How to deal with an angry dog

[dave.999]

Hi Guys,
I had an annoying experience riding through a residential area when a dog was left loose and it came to the centre of the road barking at me and was running towards me.
I have stopped and stretch me leg against it so that it hadn't bite me and then the owner came and took it away. I have told the owner that he should be more responsible but he didn't seem to much bothered.
I am thinking if anyone had a similar experience and what did you do?
Do you think most dogs would move off my way if they saw I wasn't stopping? Or would it help to rev the engine or use the horn to scare it off rather than risk being bitten?
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[stinkwheel]

Most of them like to chase wheels (some of them will even bite wheels). If you stop, then ride away dead slow, there is no fun.

If it actually bites you, I'd probably kick it hard in the face, ride away fast and report the incident to the police at the earliest oppertunity.
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[Howling Terror]

Rev engine...beep horn and be prepared to stop, or run the risk of falling off if you were to actually hit it.

Other than that I wouldn't have stopped and 'stretch my leg against it' for two reasons.
If it were to jump up against you, or the bike you could fall over.
It could bite you or begin a tug of war with your limb.

The dogs that run after you usually end up just doing that.
Steer away from it if it's safe and ride as 'normal'.

If you know for certain the house the dog came from report the incident to the police.
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[dave.999]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

At last, someone has come up with a credible explanation for The Doctor's Dangle.

[NJD]

Owners negligence will get the dog killed one day, not really much you could have done IMO.

Common issue, in honesty (minus owners negligence in your case).

I've watched training instructors on YT advise learners (on 500, 600 cc etc) to stay away from dogs being walked on pavement and to treat them as hazards.

I've had one run out at me because my exhaust tone annoyed it, and from thereon I've picked it up its fairly easy to spot the ones that get annoyed. Usually you'll see them stop and turn their head, their ears raise up or a general wobble in their walk for a moment.

Sometimes I'll clutch in as I pass one close (waiting to cross the road) etc, but other-times I just attempt to count how many dog walkers I annoy and always loose count.

I don't wind them up, but being aware that a dog going for you can happen and knowing how to avoid it, or spot it early, helps alot.
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[pepperami]

Alternative route possibly?

Why the hell should you have to change route because the dog owner won’t control thier dog?

Maybe some unpleasant aggression and or violence towards the owner may get them to think about how they look after thier pets?
Pepper spray?....... for the owner of course .

Is the dog neglected.? Would it be better off in a new home?
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[Ericck]

Keep some jammie dodgers with you.

Even angry dogs like jammie dodgers.
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[MCN]

Keep an 8oz Sirloin/Rib Eye laced with temazepam in your left pocket (Leaves right hand free to control brake Accelerator)
Throw the steak for the dog as you shout, 'Good boy, good boy'.

Dog will eat the steak and slip into a drug induced slumber.

Ride off unencumbered.
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Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.

[pepperami]

[doggone]

A lot of collies will do this but are in fact quite timid if you shout at them in an authoritative way. (hellkat? )
Taking a few seconds to slightly scare them does everyone a favour.

[ThunderGuts]

My experience (on a bicycle, not happened to me on my motorbike) is that dogs can’t distinguish the human from the bike when it’s moving; they see it as a single object. Stopping and getting off actually changes their perception. On a pushbike the option is to get off on the opposite side and use it as a barrier if the tactic doesn’t work (and you’re unlikely to outrun a dog on a bicycle!).

Revving/horn is probably not going to do anything other than annoy it.
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[steve the grease]

When I did papers on a pushbike close to the edge to a large council estate in the Manchester it was a regular thing to be chased by quite large packs of dogs. We used to carry a car aerial with us, at appropriate times we would extend the aerial , and hit a few of the fuckers on the nose with it, seemed to do the trick.
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