Originally Posted by
corrado33
Obviously no dog owners in this thread....
(deepea is the exception of course.)
Seriously guys. Most dogs aren't out to kill you. If they were you wouldn't hear them. Just treat them like honking cars. Ignore and more on.
If you honestly think a frame pump will stop a large dog intent on biting you, then you're delusional.
Anything other than a large dog is a joke. You, as a 150+ lb person, can't protect yourself from a 20-40 pound dog? Really?
I own 2 dogs now and have lived with multiple dogs my entire life.
I agree most dogs arent out to kill me or anyone else for that matter. But to say that they should just be ignored and move on is hardly the answer.
1- people shouldnt have to find themselves in a situation where they must deal with the potential of a dog jumping on them.
1a- kids and the elderly do exist in this world. Go figure, they arent as strong as adult males who are active. They often times cant outrun/avoid/stop a dog running full speed at them.
2- Owners should keep their dogs on a leash and out of the way of others using MUPs. Its that simple. We teach our young children this when we walk on MUPs. When they have the leashes, we remind them many times each walk to shorten the leash as people come close from either direction and to walk the dogs on the right side so they are off the path. It is the owner's responsibility to control the animal, not the jogger/cyclist/walker's responsibility to avoid being jumped on or attacked.