tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post5896071977235147386..comments2024-02-24T15:49:59.506-08:00Comments on Another Long Walk: I Need a Clever TitleRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-3277113562775840172011-02-04T20:38:43.630-08:002011-02-04T20:38:43.630-08:00Another perfectly coordinated Atlas Quest Widget b...Another perfectly coordinated Atlas Quest Widget beside your post....A picture a defensive looking little newt, holding his ground and saying "Make my Day".<br /><br />Could be you saying that to those agressive dogs, while you shake your trekking pole at them. :)<br /><br />Hike on!<br />~Twinville Trekkers <br /><br />word verification: undrizz<br /><br />When it stops drizzling. What all thru-hikers appreciate.Laughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-13190185499454502332008-03-27T08:19:00.000-07:002008-03-27T08:19:00.000-07:00How about "Who Let The Dogs Out?"Wild DreamsHow about "Who Let The Dogs Out?"<BR/><BR/>Wild DreamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-42305898612210486212008-03-27T00:46:00.000-07:002008-03-27T00:46:00.000-07:00Being a dog person in a four-dog family and kind o...Being a dog person in a four-dog family and kind of bleeding-heart in that arena, I have to say that the talk of hurting or killing dogs that haven't been trained any other way kind of hurts my heart.<BR/><BR/>Now, to silently wish that some of the OWNERS of those dogs that rush at you would get plowed down by a car instead...? Now THAT I can get behind.<BR/><BR/>Irresponsible owners = incorrigible dogs, see.<BR/><BR/>(Which is why I couldn't keep mace on a hike like that. I'd be arrested for macing the crap out of a bunch of dog owners.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-59046049243269224382008-03-26T20:31:00.000-07:002008-03-26T20:31:00.000-07:00Back in our bike riding days, we carried Halt! on ...Back in our bike riding days, we carried Halt! on our bikes -- and used it often. Dogs just love to chase bicycles and try to bite those feet going around in circles. You'd usually have to quit pedalling in order to get the dog's face to hold still while you sprayed it.<BR/><BR/>Often the dog's owner would be present. Standing in the front yard, watching with glee as their dog takes off after those stupid bicycles. Only AFTER you whip out the Halt! do these (*&)(*&(*'s start calling their dogs. And they're yelling at *you* insisting that their dog is harmless -- while the horrid creature is nipping at your heels and causing you to veer in traffic.<BR/><BR/>I've actually had owners come chase me down after I blasted their dogs. All irate. Fortunately, the thought that they could whip up on some wimpy bicyclists evaporates when they see I'm 6'4", 270 pounds -- and still armed with the Halt!<BR/><BR/>I will say that the Halt! works very well. When you hit the dog -- in the face, preferably -- they don't yelp or anything, they just quit barking at you and mosey over to some grass and start rubbing their noses in it. And if you ride through the area regularly, you never have any more trouble with that particular dog. From then on, he just sits in the yard and watches as you ride by.<BR/><BR/>Since the range of a spray of Halt! is less than ten feet, owners can't claim that their dogs weren't attacking you. If they get sprayed, they deserved it.<BR/><BR/>-- KirbertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-70983025405885652012008-03-26T20:01:00.000-07:002008-03-26T20:01:00.000-07:00Dogs are territorial and so are the owners. Folks...Dogs are territorial and so are the owners. Folks figure 'Dat boy ain't got no bidness round here anyway.'<BR/> I had a dog chase out after me one time and promptly got smacked by a car.<BR/><BR/> There is a long trail here that circles the state, only 40% of it is in the wilds. That isn't much of a trail in my book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-24537273756277981532008-03-26T13:28:00.000-07:002008-03-26T13:28:00.000-07:00I feel for your dislike of dogs. It's my biggest ...I feel for your dislike of dogs. It's my biggest fear when biking. And I bike somewhere (usually) where we do have leash laws, but nobody follows them (ok, not nobody, just the people who have dogs that like to chase things). And I too often wish for passing cars to hit the ones that give chase. Keep your walking pole close!<BR/><BR/>karmakatKrafty Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499853424185561674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-44934521305669387892008-03-26T12:53:00.000-07:002008-03-26T12:53:00.000-07:00Now that you say it's a must, are you going to go ...Now that you say it's a must, are you going to go get a can of it? Just make sure you don't cross state lines with it ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-16944833532740044972008-03-26T11:37:00.000-07:002008-03-26T11:37:00.000-07:00glad to hear you are safe, on a soft bed of pine n...glad to hear you are safe, on a soft bed of pine needles. and no gross advances by "people".....always a good thing :J<BR/><BR/>have a great walk in the morning. <BR/>praying the dogs leave you alone as well.<BR/><BR/>condoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com