Originally Posted by
cyccommute
This. I've never had any trouble with dogs that I couldn't handle by stopping and demonstrating to them where they are in the pack...which is at the very bottom.
Yup... Same here... Lots of bad information dispensed regularly on this topic. Stopping is by far the best thing to do.
I have absolutely
ZERO fear of big dogs and they pick up on this quite quick. Continuing to ride while trying to 'blast' the pursuing dog with whatever is a bad idea. Sure it might work sometimes but when it doesn't, something bad is sure to happen.
~kn