Steve,
You are right regarding the law in general. There even are some dog owners who want their dogs to create terror! The law will take care of them in the end. We hope without pain and suffering to others.
Most dogs are doing what Chad pointed out...reacting to movement and their territory. We, as the species who domesticized them it seems would be able to find ways other than harming them to discourage their behavior. Just as Chad pointed out. Being animals, like dogs, we at times make the choice to harm them. Humans are pretty good at figuring out how to harm as well as care.
At least they cannot ride bikes and keep up with us over the long haul.
ron
From: stevea.long via OBRA
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2015 9:02 AM
To: chad butler ; obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Dogs
No matter what your interaction or reaction to dogs not contained on the owner's property, it remains the OWNER'S responsibility to make sure their dogs are not a menace on public property, which includes public roadways. When this is not done, owners are subject to being addressed and possibly fined by animal control. I have seen cases where owners were sued and had to pay large sums of money for not containing their animals. In these cases, it often happens that their dogs caused injury to someone using the public roadway.
Steve
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From: chad butler via OBRA
Date:12/09/2015 8:03 AM (GMT-08:00)
To: obra@list.obra.org
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Subject: [OBRA Chat] Dogs
I just felt a little reaction to someone saying that a pump with a ball of tape on the end is good for wackin' dogs.... I live in the sticks. Nobody out here keeps their dogs fenced, and the dogs see way less human traffic so their sense of duty when they recognize a threat is on high. I used to wear a heart monitor and I'd notice my HR start to spike as I'd near the 'problem dog' zones. When I started training regularly with a partner I noticed that he went into 'Red Alert' even quicker than I did. That observation helped me change my entire interaction, which affected the outcome even more than I could have earlier believed. Previously I saw dogs as battle options, and I'd prepare to evade if they gave chase, and lots of them did. Now in those same areas I greet the dogs as I arrive and tell them how happy I am to see them running and barking, healthy and happy. I don't dare stop and try to interact, that would only confuse them and get me bitten, but when they hear by tone that I
'm not a threat and that I enjoy their 'game of duty' these situations never turn to aggression like they used to. It's not just that I've got the dogs trained. It's me that's trained and it works with new dogs I come across just as well as the ol' familiars. If by chance a dog does seem overly aggressive a quick squirt from my water bottle towards their face will stop them dead in their tracks, completely harmlessly. The LAST thing you'd ever want to train a dog to do is to battle with cyclists, but if that's the game cyclists play then the dogs'll oblige them. Simply carrying a weapon and holding the intent to do battle brings those battles upon you. The reflected option of holding joy and loving peace also creates it's own recipritive atmosphere, but it takes all kinds, so as long as you know the option exists you can have the reality of your choosing.
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