Dog vs bike... What to do?

[scumdog]

Waterpistol filled with lemon juice - works but no guarantees mind!

A silenced 22 works even better, just throw the corpse at the side of the nearest motorway, it'll soon disappear......

[swbarnett]

Dogs go nuts for bikes for some reason

Because a bike is roughly the same size as traditional prey for dogs (Hyena and Wildebeest calf for example).

approach it to maybe 10kph, then accelerate away fast as you get alongside it. Going at normal speed they don't get out of your way apparently.

Slowing down means your challenging the dog so they stand their ground while you go past. Normal speed means you're trying to escape and they'll instinctively try to cut you off.

[ZeroIndex]

kicking dogs is sad too... shouldnt be done.

I know they may be running after you.. but a bike goes faster than a dog... the dog will tire eventually... if not, get some mace or something...

Cruelty to an animal is bad I agree, but kick a dog once, and it will learn... Isn't it better for a dog to run away scared than get run over by a car because people just ignored the dog?

[swbarnett]

kicking dogs is sad too... shouldnt be done.

I know they may be running after you.. but a bike goes faster than a dog... the dog will tire eventually... if not, get some mace or something...

Usually the dog is on an intercept course and your speed is of no help.

Is mace any kinder? A kick is a lot easier on the dog than being run over (the inevitable fate of a dog that isn't taught a lesson).

Once on a bicycle I managed to out bark a dog and it went away whimpering.

[ZeroIndex]

Because a bike is roughly the same size as traditional prey for dogs (Hyena and Wildebeest calf for example).



Slowing down means your challenging the dog so they stand their ground while you go past. Normal speed means you're trying to escape and they'll instinctively try to cut you off.

a kick at about 30kph will learn a dog nicely...

[moT]

hold the handle bars ridgid and hit the dog square on you will probably go over it but on the chance you come off the owners will be liable for the dammage caused to your bike..but if your lucky enough to kill it (hitting it at about 50kph will probably do depending what kind of dog and where you run over it.. over the rib cage is the most reccomended place as its a gaunenteed kill and its painless for the dog) then it will solve your dog problem permanently with that dog

[kevfromcoro]

heres a couple of tips on hitting dogs..dogs like chasing bikes when you 1st take off.a big dog will keep up with a small bike for some time.the boot works well at low speeds,, if u are getting cased by a regular rover.and getting a bit worried..airhorns sometimes work well.also a deterent..water pistol with water an chili..go for the rear..if all shit happens and you are doing to hit one,hang on tight try an hit it square on.its a bit like running over a sack of wet sand.chances are you may stay on..i lived in asia for sometime..where dogs were a constant worry..missus had a nifty 50 thing..2 up it wasnt very fast.outside was the biggest doberman i have seen..had legs like a racehorse.he was after my arse..right or wrong.he would c me coming and he would get into the canter mode .then the case was on. he could keep up with scooter for ages.now there was a worry..never did get me. here is another quike tip..sometime i would strike the students on ther way to uni..when stopped at a red light there could be hundreds of scooters.if u c a pack of dogs get in the middle of the riders and stay as far right as u can..safe as houses..good luck KEV

[kro]

Waterpistol filled with lemon juice - works but no guarantees mind!A silenced 22 works even better, just throw the corpse at the side of the nearest motorway, it'll soon disappear......

winner.

2 days into the proud ownership of my first big bike, I was rushed by a dog, and due to the circumstances, was not able to speed or slow in a hurry, so I swung the boot out, and collected the dog, which tumbled many times, and landed in a heap in the gutter. I stopped, and so did the car behind me. The guy behind was a plain clothes cop, who upon seeing what appeared to be the dogs owner running up the street yelling blue murder, started taking my details, which I thought was a bit scummy.

The owner got level with us and the cop said very loudly "so do you want to press charges Mr Kro", and I realised he was on my side. I rode off with my good mate "Scott Free", and I assume the dog owner got the real bollocking

[deanohit]

HAHAHA, I have the answer... I did this ages ago when I was working at DX Mail riding a CT110... When the dog comes running up, you just pull your leg back, and gently move it towards the dogs face/nose... because your bike will be moving, moving your leg gently will allow you to 'aim' better, while still having the speed of your bike, acting as the force behind kicking the dog...

That dog chased me a few times, and the first time that I actually went to kick it (and luckily landed it the first time), was the last time the dog chased me... I saw the dog the next few days afterwards, but it seemed vary wary of me, and in no mood to run out onto the road. Lessen well learnt little doogie

I did somthing like that a few days ago with a dog round here. Bloody lab ran out of driveway a few times over a week and chased me for a good 100 metres in a 50 zone by school, so slow through there. Gave the dog a knock with my steel toe, a week later, I've seen the dog everyday just sitting in the drive watching me.

[gunnyrob]

Cleanest & quickest way to get rid of them as a last resort is a couple of steaks laced with rat poison. My ex-flatmate did this in Bulls to good effect. Nasty, but problem sorted.

[kevfromcoro]

Cleanest & quickest way to get rid of them as a last resort is a couple of steaks laced with rat poison. My ex-flatmate did this in Bulls to good effect. Nasty, but problem sorted.

i have heard a bar of energy chocolate does it..anyone know anything about this??

[ZeroIndex]

i have heard a bar of energy chocolate does it..anyone know anything about this??

Never even thought about that... thanks

[deanohit]

Once on a bicycle I managed to out bark a dog and it went away whimpering.

Nice one mate. I used to growl at my dog to let him no I wasnt happy with him, worked alot faster than yelling at him, 1 good growl and his tail was down & he was trying to be your best budd.

[Deano]

Cleanest & quickest way to get rid of them as a last resort is a couple of steaks laced with rat poison. My ex-flatmate did this in Bulls to good effect. Nasty, but problem sorted.

If you're serious - You suck arse.

As does anyone else advocating injuring the dog.

A dog is only as clever as it's owner and the way it has been trained.

So leave the effing dog alone and go to the source of the problem...the effing owner.

[vifferman]

You need to stop this behaviour, as soon as possible. The dog's owner shouldn't be letting it roam free, for a start, but regardless of this, it IS out, and it all boils down to dog psychology. The dog is instinctively chasing you because you look like you're running away. Every time you do this, it reinforces this. Also, I discovered from walking past a house with a dog everyday, that dog's don't like dark clothes! If I wore light-coloured clothes, the dog ignored me, but it barked and ran at me if I wore dark trousers! I think that's part of the reason they attack posties, as their uniform in most countries is dark (and threatening?)

At the moment, you are the victim (or from the dog's point of view, the prey or underdog). Also, if it's new to the area, it may be trying to establish or defend a territory. You need to reverse this, by letting the dog know you are NOT its prey, and/or are bigger and meaner than it, and it's your turf.
It's up to you how much you hurt it; personally, I love dogs, but I also know that anything that doesn't injure the dog is OK in dog terms. (As long as it doesn't make the owners go mental - human psychology is much more complicated than the canine variety).

If instead of swerving and trying to get away from the dog, you slow/stop and win the confrontation by intimidation (rushing at it, or just getting off the bike may do it), shock, pain (a squirt of something like soapy water or lemon juice in the face is a goodun), or all of these things, then it's done, and it shouldn't bother you again.