taken out by a dog

[wvcommuter]

I got nailed by a big dog on the way in this morning. I never saw it coming. The dog shot through a hedge and took out my front tire. The only thing I remember was trying to get unclipped before I landed on my shoulder. I just know that crashing on asphalt at age 48 sucks. The dog came after me once before when I was out running but never on the morning commute.

[fxdwhl]

That sucks. Hopefully no other damage shows up later. I've had a bunch of close calls but never got caught or taken out yet.

Did you say anything to the owners? It's not just a danger to you but others as well. What if there was traffic behind you when you went down? This kind of blatant negligence just frustrates the hell out of me daily.

[longhaultruker2]

This kind of blatant negligence just frustrates the hell out me...

ditto!

hope yer alright vwc.we have that prob around here too...everyone thinks cause we're "out in the boonies",that statewide laws on animals AND responsibilities for injuries don't apply to them.for the record,my dog's either pinned or fenced,only let loose for play time.

[davkatreb]

That animal needs to be destroyed immediately. Its owner needs to be sued back to the stone age.

[S. cerevisiae]

Two saving graces at work here. You weren't serioudly injured or bitten; and most cur-dogs that chase pedestrians and bikes also chase motor vehicles. Ultimately the latter will end it's life.

Having said this, a police report should be filed so that there is a record of the event for when you eventually end the critters life in a most heinous manner. In most states it could be argued that this dogs behavior makes it vicious.

Disclaimer: I have always owned dogs. They have also always been leashed, kenneled, or tied unless they are being hunted over.

[wigger thomas]

IMO,it's all about the ignorant owners. The dog probably thinks it's playing.

No easy answers here. Although I have been considering arming myself with rocks lately.

[vladamir]

I had to use my Halt! (doggie pepper spray) on a farm dog a dew weeks ago. He got right beside my leg and I sprayed him in the face. He stopped, turned and ran back home.

I've been pulled off my bike by my thigh by a bull mastif.

I've been attacked a couple of other times.

KC thought it a brilliant idea to put an off-leash dog park right beside the bike path connecting downtown to midtown. Now we have nothing but dumb-**** owners who cant seem to keep the dog on the leash untill they are INSIDE the off-leash fenced-in area. That and rather than park in the provided lots (all of which take up park space) they drive their fat asses up to the fenced-in area and park in the grass (with a sign a mere few feet away with the local ordinance prohibiting parking in the grass) in their fat ****ing SUV so that they don't have to walk thier ****ing mutt that 20 ft to the fenced-in area. Almost all of them have bumper stickers with shit like, "we are a nation of laws!", 'Go Bush" blah, blah, blah... oh the irony of these law respecting selfish ****s.

When I was attacked I was on Broadway, not the provided path through the park. The dogs had run 3-400 ft from the park on a bluff above the main road (Broadway) to the road below. Meaning they were off leash before being safely put into the fenced-in area. Like those fat ****s could even walk that far let alone run to stop their dog.

Yes, I am pissed. I have to stop now.

[wigger thomas]

Doggie pepper spray is a good idea. Too bbad they can't bring it home to their owners.

I've only been chased which is actually kinda fun. Sorry:o

[dangerousdave]

Got chased and chased and chased by a shitty little somethin or other, I finally locked up the brakes jumped off and chased the little fukker right back down and into his owners driveway and garage area where she came out and began to chastise me for being mean to her yelping little yard shitter... I said, HEy no problem lady, next time I'll just run the stupid piece of shyt over and you can come sponge up the remains.... She said I was being a "dick" I told her she needed to get some manners beat into her dumbass dog and herself while she was at it... I'm such an excellent diplomat. ;)

[wigger thomas]

She said I was being a "dick" I told her she needed to get some .Such an excellent diplomat. ;)

Dave !!!!:eek: I'm reallly surprised at you:o

[davkatreb]

Got chased and chased and chased by a shitty little somethin or other, I finally locked up the brakes jumped off and chased the little fukker right back down and into his owners driveway and garage area where she came out and began to chastise me for being mean to her yelping little yard shitter... I said, HEy no problem lady, next time I'll just run the stupid piece of shyt over and you can come sponge up the remains.... She said I was being a "dick" I told her she needed to get some manners beat into her dumbass dog and herself while she was at it... I'm such an excellent diplomat. ;)
Son, I'm beginning to like you. You can ride with me anytime, and f*ck a bunch of politics.

[fudgedit]

excellent dave excellent!

