I live WAY out in the country in rural Tennessee and ride a six mile route on my bicycle. I get chased by several dogs but the only one that really concerns me is a large female Pitbull. The owners are young and never let her loose in the yard if they aren’t with her. If she sees me she will charge but never makes it past the property line because they call her back. I have seen her playing with neighborhood kids and she seems friendly but when I’m on the bike they are all dangerous.
Anyway, one day I stopped and asked them if she would bite if she caught me and they said “no, she’s very sweet but she’s always in the house if we aren’t outside”. They have about four ‘Beware of the Dog’ signs nailed to trees in the yard. Still, I carry pepper spray and my .38 strapped to the handlebar of the bike when I ride.