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sCvHeaVens Small Cog Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 447 Location: Charlotte, NC Joined: 02/12/15	Dogs at North Meck 05/16/17 at 2:37pm	Print Post
	Just a heads up if you ride North Meck, there is a couple that seem to walk there everyday (or at least every day I've ridden there) that walks their dog(s) without a leash around 4PM. Didn't post to complain or debate - just wanted to post this in hopes that it may prevent an accident.

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PBR Tallboy Little Ring Offline I think the answer is.....BACON! Posts: 642 Location: Davidson Joined: 11/19/11	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #1 - 05/16/17 at 2:39pm	Print Post
	Sounds like they have experience walking their dog on the trail. N Meck has heavy traffic of all sorts, definitely not the place to rip 4-7 pm.

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sCvHeaVens Small Cog Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 447 Location: Charlotte, NC Joined: 02/12/15	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #2 - 05/16/17 at 4:23pm	Print Post
	PBR Tallboy wrote on 05/16/17 at 2:39pm: Sounds like they have experience walking their dog on the trail. N Meck has heavy traffic of all sorts, definitely not the place to rip 4-7 pm. Not from what I gathered... usually the dog is 15-20 feet behind / ahead of them and does not respond to them.

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PBR Tallboy Little Ring Offline I think the answer is.....BACON! Posts: 642 Location: Davidson Joined: 11/19/11	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #3 - 05/16/17 at 8:38pm	Print Post
	Yeah that's a problem. Its people like that that ruin it for the rest of us.

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BigBikeMike Project Board Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 1593 Joined: 06/14/09	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #4 - 05/17/17 at 12:15am	Print Post
	Sounds to me like you need to call animal control! Dogs are supposed to be on leashes at all times when you're out in a public places. The leash should be no longer than 6 feet. It's a county law! It's not the dogs fault, it's the jerk that owns the dog.

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Robert C. Big Ring Offline Leaves are the ultimate trail maintenance tool Posts: 1805 Location: Available upon request Joined: 11/22/04	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #5 - 05/17/17 at 1:32am	Print Post
	Mixed use trails people, remember that. You can call animal control or HTFU and ride in Pisgah where these types of issues are few and far between. TTB drama.

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sCvHeaVens Small Cog Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 447 Location: Charlotte, NC Joined: 02/12/15	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #6 - 05/17/17 at 12:16pm	Print Post
	Robert C. wrote on 05/17/17 at 1:32am: Mixed use trails people, remember that. You can call animal control or HTFU and ride in Pisgah where these types of issues are few and far between. TTB drama. You know how you see the videos of people filming stuff instead of helping people in situations? This is why... Makes much more sense to me now to not inform/warn anyone and just stop and snap a pic when someone goes OTB and breaks their arm, then roll on yelling strava. You do realize "HTFU and ride the pisgah" is the other extreme of "how many grams can I save with this chainring" right? I live in Gastonia, I worked in Salisbury, I stopped 5 mins off the interstate to ride vs not riding at all, can I borrow your teleportation device to ride the pisgah during week?

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sCvHeaVens Small Cog Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 447 Location: Charlotte, NC Joined: 02/12/15	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #7 - 05/17/17 at 12:24pm	Print Post
	BigBikeMike wrote on 05/17/17 at 12:15am: Sounds to me like you need to call animal control! Dogs are supposed to be on leashes at all times when you're out in a public places. The leash should be no longer than 6 feet. It's a county law! It's not the dogs fault, it's the jerk that owns the dog. It honestly doesn't bother me enough to call animal control or anything. The dog surprised me yesterday and I could see very easily how someone could hit it and hurt it/themselves badly. Heck, I stopped yesterday to move a black snake off the trail so no one would see it and flip over the handle bars (I have actually witnessed someone go OTBs because a snake).

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Harry Balsagna Small Cog Offline Keep on rocking in the free world. Posts: 344 Location: PRP/South Park Joined: 12/30/14	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #8 - 05/17/17 at 12:31pm	Print Post
	sCvHeaVens wrote on 05/17/17 at 12:24pm: It honestly doesn't bother me enough to call animal control or anything. Good call. Calling animal control or the police for minor offenses is snitching. In life as in mountain biking, don't be a snitch.

