I was riding through the park carefully on my road bike yesterday (shared path, where ok pedestrians have priority) and there was some bint on her bike (so not a ped) with about 8 yappy dog-rats (I kid ye not, most were smaller than my cat
) which were strung out across the path. I had slowed to a crawl but couldn't get through. I politely suggested that she stop so the stupid mutts would stop too. She had the temerity to suggest that I go off the path onto the mud, I pointed out she must be kidding, she only needed to call the hounds and stop for 10 seconds.
The number of owners who get out the way but don't think to perhaps call their dogs is astounding too, most are apologetic when the dog lurches across in front of my path. It was amusing in the park this evening - there was an elderly labrador lumbering along the path with a 4ft stick in its mouth taking up most of the path, which was quite sweet lol