you get out of it what you put into it

i am terrified of dogs for this exact reason. i never know what to do(i get chased quite often, twice yesterday). i am just as scared of the dog owners as the dogs, and not a huge fan of talking to random people...so i don't know. carry big rocks and/or pepper spray as weapons?

i see you have a rapist loop. i had one of those when i lived in salt lake city...hence my tally of "shopping cart man encounters"

be careful out there.

the owners make me nervous too as i really don't talk to people much. i don't mind saying hi, but that is about the extent of it for me.

my mom has suggested getting me pepper spray in the past. i can't imagine that i could ever spray it at a dog even if i'm being attacked; i'm a total animal lover. but, i guess i'll never know unless the situation arises. hopefully it never will.

you don't have to worry about pepper spray because you can outrun all the dogs and rapists. lucky you.

i carry pepper spray when i run in the dark, but have never even come close to using it. i don't know if i would have the guts to actually spray someone. it would probably end up backfiring into my own face anyway. this is where jiu jitsu comes in...

pu-pu-su. pu-si-pu. It's all good, y'all.

Glad the dog didn't rape you.

hahaha... Burt, I just changed it because I realized I had it wrong. Go check again!

I'm with you on the whole dog thing. I used to be a dog lover but I've been chased, lunged at, and otherwise harrased by dogs not under the control of their owners. I have broke down and bought/carry pepper spray. I've only had to use it once....and ended up spraying myself. Can we say goob?

So....I see you want to do a marathon. Got a race in mind??

The Quiet Pirate carries pepper spray because she was bitten one morning by a "nice dog" (according to the owner) while the owner was in his yard and his 3 dogs ran out into the road to attack her.

The hassle of having to go to the ER twice and waiting for animal control to verify if the dog had rabies shots (owner couldn't provide proof), and then waiting to see how quarantine worked out was TOO STRESSFUL!

I tried stopping when the dogs approached, and waiting for owner to call them off. Dogs don't always listen to their owners.

I have had to spray a dog once, and I hated to do it, but my health (mental and physical) is worth making a dog a little uncomfortable for a few minutes.

When it comes down to it, I really felt like it was the irresponsible owner who should have been sprayed, and not the dog.

Running out in the country, I often see farm dogs. They don't usually come out in the road, they just bark at me as I past their property. My rule is: if the dog comes out in the road at me, I get the pepper spray ready.

I think it gets a little muddled when you're on the dogs property, because the dog is just doing his job protecting his property.

It's a tricky situation. Good luck with it!

And yes...I got some pepper spray on my hand once and wiped it across my nose. Oh mercy, that burned! But not enough to stop me from carrying it when I run.

just my 2 cents worth.

It all reminds me of Michael Scott's Dunder Mifflin's Race for The Cure For Rabies.

KP - zap the yapper with pepper spray, the owners may get the message. I do not trust dogs, have had many no so pleasant experiences with dogs over the years. Nice three mile run. Project runway - hum - comments - project this, project that, look like you tired, happy, sad, playful, stupid - look like a donkey - Slyvie watchs that show, chick thing.

Stay Kool, B of BS Rools out

oh my goodness. y'all have scared me! i think i'll definitely be getting some pepper spray to carry with me now. yikes! the dog last night did NOT come when the owners were screaming and yelling at him. i bet he chased me for at least another 30 seconds once they realized what was going on. i was not a happy camper. i normally don't have dog issues, and i would like to keep it that way. so i'm thinking a pepper spray purchase is in my future.

the only other time a dog has really bothered me i was in the neighborhood by my house and the dog charged at me so i stopped in the middle of the road and kinda stuck my leg out to stop the dog. i wasn't going to kick it... just get it to bounce off my foot. this woman swings open the front door and screams at the top of her lungs "don't kick him, he doesn't bite!!!" well, woman, for a non-biter he sure does have a mean charge. he went back to her when she called, but that scared me too.

i don't really have a specific marathon in mind right now. i'd just like to do one. well, really i'd like to do lots... i just have to start with one. i need to start training for one. i printed off a plan the other day that i liked. now i just need to buckle down and start it. it's going to suck in this southern summer heat. whew!

brent, i'm not really a tv watcher at all. i'd rather read than watch tv. it happened to be on last night, so i did watch the last 20 minutes of it or so. i like to hear heidi's accent!!

Thankfully, I've never had encounters with dogs (except when one followed me and Lucy, my dog, home. I put him in the backyard and called animal control - she knew him, he was a repeat offender/wanderer). I do however, carry pepper spray - I worry more about Mountain lions than dogs :)

I think the tricky thing with your situation is that you are in the dog's/owners area. I'd just avoid it if you can - run the extra bit around the field.

Okay I love your challenge KP. I am exactly the same with pull-ups...NO WAY!!! I can do around 100 pushups in 4 sets but when it comes to pull ups I can almost manage one. I want to know more about this challenge.

Here is the challenge several people are doing, Bec.

http://Samantha.fastrunningblog.com/blog--No-run-day-I-am-seeing-my-physio-early/04-07-2010.html

I'm not officially entered because I'm a sore loser and will be mad if Burt beats me. So, I'm just the cheerleader. You should do it though! I'll give you some commando points (Brent, can I do that??) if you beat Burt!!

Woah, woah, woah! First of all, let's get one thing straight. Of course you're going to lose to me. That's a given. Second of all, I made it clear that everyone should not worry about me beating them. Do your best to ignore my gloating after my victory.

woah, woah, woah, burt! first of all, let's get one thing straight. of course you are going to lose to nan. that's a given. second of all, you made it clear that you were worried about losing to a female competitor in a strength competition. KP, do your best to ignore the gagging sounds he makes after eating a few pairs of PAS shorts.

Hold on here. If I do 200 sit-ups and Nan does 200 sit-ups, I still win because I was ranked higher than her to begin with. You don't get extra points for going over. This is the 200 sit-ups, 100 push-ups, and 20 pull-ups contest.

*blink blink* speechless. you make a great point here. no further insults. i am defeated.

nope. i'm a southerner. 'round these parts we believe in the old saying, "ladies first." therefore, nan wins on principle. my blog, my rules.

sorry burt. eat nan's shorts.

I'm taking my ball and going home. BTW, Nan can bury her PAS shorts with my statistics book.

LOL!

WHOA ... You are burying your statistics book Burt?

By the way KP, I hear you on the hot, it is hot here too, I am tired of it already.

I would never Bonnie. As the story goes, allie stole it, gave it to Nan who then proceeded to bury it in a leach field of human excrement.

it's in a time capsule. it's protected from all forms of excrement. burt always blows things out of proportion. like chrisM's legs.

I meant to ask...what kind of work do you do? You mentioned it was stressful because of the volcano. Just curious.

I deal with people that are traveling for my company all day long. 70% of Europe's airports are still shut down today (Monday), so we're having fun in here again this morning!