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catsruletn IB Room In The Loop Project Board Offline My bike demands rights!! Posts: 2262 Location: Charlotte NC Joined: 07/20/06	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #9 - 05/17/17 at 1:13pm	Print Post
	We all know what happens to snitches.....

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BigBikeMike Project Board Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 1593 Joined: 06/14/09	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #10 - 05/17/17 at 1:22pm	Print Post
	Dogs off leashes never bothered me either, but if it does bother you, then that is one solution. What's the difference in a dog running wild on the trail or a person on a dirt bike? It still could be dangerous and get someone hurt.

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sCvHeaVens Small Cog Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 447 Location: Charlotte, NC Joined: 02/12/15	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #11 - 05/17/17 at 2:17pm	Print Post
	BigBikeMike wrote on 05/17/17 at 1:22pm: Dogs off leashes never bothered me either, but if it does bother you, then that is one solution. What's the difference in a dog running wild on the trail or a person on a dirt bike? It still could be dangerous and get someone hurt. I completely agree with you; just as other things such as yellow jacket nests can be hazardous. While it's easy to say "you're outside, they're bees outside", a quick heads up may prevent a tragic accident whether they bother you or not. So... just trying to give a heads up so anyone riding there will be more alert and on the look out for.

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Banjopickin Big Ring Offline Spinnin' knees & Hittin' trees since '85 Posts: 1805 Location: Pisgah National Forest, USA Joined: 08/01/11	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #12 - 05/17/17 at 2:22pm	Print Post
	Its just a dog off leash for goodness sake! If it were a stray trying to attack everyone then call the PoPo. If you have a problem with it talk to the owner... Folks' way to quick to let someone else do their heavy lifting... ...and when you're mountain biking its best to pay attention for everything. Dogs, holes, bees, trees, whatever. Who just rides along with their head in the clouds? Good way to end up hurt... catsruletn wrote on 05/17/17 at 1:13pm: We all know what happens to snitches..... (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)
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Tom F In The Loop Offline I'm ready. Get the bike. Posts: 2028 Location: Can-of-pooless, NC Joined: 08/06/10	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #13 - 05/17/17 at 3:36pm	Print Post
	Banjopickin wrote on 05/17/17 at 2:22pm: Its just a dog off leash for goodness sake! If it were a stray trying to attack everyone then call the PoPo. If you have a problem with it talk to the owner... Folks' way to quick to let someone else do their heavy lifting... Yup. ...and when you're mountain biking its best to pay attention for everything. Dogs, holes, bees, trees, whatever. Who just rides along with their head in the clouds? Good way to end up hurt... (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)
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flynbryan19 Small Cog Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 454 Location: Salisbury, NC Joined: 12/08/11	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #14 - 05/17/17 at 6:27pm	Print Post
	I think some of yall are getting a little hyper-defensive. He started the topic stating "Didn't post to complain or debate - just wanted to post this in hopes that it may prevent an accident." I took the post as nothing more than a "heads up" or "fyi".

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PBR Tallboy Little Ring Offline I think the answer is.....BACON! Posts: 642 Location: Davidson Joined: 11/19/11	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #15 - 05/17/17 at 6:29pm	Print Post
	Not a fan of calling cops either. I am a dog owner, and I am currently training my puppy to trail run, and trail ride. She is really picking it up quickly, but still not perfect. That being said, I try to find low low traffic times at Fisher, until I am confident enough to take her somewhere like N Meck. If I saw the same person repeatedly disregarding trail etiquette, I would kindly remind them of the repercussions of a dog causing an accident, potentially causing harm to dog or rider. Perhaps its ignorance, perhaps its arrogance.

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BigBikeMike Project Board Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 1593 Joined: 06/14/09	Re: Dogs at North Meck Reply #16 - 05/17/17 at 8:53pm	Print Post
	What really bugs me is when the owners let their dogs crap on the trail, don't remove the crap and I come riding down the trail, run through that crap and the wheels throws it all over me!!

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