Dogs

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?

What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them?

We eat you.

Small Black Dog

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?

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.

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"GABIKE" 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?

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

"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...
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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!

In article ,
(Marlene Blanshay) writes:

Great danes are huge but they are so mild mannered I wouldn't be afraid of
them.

My experience with great danes is similar. The ones I've
known were all more civil and civilized than many humans.
And often, better conversationalists. The poor critters
had short lives though -- apparently they get too big for
their hearts, physiologically speaking. I wouldn't encourage
them to over-exert, or to get overly excited.

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!

LOL!


cheers,
Tom

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In article , (Tom
Keats) wrote:

In article ,
(Marlene Blanshay) writes:

Great danes are huge but they are so mild mannered I wouldn't be afraid of
them.

My experience with great danes is similar. The ones I've
known were all more civil and civilized than many humans.
And often, better conversationalists. The poor critters
had short lives though -- apparently they get too big for
their hearts, physiologically speaking. I wouldn't encourage
them to over-exert, or to get overly excited.

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!

LOL!


cheers,
Tom

Yeah, it's kind of sad that Danes only live about 7 or 8 years-big dogs
have short life spans. Bloodhounds too, live about ten, maybe 11 tops. But
anyways, I have yet to see a bad tempered great dane. In spite of their
humungous size, they are actually good in city apartments. I've known
people who've kept them in the city and they are really easy, not hyper or
barky. And if they do bark, they can scare away any possible intruder.

I have yet to see a bad tempered great dane. In spite of their
humungous size, they are actually good in city apartments. I've known
people who've kept them in the city and they are really easy, not hyper or
barky. And if they do bark, they can scare away any possible intruder.

I have never seen a mean one either till that ride. He was doing that
growley/barkey thing as he ran towards me, kind of like what my german shepard
does when hes chasing a rabbit or squerrel in the back yard. When my dog
catches them, he doesnt give up and say that was fun and trot back to the
porch. There is usually something morbid to follow.
He loves to play fetch, if he cant find a ball he will dig up a rock (stupid
dog), one day he droped a "ball" at my wifes feet, she almost picked it up when
she realized it was a rabbit head. Needless to say it was a significant
emotional event for my wife who always had pet rabbits when she was little. I
tried not to laugh, but that was funny stuff.

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In article , (Tom Keats) wrote:

In article ,
(Marlene Blanshay) writes:

Great danes are huge but they are so mild mannered I wouldn't be afraid of
them.

I ride on a lot of gravel back roads and when farm dogs are coming at me, I
use a "Dog Dazzer" ultrasonic device in addition to yelling "Get Back!".

The Dog Dazzer has an effective range of 15 feet but it certainly works!
I've had dogs literally slam to a stop as I pedaled away. BTW, the Dazzer
causes no permanent damage to the dog. For dogs that are deaf, there are
other methods of deterrence which also work on irate dog owners.

Mike

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