I've only had one serious encounter with a dog. I was walking in my neighborhood about 17 years ago. A man was talking with his neighbor on his driveway with his dog, some kind of large bird dog, sitting next to them. I was on the sidewalk across the street, a residential street. The dog ran after me after barking and growling. I pulled out my pocket knife, and was ready to cut his face. The owner ran after the dog. He had tried to stop the dog, but he did not get a good hold of his collar. He was yelling at the dog to stop, and pleaded with me not to cut the dog. When I got into a defensive stance the dog stopped just out of my reach, and barked at me until his owner grabbed his collar. The owner had the nerve to ask me what was wrong with me. He though it was crazy to carry a knife, even if it is only a 3" folder, and threaten his dog. I had a few choice words for him. He ended up apologizing, and saying he was in shock, and please forgive his outburst. I was not very forgiving. That is my dog story. So far I have been able to out run the doggies while on the bike. I can pedal fast when scared. I can now send PMs since this is my 50th post.