Off the bike for a while.

Methusaleh said:

Bill Baka said:

Side note.
I once saw a dog take down a motorcycle the same way on a 25 MPH
residential street, but this time the dog got killed. The rider wrecked
pretty badly too since the impact threw him and the motorcycle into the
rear of a car. He did manage to walk away, but the bike was killed.

Dogs just aren't too bright.

They are hardwired to chase. I took one out with my Suzuki years ago.
He had his head down and was charging for the kill. I had no space or
time to stop, so opened the throttle. The highway bars got him-One
was bent, but I and the bike were fine. The dog was dead.
As a teenager, we had a person around the corner who used to amuse
himself by siccing his collie on us when we rode our bicycles. Same
socioeconomic strata as the initial poster encountered.
While I do love animals and have cats and dogs, assuming they do not
try to kill me, I AM a chemist, and was always very good at it.
'Nuff said regarding the collie. It was merciful.
Actually, a local cop discretely suggested I "Leave him some meat".

Tainted meat, right?
Bill

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Will said:

Bill Baka said:

Dogs just aren't too bright.

Which might be why showing them a gun won't work...

It does if you shoot them. I would have if I actually carried a gun. This
is because I often take my grandchildren on the same route and one of them
could have been seriously mauled. Better to eliminate the threat.
Bill

Is it possible to change the route?

Buck said:

Bill Baka said:

Wow.
Did the dog at least get a few broken ribs? Judging by the bike and the
impact damage the dog must have been hurting.

I was giving that dog a piece of my mind from the time I spotted him
until I picked myself up off the pavement. The last I saw him, he was
running hard for home with his tail between his legs.

I'm hoping that I killed him - at first it was out of anger, but now
out of sympathy. There's no reason to let a dog suffer and I doubt his
"owner" will be taking him to the vet.

Speaking of suffering, I went to my doctor today and he ordered more
x-rays. One or more of my floating ribs are broken. It's hard to tell
unless it is broken so badly that it is in multiple pieces. Also, the
fourth metacarpal of my left hand is broken near the wrist. I was given
the choice of a cast or a splint. So, I am now wearing a nifty splint
and have instructions to not use or put weight on my left hand for the
next four to six weeks. My wife has already threatened to take me back
and have a cast put on if she catches me trying to use it.

I guess I get to focus on the legal aspects of this mess and finding a
replacement for my broken bike.

Things could be worse!

-Buck

Broken ribs and hand are bad enough. The good news (sort of) is that
bones tend to heal stronger at the break point, not that I would
recommend it for bone strengthening. If you ride in the city or the
suburbs a dog can come from anywhere if you are riding along a row of
parked cars. My rides are country and I can see the dogs coming, usually
in time to prepare, but not always. The one that bit me was ignoring me
until I went past it and then it decided to chase and bite. I hate
sneaky dogs.
Bill

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>Dogs just aren't too bright.

Which might be why showing them a gun won't work...

It does if you shoot them. I would have if I actually carried a gun. This
is because I often take my grandchildren on the same route and one of them
could have been seriously mauled. Better to eliminate the threat.
Bill

Is it possible to change the route?

No.
It is country and the route is around farming fields. 6 miles total
which is enough for the kids and a quick pulse raiser for me alone, but
no alternatives yet. I did get that dog put down by animal control but
the owner got away with it because he never got a dog license and
claimed it was a stray. Other dogs I have been able to 'tame' by getting
off the bike and calling them up to me and petting them 'very carefully'.
Bill

I have to admit this post was a bit depressing. A clever killing...

That tire knocker I posted earlier in the thread would have worked just
fine. The dog would have quickly gotten the message and his owner would
have had considerably less incentive to behave badly knowing his dog
was going to get whacked.

I had this problem when I was a kid delivering newspapers. There were
about 4 or 5 dogs on the route that just had to chase me. The worst,
believe it or not, was a godda*n dachsund. He was just fast enough and
his head was at pedal height. The others were mostly barker/chasers.
This little f*uck was an absolute biter and, of course, owned by a nice
widow who just couldn't believe me.

Paper bikes, especially loaded ones, are not particularly fast or
maneuverable so I had to come up with a defensive strategy. I tried
carrying a squirt gun with ammonia. It actually works pretty well, a
face hit was quite effective. The stick however, clipped to the top
tube, turned out to be the best solution. The dachsund figured that out
the hard way. After one encounter he decided to hate from a respectable
distance.

And not dead either... which probably made the widow happy.

Bill Baka said:

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Actually, a local cop discretely suggested I "Leave him some meat".

Tainted meat, right?

Yup. Electroplaters know all about the particular compound.
The shame of it is, the trash who owned the dog are the ones who
deserved it.
The dogs are only doing their "jobs" as far as Nature is
concerned....Guarding the pack or bringing down some big food.
Trouble is, the Law makes big distinctions.