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Originally Posted by Ktam
Rule of thumb...if the dog isn't knee level it's not worth dodging - actually classified as an enlarged rat. 90 Degrees all the way  Animal lovers don't go PITA all over me... |
If you love your dog/cat, keep it in your yard.
In my car years ago, I hit a raccoon that ran across the road in front of me. I swerved to go around it, and it lost it's nerve and doubled back at just the wrong time. Since then I don't dodge things that are small. On the bike I'd have to quickly assess if it would destabilise me, not how much it would hurt the animal.... the animal that will probably jump out of the way just in time.
Also, years ago my grandmother who lived on a 400 acre farm hit a neighbor's pig. She brought the car down to my parents house and stayed with us while it was getting fixed. One of my "city friends" came over and saw her car and asked what caused it. I told him that granny hit a pig. He was dumbfounded and said "how'd she do that? Weren't the blue lights on?"