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  1. Riding to work this morning, I came upon a lady walking her Rottweiler
    in a narrow, climbing country lane. Whilst I was still some distance
    away, at the foot of the climb, I called out 'Behind', to alert her to
    my approach. She quickly collected the dog and moved to the side. As I
    passed slowly, she thanked me, saying that it was nice to get a
    warning. I made the point that it was better than a bell, to which she
    agreed.

    If we are thanked for calling a warning, I think it would make a point
    if we all replied, each time, with "Better than a bell".

    David Lloyd

  2. Sirius631 said:

    If we are thanked for calling a warning, I think it would make a point
    if we all replied, each time, with "Better than a bell".

    Except when that is mis-heard as "mumble mumble #**&in' hell!" :-)
    --
    Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

  3. Sirius631 said:

    Riding to work this morning, I came upon a lady walking her Rottweiler

    Riding to work this morning I came upon a man walking his black and
    white mutt.
    Dog went crazy barking, growling and gnashing its teeth trying to get
    at me.
    Fortunately it was on a lead and the man held on tight.
    Why was the dog so upset to see me?

  4. POHB said:
    Sirius631 said:

    Riding to work this morning, I came upon a lady walking her Rottweiler

    Riding to work this morning I came upon a man walking his black and
    white mutt.
    Dog went crazy barking, growling and gnashing its teeth trying to get
    at me.
    Fortunately it was on a lead and the man held on tight.
    Why was the dog so upset to see me?

    He misread your Foska shirt as Pedigree chum?

    ...d

  5. POHB said:
    Sirius631 said:

    Riding to work this morning, I came upon a lady walking her Rottweiler

    Riding to work this morning I came upon a man walking his black and
    white mutt.
    Dog went crazy barking, growling and gnashing its teeth trying to get
    at me.
    Fortunately it was on a lead and the man held on tight.
    Why was the dog so upset to see me?

    Small dogs have an inferiority complex, making them bad-tempered.

    David L

  6. Sirius631 said:

    Riding to work this morning, I came upon a lady walking her Rottweiler
    in a narrow, climbing country lane.

    For some reason I was expecting a more scary story!

    Roos - not good with dogs

  7. Roos Eisma said:
    Sirius631 said:

    Riding to work this morning, I came upon a lady walking her Rottweiler
    in a narrow, climbing country lane.

    For some reason I was expecting a more scary story!

    Roos - not good with dogs

    So you were pleasantly surprised 🙂

    David Lloyd
    The pub is responsible for my opinions.

  8. In article <[email hidden]>

    POHB said:
    Sirius631 said:

    Riding to work this morning, I came upon a lady walking her Rottweiler

    Riding to work this morning I came upon a man walking his black and
    white mutt.
    Dog went crazy barking, growling and gnashing its teeth trying to get
    at me.
    Fortunately it was on a lead and the man held on tight.
    Why was the dog so upset to see me?


    It has been suggested that some part of a bike (spokes are the usual
    suspect) makes an annoying noise that only dogs can hear.
    You're a big animal that obviously isn't a person because you're not
    moving like a person - you must be chased away.
    Tyres taste good, and the possibilty of catching one is really exciting.
    Bloke has trained his dog to act aggressive so people think he's hard.
    Dog wants to borrow your bike to chase rabbits.

  9. Sirius631 said:


    POHB said:
    Sirius631 said:

    Riding to work this morning, I came upon a lady walking her Rottweiler

    Riding to work this morning I came upon a man walking his black and
    white mutt.
    Dog went crazy barking, growling and gnashing its teeth trying to get
    at me.
    Fortunately it was on a lead and the man held on tight.
    Why was the dog so upset to see me?

    Small dogs have an inferiority complex, making them bad-tempered.

    David L

    Watching 'The Dog Whisperer', I'm appalled at some of the dog walker
    mentality.

    <rant>
    Many examples of big, crazy dog on a leash, dragging small females around
    the neighborhood trying to get loose and literally kill other dogs and/or
    passersby. She says "I'm so worried he's going to get away and bite
    someone'. Well, duh, no kidding, lady.

    She has NO business walking this dog anywhere but in a fenced in area,
    (though dogs need walking) given her almost total lack of control. At least
    it should have a robust muzzle. Even then, darting across the street,
    causing cars and cyclists to swerve...mayhem waiting to happen.

    Fortunately Cesar corrected things...

    Dog walkers think they have a right to walk their dogs, no matter how
    dangerous, no matter how little control. They just don't think, or they
    don't care. The first word out of their mouths is often 'he's never bitten
    anyone before' (usually a lie)
    </rant>

  10. In article <[email hidden]>,

    POHB said:
    Sirius631 said:

    Riding to work this morning, I came upon a lady walking her Rottweiler

    Riding to work this morning I came upon a man walking his black and
    white mutt.
    Dog went crazy barking, growling and gnashing its teeth trying to get
    at me.
    Fortunately it was on a lead and the man held on tight.
    Why was the dog so upset to see me?

    Dogs, like people, get very bored and bad-tempered if confined in an
    inadequate space with nothing to do. Think of kiddies on a sink estate.
    If the human doesn't have a clue, it becomes a vicious circle: human
    doesn't dare to let dog off lead; dog with no release for energy gets
    ever more bad-tempered.

    --
    not me guv

  11. Quoted message said:

    The first word out of their mouths is often 'he's never bitten
    anyone before' (usually a lie)

    Or the one told to me, when my daughter exercised some caution faced
    with an over-excited slavering beast:

    "Don't be scared, he won't bite - he just nips a bit hard sometimes"

    Quite what the difference between a 'hard nip' and a 'bite' is when
    delivered by a carnivore with rather greater body weight than she had,
    I'm not sure. Nor why the owner apparently take offence at anyone
    being cautious when such a creature approaches.

    Perhaps all dog owners should be shut in a cage with an angry leopard
    for a while before being allowed to take anything out for walks.
    Possibly this would make them rather less blase about big teeth.

    regards, Ian SMith
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  12. "Ian Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:


    Perhaps all dog owners should be shut in a cage with an angry leopard
    for a while before being allowed to take anything out for walks.
    Possibly this would make them rather less blase about big teeth.

    regards, Ian SMith

    A bit like this?

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7525574102901564733

    He'll think twice about annoying a leopard again...

    Cheers, helen s


  13. Quoted message said:

    ......dog with no release for energy gets
    ever more bad-tempered.

    Like when I can't get out on my bike for a few days? LOL
    Robert

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