Dogs aren't the problem per sé, more that a number of them seem to be owned by cretins.
Their party trick near me is to have dog and owner either side of the path, wait until I'm just passing, and then call the dog to them so that it shoots across the track right in front of me. Really, what goes though your mind? A light breeze?
I'm sure that the majority of dog owners are sensible and considerate etc etc, but my god there's some knuckle-draggers with dogs round our way.

