>From the "Don't try this at home, I like to pretend I'm a trained professional" book on bikes vs. dogs, here's what has worked every time for me....so far. When I see the beast running out for an attempt at a snack (my leg) I first check behind to see if the road is clear. If so, I move into the center of the road if the attack is from the right or just stay on the left if the attack is from the left. When the dog gets within about 30 meters, I then steer directly at it and yell. Every dog so far has been so startled when I turn into the aggressor instead of "running away", that it goes into a four paw brake. By the time it recovers I am usually well past and the dog does not restart its effort. For the sneak attacks from behind, I swerve from side to side (within limits) since the dogs seem to prefer a straight line target. I'll let you know if this fails to work but don't expect an update until about April.
Doug (don't forget the "u") Corner ----- Original Message ----- From: Adrian Blenkinsop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: OBC Mailing List Information Page <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 12:49 PM Subject: [obc] just dogs > I ALMOST narrowly avoided getting bitten by a dog this past summer :-) As a > result of this incident, I have become somewhat of an expert in the field of > dealing with dog bites... I have the following advice to offer for anybody > who may suffer the same misfortune: > 1) clean the wound asap. (I hosed it down with my water bottle as that's > all I had with me at the time) > 2) note the address/location of the incident > 3) if the wound looks like it will require stitches, get thee to an > emergency room (deep, but small puncture wounds don't require stitches... > the doctors simply clean it with some disinfectant and cover it with a > bandage)... also, if your tetanus vaccinations aren't up-to-date: better > safe than sorry! > 4) contact the public health office 722-2200 (they'll investigate and let > you know if you'll be needing rabies shots) > > You can also contact the bylaw office (580-2400) and they can have the owner > charged for not having the dog properly confined. > > I don't think having the owner charged actually requires the dog to bite. > So if you're being harassed by a certain dog, give the bylaw people a call. > I'm not sure how far their jurisdiction extends, but I'm told there's a $600 > fine for having an evil dog on the loose. It's a pretty good (and legal) > way to get back at irresponsible dog owners. > > -Adrian > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Les Humphreys (K)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "OBC Mailing List Information Page" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 10:48 AM > Subject: RE: [obc] Dump Trucks, Dogs, Damsels and Jaguars > > > > I'll never forget the dog that used to come after us out training on > > snake Road in Hamilton. Snake road climbs quite steeply all the way up > from > > Lake Ontario to the top of the escarpmemt in Waterdown. The dog used to > come > > running down a driveway right on the corner of the steepest part of the > > hill, at a point where, although you could see him coming, there was no > way > > you could accelerate fast enough to get out of his way. > > Although no one ever got bitten, this happened so often and became > > so tiresome that we all swore revenge. One day, my buddy managed to get > his > > foot out of the toeclip in time to catch the beast right on the end of its > > nose. The dog ran back down the driveway yelping in pain. The incident > > didn't stop him from going after us again, but he sure kept his distance > > after that. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Michael Lau [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 9:23 AM > > > To: OBC Mailing List Information Page > > > Subject: Re: [obc] Dump Trucks, Dogs, Damsels and Jaguars > > > > > > I had a similar incident with a golden retreiver about 4 km east of > > > Russell > > > on RR #3 on Nov 18. The nose of the dog was less than 6 inches from my > > > right calf. The dog suddenly stopped and went back to the owner. > > > > > > When I cleaned my drivetrain and pulleys yesterday, I noticed a patch of > > > golden dog hairs caught in the centre of the top pulley of my rear > > > derraileur. > > > > > > Ripping hairs off the dog with your rear derraileur is probably not the > > > safest way to stop dog attack. I would not recommend it. > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > ------ > > > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 > > > Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb > > > Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter > > > > > > > ------ > > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 > > Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb > > Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ------ > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 > Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb > Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter > > ------ To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
