Same thing here. That’s one of the many reasons I strap my .38 to my bike when I ride. The three mile stretch of my road has four Pitbulls that run loose. There a numerous other big dogs on that stretch that like to chase me too. There are GSD’s, bulldogs, boxers, and about 20 more. I can outride most of them unless I hit a hill. My husband finally made me stop riding my road because of all the Pits. Now I ride the MTB on trails but still pack my .38 and have the GoPro on the handlebars. My road bike just sits in the garage most of the time because of all the Pits running loose. My county has a leash law but it’s not enforced.
These are incredible stories and a crying shame it happens. Just about the same here. You can’t walk or ride a road in the area for fear of being attacked by dogs. They need to just be shot but it would cause rural war since the meatheads are so crazy about their stupid dogs.
The “service animal” thing is a crock of spit. If you are blind you get a guide dog otherwise forget about it. We were at a NPS recreation area last week and some woman came along with her obnoxious “service dog” that was just a grown puppy jumping, licking and bumping. She tried to bring it into the nature center but thankfully a ranger stopped her but she got all indignant. At a farm show last week some dope had his beagle “service dog” that left a trail of crap and piss all over the floor in the building.
Civility, common sense, respect for others and decency died long ago in this country.
If those dopes with dogs had a few law suits against them they might sing a different tune.
A springer spaniel, a dog inbred for insanity, attacked my son on his bike in our neighborhood when he was five and he has hated dogs ever since. I killed the dog eventually. That was a long time ago. My neighbors now know I have a one shot warning then a shoot to kill policy for dogs wandering on my property. We don’t have many wandering dogs around here. I have a full predator / field fence around the house and farmstead so if I am foolish enough to ever get a dog it will be kept up. For now the barn cats are all we need.