[Closed] Bitten by dog

Border collies are a nightmare, seems to be in their DNA to nip ankles as they do with the sheep? one local to me has had the SPD to the napper a few times, doesn't seem to learn.

I'd report to the police due to the passing out etc...

Yeah, report it. It may have happened before if they are regularly loose.

+1 for being aware of collies. Only been bitten once whilst riding - 5 border collies got angry with me. I put my bike in the way, got noisy and pushed them back. Thought I had this under control until one nipped behind me and bit my calf, the sneaky bugger. Someone then turned up, denied ownership of the dogs but they backed off on his command.....

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Border collies are a nightmare, seems to be in their DNA to nip ankles as they do with the sheep? one local to me has had the SPD to the napper a few times, doesn’t seem to learn.

I’d report to the police due to the passing out etc…

I had two dogs like this on my favourite loop. One nearly wiped me out by attacking me as the evening was getting dark, anyway I lost the rag and decided to do something about it - dismounted, grabbed my trusty pump and went after the collie with every intention of braining it. The dog fled. About two miles up the road I came to the other problem dog and since I was still seething (at the owners more than the dog) I dismounted when the dog came barking. The owner was actually standing at his door watching as the dog chased me down, still standing there as I marched up their driveway calling the dog all the ****ers of the day.

A week or so later I was on the same loop and expecting a replay of the usual bark/chase/ankle nip/sweary bullshit but the dog just sat quietly and watched me. Further up the road dog two, same result and every time since. I don't know if they recognise my scent or how I look or whatever but I get no trouble from them. Probably not advisable with a large rottweiler or similar but it definitely worked for me. People who can't control their dogs should be put down.

Before TJ arrives with a round of applause for you, yes, the dog should obviously not have been in a public place if it was liable to bite you.

Now for the victim blaming :-).  I'm guessing you are not too familiar with dogs judging by your description of trying to avoid it, and how much it shook you up (inc passing out).  If this happens again (of course it shouldn't, but it might), running away from this type of dog will often encourage it to pursue you.  Approaching it slowly/calmly is far more likely to avoid biting/chasing.  Scaring it off (as above) might work too, but I've never had to do this.  Dogs are usually friendly if you know how to approach them (yes, I know you shouldn't have to know, but this is real life).  I'm aware this will not be easy (possibly impossible) if you are scared of dogs.  Of course, if the dog was genuinely mad, there was probably no avoiding it.

Hope the injury wasn't too bad.

i was going to say eight pages, but given the reduced post rate, i'm going 5.

hob nob?

It was only playing. The cheeky scamp. 😉

Back to the OP

Id report it to the Police, dogs biting people is no acceptable.

Im going with 4 pages

i was going to say eight pages,

I thought it might not scrape it to 8 posts but here we are

Let's speed things up a bit. 🙂

He's never done it before, I guarantee you.

Must be something in your body language which set him off...

It's a shame people don't understand how to behave around dogs 🙂

BINGO!

Dog: Woof Woof Woof
Boy: What's that Lassie, there's a jogger in the field by the footpath not harming anyone?
Dog: WOOF!
Boy: Well go see him off then boy, can't have them joggers legally using public rights of way, go give him a wee nip boy.
Dog: WOOF Wooof... *runs off*

I am very familiar with dogs, I do have one myself. It was angry when I came round corner, so did not try and approach it, I was calm to begin with as our next door neighbours dog behaves in the same way, but when not a threat he calms down. When the dog went for me and bit me remaining calm went out the window, hence the kick and the stile being a short distance away. May be the wrong thing to do with hindsight, but I did not fancy trying to fight it off in shorts and t-shirt.

Reported to police, apparently another dog walker also reported this morning in a separate incident similar area...she also probably did not know how to behave around dogs!

It was angry when I came round corner,

Uh-huh. Was Jimjam just ahead of you?

martinhutch has it. It was obviously your fault.

It’s a shame people don’t understand how to behave around dogs

my personal favourite bit of patronising

I’m guessing you are not too familiar with dogs judging by your description of trying to avoid it

Perhaps you can provide a description of these mythical fabulous sounding beasts so that we can seek them out?

Oh, you mean dogs, as in mutts? That every single person posting on this thread will have owned and grown up with, or had friends or family that owned them. Or have stepped in their mess, perhaps needed to avoid the mess on the local dog toilet. (Which is everywhere these days.)  Or even been chased and bitten by one.

The only thing you don’t see these legendary shitbags doing these days is chasing cars in semi-feral packs. I’m guessing that cars must have finally understood the psychology of the doggy brain so that they can go about their business without presenting a threat.

Is the dog Ok?

Sounds like a bad situation all round. Hope you heal up soon. I reckon the owners of these dogs should be stripped naked, marinated in meat juice and chased down by a whole pack of “ooh he’s never done this before” or “she doesn’t like cyclists” dogs.

Best thing to do is have a go at the dog. Boots, pump, stick, whatever comes to hand. If the owner won't train it properly then you can.

Post Office training stipulates to always face the dog whilst backing away, shaking something (for it to bite and to occupy it’s attention) towards the dog at arms length.

Shame my postie didn’t remember his training when I bit his leg. But, then again, I might have caught him off guard because i’m not a dog. He had it coming though.

Sounds rough. I love dogs, have mixed views about passing farm dogs, rarely happy to lucky dogs that want some attention. Usually go mental when you cycle past them (legally etc etc)

I’m guessing you are not too familiar with dogs judging by your description of trying to avoid it

**** me, 4 posts is pretty quick, even by the doggy brigades standard, bravo you!

May be the wrong thing to do with hindsight

It was.

