I’m looking to get out riding more and being so busy may only be able to squeeze in brief solo rides. In groups it’s ok if there’s dogs about but on your own you’re more exposed to them. I don’t care what anyone says, an animal will do whatever it feels like and if that’s attacking you then that’s what it will do.
I’m like Newman from Seinfeld on this, “they don’t belong among us.”

Anyone tried any sonic devices? Maplin have one, reviews are mixed.

If your getting attacked by a dog your in the sh1t. Big stick or a punch on the nose but avoiding the confrontation is the best way. If you have time dismount and shield yourself with your bike. Any dog repellent could cause harm or distress to a dog and I would not advocate them in general use ie in public as it may affect perfectly harmless animals.

If you see a dog on or off the lead slow down as you pass, you may alarm it. If your nervous the dog can become nervous as well by not understanding your intentions. Be confident around them I know if you are nervous of dogs thats easier said than done.

Agree 100% that a dog should not approach you etc etc. I am a dog owner and walk my dogs on canal and toepaths frequented by riders so they are used to them. I also keep an eye out and recall my dogs to close control when riders are about or passing, unfortunately I don’t always hear them so have to rely on my dogs training. Many riders slow to pass some don’t. Also as a rider I see both sides. Typically we are sharing the same space so we have to get along.

Unfortunately many dog owners think they have a right and their dogs have a right to wander where they like and cause disruption. We are not all the same, not all of us are idiots. I must admit its a long time since I have been chased by a dog, except when I ride with my own.

Smell like a vet? surely they’ll leave you alone then.. If you’re unsure around dogs, they’ll pick up on it and will become unsure around you. Generally it’s confidence but I’m terrified of spiders and now live in Aus (top move that) coming into contact with the things we don’t like is going to happen and as posted above we have to share the same space. I was stopped in my tracks last weekend during a bush walk when I spotted an Orb Weaver happily sitting in it’s web JUST above my head! Took a dose of man up and walked under the web (like everyone else did) an enjoyed the rest of my day until I had to do it again on the way back!

You’re worried about riding on your own due to dogs??

Where do you live that they’re such a problem, I ride on my own in many different places and when I do come across a dog they tend to keep themselves themselves

I think this is more about the issues the OP has than the packs of feral dogs roaming his neighbourhood.

OP, do you have a dog phobia, because you are really worrying about nothing.

Chances of getting attacked by a dog are very, very slim, though of course it can happen. However, you are on a bike and thus have a convienient means of escape….
If I ever get chased by a dog I stop and pat it’s head. I’ve never encountered a dog agressive enough that I felt threatened. If I did I would ride faster until it got bored.

i bought some dog repellant from germany, i’n reality its pepper spray so getting caught carrying in the street is very naughty.

pop a cat / kitten in your pocket !! Dogs are terrified of them ! Alt just slow down and talk calmly to the dogs that are barking at you .They are only scared of what is to them a weird scarey animal type thing that needs to be attacked !!Once they realize your human they will calm down.
I often pass horse riders who ask me to talk / say something as they approach so their horse doesnt freak out .Same rules apply to dogs .

Pepper spray is good, I find if you spray it in the owners face before he really gets a good look at you, its fine. Then you are free to abuse his/her dogs as you wish.

my riding gloves?

A well-directed squirt from a bottle usually befuddles yappy dogs and shuts them up. The best thing is to let them and their owners know you’re coming and most owners will get their dog on a leash if they are likely to cause you any grief.

To be honest, if that’s how you feel then no wonder you have a problem with dogs cos they will quickly pick up on your fear.

If you’re referring to farm dogs then, yes, they can be pretty intimidating even when chained up.

I think this is more about the issues the OP has than the packs of feral dogs roaming his neighbourhood

[quote]Chances of getting attacked by a dog are very, very slim, though of course it can happen. However, you are on a bike and thus have a convienient means of escape….
If I ever get chased by a dog I stop and pat it’s head. I’ve never encountered a dog agressive enough that I felt threatened. If I did I would ride faster until it got bored. [/quote]I’d come up with my own reply but these sum it up adequately. I’ve grown up on farms arround dogs so don’t have any issues with them and unless you’re riding arround council estates full of pitbull crosses (crossed with another pitbull mostly) in pink collars called bruiser then anyone with a remotely dangerous dog wil have it on the lead, even if it runs upto you barking it’s head off and jumping up it’s far more liely to want to play than rip your head off* and patting it on the head or talking to it clamly is far more likely to quieten it down than the usual STW response of punch it in the nose (which is probably just going to leave you with an angrier dog and an angry owner!).

On the OP’s original point, dog’s hate mint, they can’t stand the stuff, so maybe try original source shower gell? It’s the only stuff that my parent’s dog wont imediately tryan lick off your legs after you’ve been in the shower. Or dab peppermint oil on your gloves? No idea if it would work but it’s far less agressive than some sugestions!

*think of it as the doggy equivelant of a kid at the BMX track saying “giz a go on yer bike mister”, 99% of them just want to play, the other 1% will slit your throat with a penknife and nick your bike. But you wouldn’t respond to them by punching them in the face!

I’m not sure where these dog threads come from. I’ve never had any real problems with dogs, passing them on a daily basis. You’ll get the odd excitable one. Even the occasional aggressive dog. But there’s far more aggressive and dangerous people out there, I find.

