Be careful using the pepper spray and be aware of direction of the wind. I learned the hard way. On a real windy day it may be useless. Most dogs will not bite you but they will take you down. Dogs also cause chaos in a paceline. I had to have rotator cuff surgery and was off the bike four months due to a doggie created crash. I slow way down if I see a dog and sometimes I stop. Stopping really takes the fun out of it for the dogs! I will sometimes out sprint Fast Eddie but only if I am confident I will win. This is the exception however. Most of the time I go very slow and or stop.