[LeeMcGough]

Don't you just love unleashed aggressive dogs!!!;). A couple of years ago, when I lived 40 kms from work, I thought to myself, " If I commute, I'll be getting in 80 clicks of road riding a day; that should help me out on the trails". What I hadn't really counted on was all the damn dogs. My ride home began at 1 oclock in the morning, so all I could see was the part of the road directly in front of me; no visibility to the side. The dogs exploited that blindspot mercilessly. Some of them were quite good hunters, and wouldn't even bark at all, just pop up out of the ditch. After nearly shi**ing myself a couple of times a night for 3 weeks, I gave up. If there had only been one or two dogs, no problem. But there were lots and lots, and I was in the middle of nowhere. I don't understand why all of these dogs were loose at night. Honestly, what do these farmers think they are protecting their property (oh, and the public roads from )exactly? I could never set an even tempo to the ride, it was always sprinting for 40 km from farmhouse to farmhouse. I definitely got better at sprinting, but the ride sucked.

[davkatreb]

A small caliber handgun with laser sight would be just the thing.

Oh wait-You're Canuckistani. Nevermind.

[LeeMcGough]

If a firearm is called for, (and it just might be) a small caliber handgun wouldn't cut it for some of those farm dogs. Besides, it is the owners that need a bullet in my opinion, the dogs are just following their instincts. And the farmers aren't using small caliber guns. They are using rifles. Yikes!

[ironspoke]

Some of them were quite good hunters, and wouldn't even bark at all, just pop up out of the ditch. After nearly shi**ing myself a couple of times a night for 3 weeks, I gave up. If there had only been one or two dogs, no problem. But there were lots and lots, and I was in the middle of nowhere. I don't understand why all of these dogs were loose at night.

Lee,

These were probably coyoties. PA is littered with them and they can be quite a nuisance. If they werent full on cototes they could be semi wild dogs. I wouldnt be worrying out the owner of these puppies.

[wigger thomas]

That rreally doesn't sound like Coyote behavior to me. Aren't they usually in a pack?

[tryandgetme]

you're thinking wolves. any coyote I've ever seen roaming the emtpy fields of alberta when I used to live out there was alone just before the farmer gently inserted a piece of lead in it's brain from 300 meters to keep it from killing sheep

[LeeMcGough]

That really doesn't sound like Coyote behavior to me. Aren't they usually in a pack?

Weirdest looking coyotes ever;). My two favourites were a rotweiller and a doberman. They would lie on their porch at night. Around 100 metres from their driveway, they would both perk up and begin the chase. The rottie would run straight down the driveway at me, while the doberman would head to around where I would be on the road after dodging the first dog. It was the same approach every night, and every night, it very nearly worked. Good times;) I am pretty sure some of the others were wild, but most of the chases began from the front of farmhouses.

[Shred]

Growing up my neighbor had a dog that would come out and chase us everyday and eventually bit one of us. Now I was ready to just walk down there and stick it with a broadhead but my friends had a better plan. Night after night they snuck out and hid across the street in the pine trees. They would wait for the dog to come out and continuously nail her with the BB gun. Dog must have recognized the scent because she quit coming out and chasing us.

[ironspoke]

Weirdest looking coyotes ever;). My two favourites were a rotweiller and a doberman. .

Man those must be some crazy ass coyotes you have up there in Canadastan.

;)

[monkeyboy]

It can be pretty scary when the dog is a big psycho dog. The blue or red heeler is enemy number one when riding around here. Bout the size of a small german sheperd but stockier and nastier.

[robcycle]

looks like an Australian cattle dog. Hmmm ..... :p

-Rob.

[abegold]

I was chased by the same big dog twice. The first time he couldn't keep up. The second, I let him get close, then jammed on the discs slowing faster than the dog could. I then intentionally ran over his front paws. He yelped and has never been seen again.
I am a dog owner and lover. Just teach the dog that chasing a bike means pain and it won't happen again.

[monkeyboy]

Yeah its an Australian Cattle dog but we call em blue heelers or blueys. The red ones are even worse cause they've got more dingo in them which makes em a little more feral. The're great dogs if kept in line. Loyal, smart and very protective. They really need to run all day. I think that's why the ones that aren't working dogs try to eat people on bikes.
Nice work abegold, once they associate a bike with pain the problem is pretty much over.

[davkatreb]

Just teach the dog that chasing a bike means pain and it won't happen again.
Teach the filthy animal that chasing a bike means death. Then leave the animal's gutted corpse on the doorstep of the hovel from whence it came. Gaurantee it won't bother you again.

Come to think of it, there's a couple of pickumup drivers in this stinking backwoods shithole that should get the same.

[robmdem]

I got chased once. A pitbull and a rottwiler, I was able to outrun them but it got me thinking. Bear spray! It comes in big cans and should leave enough residue behind to give the owner something to think about.