tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185048885915147285.post6928752196158613681..comments2023-11-02T07:51:40.004-07:00Comments on laid back around the world: Dog Stick & TBE updateRichard Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17131553634215988823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185048885915147285.post-79769334969970520632014-04-06T22:20:32.853-07:002014-04-06T22:20:32.853-07:00Hi Richard, I think you're right to take the d...Hi Richard, I think you're right to take the dog threat seriously, but I'm not sure you've found the right solution. In my humble experience (bitten twice in seven years since I moved to the Eurasian continent), you're fine on the bike, because you can out-accelerate any dog, and they soon give up the chase disheartened. The problem is off the bike, when you impinge upon an apparently friendly dog's sense of its own territory. Your dog stick won't be much use unless you actually have it in your hand at this moment, and that's not a very friendly way to advance in a foreign land.<br />Anyway, good luck with your trip!<br />Douglas Carnall, @juliuzbeezerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563159368217318352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1185048885915147285.post-46455648312951658062014-04-02T06:00:57.346-07:002014-04-02T06:00:57.346-07:00I'm liking the big stick idea. I was thinking ...I'm liking the big stick idea. I was thinking of taking a bag of stones with me, and I know from experience that water sprayed directly into a dog's face works (most of the time).PAULhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274828555814353983noreply@blogger.com