Re: Recommendations? - Training "Other Peoples" Dogs Not To Chase

[Pat Lamb]

Steve Sr. wrote:
>
> Thanks for everyone's ideas. I am not going to change my route to
> solve this problem. If I did I would never ride in any rural areas.
> The dog is the problem...Not my route!
>
> Unfortunately me and my co-worker ride at different paces so we each
> get the chance to get chased individually usually 5-15 minutes apart!
>
> I guess I didn't make my self clear the first time but the "owner" is
> "trailer trash" and the area is rural Harnett/Lee County, NC. Forget
> about getting help from law enforcement or suing the owner. I think I
> remember something about trying to get water from a stone. It just
> ain't going to happen.

Mark has a good recommendation, a few posts down, to ride past this dog
with your cow-orker so you have a witness. (How are you riding WITH him
when you're 15 minutes apart?) I think it'd be worth one call to the
sheriff. You're probably right about his response, but let him tell you
he won't help. Keep a record. (Speakerphone with the coworker, perhaps?)

IIRC, NC has a law allowing you to kill any dog chasing livestock. You
might want to ask the sheriff if that applies to dogs chasing people, as
well.

If you want to try the pepper spray, go for it. If you've got a rack,
strap on a baseball bat for backup. If that doesn't work, go for the
big guns -- or at least as big as will fit in your jersey pocket.

Make sure the dog is in the road or otherwise off the owner's property
when you shoot it.

As for the "be nice to the doggie" and "you're a redneck" posts, well,
can you tell we're mostly a bunch of city slickers here?

Pat

 

[bbaka]

Pat Lamb wrote:
> Steve Sr. wrote:
>
>>
>> Thanks for everyone's ideas. I am not going to change my route to
>> solve this problem. If I did I would never ride in any rural areas.
>> The dog is the problem...Not my route!
>>
>> Unfortunately me and my co-worker ride at different paces so we each
>> get the chance to get chased individually usually 5-15 minutes apart!
>>
>> I guess I didn't make my self clear the first time but the "owner" is
>> "trailer trash" and the area is rural Harnett/Lee County, NC. Forget
>> about getting help from law enforcement or suing the owner. I think I
>> remember something about trying to get water from a stone. It just
>> ain't going to happen.
>
>
> Mark has a good recommendation, a few posts down, to ride past this dog
> with your cow-orker so you have a witness. (How are you riding WITH him
> when you're 15 minutes apart?) I think it'd be worth one call to the
> sheriff. You're probably right about his response, but let him tell you
> he won't help. Keep a record. (Speakerphone with the coworker, perhaps?)
>
> IIRC, NC has a law allowing you to kill any dog chasing livestock. You
> might want to ask the sheriff if that applies to dogs chasing people, as
> well.

I would count my own safety as a little higher than livestock, and same
for the kids that sometimes ride with me. We did have a dog incident
last year and I had to tell the kids to haul ass while I dealt with the
dog. It was not friendly but I was able to chase it back to its own
property so we could get back to our ride.
>
> If you want to try the pepper spray, go for it. If you've got a rack,
> strap on a baseball bat for backup. If that doesn't work, go for the
> big guns -- or at least as big as will fit in your jersey pocket.
>
> Make sure the dog is in the road or otherwise off the owner's property
> when you shoot it.
>
> As for the "be nice to the doggie" and "you're a redneck" posts, well,
> can you tell we're mostly a bunch of city slickers here?

It does show because you mention taking alternate routes when there are
often none available in the country areas.
Bill Baka
>
> Pat