Leg Distance - 90.59km
Leg Time - 5:19.49
Total Distance - 858.76km
I discovered another maximum speed today, my top sprinting speed. Alas, I don't know what it is, all I know is that it is faster than a marauding German Shepherd. Bastard dogs. How did they ever pass as intelligent? "Oh look, a horizontal shape moving along, it must be another animal, I'll just cross these two lanes of traffic and chase it down furiously and try to maul it, that will be a laugh". Where's a juggernaut when you need one?
It was exactly what I needed half an hour into a 90km leg, a 250m sprint to run away from an angry dog. Toops, bless her, is no race bike, and I'm no Lance Armstrong, (having said that, try winning your 8th tour de France carrying 40kg with you Lance, then come talk to me about whether or not it's about the bike) so by the end of it I could barely stand up. To add insult to near injury, the owner was there, and what did he do? He called it. Well obviously he responds to that, why don't you try dangling a sausage on a fishing rod like in Tom & Jerry cartoons while you're at it? Two words: choke chain. Actually, three words, choke chain then pentobarbital. And yes, I know it's not the dog's fault but the owner's for not training it to not chase beyond its territory, but still, stupid dog...
Either way, some anti-canine counter measures are in order, so feel free to come up with suggestions (I've opened up the comments bit so you don't have to sign in any more). I will consider anything that doesn't kill or injure (the dog at least, can't say the same for the owners), but if you can come up with any of those by all means send them as I will enjoy reading them. So much it worries me.
Leg Time - 5:19.49
Total Distance - 858.76km
I discovered another maximum speed today, my top sprinting speed. Alas, I don't know what it is, all I know is that it is faster than a marauding German Shepherd. Bastard dogs. How did they ever pass as intelligent? "Oh look, a horizontal shape moving along, it must be another animal, I'll just cross these two lanes of traffic and chase it down furiously and try to maul it, that will be a laugh". Where's a juggernaut when you need one?
It was exactly what I needed half an hour into a 90km leg, a 250m sprint to run away from an angry dog. Toops, bless her, is no race bike, and I'm no Lance Armstrong, (having said that, try winning your 8th tour de France carrying 40kg with you Lance, then come talk to me about whether or not it's about the bike) so by the end of it I could barely stand up. To add insult to near injury, the owner was there, and what did he do? He called it. Well obviously he responds to that, why don't you try dangling a sausage on a fishing rod like in Tom & Jerry cartoons while you're at it? Two words: choke chain. Actually, three words, choke chain then pentobarbital. And yes, I know it's not the dog's fault but the owner's for not training it to not chase beyond its territory, but still, stupid dog...
Either way, some anti-canine counter measures are in order, so feel free to come up with suggestions (I've opened up the comments bit so you don't have to sign in any more). I will consider anything that doesn't kill or injure (the dog at least, can't say the same for the owners), but if you can come up with any of those by all means send them as I will enjoy reading them. So much it worries me.
One wonders what the anti-canine measures would be... barking back?
ReplyDeleteHey Rods, am enjoying the blog despite your rabid (Eh....Rabid? Thanks folks, I'll be here all week..) propaganda relating to dogs.
ReplyDeleteJake would never do such a thing, unless you were flying a kite, he goes crazy for kites. We have no idea why.
what about dragging a sausage on a string about 10m behind you. that way, dogs will be distracted and not go for your calves. Or you may end up with every stray in Chile following you....
ReplyDeleteOr....get one of those really loud air-horn can type-affairs, and rear mount it (bonking, rear mounting - know I know why you took up this sport - comedy value obviously). dogs get near - give them a blast. will either discourage or deafen them. maybe both. let me know how you get on
Dan
just shout them!
ReplyDelete"Denny Crane, big Kahuna! Name on the door!"
Will beat my husband to it - you need 'the dog that only barks once', ie a small lead ball in the left ear.
ReplyDeleteI'm assuming it's easy to get hold of firearms in Chile...?
Jenny x
very sensitive smell dogs. i reckon pepper spray would wok a treat even just sprayed in their general direction.
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