W/ unicyclists, cyclists, skateboarders, etc. a couple of the reasons
why dogs chase after and bark at them are: 1 they are moving and
activate their prey instincts; 2, they don't seem normal and therefore
a potential threat.
Mailmen are a bit more extreme example of this. Not only do they look
weird w/ a large hump on their sides, but they are trying to "break in"
and the dogs successfully "deter the intruder", reinforcing the habbit.
I read of a guy who's dog always tried to attack the mailman through
the mail slot in the door. Later he became a mailman and although the
dog acted strangely at for a while, when he started, when he had his
sack of mail. After a while the dog got used to it and acted no
differently. His dog still barked at their mailman, although not as
feverishly.
When I had a dog he would try to attack the mail as it was coming
through the slot. I started disciplining him when I caught him in the
act. After a while he did it less.
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skilewis74
Ride everywhere and never just ride anywhere. If you can ride where you
are going within a hour, do it, and if you can do a trick 50-75% of the
time do it along the way.- Bob Burnquist
What next? 'IUF skill levels'
(http://www.unicycling.org/iuf/levels/)*'
Street'
(http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/The_Unicyclopedia/Street)*'unicycletips.com'
(http://unicycletips.com/)*'Trials class system'
(http://tinyurl.com/yqpvxk)*'Trials Building'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64235)
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