You should have kicked the dog to death. Then billed the owner for any damage to shoes.

Every time I’ve been bitten by a dog, (i used to be a window cleaner) the owner always says ‘oh dont worry, he doesn’t bite’

Every. Single. Time.

I like dogs, I don’t have one because my wife and i both work irregular shifts, it would be cruel of us to get a dog.

but some owners, **** me they need to take a look at themselves.

one ****wit who used to live in my block of flats regularly let her own dog shit right in front of the main entrance, you know, the only way for her to get in and out of her home. Then theirs the type of idiot who doesn’t bother training their dog, they just continually shout ‘fido’ or whatever while the dog completely ignores them.

it boils my piss, because the happiest dogs are the ones that have been trained properly, they love doing what they’ve been trained to do.

IMO, it’s cruel to not train a dog properly.

Oh, you mean dogs, as in mutts? That every single person posting on this thread will have owned and grown up with, or had friends or family that owned them. Or have stepped in their mess, perhaps needed to avoid the mess on the local dog toilet. (Which is everywhere these days.)  Or even been chased and bitten by one.

So everyone knows how to behave around dogs, and nobody is scared of them now?

Also, I don't find stepping in the excrement of an animal is a particularly good way to understand how it behaves.  I must have missed that episode of the crocodile hunter.

So everyone knows how to behave around dogs

Yep, off the lead; kick it to death. Haven't been bitten since adopting this technique.

kick it to death

should have kicked the dog to death.

Get a grip, willy wavers.

Violence against animals is illegal and imprisonable. If I saw anybody mistreating an animal I would deal with them (challenge them, photo / record them, remove the dog) than report them immediately to the police.

Wind your neck in. No-one is saying they'd go after a random dog that was minding its own business somewhere. But as soon as it's approaching in anything like an aggressive manner (and that's for the approached human to decide) it's fair game.

Violence against animals is illegal and imprisonable.

Fortunately, self defence is fine. If you can't control your dog (and you can't) then keep it on a lead. There are fenced off dog walking areas in my neck of the woods to let your hounds stretch their legs, I'm sure they exist in other parts of the country as well. 🙂

I'm really fed up with owners attitudes to their dogs.

They treat them like a perfect baby. Don't train them properly and expect everyone to like their little cute bundle of fluff.

Bring back the dog licence.

I'd be rich if I had a £1 for every owner that says " oh it's never done that before", "oh you'll have to cycle faster", " oh he's harmless, you shouldn't be scared".

Also dog owners not obeying polite signs, such as 'please keep your dog on a lead in lambing season',' Don't let your dog foul this common grazing land as it spreads disease to cattle', 'do not allow your dog into this children's play area'. But no, why shouldn't my little fluffly kins go where it likes, when it likes etc.

And don't get me started on allowing them to jump up, or invading your space.

Hope you're ok OP.

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It was only playing. The cheeky scamp.

Oh! that's surprising! He's never done that before, he's normally so good with people! Aren't you, you little monkey...

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If a dog is aggressive or bite you I have no issues with giving it a sharp kicking.. The op's case very much includes this

If however we were in the countryside and my dog wandered up to say hello in his usual completely unthreatening way and you hit him then wed be having words, and most likely you would be getting a punch thrown in for good measure

I had one once up the Trentham estate whose dog tried to bite my tyre, it was a small beast and didn't pose much threat to me but with razor sharp incisors could have done some damage to my purgatory. I looked at her more stunned than anything trying to think of what to say and the woman looks at me and says 'he doesn't like bikes!'

This bloody bird has been following me about for weeks. It's extremely tenacious and will not give up.

I've been dogged by a bittern.

Sympathies to the OP, he did the right thing, and yes, police should probably be informed (though don’t hold your breath for any outcome). However, I’m trying to get my head around the logic of this little gem;

I’d report to the police due to the passing out etc…

Being bitten is surely the issue, not with how the OP reacts to it emotionally half an hour later...?

That's not a Bittern. That's a baby robin. On steroids.

I’m really fed up with owners attitudes to their dogs.

They treat them like a perfect baby. Don’t train them properly and expect everyone to like their little cute bundle of fluff.

Bring back the dog licence

Yep but its also the same for many dog owners. For example walking my lurcher a while back round a corner with her and a German Sheppard coming the other way which drops its stick growls and charges my dog. She scarpered. Bloody owner rather than saying sorry or trying to call her dog back said "she's a bit nervous isnt she". I told her I'd be ****ing nervous too if a german sheppard was growling and running at me, maybe you you ckuld put it on a lead. It doesnt need to be its friendly  she actually said that as it was still chasing my dog roynd a field growling..could have thrown the stupid bint in the lake..anyway moral of the story many people are idiots and many of them own dogs.

anyway moral of the story many people are idiots and many of them own dogs.

Very true.  Some of them own bikes too, and some have both.

*Applauds perchypanther*

So everyone knows how to behave around dogs, and nobody is scared of them now?

Well I am.  However if an angry dog ran at me and bit as soon as I got round a corner then not sure on the right behaviour to avoid that.  Can you educate me please?

We need a cull on dogs.

perchypanther - you sir are a genius :0)

Is it against the law to bite a dog if it started it first?

Get a grip, willy wavers.

Violence against animals is illegal and imprisonable. If I saw anybody mistreating an animal I would deal with them (challenge them, photo / record them, remove the dog) than report them immediately to the police.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen somebody abusing another persons dog for no reason. I did see a dog owner give his own dog a smack for pulling too hard just today though. I have a sneaking suspicion that a lot of dog owners could do with some education on how to look after a pet before getting sanctimonious with the rest of us.