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07-11-2003, 03:46 AM

Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I got
chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike. Never
given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me before.
What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them?

07-11-2003, 03:58 AM

> What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them?

We eat you.

Small Black Dog

07-11-2003, 05:09 AM

GABIKE wrote:
> Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I got
> chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike. Never
> given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me before.
> What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them?

A kid at our church was riding on a farm-to-market road to church one
afternoon (rural church) when a dog jumped him and knocked him into the
"bar ditch". Did a few hundred dollars worth of damage to his bike.
Have your waterbottle handy. They usually hate water sprayed in their face.

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07-11-2003, 05:25 AM

"GABIKE" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I
got
> chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike.
Never
> given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me
before.
> What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them?

When large dogs chase me I usually either slow down and play with them or
brake, u-turn, and reverse the chase. If I'm sure the dog is a trained
attack dog (extremely rare), I'll pass.

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07-11-2003, 05:39 AM

"GABIKE" wrote ...
> Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I
got
> chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike.
Never
> given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me
before.
> What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them?

The Great Dane that caught me jumped up and put his paws on my shoulders and
started licking my face. He was a puppy and wanted to make friends. Luckily
I had stopped the bike and gotten off.

My usual response to a dog chasing me is to get off the bike and face the
dog, holding the bike between me and the dog as a protective barrier (it
might look like a weapon to the dog) and yell at the dog to go home. It's
always worked so far...
--
mark

07-11-2003, 07:06 AM

In article <B6zPa.95137$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].itd.earthli nk.net>,
"mark" <markfelber@earthlink.nospamnet> wrote:

> "GABIKE" wrote ...
> > Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I
> got
> > chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike.
> Never
> > given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me
> before.
> > What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them?
>
> The Great Dane that caught me jumped up and put his paws on my shoulders and
> started licking my face. He was a puppy and wanted to make friends. Luckily
> I had stopped the bike and gotten off.
>
> My usual response to a dog chasing me is to get off the bike and face the
> dog, holding the bike between me and the dog as a protective barrier (it
> might look like a weapon to the dog) and yell at the dog to go home. It's
> always worked so far...
> --
> mark

Great danes are huge but they are so mild mannered I wouldn't be afraid of
them. I had a friend whose bloodhound used to chase after everything (he
was always on a leash though)- roller bladers, skateboarders, kids playing
snowballs, kids playing hockey, cyclists. BUt he would never bite anyone
although he did try to grab some rollerbladers shorts!

07-11-2003, 08:16 AM

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says...

>Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I got
>chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike. Never
>given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me before.
>What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them?

Sometimes they bark at you. Sometimes they bite. Sometimes they turn around
and go home.
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07-11-2003, 08:55 AM

> Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I
got
> chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike.
Never
> given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me
before.
> What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them?

We've got some info on our website- [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] that might be
of help. In many cases, dogs may do exactly nothing once they catch their
prey. The fun is in the chase, and it's boring to just sit there in a
stand-off with a cyclist. Not all the time though; there are obviously some
dogs that are trained to attack anything that they feel is intruding into
their area.

Great Danes aren't generally a nasty species though, and it may have simply
been wanting to have some fun (play) with you. This does happen; I've been
in races where dogs ran into the middle of the pack, thinking they were
having a great time. Once things didn't turn out too well, for either the
dog or a bunch of cyclists.

Be smart, and try to figure out what the dog is up to. You *are* smarter
than the dog, which you can use to your advantage.

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
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07-11-2003, 11:04 AM

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:55:13 GMT, "Mike Jacoubowsky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> from
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>You *are* smarter
>than the dog, which you can use to your advantage.

People work hard all day. Dogs sleep a ton, play and then people feed them for
free and scratch their backs and ears. Who's smarter?

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2:04:07 PM 11 July 2003

07-11-2003, 12:01 PM

There have been a few occaisons when I have been too tired to outrun a dog
(especially when out of shape), or run into the dogs at a dead end or forced
turn around point.

The biggest danger with dogs is that they might run into your wheels and
send you both flying. That hasn't happenned to me, but I've seen it and its
not pretty at all.

If the dog is going to catch up, I will slow down and start to get off the
bike on the side away from the dog. Usually they will stop and bark. Once
I'm off the bike, I use it as a shield and get the pump to use as a weapon,
if its needed. I've never had to do either though. Most dogs will back
away from something that is not acting like prey, is not running, is not
scared, and is willing to outshout and out stare them.

Duffy

"Mike Jacoubowsky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> > Went riding yesterday and while I have been chased many times by dogs, I
> got
> > chased last night by a great dane, he was as tall as I was on the bike.
> Never
> > given this much thought in the past because a dog has never scared me
> before.
> > What do dogs do to riders if they ever catch them?
>
> We've got some info on our website- [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] that might
be
> of help. In many cases, dogs may do exactly nothing once they catch their
> prey. The fun is in the chase, and it's boring to just sit there in a
> stand-off with a cyclist. Not all the time though; there are obviously
some
> dogs that are trained to attack anything that they feel is intruding into
> their area.
>
> Great Danes aren't generally a nasty species though, and it may have
simply
> been wanting to have some fun (play) with you. This does happen; I've
been
> in races where dogs ran into the middle of the pack, thinking they were
> having a great time. Once things didn't turn out too well, for either the
> dog or a bunch of cyclists.
>
> Be smart, and try to figure out what the dog is up to. You *are* smarter
> than the dog, which you can use to your advantage.
>
> --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
>