John vs dog

[FEINT]

sorry to hear about that John. Hope all is well and you can be riding again soon.

[James Deuce]

Ditto what everyone else said.

Working dogs have to be restrained when they aren't doing their job, and well enough trained to not just go flitting after the latest distraction. I don't know where some of you guys get the idea that farm dogs are left to wander around from. A working dog that did that on all the farms I know would have a .22 round through the skull by now.

[Rainbow Wizard]

Damn WTF is this KB Bin month or what????

Thats KB No. 5 that's been down.....

I have deliberately kept my high speed gymastic display of last weekend quiet until last night. Anybody who attended Taranaki Rural Riders bash would have been aware but it seems (like their women) they like to keep things close to their chests.

Both man and machine a testament to brilliant engineering, and an appreciative audience of two (not only because they didn't have to scrape me off the road or prise me from the horns of a bullbar).

I have put le Voxan's rego on hold for four months while I build a set of custom mufflers that follow the curve of that beautiful rear end. Will also incorporate some discreet hard pannier clip points so that I no longer need to perch a pack on the back like a pillion. Keep that weight low boys, and always ride with a little in reserve so you can better handle the unanticipated.

[John]

Just got back from hospitial - just after I posted this thread I passed out and wasnt to well, just major concussion - looks like I'm at home for a few weeks

Sad thing was that when I just got back from the hospitial I found that the fuel tap in my bike had broken and it had filled my crank case with fuel so its well and truely foobared.

The dog is still alive which is awsome (well I think so!) have not found owner yet the vet is going to call when they find them for me so I'm sweet.

Thanks for all your help and support mucho thanks!

p.s I was wearing leather top (soft/hard padding one) and gloves and jeans and work boots, I came off real well considering that, and the fact that the poor bike rolled and could have landed on me.

Oh well keep safe out there, you just never know when "the wandering dog will make sport in your wheel spokes, remeber to tootle vigourously"

edit: 1000 posts

[Ixion]

Not much of a consolation prize I guess, but you do now have a nice twinkly little starry thing to celebate your 1000th posting.

[c4.]

Hey John, Bummer run of luck(lack of).
Have you got enough coins to buy a Lotto ticket tonight?
You must be due some good return soon.
Stay positive, you didn't leave the scene in a bag, you will ride again.
I hope you manage to get some regress out of the dogs owner, though in my experience, who don't care enough to follow simple decencies like controlling their animals, won't give a sh*t about paying for their damages either.
All the best mate.

[cammo]

Glad you're OK John,

popped knee caps sound PAAAAAAIIINNNNFULLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!

Yes do give us the long version complete with pics, etc........

shit mate shit!!!! I just went to the plastic welder...... 1400 to repair the bike.......

and I'll need another 200 minimum to get another helmet...... FFFFFFEEEKKKKKKKK
So that's around 1600...... no idea where it's gonna come from......then I got to spend to patch up my jacket and pants......

my entire bike only cost me $1700........

[cammo]

Just got back from hospitial - just after I posted this thread I passed out and wasnt to well, just major concussion - looks like I'm at home for a few weeks

Sad thing was that when I just got back from the hospitial I found that the fuel tap in my bike had broken and it had filled my crank case with fuel so its well and truely foobared.

The dog is still alive which is awsome (well I think so!) have not found owner yet the vet is going to call when they find them for me so I'm sweet.

Thanks for all your help and support mucho thanks!

p.s I was wearing leather top (soft/hard padding one) and gloves and jeans and work boots, I came off real well considering that, and the fact that the poor bike rolled and could have landed on me.

Oh well keep safe out there, you just never know when "the wandering dog will make sport in your wheel spokes, remeber to tootle vigourously"

edit: 1000 posts

if its screwed, will insurance cover it? if so then you can look forward to a new bike?

[StoneChucker]

I was working myself up (while reading the two pages of replies since I last posted on the thread) to go completely berko in my reply. I won't since no on gives a shit do they?... So, my opinion.

In town, in the country, on an island in the ocean and in fucking space: All dogs are required to be kept behind a fence, or otherwise kept safe and secure (from themselves and others). Because they are a pet? Yes because they are fucking pets. I can't think of anything that describes it better than that. They are OUR pets, they look to US for safety and sustainance. Besides, if you're a sadist and don't give a fuck, it's the law. They don't look to us to be shot in the head with a .22 on a farm, just because they act like dogs act.

