Fair question. I haven't had the pleasure since I blast the beasts with pepper spray if they are angling in on me. I ride in the country and there are really no such things as leash laws, and big dawgs are status symbols. I really, really hate the ones who bear down at full speed, without a sound, and start barking about 5 ft away. It always happens on the wrong side of the hill, too.

Except once, at a former location before pepper spray. There was one spot that had a lookout rat dog that alerted the big ones when it saw me coming down the hill...every single time. Once, one of the big ones overran it's intercept angle and collided with my furiously spinning left crank. Caught him right in the ribs, and rolled him about 3 times. It bounced me, but somehow I didn't go down. Thankfully, cause they would have been at my throat.

And there is no good reason for pit bulls, period. Sorry if someone has one, but that's the truth. Seeing a beautiful 4 yo girl in the ER with her face ripped by one will change your mind. And it's not the dog's fault, it's ours (human's).

And I love dogs...and cats.