• _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.worksOPM
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    16 days ago

    Yeah, I always give them as wide a berth as possible especially if they have a dog on a leash. The super long retractable ones are the worst! People let them go way off the trail and sometimes you can’t even see that there’s a leash line until you’re right up on it.

    Pass slowly and with caution.

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      16 days ago

      Super long leashes are bad on trails, but at least they are leashed! We have a lot of entitled dog owners in the area who let their dogs offleash on busy mutli-use trails.

      I had one guy, in complete darkness, have his large German Shepard off leash. I was riding my bike, and his dog came out of nowhere from the bushes to my right at full sprint, crossed in front of me to meet back up with his owner. I can’t imagine the disaster that would have resulted if I ended up colliding with his dog.