When I lived in suburbia I used to run Polly, my Borzoi, right along with
me. She loved the exercise, and other dogs seemed to have business
elsewhere when she went by.

"WoodMangler" wrote in message
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Larry Blanchard did say:
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When the dog approaches, brake sharply to get behind him. THEN speed
up, planting a large boot on his butt. I've never had to do it twice.

On a bicycle, with my shoes clipped into the pedals, doing that would
require more dexterity than I can muster.