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I run and ride my bike in me neighborhood. For the last 3 times when I was chased by a pitbull out of the same yard. The obvious, and most non-confrontational thing would be to simple run a different route. But, how my neighborhood is set up, it's difficult to avoid this T intersection. To get any sort of distance I'd have to run around the same two blocks over and over.
On the first instance, the dog saw me and left his yard at a full sprint and crossed to the other side of the street where I was. A car came screaming up on the dog and laid on their horn and scared the dog off.
The second time, He didnt notice me until I was mostly passed his yard and he chased but I sprinted my ass off. That time I went home and called animal control. That's not something I would usually do, but what if a young child or elderly lady was to pass the yard? Today, 2 weeks later the same thing happened, although this time I was on my bike and was able to ride faster than he could run. I called animal control this today, but it's sunday and they're not working.
So, what would DFWM do? If two calls to animal control doesnt do anything, what are my options? I could run with a baseball bat, but I'd look like an idiot. I could run with mace, but that could be ineffective. I could simple never pass by that house, but I shouldnt have to change my route because a dog owner doesnt control their dog. My final, and worst option would be to shoot the damn dog next time it chases me in the street. I'd rather avoid doing that.
On the first instance, the dog saw me and left his yard at a full sprint and crossed to the other side of the street where I was. A car came screaming up on the dog and laid on their horn and scared the dog off.
The second time, He didnt notice me until I was mostly passed his yard and he chased but I sprinted my ass off. That time I went home and called animal control. That's not something I would usually do, but what if a young child or elderly lady was to pass the yard? Today, 2 weeks later the same thing happened, although this time I was on my bike and was able to ride faster than he could run. I called animal control this today, but it's sunday and they're not working.
So, what would DFWM do? If two calls to animal control doesnt do anything, what are my options? I could run with a baseball bat, but I'd look like an idiot. I could run with mace, but that could be ineffective. I could simple never pass by that house, but I shouldnt have to change my route because a dog owner doesnt control their dog. My final, and worst option would be to shoot the damn dog next time it chases me in the street. I'd rather avoid doing that.
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