HDW Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 hahahahahaI thought the same thing! Okes judo chopping harder than Austin Powers! Will judo chop anything smaller than a pug in an instant, no questions asked.
Grease_Monkey Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 Maybe we should have a gang fight? Mountain bikers vs Dog walkers and their dogs. The most vociferous forum posts win. Winners get the mountain.Where do (mtb) trail dogs fit into this?
Duane_Bosch Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 Where do (mtb) trail dogs fit into this?They have to give way to ascending dogs. Unless they are at Tokai. Then descending dogs have right of way. Or is that another discussion?
Jewbacca Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 They have to give way to ascending dogs. Unless they are at Tokai. Then descending dogs have right of way. Or is that another discussion?Unless they have been trail dogging there since before the other dogs were born.... Then they can trail dog up and down any trail they want regardless
Kenty Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 This morning I met 4 trail runners (ladies) and their 7dogs (loose) on the trail in Helderberg.I gave the leading lady a bit of a fright, but I stopped an ample way ahead of them to apologize to her, had time to greet everyone, warn them that more riders are coming down and to calm the front dog down and give it a little rub as it walked past me. No one died, got ridden over, bitten or raised voices. In 19years of rides I have never felt threatened by a dog. But I don't allow any dog to intimidate me. But some people seem to be able to make friends with dogs, and others just antagonize dogs. BTW, I'll always trust my dog if he doesn't like you. Copperhead, I'm going to assume that you are not a dog person.you talk a big game, but I highly doubt that you'll be able to inflict a vet's bill like you claim on a dog like mine without something like a big stick in your hand, and even then you'll get seriously hurt yourself. With that attitude you are opening yourself to the possibility of a world of hurt, and adding to your dress levels. Not winning. But I won't allow you to be in that position near my dog, as he will be on a leash. Sadly, I can't speak for all the stupid people you seem to encounter.If Baloo is loose and you seem to be threatening my children, he'll take you off your bike in no time. A flying 45 kg Bouvier has a lot of stopping power when he is motivated. So my suggestion is as follows:Learn to read dogs. There is a difference between an excited dog, and a dog attacking you.Cruising past a an excited dog is easy, either greet dog and just ride past while talking to them, and calming them down is usually achieved by allowing them to smell your hand. palm up, underneath their snout, after sniffing they'll allow to scratch their neck or chin. If your hands are above their eye level they might be afraid of being slapped and react accordingly.With an attacking dog just get out of the situation ASAP, you won't learn to calm them down overnight. But hurting them still isn't the answer.Best post of this whole thread....SALUTE!!!
Kenty Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 Well back on track as they say...this arvie after work I will be running our local Chicken Knee trail AND it is essentially a MTB trail BUT there are us few trailies that run it...I will be running it in reverse today , just for a change AND I wonder how many bikers Im gonna encounter ???....will report back here....
mazambaan Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 In KZN we favour the running kick slap, often administered while telling the storey in the pub, reality usually features the running part. Dare I say it but, like people, some dogs are just bad. Remonstrating with their owners rather than defending yourself may not be the best course of action should such a bad beast decide to use its bitey end on you.
Grease_Monkey Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 They have to give way to ascending dogs. Unless they are at Tokai. Then descending dogs have right of way. Or is that another discussion?No no, I'm just wondering if my dogs can get in on this mega fight? Edit: In all seriousness, I encounter lots of dogs at Helderberg - especially during my weekday rides. I have had some surprises coming around corners, but most of the times the dog gets a bigger fright than me and just moves over. I have not once had an encounter with a vicious/attacking dogs - most of the time they are indifferent to me, all the other times they just come and greet me, lick my hand while I give them a scratch - I move on with a moerse smile on my face because I love any encounter with a dog - the dog carries on and looks for his next stick.
Duane_Bosch Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 No no, I'm just wondering if my dogs can get in on this mega fight?Only if they can type in a very aggressive and threatening manner. Making threats with non existent Glocks and pepper spray is encouraged.
Uni Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 Then I will attack it on an emotional level and tell the bitch she picked up weight, etc. Always works. POTD
PhilipV Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 Maybe we should have a gang fight? Mountain bikers vs Dog walkers and their dogs. The most vociferous forum posts win. Winners get the mountain.I sense a viral rap-battle YouTube video coming out soon. "Your mom is a bitch"Rebutted with"I'll enduro your mom"
Dadbod Racing Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 Unless they have been trail dogging there since before the other dogs were born.... Then they can trail dog up and down any trail they want regardless What's trail dogging?? I googled Dogging and most of the sites want me to tick a box saying I'm over 18. What's up with that ?
s14phoenix Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 All dogs should have a leash in a open uncontrolled park or trail that is not dog specific - so they can control their animals. You know the one on the other end.
Jewbacca Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 What's trail dogging?? I googled Dogging and most of the sites want me to tick a box saying I'm over 18. What's up with that ? Wouldn't that be Car Park Dogging?!
Dadbod Racing Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 Wouldn't that be Car Park Dogging?! How you do you know about car park Dogging?
Jewbacca Posted February 21, 2019 Posted February 21, 2019 How you do you know about car park Dogging? I am a man of the world bro...
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