I've been chased by dogs in suburbia. They can be tenacious in a chase. It's scary. The owners were probably not stupid rednecks. Maybe the dogs got out accidentally. I'm sure the owners would be surprised if they heard what their dogs did.

A year ago, I was walking my dog on a rural road, and a male german shepherd ran off his property and jumped on my dog, knocking her over. My dog is an old greyhound and very delicate. She gets scrapes whenever she falls. I took her to the vet and had her patched up. I stopped by to talk to the property owner. He apologized and said it would never happen again. The dog was owned by someone in jail, and the property owner was looking after him. He said he would confine the dog. And he asked me what the vet bill came to and wrote me a check.

We ended up talking about other stuff, and he was nothing but pleasant. I have no hard feelings. He made a mistake and owned up to it. My dog was OK.