Last week I thought I had a major accomplishment. On the route to the beach and the route to shopping there were no more dogs chasing the motorcycle. The ones chasing the motorcycle either became friends when I stopped to talk with them and pet them or they shied away.
Over the many times passing chasing dogs I found the owners either abusing them or teasing them by chasing them on the motorcycle. I’m not a dog psychologist but I suspect this contributed greatly to their motorcycle chasing habit. Those dogs no longer chase my motorcycle since they know I will stop and try to be friends. They cower and slowly slink away. But today the three dogs at the property next to this resort started chasing the motorcycle again. But they are a very special group. They are in mortal conflict with the dogs at this resort property and that’s another reason to chase me. But I stopped and two of the three came to smell the other dogs’ scents on the motorcycle and my hands and then shy away. The third one is still too uncertain to approach me. Individually none of them will chase me any more as they used to. It’s only when two or three are together they form a very bold pack.
So today I was going to write of a major accomplishment last week, no more motorcycle chasers. And then today the pack of three decided they would see if they could scare me off.
I’m not a dog psychologist so I don’t know why dogs chase cars and motorcycles but it really is a better idea for owners to teach them not to do that. After all, if you have kids don’t you teach them not to chase cars and motorcycles?