um voice, and attaully stop. sound angry not afraid. direct stare. you are the alpha. the shouting while still riding particuly as it can tell your afraid will be triggering the chase responce.
i know it can take some doing, but if you can do it, it works.
roger -- www.rogermerriman.com
I agree, but I was afraid !- had I had a club strapped to my frame (instead of a flimsy alumnium pump). I would have been better off, then I could have discused with the dog which one of us would be alpha :-).
heh!
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More seroiusly though, with no other help around, I was reluctant to chance whether or not it would get bored if we stopped
yes it does take some doing!
i got used to it being a postie for so long. it ment that all the "hell hounds" that bit others might require a look but no getting bitten.
In article <[email hidden]>, Brian G [email hidden] says...
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When I was recently attacked by an alsatian dog I planned in my mind to follow this advice to stop, dismount and place bike between me and dog. I then discovered that a) alsatian dogs are very fast and b) I am not quick at dismounting and putting bike, etc, etc.
Quick dismounts are quite easy - either swing a leg over before you stop, or jam the brakes on and vault off the pedals as you stop. I think this is a case where flat pedals have a distinct advantage over SPDs.
In article <[email hidden]>, Mark T pleasegivegenerously@warmail*turn_up_the_heat_to_reply*.com.invalid says...
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Most dogs will just want to play, even when they're 'biting' it's normally just play.
Having lived with a couple of large playful dogs (including a St. Bernard cross who once picked up a stroppy GSD and tossed it aside) I think this is probably true, but many people aren't prepared for that sort of 'play'. :-)
In article <[email hidden]>, Brian G [email hidden] says...
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When I was recently attacked by an alsatian dog I planned in my mind to follow this advice to stop, dismount and place bike between me and dog. I then discovered that a) alsatian dogs are very fast and b) I am not quick at dismounting and putting bike, etc, etc.
Quick dismounts are quite easy - either swing a leg over before you stop, or jam the brakes on and vault off the pedals as you stop.
In article <[email hidden]>, Brian G [email hidden] says...
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Rob Morley wrote:
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Quick dismounts are quite easy - either swing a leg over before you stop, or jam the brakes on and vault off the pedals as you stop.
I think you may be younger than I am ;-)
Perhaps, but I've got knackered hips and knees and a bad back. According to the numbers I'm middle aged and obese, but age is just a number and I've never had much confidence in that BMI nonsense anyway. I think the techniques I described are more a matter of confidence and practice than anything else, because I can do them. :-)
For the second time on the tandem this month, we have been chased by a terrifyingly large dog (this one escaped the grasp of a 5 yr old). This one bit on to our pannniers, circled in front of our front wheel and chased us from 5mph up to 20mph along narrow road. Not only did it look hungrily at my partners knee, it also looked at my calf, for which it recieved a shove from my foot. ( dont worry dog lovers, I don't think it noticed :-(
Our only defence was to yell at the thing and try to run away - which worked on this occasion, but if it had mistaken my leg for the pannier, I might not have been writing this now! Does anyone have any experiance with dog deflecting gizmos that I have seen advertised in the CTC? or any other ideas?
Thanks
Colin
I've found a good fist sized rock to be very handy against dogs or failing that a kick to the head. I used to carry a full frame pump on my road bike which came in handy a few times in beating off chasing dogs.
I've found a good fist sized rock to be very handy against dogs or failing that a kick to the head. I used to carry a full frame pump on my road bike which came in handy a few times in beating off chasing dogs.
That damn "Clancy Dog" from the farm up Hewden Bank (Strines Moor Road) has a particular taste for cyclists from Horbury, Wakefield.
At least two of us have had our shoes bitten, my mate being the chosen one from 400 odd riders on "Phil / friends" ride last year.
When I got done the dog heard my pump whistling several times and let go - just for a moment before engaing its doggy railings on back of my shoe again.
Hewden bank is difficult without a mutt hanging oiff your ankle.
I've found a good fist sized rock to be very handy against dogs or failing that a kick to the head. I used to carry a full frame pump on my road bike which came in handy a few times in beating off chasing dogs.
