[Closed] dogs on cycle tracks.WTF

*hears the stamped of dog owners feet heading this way and takes cover*

oooh the dogs just wanna have fun too ! maybe in its past life he was a famous MTB'er..

I went for a ride at Swinley last weekend and there were loads of dogs out, must have met 30+ on the singletrack,

Dogs are ace

Singletrack is ace

Dogs on singletrack is awesome squared

Is your spell check not working?

why do jocks feel the need to type in the silly way they speak ?

runs of to hide, lol

I like mince dog with ketchup.

Seriously love dogs but owners should be responsible if the dog causes a cyclist to crash.

And pay for repairs.

hainman is typing in weegie dialect.
Never get why people type the way they talk. Surely its easier (and dare I say less pretentious) to type the words how they are spelt rather than phonetically?

Access rights - the "cycle trails" in Scotland have the same access rights as the rest of the place - right to roam. This includes walkers with their dogs - stupid as it may seem. It might not be reasonable for them to be on the trail but its arguable.

So the usual provisions apply - the dogs must be under control. Riders must ride within the limits of what they can see. Dog owners are liable to make good any damage the dog causes if its because the dog is not under proper control

I've seen a bunch of folk up there walking huge big rhodesian ridgeback dogs.
Those things will ruin your day if you hit one at pace.

Thinking of heading out to CV again tomorrow, actually. Hangover permitting.

I walk my dog on the cycle path every morning, i also use that path a lot as a cyclist.

let me tell you, dogs aint the problem is them there chavs, and old people, no concept of getting out the way !!

About 3 years ago, Seacombe prom about 50 foot wide the council put a cycle track down the middle, 6 foot wide, 2 white lines 6 inches wide, to mark it, riding long a roadie passes us at speed, woman doggie turd emptying animal on an extending lead, she, by the railing dog about 15 foot away on its lead, roadie runs over lead, lead caches on crank,dog hurtled off the floor,as old biddie lets go of lead, roadie falls off, pizzas his face and leg.

We ride up, and ask if he is ok, which he isnt, ring for an ambulance, just as old biddie walks up and starts hitting him.

Beware of extending leads, the work of the devil.

I grew up in a house overlooking the prom at Seacombe/Egremont, Dogs and the prom were always a nightmare. You could be all day day watching a procession of s**t for brains dogs and their owners doing all kinds of strange stuff. Dogs getting washed into the sea during bad weather was quite common

What's worse than finding dog eggs on your tyres? Finding them as you're putting your bike on the car rack.
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I love animals - they're delicious. Koreans have got it right IMO.

It's the cyclists on cycle trails that do my head in

Only the other week on a trip to Glentress, I was running the black route, every time I got to an incline would I come across cyclists pedalling infeasibly small gears trying to get up, getting in the way.
Some of them weren't much quicker on the downs either 🙂

What's worse than finding dog eggs on your tyres?

Finding it on your camelback mouthpiece

I blame the magazines that incourage this kind of behaviour ;D

im all for dogs and owners out on cycle tracks but these two halfwits were just sitting just as you come round the downhill corner ready to take the table top so over you go then wham a big ****in dog bolts out in front of you.puts the shits right up you may i add,then they walk back up the run with dogs in tow and start f***ing about at another corner,to quote "CHEWIN THE FAT" a couple of fannies...excuse the weegie spelling earlier.on positive note still had some fun but going to have to learn to jump higher and longer next time....

I read the title as "Dogs on cycle racks"

I think dogs and their owners have the same rights, more if you live in England and Wales(?), as cyclists to be on paths and some trails so never really thought much about it, just accepted it. I was however pretty against dogs at trail centres. I thought they would get in the way, possibly dangerously, and poo in trafficked areas, leading to camelback mouthpiece poo syndrome. Yak. I should say at this point that I rather like nice dogs although I don't have one myself.

However, I was at Glentress with my mate and his dog last weekend and we had a really nice time. It was a real added dimension to the ride and a lot of fun. She was bright enough not to get run over or get in the way at all, she had a ball, was fun to have around, and although I think she might have taken a dump in the grass off the trail at one point which I didn't like too much that was it problem-wise.

