New Dog Encounter Caution

I would actualy sign up for owner removal and I would do it for free. It's never a dog, it is always the owner, at least in my text book.
There were some other trouble spots around and you kind a know and expect, but the danger comes from the uknown, you don't pay attention, the next thing the dog is to close for any kind of recovery..........
This Rotweiler that chased me could have gotten runover by a car behind me, lucky dog , no doubt.

I see a lot of riders on 199th ST and wonder if anyone else has had a run in with this dog. There's a farm between Antioch & Switzer (I think the exact street is Benson???) that has a Hell Hound. Brown mut with a thich jaw (looks like he may have some pitbull in him) We've had numerous encounters. The first one was the most terrifying because I was taken by surprise. He came out from under the fence like a bullett, growling, barking, frothing, . . .

I peddled for my life as he ran along side me. I quickly realized that I was topped out and he was topped out. This was going to come down to endurance or a hill. Luckily it was a down hill and I was able to escape.

Next weekend I was ready. My water bottle was out and in position. I heard the bark and he came a speeding brown blur with teeth. Target Acquired. As he snorted along side me at top speed while I actually slowed down. "Steady . . . steady . . . not yet . . . steady . . . NOW!!!!"

I blasted him right in the face and watched him roll while glancing over my shoulder.

"Remember Who Did This To You!!!!!!!!" I yelled as I peddled home, victorious.

Anyone else know the dog of which I speak??? I never saw him again after that.

No, never seen that one, but I have my pepper spray ready and I will sure make it memorable for that bustard or any other. If I have to choose between the hospital for myself or hurting the dog, the choice is easy.

ugh, I hate reading about chasing dogs, but I'm happy to have the heads up for where to expect them. This latest one sounds nasty! I think I'll avoid that area in the future. The only regular chasers I have ridden past are the white one on the north side of 199th between I-35 & Edgerton I think (didn't see him the last few times, though, maybe finally hit by a car?), and the one that got me on Lackman between 191st & 183rd (but he was always behind the partial fence before). Amazingly enough, those owners have since acquired more dogs - I haven't ridden past since my accident, but Dave's seen at least two new dogs there. Ridiculous.

My new strategy with dogs is to always be on the lookout, and when I see one coming, I just get off the bike and walk past. I think most are not vicious, and just want to chase, and if they are vicious enough to bite me when I'm walking by, then they would have gotten me on the bike for sure (I'm not that fast!) and it would have been even worse. My dad was bitten by a GSD on his bike a couple years ago - it was really nasty. I went for a ride with him in Springfield this fall, and there were 13 loose dogs. The ones that chased Dave (riding a little ahead of us) just looked dumbfounded when we walked by. It might mess up my pace a little in the short term to stop & walk, but to me, the long-term consequences of an accident just aren't worth it. Been there, done that.