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Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I got
chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike. Never given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me before. What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them? |
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Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I got chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike. Never given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me before. What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them? A kid at our church was riding on a farm-to-market road to church one afternoon (rural church) when a dog jumped him and knocked him into the "bar ditch". Did a few hundred dollars worth of damage to his bike. Have your waterbottle handy. They usually hate water sprayed in their face. -- Robert Hampton Genesis POS http://www.genesispos.com (866) 942-8813 Voice (325) 942-8872 Fax |
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... Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I got chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike. Never given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me before. What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them? When large dogs chase me I usually either slow down and play with them or brake, u-turn, and reverse the chase. If I'm sure the dog is a trained attack dog (extremely rare), I'll pass. -- Robin Hubert |
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"GABIKE" wrote ... Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I got chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike. Never given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me before. What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them? The Great Dane that caught me jumped up and put his paws on my shoulders and started licking my face. He was a puppy and wanted to make friends. Luckily I had stopped the bike and gotten off. My usual response to a dog chasing me is to get off the bike and face the dog, holding the bike between me and the dog as a protective barrier (it might look like a weapon to the dog) and yell at the dog to go home. It's always worked so far... -- mark |
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"mark" wrote: "GABIKE" wrote ... Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I got chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike. Never given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me before. What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them? The Great Dane that caught me jumped up and put his paws on my shoulders and started licking my face. He was a puppy and wanted to make friends. Luckily I had stopped the bike and gotten off. My usual response to a dog chasing me is to get off the bike and face the dog, holding the bike between me and the dog as a protective barrier (it might look like a weapon to the dog) and yell at the dog to go home. It's always worked so far... -- mark Great danes are huge but they are so mild mannered I wouldn't be afraid of them. I had a friend whose bloodhound used to chase after everything (he was always on a leash though)- roller bladers, skateboarders, kids playing snowballs, kids playing hockey, cyclists. BUt he would never bite anyone although he did try to grab some rollerbladers shorts! |
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Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I
got chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike. Never given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me before. What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them? We've got some info on our website- www.ChainReaction.com/dogs that might be of help. In many cases, dogs may do exactly nothing once they catch their prey. The fun is in the chase, and it's boring to just sit there in a stand-off with a cyclist. Not all the time though; there are obviously some dogs that are trained to attack anything that they feel is intruding into their area. Great Danes aren't generally a nasty species though, and it may have simply been wanting to have some fun (play) with you. This does happen; I've been in races where dogs ran into the middle of the pack, thinking they were having a great time. Once things didn't turn out too well, for either the dog or a bunch of cyclists. Be smart, and try to figure out what the dog is up to. You *are* smarter than the dog, which you can use to your advantage. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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There have been a few occaisons when I have been too tired to outrun a dog
(especially when out of shape), or run into the dogs at a dead end or forced turn around point. The biggest danger with dogs is that they might run into your wheels and send you both flying. That hasn't happenned to me, but I've seen it and its not pretty at all. If the dog is going to catch up, I will slow down and start to get off the bike on the side away from the dog. Usually they will stop and bark. Once I'm off the bike, I use it as a shield and get the pump to use as a weapon, if its needed. I've never had to do either though. Most dogs will back away from something that is not acting like prey, is not running, is not scared, and is willing to outshout and out stare them. Duffy "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote in message ... Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I got chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike. Never given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me before. What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them? We've got some info on our website- www.ChainReaction.com/dogs that might be of help. In many cases, dogs may do exactly nothing once they catch their prey. The fun is in the chase, and it's boring to just sit there in a stand-off with a cyclist. Not all the time though; there are obviously some dogs that are trained to attack anything that they feel is intruding into their area. Great Danes aren't generally a nasty species though, and it may have simply been wanting to have some fun (play) with you. This does happen; I've been in races where dogs ran into the middle of the pack, thinking they were having a great time. Once things didn't turn out too well, for either the dog or a bunch of cyclists. Be smart, and try to figure out what the dog is up to. You *are* smarter than the dog, which you can use to your advantage. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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If the dog is going to catch up, I will slow down and start to get off the
bike on the side away from the dog. Usually they will stop and bark. Once I'm off the bike, I use it as a shield and get the pump to use as a weapon, if its needed. I've never had to do either though. Most dogs will back away from something that is not acting like prey, is not running, is not scared, and is willing to outshout and out stare them. Absolutely true. If I'm not in a rush, I actually enjoy stopping and staring them (dogs) down, assuming, of course, it's not drooling too much and audibly ganshing teeth! It has an amazingly powerful effect when you simply stop and stare a dog down (when it's been coming after you). They just don't know what to do, because that's not the way they're programmed. And experience has told me that this can actually "break" a dog psychologically... they will sometimes stop going after cyclists after such an experience. But keep in mind this works with relatively "normal" dogs. If somebody has trained a pitbull (or any other aggressive breed) to shred & kill, you really ought to find someplace else to be. But the same rules of safety still apply- put your bike between you and the dog. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com "Duffy Pratt" wrote in message ... There have been a few occaisons when I have been too tired to outrun a dog (especially when out of shape), or run into the dogs at a dead end or forced turn around point. The biggest danger with dogs is that they might run into your wheels and send you both flying. That hasn't happenned to me, but I've seen it and its not pretty at all. If the dog is going to catch up, I will slow down and start to get off the bike on the side away from the dog. Usually they will stop and bark. Once I'm off the bike, I use it as a shield and get the pump to use as a weapon, if its needed. I've never had to do either though. Most dogs will back away from something that is not acting like prey, is not running, is not scared, and is willing to outshout and out stare them. Duffy "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote in message ... Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I got chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike. Never given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me before. What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them? We've got some info on our website- www.ChainReaction.com/dogs that might be of help. In many cases, dogs may do exactly nothing once they catch their prey. The fun is in the chase, and it's boring to just sit there in a stand-off with a cyclist. Not all the time though; there are obviously some dogs that are trained to attack anything that they feel is intruding into their area. Great Danes aren't generally a nasty species though, and it may have simply been wanting to have some fun (play) with you. This does happen; I've been in races where dogs ran into the middle of the pack, thinking they were having a great time. Once things didn't turn out too well, for either the dog or a bunch of cyclists. Be smart, and try to figure out what the dog is up to. You *are* smarter than the dog, which you can use to your advantage. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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