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From: fish@ihu1g.UUCP (Bob Fishell)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Dogs: the bane of the cyclist
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Date: Wed, 18-Apr-84 17:42:58 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 18 17:42:58 1984
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Let 'em know who's boss, huh?  Kind of hard to do when they're
in the process of taking your leg off.

There's this medium-sized, ugly, black-and-white mutt that takes off
after me about 3 or 4 times a month, when I follow one of my favorite
routes.  He hasn't caught me yet, and I've almost come to enjoy the
sprint he gives me.  However, he doesn't seem to understand firm
(or foul) language, and the look of his eyes and fangs lead me to
believe he's not interested in negotiating.

I've seen some recommendations about carrying a cheap water bottle
filled with a weak ammonia solution, to be squirted in the mutt's
face when he gets too close.  My reaction to this is that it's 
rather hard to aim a water bottle when you're straining in a 100-inch
gear to get away from him.

As for cars, I don't think a short sword would help much.  I have
an idea for mounting a Schmiesser machine gun on the handlebars,
but I'm not having much luck with it.
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                               Bob Fishell
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