Ok, two rides and two attacks! I a afraid to ride today!:skep:
One mile into my climb yesterday I hear agitated barking and look up to see a springer spaniel charging me. I stop my bike and tell the owner to get her dogs under control. She stands 40 yds away say "no Barney!" but does nothing to control her dog now running circles around me barking. I tell her again to get control of her dogs. "he's ok, he won't hurt you." as I watch him take a running bite pass at my calve. I figure **** this and start slowly moving up the hill to get around her. As soon as I was past her I motored on. Eighty yards later I hear a scream "no Barney!" I look back and the pos dog is he'll bent for leather after me. I get off my bike and scream at the woman "get you ****ing dog now" she doesn't move. At about 10' I pick my bike up ready to crush the dog and scream "NO!" the dog turned tail and I rode on. End of story? Not quite. I get another mile up the trail and boom thunder and lightning. I don't ride in lightning so I turn around and head down the hill. As I approach the woman I yell "get control of your dog!" As I pass her she says "he could sense your fear that why he did that!" Instead of calling her an ignorant ***** I said "you are a rude and inconsiderate woman." she started to cuss me out as I rode on.
I was so pissed of at her arrogance and ignorance I called the Sherrif. The deputy said there was little he could do at this point because he was so far from me. We talked for a while and he agreed she sounded like an entiteled ***** who felt her dogs were more important than other human beings. He said he would stop by her house and have a chat with her about her dogs. (I gave him the license plate of the silver Volvo wagon with the "I Heart my dog" stickers all over the back.: ) )
I am on my way to pick up some bear spray. The next dog that does this to me is going to get a face full.
For the record, I have three highly trained labs. I would never put up with this type of behavior from them.
One mile into my climb yesterday I hear agitated barking and look up to see a springer spaniel charging me. I stop my bike and tell the owner to get her dogs under control. She stands 40 yds away say "no Barney!" but does nothing to control her dog now running circles around me barking. I tell her again to get control of her dogs. "he's ok, he won't hurt you." as I watch him take a running bite pass at my calve. I figure **** this and start slowly moving up the hill to get around her. As soon as I was past her I motored on. Eighty yards later I hear a scream "no Barney!" I look back and the pos dog is he'll bent for leather after me. I get off my bike and scream at the woman "get you ****ing dog now" she doesn't move. At about 10' I pick my bike up ready to crush the dog and scream "NO!" the dog turned tail and I rode on. End of story? Not quite. I get another mile up the trail and boom thunder and lightning. I don't ride in lightning so I turn around and head down the hill. As I approach the woman I yell "get control of your dog!" As I pass her she says "he could sense your fear that why he did that!" Instead of calling her an ignorant ***** I said "you are a rude and inconsiderate woman." she started to cuss me out as I rode on.
I was so pissed of at her arrogance and ignorance I called the Sherrif. The deputy said there was little he could do at this point because he was so far from me. We talked for a while and he agreed she sounded like an entiteled ***** who felt her dogs were more important than other human beings. He said he would stop by her house and have a chat with her about her dogs. (I gave him the license plate of the silver Volvo wagon with the "I Heart my dog" stickers all over the back.: ) )
I am on my way to pick up some bear spray. The next dog that does this to me is going to get a face full.
For the record, I have three highly trained labs. I would never put up with this type of behavior from them.