Didn’t used to have any issues with dogs until I did the WHW last month and got bitten by a dog that was being walked by professional “dog walkers”. Ran up to me as if to say hi and took a chunk. Over the next 50 miles or so three more dogs with their owners saying “he won’t touch you” had a go or chased me. All dogs should be on a lead in public without exception, if an owner says they know their dog and they won’t touch you they are lying because quite simply unless they know how to speak dog they don’t know what its going to do.

is there a velodrome near you? they don’t allow animals near the track so you can ride dog free.

Hardly, a lot of dogs are a nuisance and owners refuse to muzzle them, last dog that had a go at me I simply picked my shop bike up and slammed it down on top of it.

Interesting how much force I could generate, reckon if i did it full force and aimed the crank / pedal at the dog I could do serious damage.

Response should however be relative to circumstance, if the dog is going all out then so should you be, always best to be prepared and have the appropriate response practiced and ready to implement.

All dogs should be muzzled!

All dogs should be muzzled!

I sometimes feel the same about the Scotts.

You soppy **** !! Theyre only dogs !! MTFU your about 10 times the size of most of them .Best you lot just stay in doors with mummy incase any nastey wastey doggy woggies barky warky at diddums on his pweciouse bikey wikey !! 🙄

I simply picked my shop bike up and slammed it down on top of it. Interesting how much force I could generate, reckon if i did it full force and aimed the crank / pedal at the dog I could do serious damage.

? will that line be beaten today, I wonder ? 😕

it think the OP might need to speak to his GP, as it sounds like he might have some serious anxiety issues.

last dog that had a go at me I simply picked my shop bike up and slammed it down on top of it

🙄 sounds like a sure fire way to get bitten to me, as a dog is a hell of a lot faster than most people.

😉

Usual nonsense being spoken by delusional people, dogs are attacking riders and they carry all sorts of shit in their saliva.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-wKwyb29ME[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz4JjmXV33Q[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Pvu8XwwyE[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qhSwyCgx00[/video]

If you want to have a little calming chat with the dog or lie down a play dead that’s fine by me, if a dog attacks me I will be using what ever force I decide is required, including killing the dog if it comes to that.

I am not a snack!

I’m increasingly finding that there are too many bad dog owners – people are just too darn lazy to train their dog and said training has to be continually reinforced throughout a dog’s life.

It’s irresponsible to be ‘in control’ of a dog when half your time is spent yapping on your mobile and/or with headphones stuck in your ears.

Dogs don’t bother me, perhaps they realise I’m a miserable cah. 🙄

Hey look, i can use google to find an example to suppourt my point of view too, wowo!!!! Cyclist attacks dog

I’m a dog lover & owner, I never had a problem with them out on the trails. Until one little dog off the lead (the owner couldn’t control) took a bite out of my calf (a horrible deep puncture bite).

I’m now scared of all dogs off lead.

Usual nonsense being spoken by delusional people

Oh, the ironing!! 😆

Several comments here that are wrong wrong wrong. But I understand where they come from.

kaesae – fair play if you were being attacked I would do the same and glad you say the response should be relative to the circumstance. If it was my dog I would probably do the same.

Brake neck – why should all dogs be on a lead. Most public places have that requirement and if its a busy area I agree. Many “professional” dog walkers are people without experience trying to make a few quid with animals they are not familiar with. Theres a massive difference between that and an owners relationship with the animal. As for talking dog, yes you do, as you need to develope the skill to understand you dog and the situations adn its reactions.

Yes they do perceive threats, bikes to a dog are unusual, generally, move quickly and are noisy. If its not familiar with them it may perceive it as a threat and respond. All that said the owners have a responsibility to socialise their dog properly to limit those fear responses. This makes it much easier for th owner to understand their dogs behaviours in unusual situations.

For that reason and I have said this alot on here, its the owner not the dog. Most dont adequately expose their dogs to different situations, people, oyther animals. They sit in watching telly, dogs locked up for hours, walked for 15 mins. Never meet a cyclist, horse, wheelchair etc so respoond as if scared.

Most owners should be muzzled in my opinion, lets NOT blame the dog but the owners.

Furthermore, I have no problem in kicking a dog if it refuses to get away from my wheels. Done it before and would do it again.

I kicked my neighbour’s dog once.

(It was chasing me at the time)

a mans best friend. 8)
never put mine on the lead. never clear up shit. let him lick small children.

🙄 at those video’s

That 2nd video Kaesae posted is hilarious!!

And the third one is posted by fristclassdogtraining.com!

[edited]What are you on?!

Our dog is repelled by Ardent Grange dog food, if you fill your socks with it you should be safe.

DezB the point of the videos is to educate people/riders some very good tips in the third video, you might have noticed that fact if you weren’t too busy being a MADam 😉

Usual idiocy from the dumb, dumb’s, the point of this thread is to suggest a good dog repellent to the OP, not for you bunch of keyboard Rambo wannabe’s to try out your latest virtual handbag swings!

🙄 🙄 🙄 ….. @ kaesae

He’s a laugh, thats for sure 😆

Usual idiocy from the dumb, dumb’s, the point of this thread is to suggest a good dog repellent to the OP

I see, what have you suggested to help him out?

just before I got bit the owner ensured me his dog was soft and I would be ok – the dog then went mad and would not listen to its owners commands.

I think dogs should be on leads in public.

You soppy **** !! Theyre only dogs !! MTFU your about 10 times the size of most of them .Best you lot just stay in doors with mummy incase any nastey wastey doggy woggies barky warky at diddums on his pweciouse bikey wikey !!

I you look at what the likes of a mastiff can do to someone you wouldn’t be spouting sh*t like that. Grow up if you want to contribute to an adult forum