in opposite direction and saw everything.
Granddaughters are terrified of dogs, previous experience with other grand parents alsation that was kept in house and never walked. If dogs are around when we are with them I'm terrified of possible consequences.
And how do you stop dogs chasing folk on bikes - ?Befriend the dog and it might not bike you.
Most dogs are only after the chase and lose interest.But what if i stop and the thing attacks me? I think it's best to outrun/cycle it.
But not all dogs! I'll never forget the time i cycled past a local scrapyard to find myself confronted by a Doberman and a Japanese Akita. Instead of outrunning/cycling them i calmly got off my bike and walked away,only for them to circle me trying to nip me. As soon as i got away from the scrapyard area they lost interest. About a week or so later it was in the Accy Observer that a bloke had been attacked and his dog badly mauled by these creatures. It was T Smith &Sons yard. Being local you'll know who/which one i mean. https://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/news/local-news/eight-arrested-after-police-scrap-10738779Most dogs
I live in Denmark and dont keep up with which coins you have and which you are getting rid of. I hear you are going back to the old pounds, shillings and pence. non of this decimal nonsense. soonIsn't it supposed to be a 20 pence piece? Seriously though,if i could send in pic's i wouldn't be off the site as i have sooo many things to show! Even more serious,the bite has i wouldn't say put me off cycling,but it's made me more aware if that was possible/needed of how dogs are so unpredictable. This bollox we hear of 'he's only being friendly' and 'well if you'd stopped to just let him sniff you instead of running/cycling away he wouldn't have bitten you' blah blah just isn't right! As i've stated i have a dog,i hate animal cruelty and would probably get more upset over animals suffering than humans suffering,but i have a right to be safe from bloody dogs that not only can bite you but in the case of cyclists can either knock you off or cause you to fall off causing serious injury!
I doubt that would work in Accrington. Chucking a Nori at the beast would be a much more effective tactic there.Another strategy is to stop and bend down pretending to pick up a stone, a gesture that's recognised by dogs all over the world.
Pedigree mongrelsLabradoodles = Mongrels.
Labradoodles = Mongrels.
Labradoodles = Mongrels.
It was about the size of a Springer Spaniel,with curly hair like a Poodle's and floppy ears like a Bedlington Terrier's. It might've been intelligent,possibly even a member of Mensa,but whatever it was it was a threat to my safety!Another chapter in the long awaited book. Never a dull moment in your life.
I find it hard to believe it was a Labradoodle i.e as you call them designer dogs. Cockapoos I don't know, but Labradoodles, particularly Australian ones are the most friendly and intelligent dogs out there. I know, I have one and it is well trained.
But like people there is always an odd one about.