Had an interesting encounter with a dog and owner. Last week a Pit mix that lives at a farm on a usual route chased me and my gf down the street. I've ridden this route for three yrs. and this was the first time I'd seen the dog. A few days ago I was riding solo past the same farm when the dog came out at me. This time it was in front of me and I had no place to go. So, I stopped and contemplated reaching for the pepper spray I carry. But, as I watched the dog come toward me I was sure it wasn't in attack mode. Then I heard the owner yelling, "Bad dog. Come back here." The owner was a young woman who came running from the yard. The dog turned around and went back to her. She then began apologizing profusely saying things like, "I'm so sorry. Did she bite your tires?" I was thinking, "Tires? That's the least of my worries." But, I just said, "No." She continued to apologize saying the dog chased after bicycle tires. (So, this has happened before then?) When she finally stopped apologizing and took a breath, I said, " I have two dogs myself. I love dogs. What really worries me is that your dog will run out in the street to chase a bicycle one of these days and get hit by a car. That would break my heart." I then went on to tell her that we had an Invisible Fence set up at our house and we no longer worry about our dogs running into the street. She thanked me for being so understanding and I didn't have to tell her that if her dog bit me I'd beat the hell out of it and possible her. I actually try to be reasonable before going into "f*ck You" mode. And, she was quite sincere in here apology. This was the same day I later crashed my Masi so I haven't been back on it yet and don't know if she's actually done anything to protect her dog from itself. I hope she has. I did my best.