Dog bite

It has been snowing here too long and too much. I find myself walking from room to room just wondering around the house bored out of my mind. I had to get out. So I bundled up got my bike out and went for a ride in the valley. The same route I do at least once a week.

The trail starts three minutes down the road and ends about 13 miles later in Lakewood (where Spin bike shop is located and where I ended up going). There are only two hills one to get in the valley and one to get out, nothing lasting more than a minute or two. It's illegal to ride in the Metro Park but I have never had a problem (say for a few angry walkers) north of Cedar Point road.

The harsher the weather the less I worry about some ding dong yelling at me or spreading their arms out as wide as they can to block me as I attempt to get by. I figure its cold and snowy not too many people are going to be out.

About ten miles in I come across this guy and his dog walking near the river and as I get closer I notice the dog is not on a leash so I swing way around them and continue on. about ten yards later the guy yells HEY! I look and see this 80lb. German Shepard chasing me down. I got a little nervous but figured he would back off soon or just wanted to play.

Turns out he wanted to eat me. He got in one good chomp before I jumped off my bike . Now with the bike between us, dog barking at me trying desperately to get at me, me yelling at the guy to come save me. It takes this guy so long to get to us it was ridiculous. So now with dog in owners hands I check out my bite. It hurts but not soo bad (yet anyways) and I'm not bleeding so I hop on my bike figuring I'm pretty lucky, say goodbye and ride away. The owner never apologized or even looked sympathetic the only words out of his mouth were "oh did he get you?" Yes. yes sir he did get me.

I got to the bike shop changed out my shifter cables and limped home.