Profpointy
Legendary Member
With most dogs, staring it down, pointing to where it appeared from and saying, in your most commanding voice, "BUGGER OFF HOME", or words to that effect, normally works. For something obviously more aggressive and/or very large, get the bike in between the two of you.
This does work. Some years back we were out for a walk and two (perfectly friendly) dogs appeared from the bushes and came over. We fussed them a little expecting the owner to appear but he didn't but the dogs then followed us for maybe a mile or two despite us by then discouraging them as best we could. It culminated in one of them running into a road very nearly getting itself run over, whilst the lady driving the car glowered at me crossly shaking her head: "they're not my dogs" I mouthed to no avail. Finally I pointed back the way we came and sternly said "Go Home!" - and amazingly they did
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