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When you speak to your dog do you ever reply for your dog & give him/her a gruffly voice?
martinhutch - Member
Exactlly. I had this in the lakes on the double track heading towards Skiddaw house on Sat. Thing is even with slowing down they nearly have a heart attack when they finally do notice you.When did you go through there? I was struggling up that way on Saturday.
Was heading from Skiddaw House towards Threkeld about 2ish I think. There was a group of about 10 just before you hit the ford/water splash and only one didn't notice us
"walkerist" my arse. Speak English!
Quite! Bloody cyclers.
Whilst a keen cyclist I am also firstly a dog walker . I always address my dog whether a cyclist is passing or not . We frequently converse though it does seem very one sided . My best mate when we're out together everyone else apart from attractive runners/dog walkers is irrelevant .
As above, you're catching a snippet of the ongoing to and fro that allows you to keep a dog under control. Those people you see shouting at a dog that is ignoring them, that is the only communication they do, hence the dog is not looking to them constantly for instruction. It isn't in the habit of being controlled, so it isn't. I'm massively a dog person and so get probably more annoyed than the anti-dog lot when I see poor dog ownership.
I never get the need for sticks ALL THE TIME (for walkers, not dogs), even when on pavement. Also we get walker groups by the truck load round here who walk two by two, with sticks, along the pavement (and will happily barge others off) - when I'm with the dog I just sit him down and stop - they have to make their way round me, boy do I get some looks but I'm not being forced into traffic for them.
Also would it kill them to park in the car park for a couple of quid rather fill and block the village...
Plus side of most 'walkers' is they don't actually walk very far, so 3 miles out you won't see any until you're coming back.
When you speak to your dog do you ever reply for your dog & give him/her a gruffly voice?
Don't need to, it's all in a look from a dog.
jekkyl - MemberWhen you speak to your dog do you ever reply for your dog & give him/her a gruffly voice?
I often greet dogs I meet on the trail with a sort of 'camp Muttley' gruffly doggy voice. They don't usually reply. Thinking about it i suppose I speak to animals (esp horses) when I am on a bike to reinforce that I am also a human even if i am moving faster than hey usually do, make a different noise (brakes/freehub/tyres, i wonder if our bikes make high frequency squeaks that animals hear but we don't) and am not the usual shape for a human: ever seen a dog walk nonchalantly past fifty people of all shapes and sizes and then freak out at the two-headed one? (aka parent with baby in papoose or carrier.)
I'm all for live and let live and always try to be polite to walkers/dog walkers.The only behaviour that I struggle with is when they have their dogs on extended leads with no control , do nothing until you are trying to pass the dog then decide to call it back so you have to avoid the little shitbag twice
[i] stevomcd - Member
I have a habit of shouting "Wa#ker!" to my group to let them know [s]there's someone[/s] I'm in control of the ride on the trail ahead.[/i]
I've seen/heard that type of cyclist, before. Always seems overly serious, to me. It's only cycling.
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My absolute favourite is the walker who sees you approaching, looks at their dog which is the other side of the path. You're already looking at the dog, happily snuffling amongst the leaves and clearly happy to continue doing so..... then they wait.... wait... wait... right when you're about to pass between them, they call the dog over. Usually the dog looks as bemused as I do 😉
I was outside tinkering with the bike when I heard a woman say to her dog the immortal line
"I mean, we've had this conversation before.."
I'm in control of the ride on the trail ahead.I've seen/heard that type of cyclist, before. Always seems overly serious, to me. It's only cycling.
Solo - I'm a full-time bike guide, I AM in control of the ride! 😉
Does leaving bags of dog muck lying around on pavements, fields and stiles, or hanging them off branches of trees count as funny things walkerists do?
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I'm sure ny dog understands every word I say, but still ignores me... 🙁
I had an absolute beauty the other day. I was cycling down my local sustrans track, when a mate coming the opposite way says,"be aware,there's a group walking up". So I slows up a bit, and soon enough here comes the group of walkers. About 50 of them, mostly kids, with a handful of adults supervising, it must have been a sponsored walk or something. So I thought, it will be easier for all concerned if I stop, and let them pass me. Everyone was very polite, and thanked me for stopping, there was plesantries passed all round, the kids were all really well behaved, a credit to the group.
And then, one of the blokes leading/helping the walk, says to me" it would have been a lot easier for everyone if you had a bell".
I'd completely stopped and actually rolled of the track onto a bit of waste ground so everyone could stay on the tarmac to pass me.
I was quite proud of myself for not biting and just letting it go, a few of the other adults apologised for his behaviour and looked quite embarrassed by it all.
I guess it takes all sorts.