bladesman73
Über Member
Billy Liar
I know what you mean but stopping kind of means the dog and its owner have achieved their objective of disrupting my ride. When i'm doing my laps i try to stay clipped in for the duration,which is usually about 1 hr 40 mins to 2 hrs 10, depending on how many i do.I've been chased by dogs a few times, and I always stop and face them and it's always worked - I never try to outrun them.
as for stopping and putting bike between you and dog - you shouldn't have to , you should be able to do your thing without effecting others the same as they should
I am not sure that the dog has an objective. It's a dog and will chase things. It's what they do.I know what you mean but stopping kind of means the dog and its owner have achieved their objective of disrupting my ride. When i'm doing my laps i try to stay clipped in for the duration,which is usually about 1 hr 40 mins to 2 hrs 10, depending on how many i do.
I find that most dog owners have a blinkered mentality to the effect their animals have on others. Next door have 2 yappy little things that yap all day. She does know as they started the second she closed the door going to work the other day.
On yesterday's (2nd day) tour of Britain I saw a bloke had quite a large Labrador type dog at the side of the road. He did have it on lead but it was standing in the road when the first bikes went past. Why would you want to take your dog to watch a bike race. It could be he was caught up whilst walking dog but, take more control!
But this guy had it on the road.I took my lab to watch the ladies tour. Why shouldn't I? I enjoyed it, he enjoyed, and he was under complete control. He was better behaved than some of the humans present.
Befriend the dog and it might not bite you.