Dog hating cyclist
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Denton to Dalston Cycleway per chance? I tend to avoid it unless I'm in a particularly forgiving mood
Yes, I use it all the time, but never if I'm in a really foul mood!
I don't consider my dog to be out of control when he's not on the lead. He has never, in two years of using this path daily, gone anywhere near a cyclist. He has no interest in cyclists and keeps out of their way - this one went straight for him, and he jumped out of the way -if he hadn't the cyclist would've come off the worse for it.
I take your point, and to be fair I hadn't thought of that - but I never call my dog to me when the result will be him walking into the path of the cyclist as I hate when dog owners do that. I do tend to stay on the same side of the path as the dog -but as I said he was behind me, when I checked where he was because the cyclist was coming, I didn't have time to cross the path myself to him and I trusted he wouldn't run out in front of the bike -which he didn't.
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Agreed.
Damned animals taking up room on our planet. Never mind road tax I bet they don't even pay income tax.
Dunno about the tax aspect - my dog used to cost me about £2500 a year for food, insurance, vet surpluses and fuel to cart him off to his favourite walking spots.
I reckon he 'paid' quite a lot of tax (albeit not of the income variety) over the years.
Our long gone cat generated an income tax liability which the little bugger never paid I have to confess - he had several cheques sent his way as his photo appeared in some advertising. He tried really hard to pay it to give him some credit but HMRC didn't have him set up on the system as far as I know. I've dreaded a knock on the door for years.
he had several cheques sent his way as his photo appeared in some advertising. .
Nice one. I'll open an account in the dogs name and when HMRC come calling I'll just point to Charlie.
laurence
Veteran
- Location
- in the aeroplane over the sea
can't stand dogs. i woudn't cycle towards one though, might damage the bike or get blood on it.
keep the dog on a lead. or just shoot it.
keep the dog on a lead. or just shoot it.
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
I can understand exactly why the cyclist did that, but really if the rider did have a problem they should have just stopped. Riding at the dog could have caused all sorts of problems including the dog thinking it was being attacked.
Most dog owners are very courteous & hold their dog by the collar on shared paths when a cyclist passes, some owners when their dog isn't on the lead don't do anything which is okay but very disconcerting as it leaves a doubt in your mind if the dog is on an extendible lead that you can't see for some reason. You see ever since last year & an incident which involved me riding into a black extendible lead at 18-25mph when a dog owner was on one side of the road, the dog was in a hedge or ditch the other side (note road), I've had a thing about extendable leads.
Most dog owners are very courteous & hold their dog by the collar on shared paths when a cyclist passes, some owners when their dog isn't on the lead don't do anything which is okay but very disconcerting as it leaves a doubt in your mind if the dog is on an extendible lead that you can't see for some reason. You see ever since last year & an incident which involved me riding into a black extendible lead at 18-25mph when a dog owner was on one side of the road, the dog was in a hedge or ditch the other side (note road), I've had a thing about extendable leads.
Glow worm
Legendary Member
- Location
- Near Newmarket
No. None of you ever do.
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
TBH if you're riding on a shared use path you should be expecting dogs, toddlers and any number of other mobile obstacles
Riding at a dog is just twattish, not to mention unbelievably stupid.
If you hit the dog you'll be on the deck, getting bitten. And I'd laugh at you, after checking the dog was OK.
Shared use. The clue's in the name.
Riding at a dog is just twattish, not to mention unbelievably stupid.
If you hit the dog you'll be on the deck, getting bitten. And I'd laugh at you, after checking the dog was OK.
Shared use. The clue's in the name.
02GF74
Über Member
i wouldn't deliberately do it but don't blame the cyclist as I don't like dogs harrassing me when I'm on my bike. I've had numerous incidents and really the blame lies on the owner - they may say sorry blah blah but do fark all so the same wioll happen next time.
the pecking order is: people (walkers/pedstrians) then horses then cyclists. dogs, cats, penguins etc don't feature.
if you cannot keep your dog under control,. then train it. or put it on a leash.
the pecking order is: people (walkers/pedstrians) then horses then cyclists. dogs, cats, penguins etc don't feature.
if you cannot keep your dog under control,. then train it. or put it on a leash.
on the road
Über Member
I bet he wouldn't have ridden at the dog if the owner was a man.
shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
I know my dogs and know how they'll react (sensibly) round a bike but the cyclists we come across can't be expected to know them as well as I do so I always gather them around me in good time and let the rider go by, no leads needed but clearly and visibly controlling them to send a positive message to the rider they are safe. The only time I worry is someone rude whizzing up fast from behind without any sort of bell or hello not giving me time to respond & that is more for meeting the sort of rider the OP did than thinking one of mine will think its a funny looking rabbit - the dopey mutts don't react to the squirrels they see let alone bikers.
When I'm riding shared paths & parks I let people with dogs know I'm there, 99% do like I do and we're all happy, I go by at a pace that won't startle them or hurt either of us if they do react badly and I have to bail out.
A quick chat and a compliment for their pooch with the regulars on the park bits of my commute route means more often than not now they're on the lookout for me and give me the full path width as we pass and say hello.
I can do my head down a*** up faster riding when I'm back on the road
When I'm riding shared paths & parks I let people with dogs know I'm there, 99% do like I do and we're all happy, I go by at a pace that won't startle them or hurt either of us if they do react badly and I have to bail out.
A quick chat and a compliment for their pooch with the regulars on the park bits of my commute route means more often than not now they're on the lookout for me and give me the full path width as we pass and say hello.
I can do my head down a*** up faster riding when I'm back on the road
snapper_37
Barbara Woodhouse's Love Child
- Location
- Wolves
Yesssss, that's the answer.
On shared paths, my pooch is either on a lead or I put her in the sit position and hold her harness if cyclists etc are coming towards us. On canal tow paths, I always move out of the way for cyclists - as long as they are polite and don't come racing up behind and just expect me to shift out of their way.
asterix
Comrade Member
- Location
- Limoges or York
Was bitten on the hand by a loose dog in a village. it leapt in front of me and grabbed my hand off the bars (it was a large animal). I was literally bloody furious and knocked on the door of the nearest house, after which i knew it was their dog because it was hiding under their table. Anyway, they apologised profusely and although I have cycled that way many times since haven't seen the dog again. The bite healed ok, they can go septic.
Cush
Veteran
- Location
- North Cumbria but still a Geordie
What hasn't been said but I believe is right; is that if a dog is not on a leash of reasonable length (I think under six foot but it may be less) then it is not under close control and the owner / handler is responsible for it's behavior. So if a cyclist hit your dog and hurt themselves then whether he /she was in the right or wrong, you would be liable as your dog was off the leash. I have kept dogs for nearly 40 years and would never dream of allowing them off the leash in a public place. The best trained dog is liable to re-act in an unpredictable way if they feel frightened or intimidated and I am sorry to say that it is the keepers of loose dogs that are least likely to clean up after them. And finally our dogs love reelie leads and we do use them on the fells and open access land but they are a dangerous thing to use any where near a road or on a shared cycle path.
