Rocketman, sorry to hear about your wife. I think 3 days of couch duty sounds about right.
Do you carry pepper spray, a gun, or a big stick while walking? Will you now?
Thank you for your concern, Fly320s. Actually, we were riding our bikes, a detail that I missed in the OP.
At some point, as finances allow, I will obtain a CCW and carry weapon. Last night really brought that home.
I'm going to have to come up with a reasonably effective alternative in the meantime.
If it's a small town, do you know the owner? Not that that's relevant in any way.
I don't believe we know them. We did not contact them at the time, as escape was foremost on our minds. They were pretty pissed at their dogs, but made absolutely no attempt to see if we were okay. We let the county sheriff make the contact.
Ouch, sorry to hear that. Hope the wife is well. How'd you disrupt the attack?
Balog, we were just plain lucky in that regard. My wife's leg must have been on the upstroke on the pedal, and she was moving along at about the same speed as the dog. The dog got its mouth over my wife's left calf, managed to only scrape her skin with its teeth, and then lost contact.
My wife just continued trucking down the road behind me, and we stopped a few hundred yards further on to assess the situation.
According to the SO, the dog is under quarantine for ten days, and it will be evaluated by animal control after that. If it turns out to be a repeat offense for the animal, it will be put down. If this is its first offense, then on the second it gets put down.
We, or more accurately, she was very fortunate in that the skin was barely broken. It could have been much worse if the dog had gotten a good purchase on her leg.
She is in good shape. Her main concern is not being able to use that riding route as she really likes it. We'll give it a few weeks before trying it again.
