Bring some dog treats with you every time your ride, they'll be your best friend in a week.

Would that have to do with whether the wife or the husband pees on the dogs?

GH

You coulds learn some Asian recipes that call for dog as an ingredient , maybe quoting it in that language will be a deterrent.

There is some well meaning advice here and some of it is good. I would be very wary of pepper spray for multiple reasons. Some dogs, and even humans, can walk right through it. If that were to happen and they touch you, there is now spray in your eyes and you have lost a primary sense. You already got good advice on how to handle it with the police and etc. I would get a dog whistle that emits a sound that they hate. They work great and you can wear them around your neck to be prepared as you ride by. Truly, avoid the spray, especially if you are on a bike. It is hard to get out and aim and things go wrong with that stuff.

Get a bag of cats. When the dogs charge, throw the cats like diversion grenades.

You are a class a idiot, not to mention a cruel thinking moron.

Looks like the thread took a turn for the worst, everybody has already given a serious opinion, now it's just a joke so don't get too worked up, but back on the serious side, nice almost crisp winnies with the grill marks works every time, I tell you give me some and I'll leave you alone,,,,

Maybe a small air horn like this would work. Mace Screecher Mini Compressed Air Horns

Wear a Michael Vick jersey

What is "a class a idiot"? Please share oh wise MENSA member!

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My technique is to yell something like, "Hey, buddy!" or "HELLO DOG FRIEND!!" and find that most dogs are dumb enough that for just a split second they pause to think, "wait, do I know that guy? Is he indeed my buddy?" and they give up shortly afterward. Confuse. Obfuscate. Inveigle.

This may sound stupid...(Avid risks being called the 'other' class idiot)
but yelling "GET OFF THE COUCH" can work wonders on unruly dogs.

As a old ex-meter reader I can tell you this method works.
Bring some dog treats and make friends. Eventually you will retrain the dogs to be happy to see you. Change your behavior and you will change their behavior for the better.
Right now you are training them to chase you as prey...and eventually it will end in a bite.

They bark you leave....they think they are doing a good job protecting their territory.

Trust me this will work.

snow

I don't know about y'all but I don't want to make friends with the dogs on my route.
I don't want them to be happy to see me. I don't want to interrupt my workout. I want them to leave me alone.
I'm in "ammonia water" camp.

Why would you reinforce bad behavior by making coming into the street to bicycles an activity deserving reward?

Get a bunch of your friends to bike with you on that commute. The more people that complain the better and more likely they will do something about it.

You don't give them the treat if they chase you, if you get the dogs to know you, then throw treats over their heads as you go by. they will learn to run away from you to get the treats, even when you don't have treats.

Wow - sense of humor much? Obviously he was joking - a bag of cats are heavy on a ride.......

Seriously though - a bag of kittens is the way to go. Much more aero and easier to pack in your backpack than full grown cats.

I'll mention it since no one else has. Let me first say, I own/love dogs. I know how they tick and I know how to handle strange dogs. I can read them and their intentions really well. I have to do it on literally every ride I do, so I've gotten good at it. On a short ride yesterday, I had three to deal with. Most of the time, its 5-10 dogs per ride. 95% of the time, I can talk them down before they ever get to me.

But if that fails and they come aggressive and get within biting range, I kick the **** out of them.

If they stay out of range, we don't have a problem.

Don't point your toes like a soccer kick, I almost broke a toe on a dog's face the first time I did it. Roll your foot back and give them a light stomp as you roll by. The combined force of the bike motion and your leg motion is more than enough impact to have the intended effect.

I've never had to kick one more than once. When he sees me again, he stays back.

Good advice.
It is definitely possible to befriend the dogs with the aid of food.
The dogs would have probably bitten already if they were going to bite.
Probably worth confidently getting off your bikes next couple of times you see them ,with some food.
You may end up getting to like the dogs.

Hey slater guess you're diding for the second award,,,,,,,,

I still say the grilled weenies, that way you can have some too.......

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Yeah, but kittens can't run very fast, so that may not keep them occupied.

Squirrels! Go fast enough to keep the dogs occupied. Light enough to keep in a bag.

GH

Yeah, but I switched to kittens because lassoing squirrels in my yard pre-ride was getting burdensome. I suppose baby bunny rabbits could be a good compromise as they have some speed, are light, and are more easily renewable than kittens.