ok, I was being somewhat silly there, but the truth of it is that I have no dog problems because I live in the country and understand animals. Urban folks tend to feel more "entitled". they might not understand that dogs like to bark at shiney, spinning metal things. They might feel they should be entitled to ride by and not hear any barking. Who knows what's in the mind of city slickers, to be honest, but it sure isn't thinking about things from the dog's perspective.

no, they rather feel that somewhere some dog owner should be "responsible" somehow, even though at the moment of the encounter any supposed responsibility is irrelevent

Also, remmeber that city folk freak out a little too fast when confronted about anything.

so they pepper spray the dogs and wonder why they get atacked

In the end, the best advice is to be a good hearted person and understand that it is you that is out of place and you that needs to manage the situation

a very unpopular thing to suggest to city folk, I grant you