re dogs in article apr acs ucalgary ca parr acs ucalgary ca charles parr writes sheesh even a trained attack dog is no match for a human we have all the advantages i agree with this after all when you grab under his chin and are careful to keep your hands away from his twisting head what is he going to do tailwag you to death i even had one occasion where i was unexpectedly jumped by a lb german shepherd and grabbed his upper jaw in one hand and his lower jaw in the other now i m holding his mouth open no way is he strong enough to clamp down and he can do nothing however all this macho shit aside the fact is that when you are riding a bike and a dog is arrowing to intercept it may be unwise for you to stop and try to deal with the dog for the simple fact that it might be through your leathers and working on your jeans before you can dismount and deal with it properly by all means if you do kick the dog or otherwise get its attention stop and stay there if you kick the dog and ride away that is a victory for the dog it drove you out of its territory it is not even a qualified victory it is a victory if you kick it and stop and sit there of dogs will say oh shit this guy s serious and back off now you have established your dominance over the dog and it probably will not bother you again llamas however are a different story if you stop near a llama it will just hop on and insist on a ride and that s if you re lucky if it doesn t like you it ll barf you off the bike and steal it curtis jackson cjackson mv us adobe com hawk gt maxim dod kotb black lab mix studley doright collie golden george there is no justification for taking away individuals freedom in the guise of public safety thomas jefferson
