How would you handle this situation with this crazy dog owner

Try to get the dogs to give chase so you can work on your kick.

Then thank the owner for the wonderful training opportunity.

Yeah, often dogs go for the legs and take you out or trip you, plus it was hard for me to see the dog because it had just gotten dark. You can get hurt, plus he was walking along in the bike lane with out a care in the world. A cyclist could get seriously hurt.

A thousand times I've had dog encounters and a thousand times, just like yours, none of were of consequence. You could get hurt seriously by a dog leash? Surely you're not serious, Shirley?

you're a runner, right? wrote:

Try to get the dogs to give chase so you can work on your kick.

Then thank the owner for the wonderful training opportunity.

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anonymous so you won't cry wrote:

A thousand times I've had dog encounters and a thousand times, just like yours, none of were of consequence. You could get hurt seriously by a dog leash? Surely you're not serious, Shirley?

Are you being funny? Try running at a 6 something pace and someone have a leash, very long leash in front of your path that you can't see. I imagine that hitting the pavement at 10 mph face first would cause a lot of damage, but the dude didn't even have a leash. Now imagine a dog tripping you at 10mph, exactly. Not fun!

anonymous so you won't cry wrote:

A thousand times I've had dog encounters and a thousand times, just like yours, none of were of consequence. You could get hurt seriously by a dog leash? Surely you're not serious, Shirley?

It's disrespectful, dangerous, as well as against the law. Not to far from this exact spot a dog unleashed dog ran in front of a cyclist and he was seriously hurt, brain damage and so on. All because someone didn't care to follow city or park rules. Not so funny if that was you.

bad dog owners wrote:

anonymous so you won't cry wrote:

A thousand times I've had dog encounters and a thousand times, just like yours, none of were of consequence. You could get hurt seriously by a dog leash? Surely you're not serious, Shirley?

Are you being funny? Try running at a 6 something pace and someone have a leash, very long leash in front of your path that you can't see. I imagine that hitting the pavement at 10 mph face first would cause a lot of damage, but the dude didn't even have a leash. Now imagine a dog tripping you at 10mph, exactly. Not fun!

My teammate in high school went down on a run because of that. The dog all of a sudden darted over and the leash tripped him. It was one of those really long retractable ones.

bad dog owners wrote:

anonymous so you won't cry wrote:

A thousand times I've had dog encounters and a thousand times, just like yours, none of were of consequence. You could get hurt seriously by a dog leash? Surely you're not serious, Shirley?

Are you being funny? Try running at a 6 something pace and someone have a leash, very long leash in front of your path that you can't see. I imagine that hitting the pavement at 10 mph face first would cause a lot of damage, but the dude didn't even have a leash. Now imagine a dog tripping you at 10mph, exactly. Not fun!

Imaginary dangers of a hobby jogger and his " m inute miles" dodging leashes and landmines? Get real.

anonymous so you won't cry wrote:

bad dog owners wrote:

Are you being funny? Try running at a 6 something pace and someone have a leash, very long leash in front of your path that you can't see. I imagine that hitting the pavement at 10 mph face first would cause a lot of damage, but the dude didn't even have a leash. Now imagine a dog tripping you at 10mph, exactly. Not fun!

Imaginary dangers of a hobby jogger and his " m inute miles" dodging leashes and landmines? Get real.

I run 9 minute miles. I frequently pass by folks with dogs on leashes. Rarely will the owner show an extra bit of concern or restraint on their dog; for example move the dog to the far edge of the trail. When I'm in the last miles of a long run, I'm not as spry and alert as usual. I've been tripped up twice by leashed dogs. Not quite landmines, and even though I was able to get up and finish my runs I had some scrapes and bruises. It's not an imaginary danger. Don't be an a$$hole.

I ran by a homeless person this morning. He looked a little bit scary and I was worried that he might try to harm me. But he didn't do anything and I just ran by uneventfully. HOW SHOULD I HANDLE THIS SITUATION WITH THIS CRAZY HOMELESS PERSON!!!????

worry abouter of non events wrote:

I ran by a homeless person this morning. He looked a little bit scary and I was worried that he might try to harm me. But he didn't do anything and I just ran by uneventfully. HOW SHOULD I HANDLE THIS SITUATION WITH THIS CRAZY HOMELESS PERSON!!!????

When I said. "Don't be an a$$hole," that includes you.