Originally Posted by
fastbartender
Either he wasn't really trying to attack you, or the spray worked beautifully.
Could be. I'm not really fluent in "dog", never having owned one or lived with one. Honestly I don't like dogs but I don't wish them any harm. All I know was he lunged at me earlier, just knocked me down, and was coming directly at me again so I had to assume the worst. Maybe I just need a better spray, like one that actually sprays. I got an anemic 4 foot stream out of this can. Silly string would have been more effective.
Originally Posted by
SlimRider
What's the tetanus shot for?
Doc recommended it due to the road rash and fact that I don't remember the last time I had one (need them every 10 years).
Originally Posted by
colleen c
BTW. I think it's ironic that I get a dog traing advetisement ad every time I open this thread.
LOL, I'm getting a dog food ad. I am *not* dog food!
Originally Posted by
Steely Dan
i'm always a little confused about these dog attack stories. maybe it's because i live in the big city and am just ignorant, but where do you guys live that there are just loose dogs running about on the street? in 4 years of bike commuting, i've never come across a stray dog.
I'm in the suburbs, on the border of a rural area, as in one more mile and it's farmland. The area it happened in was upscale houses on 1 acre lots, a lot of them with horses, etc. There is a leash law, lot of good it did...
I'm thinking of modifying my route to work to bypass the residential area as much as possible. It's about a mile out of the way but I need the exercise anyhow, right? I'm going to look into other pepper spray and the feasibility of open carry. Are there any bike shorts with belt loops out there?