How to annoy dogs !

[beachcaster]

I have been cycling along a local trail all summer...mixed use with pedestrians and a lot of dogs off the lead. Most of the mutts ignore me .

Over the last couple of weeks however I have been wearing a bright fleuro yellow top.........as its windproof and waterproof.

This seems to really get the dogs going.......I have been chased...... and growled at by loads of dogs while wearing this .

Last week I was riding down a lane when I heard a deep growl and alarge black dog came flying over a fence at shoulder height and just missed me . Landing the other side of the bike !

What amuses me is all of this aggression is normally acompanied by a useless owner shouting...."NO NO NO Barney !!!" ( or whatever )
and the dog taking no notice what so ever.

Anyway I was thrilled to out accelerate a nasty blighter this morning
who was having a go at my feet as I rode.

I dont know if this yellow is getting them all riled up or what?

Any ideas.....or solutions??

barry

 

[Norm]

Sturdy boots.

 

[4F]

Frame pump or D lock

 

[Speck]

Turn your jacket inside out

 

[belairman]

Funny how, although animals are supposed to be colour-blind, they are definitely attracted more to yellow ... I suppose because it is brighter

 

[Jane Smart]

Some dogs and owners can be funny at times too, just ask Satans Budgie

 

[RedBike]

I don't know why but dogs do seem to act aggresively to Hiz Viz clothing.

 

[RedBike]

Many years ago when I had a paper round I used to have to deliver to this farm. If I walked into the yard with the paper bag on my shoulder the dogs would instantly go for me. However, if I walked in with just the newspaper they wouldn't even bark.

 

[beachcaster]

Good to see its not just me then

I am interested that others have had similar experiences

barry

 

[Spinney]

I was jogging (not cycling) on the Downs in Bristol the other day, wearing my nice bright glowing yellow jacket, and this mutt got away from its owner and started barking and snapping around me. The woman said it was my jacket. I pointed out that they weren't that unusual, which she accepted and was apologetic.

(Having been nipped once by a passing dog while on a public footpath - I'd done nothing to annoy it - I tend to be a bit wary of dogs getting excited. I also find that the ones that jump up and put their paws on my legs can leave marks on the skin through jogging trousers if their claws are long. And of course these are usually the ones 'just having fun'.... grrr!)

 

[Funk-Meister]

Uzi 9 mm. Very satisfying. Or how about the smell of napalm in the morning?

 

[Spinney]

I thought about getting one of those dog-whistle thingies once, but on reading up on it a bit it seems that different dogs have different hearing ranges, so one whistle might not annoy them all sufficiently.

 

[Woz!]

I thought about getting one of those dog-whistle thingies once, but on reading up on it a bit it seems that different dogs have different hearing ranges, so one whistle might not annoy them all sufficiently.

It's also going to depend on how the dog's been trained to respond to the whistle! They're not loud enough to incapacitate the animal, and they might just wind it up even more.

 

[Speck]

You need one of these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&...=aps&hvadid=4430590953&ref=pd_sl_7kmkwjosk9_e

 

[snorri]

I was cycling along a single track road today in my hi viz jacket and saw ahead of me a woman at the side of the road and three dogs running around in random circles. The woman called the dogs and the three of them rushed over and sat down around her. I was seriously shocked, but said thank you and smiled as I cycled past.
It is good to meet a responsible dog owner.