The non fog pepper spray is best. I have never had to use it; my encounters with dogs have been occasionally threatening, but I have never been seriously bitten. (Was nipped a few times).

You can not fight off a dog attack while riding on your bike. Make a quick decision to get off (using your bike as a shield, as others have mentioned) and STICK TO IT.

I always tell the story of the three ROTTWEILERS who came out in the road and pursued me as i raced off during a tour in alaska. One was killed instantly; one was seriously injured; the other got out of the way and got real mellow real fast. So my encounters with dogs have been pretty even.

The owner ran out and hugged her dogs in agony. She didn't like that i took a picture of the whole scene to show to the police later if i needed to. I told her if the RV hadn't killed her dogs it could have been me dead in the road, but that didn't seem to phase her one bit.

With the pepper spray, first do the dogs, then do the owner. ?


roughstuff