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"Steve Sr." <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> One of the routes that a co-worker and I regularly ride has a house
> (trailer) where two dogs reside. The first is an older yellow lab mix
> and the second is a much younger (and faster!) pit-bull.
>
> Both of these dogs act like they are out for blood although neither
> has caught me or my co-worker yet. But they have come too close for my
> comfort. The road at this point in the ride is slightly uphill making
> it hard to out run them although on a good day the lab gives up fairly
> easily.
>
> The pit bull is a different story. He tries to circle around you and
> get in your way to slow you down. One day he got close enough to my
> left heel that I unclipped and kicked him in the head as hard as I
> could. Boy did he act surprised that his "prey" fought back!
>
> Unfortunately that lesson didn't take. Since then we thought that we
> had him trained by squirting water from our water bottles at him but
> lately even this has begun to loose its effectiveness.
>
> Obviously persuing the owner would be a waste of time so we are
> looking for other suggestions to train the dog not to chase bikes. I
> have thought about trying bitter apple in a squirt gun but have been
> unable to find an appropriate sized squirt gun anymore. I also wonder
> about aiming such a small stream of liquid at a moving target while on
> a moving bicycle.
>
> I am begining to think about pepper spray but it has similar
> limitations in aiming and other consequences if the wind happens to
> blow the wrong way. Another possibility would be a handful of rocks
> thrown simultaneously. I would definitely hit the target but doubt
> that I would cause enough damage to work more than once.
>
> A pellet gun would probably inflict enough pain on the dog that he
> wouldn't forget soon, but I don't have one and don't really want to
> buy one just for this purpose if I can avoid it.
>
> Can anybody offer any other suggestions for dealing with the dog?
>
> BTW, this is in a lower income rural area. I have thought about
> talking to the local sheriff but don't think it would do much good or
> work more than once. Even though there is probably a leash law the
> sheriff probably likes dogs more than bikers!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
Well when I was a younger kid, I used to have the same problem but with an
old Irish Setter, I used to carry a little water pistol filled with vinegar
and water. I remember it worked like a charm.
Ken
news:[email protected]...
> Hello,
>
> One of the routes that a co-worker and I regularly ride has a house
> (trailer) where two dogs reside. The first is an older yellow lab mix
> and the second is a much younger (and faster!) pit-bull.
>
> Both of these dogs act like they are out for blood although neither
> has caught me or my co-worker yet. But they have come too close for my
> comfort. The road at this point in the ride is slightly uphill making
> it hard to out run them although on a good day the lab gives up fairly
> easily.
>
> The pit bull is a different story. He tries to circle around you and
> get in your way to slow you down. One day he got close enough to my
> left heel that I unclipped and kicked him in the head as hard as I
> could. Boy did he act surprised that his "prey" fought back!
>
> Unfortunately that lesson didn't take. Since then we thought that we
> had him trained by squirting water from our water bottles at him but
> lately even this has begun to loose its effectiveness.
>
> Obviously persuing the owner would be a waste of time so we are
> looking for other suggestions to train the dog not to chase bikes. I
> have thought about trying bitter apple in a squirt gun but have been
> unable to find an appropriate sized squirt gun anymore. I also wonder
> about aiming such a small stream of liquid at a moving target while on
> a moving bicycle.
>
> I am begining to think about pepper spray but it has similar
> limitations in aiming and other consequences if the wind happens to
> blow the wrong way. Another possibility would be a handful of rocks
> thrown simultaneously. I would definitely hit the target but doubt
> that I would cause enough damage to work more than once.
>
> A pellet gun would probably inflict enough pain on the dog that he
> wouldn't forget soon, but I don't have one and don't really want to
> buy one just for this purpose if I can avoid it.
>
> Can anybody offer any other suggestions for dealing with the dog?
>
> BTW, this is in a lower income rural area. I have thought about
> talking to the local sheriff but don't think it would do much good or
> work more than once. Even though there is probably a leash law the
> sheriff probably likes dogs more than bikers!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
Well when I was a younger kid, I used to have the same problem but with an
old Irish Setter, I used to carry a little water pistol filled with vinegar
and water. I remember it worked like a charm.
Ken