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Cyclist Shoots Dog on Thanksgiving Day
UPI ^ | Nov. 26, 2011

Posted on 11/26/2011 6:20:15 PM PST by nickcarraway

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1 posted on 11/26/2011 6:20:18 PM PST by nickcarraway
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"It's very alarming that someone would be riding a bike with a gun at 11 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day," Abou said Friday. "That man came here looking for trouble. I still can't believe this."

As opposed to say, New years or Veterans day?
2 posted on 11/26/2011 6:22:13 PM PST by cripplecreek (Stand with courage or shut up and do as you're told.)
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I was chased by a barking dog on my bike when I was about 10, and I still remember it - and that was only a terrier. The dog’s owner shouldn’t be so blithe about an unsupervised, unleashed DOBERMAN chasing people.


3 posted on 11/26/2011 6:23:04 PM PST by mvpel
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i don’t have issue with the gun but how it was used.. why not cary a can of mace too? animals get excited when u bike or rollerblade. mine does. if he got lose i wouldn’t want him shot.


4 posted on 11/26/2011 6:24:07 PM PST by GreaterSwiss
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The man that allowed the dog to run loose and unattended should be charged with negligence and endangering the life of others. I get tired of irresponsible hand wringing bed wetters getting their panties in a wad and blaming everyone else when they are the ones at fault.
5 posted on 11/26/2011 6:24:21 PM PST by vetvetdoug
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Actually no. My wife and I ride between 6,500 to 7,500 miles per year. We ride on a lot of back country roads. It is not uncommon for us to have dogs chase us. We have had Rocks, Pits, etc. chase us. I have a dog spray to repel them and sometimes it does not work. Also in the back areas, in the country, there are wild dogs that run loose back there. They take down deer all the time. THUS, WHEN WE RIDE OUT IN THOSE COUNTRY AREAS, I CARRY MY PISTOL IN MY BACK JERSEY POCKET!!! So, it is not UNCOMMON for cyclists to protect themselves from dogs.
6 posted on 11/26/2011 6:27:06 PM PST by RetiredArmy (The End of Days draws near. In this time, you should be drawing closer to the Lord Jesus Christ.)
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The dumbass leaves a Doberman loose to roam the streets and gets upset when the a guy on a bike shoots it after it chases him?

I've been chased by loose dogs before. I sympathize with the cyclist.

7 posted on 11/26/2011 6:27:37 PM PST by EricT. (Is a country that would re-elect Baroke Hussein Owebama really worth saving?)
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It sounds like a sensible alternative to a whole bunch of stitches and new pair of pants.


8 posted on 11/26/2011 6:29:31 PM PST by Track9
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A dog can be friendly, but when on the loose and see what they perceive someone to be fleeing, they can and do attack. When a kid I was pulled off bicycle and mauled by a neighbor's hound, my dad immediately went and killed it with a shotgun in their front yard.
9 posted on 11/26/2011 6:29:53 PM PST by Sea Parrot (%)
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10 posted on 11/26/2011 6:30:14 PM PST by nickcarraway
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The dog owner who let his dog run off leash killed the dog, that is all.


11 posted on 11/26/2011 6:32:12 PM PST by chris37 (Heartless.)
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The guy was going to take his doberman in as a therapy dog at senior citizen centers?


12 posted on 11/26/2011 6:32:51 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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Many dogs have a thing about spinning wheels, which is why they go after bicycles. This is kind of a “he says, she says” sort of story, but I suspect that the dog went after the bicycle. Whether the guy had to shoot it to defend himself, I don’t know.


13 posted on 11/26/2011 6:45:35 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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The man that allowed the dog to run loose and unattended should be charged with negligence and endangering the life of others.

Absolutely! I was in rural Indiana training for a triathlon. I was doing about 25 mph when I saw the dog running out of someones front yard. He ended up under my front wheel, I ended up flying through the air. The impact broke my helmet in three places. The cops gave the owner a lecture.

14 posted on 11/26/2011 6:52:10 PM PST by ALPAPilot
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15 posted on 11/26/2011 6:53:23 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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if he got lose i wouldn’t want him shot

Then don't let him loose.

16 posted on 11/26/2011 6:54:05 PM PST by ALPAPilot
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The man that allowed the dog to run loose and unattended should be charged with negligence and endangering the life of others.

If he was in his owners' front yard, as reported, he wasn't running loose.

17 posted on 11/26/2011 6:57:28 PM PST by Poison Pill
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He should have had either pepper spray or ammonia in a spray bottle. That’s what I always carried to ward off aggressive dogs.


18 posted on 11/26/2011 6:58:41 PM PST by SkyDancer ("If You Want To Learn To Love Better, You Should Start With A Friend Who You Hate")
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Off-duty cop?


19 posted on 11/26/2011 6:59:06 PM PST by SkyDancer ("If You Want To Learn To Love Better, You Should Start With A Friend Who You Hate")
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You don't just “take your dog into a convalescent center” at least not in Texas. They must go through tests and training and then more tests. I had one of my terriers certified as a Therapy Dog this past summer. There are all breeds of dogs doing this, Dobermans, Boxers, Rotties, German Shepherds. It depends on the individual dogs temperment and behavior toward strangers and toward other dogs.
20 posted on 11/26/2011 7:02:59 PM PST by Ditter
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