Dog Knotted?
So...recently we ventured out for a winter ride in Ohio. The weather was a bit chilly that day. I think the high that day was 41 degrees, which sounds horrible to be on a bike, but when you dress in the correct gear it's not so bad. Who am I kidding it still sucks. I want summer back.
Just like any other winter ride we had to avoid the usual obstacles: ice on the road, dogs, so many dogs.
(PSA: Please keep your dogs on a leash or in a fence. They like to chase those of us on bicycles and cause us to wreck at high speeds.) Anyway, the ice, well really slush, was from the heavy rain we had one weekend where we had gotten 3 inches of rain in one day and then the temperatures plummeted one night causing a hard freeze in areas that were flooded. That is what we had to cycle through. As we maneuvered through the slush slipping and sliding we thought this would be the only obstacle that we would have on our ride. We were wrong.
When we got to the end of this road we turned on this very small country road that was situated between two large farms. We could see all the way to the other end of the road. At the end of the road we could see two dogs standing in the middle of it. As we pedaled closer and closer we began to notice that the dogs were very close to each other, extremely close to each other. No, they were stuck together. What??? Who knew this could happen? I sure didn't. Once the two dogs saw us the male dog started running away dragging this poor female dog with him. He headed straight towards a barbed wire fence. Now, not only were the dogs stuck together, but they are now stuck in this fence. Steve and Bill kept on going and I had planned to do the same, but our four-legged dog lover decided to stop and help out these poor dogs.
Sara jumped over a ditch, well she really jumped in it and got mud all over her cleat, and to the fence to get to these two poor dogs. She tried and tried to get these two dogs apart from the opposite side of the fence with no avail. She tried sweet talking the male dog to release and she even pinched his, well I will stop there...just use your imagination.
So...Sara's next attempt was to climb over the barbed wire fence and try another tactic. While she was climbing over the fence we had a few farmers drive by and laugh at us. We had a third driver go by and then he threw the truck in reverse. He pulled up to Steve and asked what was going on. Steve told him the situation and explained that Sara is a dog lover and felt bad for the dogs. The farmer laughed and said, "we just let them figure it out."
Now that Sara was on the other side of the fence she could twist and turn the dogs better. She finally got them untangled and the two dogs took off. The next thing we saw was the male dog try to jump back on the female dog, but they ran off into the distance and Sara's good deed was done.
So there you have it. If you have ever heard the term dog knotted that is where it comes from. I had never heard the expression or knew that this could happen. As I said before, we never know what will happen on a ride.
In the words of our bike buddy Craig, "It's best to just let them finish, Clark."
Until next post. Please subscribe so you don't miss our next adventure.
Just like any other winter ride we had to avoid the usual obstacles: ice on the road, dogs, so many dogs.
(PSA: Please keep your dogs on a leash or in a fence. They like to chase those of us on bicycles and cause us to wreck at high speeds.) Anyway, the ice, well really slush, was from the heavy rain we had one weekend where we had gotten 3 inches of rain in one day and then the temperatures plummeted one night causing a hard freeze in areas that were flooded. That is what we had to cycle through. As we maneuvered through the slush slipping and sliding we thought this would be the only obstacle that we would have on our ride. We were wrong.
When we got to the end of this road we turned on this very small country road that was situated between two large farms. We could see all the way to the other end of the road. At the end of the road we could see two dogs standing in the middle of it. As we pedaled closer and closer we began to notice that the dogs were very close to each other, extremely close to each other. No, they were stuck together. What??? Who knew this could happen? I sure didn't. Once the two dogs saw us the male dog started running away dragging this poor female dog with him. He headed straight towards a barbed wire fence. Now, not only were the dogs stuck together, but they are now stuck in this fence. Steve and Bill kept on going and I had planned to do the same, but our four-legged dog lover decided to stop and help out these poor dogs.
Sara jumped over a ditch, well she really jumped in it and got mud all over her cleat, and to the fence to get to these two poor dogs. She tried and tried to get these two dogs apart from the opposite side of the fence with no avail. She tried sweet talking the male dog to release and she even pinched his, well I will stop there...just use your imagination.
Now that Sara was on the other side of the fence she could twist and turn the dogs better. She finally got them untangled and the two dogs took off. The next thing we saw was the male dog try to jump back on the female dog, but they ran off into the distance and Sara's good deed was done.
So there you have it. If you have ever heard the term dog knotted that is where it comes from. I had never heard the expression or knew that this could happen. As I said before, we never know what will happen on a ride.
In the words of our bike buddy Craig, "It's best to just let them finish, Clark."
Until next post. Please subscribe so you don't miss our next adventure.
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