Dog hating cyclist

[sidevalve]

Shoot the dog.

Is that the cyclist or the real dog ?
What seems to have been missed here is the fact that to hit an animal intentionally is still a criminal offence as it would be if a car were to drive at a dog with the same intent. That the cyclist would, if he had hit the dog, assuming it was a small one, have ridden away with no harm done to himself because he could "get away with it" and not be traced is another sad fact.. There is also a point here as said above that many cyclists don't know the meaning of the words "slow down" which allies them to many of the car drivers they pretend to despise.
Do I trust other peoples dogs - no, do I trust other peoples children [often more trouble than the dogs] - seriously no. But I am prepared to dismount if I have to to "get around" the blockage with the least hassle both to me and them, life's too short to start arguing over silly bits of shared pathway.

 

[User482]

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.

I was knocked off my bike my a charging, out of control dog, on a shared path. The owner walked off, leaving me bleeding on the floor. One of my work colleagues was bitten when out cycling (again on a shared path) - the dog owner told him to f*ck off.

Nice.

 

[vernon]

Is that the cyclist or the real dog ?

The real dog.

Do I really have to use [troll] [/troll] tags?

Seriously though, if a dog isn't on a short lead then it's not under full control.

 

[Doseone]

These dog threads can get very emotive, there's no need. I like dogs, other people don't like 'em, that's fine, we're all different it's no biggie.

Anyway, here's a bit of dog control. I did this with our Spaniel about half an hour ago. Can you tell I'm on a day off?

 

[DRHysted]

Seriously though, if a dog isn't on a short lead then it's not under full control.

Really, even an obedience show trained dog?

 

[vernon]

Really, even an obedience show trained dog?

A casual observer can not place any faith in any dog not on a short lead to be under full control.

 

[screenman]

I have never met the owner of a badly behave dog, mischievous, friendly, boisterous, etc. but never the one the owner admitted was just plain badly trained. Of course you lot know I have but the owners do not.

Ride defensively not aggressively then the world would be a nicer place.

 

[Arch]

These dog threads can get very emotive, there's no need. I like dogs, other people don't like 'em, that's fine, we're all different it's no biggie.

Anyway, here's a bit of dog control. I did this with our Spaniel about half an hour ago. Can you tell I'm on a day off?

Nice! Well done you and the dog!

If I ever have a dog, I'll aspire to that level of control.

 

[Sara_H]

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.

Good for your cat - making his own way in the world. My dog is nothing but a sponging layabout!

 

[Sara_H]

These dog threads can get very emotive, there's no need. I like dogs, other people don't like 'em, that's fine, we're all different it's no biggie.

Anyway, here's a bit of dog control. I did this with our Spaniel about half an hour ago. Can you tell I'm on a day off?

Brilliant! My dogs a complete idiot. I can make him sit and wait at his mealtimes, and he has some recall, but there are certain situations in public places where he's a complete loon, so I have to be very careful with him.

 

[02GF74]

Really, even an obedience show trained dog?

and how many of those do you see on shared paths? I cannot say I have seen any.

.... and yes, dog threads are emotive ..... let's not start on dog shoot that is left behind.

 

[Sandra6]

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 f*** 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.

In what way was the dog harassing the cyclist? He was minding his own business, sniffing the grass, in no way interested in the cyclist.
I also don't get why horses are higher on the pecking order than cyclists. I hate horse riders who use this particular path as they leave great piles of horse muck wherever they please. If I didn't clean up after my dog I'd be liable for a hefty fine, what's the difference?!
On more narrow parts of the path, when I have warning of a cyclist approaching I do keep the dog close, and hold his collar if necessary - I just don't feel it's necessary when there's 2 metres of path to spare.

 

[DRHysted]

A casual observer can not place any faith in any dog not on a short lead to be under full control.

Ah but that is not what you said. You said "Seriously though, if a dog isn't on a short lead then it's not under full control.". That is the same as saying all cyclists run red lights, I happen to know that both statements are untrue as I had the pleasure of growing up with an obedience trained dog, and to date I have not rode my bicycle through a red lights. I do not expect a casual observer to know the difference, but if on a shared path I do expect them to slow down and share the flaming thing unlike the cyclist this morning who sat right in the middle of the path forcing me right to the edge and low hanging branches.

 

[vernon]

Seriously though. If a dog isn't on a short lead it isn't under full control.

 

[Sandra6]

Seriously though. If a dog isn't on a short lead it isn't under full control.

I agree, but I don't see why a dog needs to be under full control all the time on its walk. Dogs like to run about and sniff things, they can't do that if they're on a short lead. Bit like children really, they need to be out of control sometimes.
Anyway - I encountered the cyclist again this morning. And he clearly is just an idiot. I saw him coming, walked back to my dog as there was more chance of him running into his path following me, and the bloke -doing at least 15, possibly 20mph - flew past me like a complete tool. There's just no need for that.