tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34544002.post399765900553038584..comments2023-09-17T03:37:04.931-04:00Comments on Maine Runner: The River, the Old Man, and the Vicious DogJamie Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09819417283043630893noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34544002.post-8136210501313499742009-03-10T13:48:00.000-04:002009-03-10T13:48:00.000-04:00Running in Falmouth is such a stereotype - all the...Running in Falmouth is such a stereotype - all the dogs follow you from one corner of the yard to the other, but never, ever cross that invisible fence. So don your milkbone underwear and come run this way!<BR/><BR/>In extreme SW virginia, in the heart of appalachia, there are no invisible, or visible, fences. The dogs are all pretty nice though. They follow you for a while, get bored, then go do something else. Maybe they like the short shorts.middle.professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02370737843957507859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34544002.post-76317776516206990142009-03-09T15:45:00.000-04:002009-03-09T15:45:00.000-04:00Good thing you weren't wearing your Milkbone under...Good thing you weren't wearing your Milkbone underwear.sn0m8nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815043766342554921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34544002.post-18627730360958698452009-03-09T14:43:00.000-04:002009-03-09T14:43:00.000-04:00Great post about the old man and the dog. I had th...Great post about the old man and the dog. I had the same thing happen to me once while I was running. A big dog charged across the yard and I turned directly to it, raised my body to make it as big as could be, and bellowed, "NO!" in a deep voice. Then I stood there trying to decide what to do. <BR/><BR/>When I finally and slowly turned to keep running, the dog began to lunge and then started to cry in pain, biting at his hind end and running towards the house. He'd stepped in a bee's nest! Just then the owner appeared in the doorway and I'm sure she wondered what I'd done to her dog. On the return by the house I carried a big stick and am still nervous going by to this day.TheDowneastDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537849100503481937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34544002.post-29837245595338500712009-03-09T07:32:00.000-04:002009-03-09T07:32:00.000-04:00I usually find that shouting "NO" very loudly puts...I usually find that shouting "NO" very loudly puts off the vast majority of dogs.<BR/><BR/>It helps to have a police force that takes these matters seriously. The police here didn't even intervene when I got actually bitten by a dog a couple of years ago!Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34544002.post-57841272235327111992009-03-09T07:13:00.000-04:002009-03-09T07:13:00.000-04:00I have had the worse luck in the world with dogs w...I have had the worse luck in the world with dogs while running. Maybe it's because I tend to freeze when they come running at me, I'll have to try not to do that. I was running in the same area later in the day, glad you got to the dog first.Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280988022460450306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34544002.post-30978276614206325992009-03-08T20:39:00.000-04:002009-03-08T20:39:00.000-04:00Let'em get mad. Dog is on record with the cops... ...Let'em get mad. Dog is on record with the cops... And if nothing else, I have plenty of deer slugs left for the 12-gauge. Kidding, kidding... :-)Jamie Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819417283043630893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34544002.post-27862688550344691772009-03-08T20:25:00.000-04:002009-03-08T20:25:00.000-04:00Yeah, but I find when you call the cops on someone...Yeah, but I find when you call the cops on someone that just gets them that more angry at you. The dog has it out on you now. He will have the last bite. Change your route forevermore. Weenies.UltraFlashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987513872757014763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34544002.post-8137729663502606632009-03-08T16:43:00.000-04:002009-03-08T16:43:00.000-04:00Blaine, I agree. I don't blame the dog, just the ...Blaine, I agree. I don't blame the dog, just the owner. At least there is now a record of the dog being aggressive, and the owners have a chance to rectify the situation and nobody got hurt.Jamie Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09819417283043630893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34544002.post-33742620289696412242009-03-08T15:45:00.000-04:002009-03-08T15:45:00.000-04:00You did the exact right thing, including calling t...You did the exact right thing, including calling the sheriff on the dog's owner. Glad that you are all right and that you didn't have to hurt the dog.<BR/><BR/>When I was in college, there was a guy about half a mile from my apartment whose dog would run at us, and I kicked it after it bit me once. The guy threatened to call the police on me, but I told him to go right ahead and ran back and called them for him. <BR/><BR/>He kept his dog under control when we ran by over the next few months, but then I took off for 6 months and while I was gone the dog had to be put down because it attacked a kid on a bicycle.<BR/><BR/>That is completely and utterly the owners fault; the dog was only doing what dogs do.Blaine Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850230392841736295noreply@blogger.com