Originally Posted by
Billy Bones
That'll get you shot in the guts in West Virginia, ISYN. I've seen those boys so angry and charged up the spray never "got through" to them. (Adrenaline overide is a dirty little secret they don't tell you about in the package insert.) WV is a good state in which to stay off the roads and on the trails.
I beg to differ. I live in Charleston, and most people--aside from a few jerks--are very nice to cyclists.
Anyway little dogs are the worst. The worst breed is Dalmation.
Dalmations were bred to run behind stagecoaches, after all. Now that we don't have stagecoaches, they have to work all that energy off somehow.
There are no bad dogs; only bad owners. I agree that little dogs aren't properly disciplined. I long to say to the owners, "Would you tolerate that behavior in a German Shepherd or a Doberman? Of course you wouldn't! And you shouldn't any more in a little dog."
(German Shepherds, Tuvereins, and Mallanois are generally nice. They may run and chase, but generally they just want to play. Same with Labs and Goldens.)