So yeah, sort of on the fence-ish on this one.

However, I rode in the Pentlands on Sunday and got a mouthfull of horsesh*t which was really effin unpleasant. Horses leave a mountain when they go for it.

Given that most dog owerners do worm their dogs the actual health risk (toxicara canis if you wish to google) is pretty small, although it's smelly and unpleasant of course. I wonder what you can catch from horse sh*t. Anything? Dicky tummy for sure....

were they dugs frim Glasgae? I widnae mess bigman!

Dog should be phased out imo, £5000 licence fee and £5000 litering fee - do owners ever get fined for the filth they leave though?

This dog is awesome -

I wonder how many folk who ride with their trail dog actually stop and bag any trail turn outs? Would you tie it to the bars? Pop it in your camelbak? Or just ignore it and whistle a happy tune of hypocrisy?

Beware of extending leads, the work of the devil.

I had this on a cycle path in Wales. Thankfully for me, the lead caught the head tube, so didn't affect my riding. Bloke holding the lead didn't let go very quickly, which was rather unfortunate for the dog, which discovered a new means of forward motion at great speed...

I hate dogs and dog owners. If you need to resort to having an animal as a friend then you have failed somewhere socially.

I nearly collided with a reindeer coming around a corner on a track near Granton-on-Spey

Father Christmas...what an arse

I hate dogs and dog owners. If you need to resort to having an animal as a friend then you have failed somewhere socially.

Deep. Insightful. Clearly you're a man in the know.

Having a dog as a best mate could hardly be called deep or insightful either. It's two steps away from having Harvey the Rabbit as an imaginary friend.

Having a dog as a best mate could hardly be called deep or insightful either

That wasn't the point.

If you need to resort to [s]having an animal as a friend[/s] [b]sweeping generalisations[/b] then you have failed somewhere socially.

There you go. Sorted it for you.

You do realise that you have just alienated the entire forum membership with that last statement dont you?

Love dogs, not an owner but hope to be one day. Think it's great that your doggy friend can share your day out. Think it becomes more of an issue when in high traffic areas.

Last wed one of the guys riding the DH at cwncarn ran a dog over that was playing in the track at a high speed blind corner. 3 riders just missed it and a fourth went over it. No sign of doggy or owner when they went back to check but surely the owner must have thought this is a bad place for pooch to be running free? Hope pooch was ok and it just frightened it a bit.

you know, as a motorist I find it really inconsiderate that people ride their bikes on roads, do they not realise that roads are for cars? Its terrible trying to get all that blood n gunk put of the grill when they get in the way. They should all grow up. Just as bad are those ones that ride in the forests on the walking tracks, energy bar/gel wrappers thrown on the floor, shouldnt they pick em up and put them in a bag?

(tongue firmly in cheek)

For years I thought dogs could play snooker and smoke tabs, but really all they seem to do is eat babies and lay stinky eggs for my tyres to roll through.

TandemJeremy - Member
So the usual provisions apply - the dogs must be under control. Riders must ride within the limits of what they can see. Dog owners are liable to make good any damage the dog causes if its because the dog is not under proper control

So according to that TJ if someone isn't riding within their limits, and what they can see its there fault. Regardless of if a dog runs out or not! as if they can't stop they aren't in control.

MrNutt - Member

I wonder how many folk who ride with their trail dog actually stop and bag any trail turn outs? Would you tie it to the bars? Pop it in your camelbak? Or just ignore it and whistle a happy tune of hypocrisy?

I wonder how many MTBers bag there human poo, which is much more toxic.

Personally if my dog shits in the woods I leave it, it it shits on a path I follow the FC guidelines of:

‘Flick it off the path’ may be the best option away from intensively used areas, playgrounds etc., through reducing maintenance costs and landfill of a biodegradable product.

Problem with MTBers and dogs, seems to be there are some right tossers who rider MTBs and think that the whole world revolves around them, luckily you rarely meet them actually riding as they are too busy being internet experts

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 [i]just [/i]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.

