hit a taco bell dog,

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Hey now! Don't disrespect the small pups. They've got just as much right to the planet as the rest of us and they'll defend their humans and their homes with just as much courage and ferocity as the next pup...maybe not as successfully , but they'll stand in there as if they were the biggest dog within 500 miles. They don't all travel with in the purse of a rich girl named Paris.

I like little dogs too. Though not as small as snak..., uh, chee-wow-wows, I've owned Boston Terriers for years and they're great dogs.
Now some of the more yappy ones can get on your nerves. Just as a joke, I have this vision of a next door neighbor who can't take the yapping anymore. One day as he's about to go to the pet store to get food for his pet snake, an 18 foot Python named "Satan", he hears the little PIA yapping away and thinks he'll save a trip. He takes Satan over to the fence and lowers him over like a vacuum cleaner. Just like fishing, sorta.
A few days later the collar and the tinkly bell pop out and the neighbor writes "thanks" on the collar and slings it over the fence.

[Zooks]

You're a bad man Keith (but I like it).

[MelodicMetalGod]

I like little dogs too. Though not as small as snak..., uh, chee-wow-wows, I've owned Boston Terriers for years and they're great dogs.
Now some of the more yappy ones can get on your nerves. Just as a joke, I have this vision of a next door neighbor who can't take the yapping anymore. One day as he's about to go to the pet store to get food for his pet snake, an 18 foot Python named "Satan", he hears the little PIA yapping away and thinks he'll save a trip. He takes Satan over to the fence and lowers him over like a vacuum cleaner. Just like fishing, sorta.
A few days later the collar and the tinkly bell pop out and the neighbor writes "thanks" on the collar and slings it over the fence.

Oh, no. Truly scary thoughts...but, still, a bit humorous.

I prefer medium to small dogs - I wanna be able to kick their ass if it ever comes down to that! I'm pretty sure that a larger to massive dog would destroy me and I'm just not that ready to give up control over my own environment. Regardless of dog size, I completely agree about any consistently noisy pet or animal. I like 'em quiet unless there's good reason to get loud, such as

"My favorite chew toy is somehow stuck under the couch, AGAIN!, and I seem to recall that you DO NOT want me to dig/chew the couch apart to get it. NOTE: This will be your only opportunity to save the couch in this matter." Fortunately, I understand dog in these situations.

[Zooks]

I'd have thought the - "there's a guy out the front stealing your car" - type of barking would be even more beneficial.

[skidMarkNZ]

What breed of dog are they serving at Taco Bell?

Sewer rat

[Nessism]

I don't have any animal stories related to motorcycle riding, but I've had countless run ins with dogs while riding my bicycle. One of my favorites involved having a good sized dog coming at me from the side, and then from behind when the cirtter made it to the road. Had plenty of time so reached down and grabbed my water bottle. Just as the dog came up along side, I gave him a blast of water in the face. Dog jerked violently to the left and plowed head first into a cluster of trashbags at about 20 mph. Great memory.

[tkent02]

I don't have any animal stories related to motorcycle riding, but I've had countless run ins with dogs while riding my bicycle. One of my favorites involved having a good sized dog coming at me from the side, and then from behind when the cirtter made it to the road. Had plenty of time so reached down and grabbed my water bottle. Just as the dog came up along side, I gave him a blast of water in the face. Dog jerked violently to the left and plowed head first into a cluster of trashbags at about 20 mph. Great memory.

Ok, bike story. Big bad dog chased me almost every day on my paper route, he was vicious. I knew the owners, they were ass holes and did nothing to control the beast. He lived just past the top of a big hill so I was slow and tired. The dog was a real danger. Finally I got my chance, a car was coming, had to time it right.... wait...wait. had to go slow enough that he almost got me to let the car arrive...wait.... NOW !

Back kicked his face, he swerved to the side and directly into the front of the car. Didn't see him again for a few weeks, he never chased me again.

[Nessism]

Ok, bike story. Big bad dog chased me almost every day on my paper route, he was vicious. I knew the owners, they were ass holes and did nothing to control the beast. He lived just past the top of a big hill so I was slow and tired. The dog was a real danger. Finally I got my chance, a car was coming, had to time it right.... wait...wait. had to go slow enough that he almost got me to let the car arrive...wait.... NOW !

Back kicked his face, he swerved to the side and directly into the front of the car. Didn't see him again for a few weeks, he never chased me again.

Nice

When I lived in Ohio there was one dog that used to come after me all the time. House sat well back from the road and that stinker would come off the front porch in full gallop after me. By the time he caught up he covered a good 300 feet or even more...if I slowed down a smig to egg him on...and on. Became a game to see how far down the road I could get him to chase me.

[officerbill]

Don't kick 'em

A friend I used to ride with, had an old Hardly Ableson and a dog problem. On our way home there was a neighbohood we had to ride through and a rather large black and tan Rottie that thought we looked leather wrapped chew toys. Tried the accelerating trick, dog learned a counter. My buddy found a broke building brick, set it on seat between him and the tank. Dog chased, cought up and was just about to chop, when the brick bounced off his head. The next day as we passed the dog stood up looked at us and layed back down. I still think the dog is still trying to think of a way to counter the brick to the head manuver.

[MelodicMetalGod]

I'd have thought the - "there's a guy out the front stealing your car" - type of barking would be even more beneficial.

That barking is in place as well. But given my 12 year old "rat" car, it's rarely called for.

[MelodicMetalGod]

Ok, bike story. Big bad dog chased me almost every day on my paper route, he was vicious. I knew the owners, they were ass holes and did nothing to control the beast. He lived just past the top of a big hill so I was slow and tired. The dog was a real danger. Finally I got my chance, a car was coming, had to time it right.... wait...wait. had to go slow enough that he almost got me to let the car arrive...wait.... NOW !

Back kicked his face, he swerved to the side and directly into the front of the car. Didn't see him again for a few weeks, he never chased me again.

That's a shame. Should've just shot the owners - one bullet per brain stem usually does the trick. Bill surviving family for the cost of the bullets. Place the dog with decent folks and he'd probably turn out to be a fine pup.

[Skateguy50]

So far on the bike I just had one animal run in, was a squirrel... Im not the biggest animal lover so if its safer to hit than avoid I have no issues going straight. I backed off the throttle and put my weight on the pegs incase I hit it. Well he ran under the bike between the wheels and got through without a scratch. I was going about 20ish mph up a hill in second gear but still he was a quick one.

As a kid I had my share of run ins with big and or vicious dogs, never been bit but kicked a few. Best was two german shepards that broke out of there fence and came after me on my skateboard. As they got close I jumped off the board, picked it up like a weapon and yelled at them to get lost. Man they booked it, just got to show them whos boss... cant do that on the motorcycle though, ignoring them or scaring them usually does the trick, but once you acknowledge them and show fear they can be a pain.