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I run into dogs all the time when out off road riding and for some reason the owner always thinks your going to run their dog over and shouts at you to not do so. Why on earth you would ever want to run a dog over is beoned me. If it was my dog I would hold the dog and allow the cyclist to pass but that seems to much trouble for people and they would just rather shout at you for being there.
The best story dog related was that me and a friend were hammering down an track and I was in front and he was trying to keep up. I went around a corner and a dog was stood right in the middle of the track. I slammed my brakes on and stopped in time whereas my mate behind was concentrating to much on keeping up than watching what was happening and couldn't stop. He went flying over the handle bars and rolled through the biggest patch of stinging nettles you have ever seen!! It was the summer and he was in shorts and a T and he was covered in head to toe in nettle rash. Apparently he didn't sleep for days cos of the itching!!
The dog just sat and watched it all happen and then continued up the track and the owner came around the next corner wondering why my mate was rolling around in stinging nettles.