Sounds like the owner calling it to heel to ensure it doesn't chase you. So seem pretty sensible to me.

If you are going to fast to stop however; I think we might have identified the cretin*

I see loads of good cyclist when out with my dog, on the bike and walking, and I have yet to see/experience one person who has a problem with it.

Mind you that might be because he is huge, and I am extremely protective so if someone tries to boot him for simply being a dog; I will do my upmost to ensure that person has a very bad day.

* this is meant tongue-in-cheek btw.

i use my dogs to clear the way of anyone mincing down the trail

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Dogs! bloody luxury, last time I went up Hamsterly for every dog there were 3 prams, pushchairs, or toddlers. I even circumnavigated a wheel-chair.

And this is on the Red Route.

richc - Member
Sounds like the owner calling it to heel to ensure it doesn't chase you. So seem pretty sensible to me.

Not if you are calling the dog across the flow of traffic which is what Cougar is describing.

depends on how fast he is going, and how far away he is from the dog when its called doesn't it? Some peoples idea of close control and right on top of something is very different to others. For example TJ has commented in the past that any dog that is within 10M of him is out of control, and invading his personal space 😯

Personally mine knows 'stop' which is to stand still and wait. However if someone boots it past in the woods and I'am not quick enough with the command the chase instinct kicks in, he will chase for a short distance (well until I find the whistle to call him back)

However if someone boots it past in the woods and I'am not quick enough with the command the chase instinct kicks in, he will chase for a short distance

And you consider that to be fine?

well its either than or petition for bikes to be banned, and the illegal trails removed ......

and seriously, do I consider a dog, when buzzed/passed by riders to move to investigate the sudden and interesting event that has just occurred to be fine?!? Well yes, to be honest its an animal with instincts and desires, and not a machine.

It's not as if he is; jumping; biting; barking; he is just moving closer to them to get a better look; sometimes admittedly however he does cause people to cut short the section to pat him on the head and generally fuss him; which on here might be considered a heinous crime for which he should be flailed alive and sprayed with salt, however most riders seem to quite like fussing him, so let him off lightly with a good boy, and a bit of chuckle.

If you don't like dogs, ignore them, as generally they ignore boring people so you won't get hassled by 99.9% of them.

Most dogs are just fine. Much like everything else in this world the majority are cool and there are a few out of control and dangerous. This is mostly down to the owners though.

In my experience I've only had one problem and it thankfully wasn't too bad. I had to shout to the owner to control their dog as it was getting a bit excited around my kids and jumping up on them. Now all you dog owners might think "oh, he/she's only being playful" but when your 5 years old it's pretty scary. I suppose it would be like a huge bear trying to play with an adult (sizewise). Anyhow, it was fine, the dog was called back.

And as for dog poop! yeah, it's pretty unpleasant and lazy/ignorant owners are the culprit.
But if you think they're bad you should try walking down a street in India. I'm having to dodge dog poop, cat poop, cow poop, bird poop, donkey poop and human poop! crazy!

If you don't like dogs, ignore them, as generally they ignore boring people so you won't get hassled by 99.9% of them.

I don't particularly like dogs, and I especially don't like being chased by them - I'm not sure why that's so unreasonable.

I got chased by the little lap-dog thing of a little old lady i passed on the canal towpath earlier. Had to turn around & ride back to said little old lady so she could get her dog back! 😆 Nice little fella he was, liked having his tummy tickled.

I'm just about to take poochie out for a ten miler, ten of which he will do alongside my back wheel. If he poos he does it as far away from the path as possible but against a tree or on a molehill or tuft of grass. I've never taught any of my dogs to do this but they all do. I think they prefer to do that. If it was ever anywhere someone would stand in it (Spetznaz and flashers excepted) then I would flick it or bag it. When I'm not on my bike and if someone comes past at anything faster than walking pace they get a mouthful or a diversion off the path. It's all just about being responsible. Walking dogs on dedicated MTB trails isn't responsible and nor is going hell for leather on shared trails. It's not really rocket science is it.