Let me fucken tell you, don't anyone shoot a dog while I'm with you (barring a humane killing like Spud was talking about), I honestly don't think I could control myself

No one cares about birds, possums or whatever else you can hit out there because they aren't domestic pets, and noone has chosen to keep them as such. There is a big difference.

This MAY sound irrelevant to some, but why don't you let your toddlers run around the streets? I don't see that big of a difference.

[justsomeguy]

my entire bike only cost me $1700........

I'm seriously thinking of doing it up for another 600 and then selling it.... the next buyer can paint it......

Or just let it sit until I get around to it and get another bike......... man that CBR is a beaut.....

If only somebody would buy my bloody car!!!!!

[Ixion]

Farm dog ain't a pet though. Still, don't think I could bring myself to shoot a bad one myself. But famers can't afford the luxury of dogs that don't pull their weight. Guess I woudn't make a very good farmer.

[justsomeguy]

This MAY sound irrelevant to some, but why don't you let your toddlers run around the streets? I don't see that big of a difference.

I agree with you 100% SC.....some people are absolute feckers....... John make sure you get the owner of the dog to pay up.......

Can the legal beagles here please shed some light on Johns options???

[jazbug5]

Gah. *note to self: never post on KB when on the sauce*

Didn't mean to rile people up here. I think what I was getting at was, in part, the fact that I'd feel stink about killing any animal- even if it was unavoidable and there was nothing I could do about it. I sometimes find our attitudes to different species of animals hypocritical. Some we eat (well, I don't), some we keep in the house... that sort of thing. It wasn't a well thought out argument (I blame the sauce) but that's what I meant by it.
A good point, I suppose, Stoney- when we domesticate and choose to keep certain species our responsibilities towards them must therefore change.

As for the farm dog thing? Well, maybe I got that wrong. My dad grew up on a farm, and always used to say that was (in his view) the only 'fair' setting to keep them, because they could run around and get dirty and be properly 'doggy' and then come home for a feed and a fuss. My uncle's dogs ran about on his farm- but they were highly intelligent and very well trained, and would never have gone off the property. If there had been a sheep farm nearby, it might have been different. Back then, I suppose, there weren't half as many cars going past, either, so if a young dog got out and onto the road, well, its chances were better. It certainly wouldn't have done it again, though!

If I'm ever lucky enough to be able to have a dog in the future, I'd like to think it could have at least a little freedom. It would be a pity if they all ended up stuck in tiny gardens or worse, kept inside and not allowed to run about and get dirty, wouldn't it?

[StoneChucker]

Farm dog ain't a pet though.

Hehehehehhe.... Oh, wait, you were joking weren't you???
Shit, you're like the South African farmer who has just been convicted of feeding one of his workers to a lion, as a "repremand"... After all, he was just working on the farm...

Jas, hope you didn't read that as going off at you Just my feeling is all
But, if you do get a dog there are lots of ways to let it have freedom. You can live in a house with ample garden space, and take it for regular walks. Or you can marry a rich scottish farmer and put a fence on the perimeter of the farm and let it run it's course. Either way, I hope you aren't thinking of letting it run wild.

Now don't get me wrong, I understand where you're coming from on the attitudes to different species of animals and on the freedom of pets issues. The freedom thing I agree with, but in todays society the safety of the animal and others must prevail. After all, our dogs have heaps of freedom and we don't have a huge house. They run around the garden hunting small, defenseless animals all day, and they have regular walks.

But I feel cows (for example) aren't quite in the same category. While they are animals (and therefore deserve equally humane treatment), they have become a major/integral part of our society. Yes I eat meat, and I like to think the cows/animal it came from was allowed to roam paddocks while grazing and is killed quickly and humanely. Most are in my opinion. Chickens are another story, but I hardly ever eat eggs anyway.

Dogs? Noone eats dogs, or cats or other domestic animal whose sole purpose is as a companion in life. (Oh, 9th world, uncivilised barbaric countries like China don't count)

[Ghost Lemur]

Dogs? Noone eats dogs, or cats or other domestic animal whose sole purpose is as a companion in life. (Oh, 9th world, uncivilised barbaric countries like China don't count)

Uncivilised? Barbaric? 1/9th??

That's seriously the worst attempt at justification I've ever heard.

You know in India, they feel the same way about people who eat cows.

/stir and simmer on low for 45 minutes.