Well, ello efurryone I have just received a right dilemma in my inbox, I tell you …
“We have old and young alike riding electric bikes on the sidewalk in my area where I walk each day with my peeps. It scares me. I am just a wee thirty-pound dog. Am scared. Is there a leash I can get that glows in the dark? Can you suggest? Is there an air horn I can buy to blast at them so they move off and let me use the sidewalk? Can you suggest? Should I report them and make em mad at me? Please advise. SIGNED GET OFF MY SIDEWALK”
Oh, my dear pal, I quite understands. Gifting you a very big hug. Totally understandable when sumfing whizzes past you like those electric bikes.
Firstly, let’s say you are totally not being unreasonable. Ordinary bikes and electric bikes should not be on the sidewalk/pavement.
And I fink I can say I speaks fur all of us here – THE SIDEWALK/PAVEMENT IS FUR WALKIES, SNIFFIES AND FURRY IMPAWTANT PEEMAIL – NOT FUR PEEPS WHIZZING PAST AT A MILLION MILES PER HOUR!
But don’t worry, you dus not need to become Sheriff of the Sidewalk and be blasting an air horn at the cyclists!
In fact, I wud strongly advise against dat as it might frighten the cyclist who may lose control and dat mite frighten yous even more.
Your peeps is the key here.
Chats with your peeps and asks dem keeps you on a short, secure lead when you is sumwhere dem bikes dus appear.
And totally you can get glow-in – the – dark, reflective or LED collar, lead and/or harness that is a great idea – in particularly fur the early mornings and late nights. Choose summat to makes you easily seen.
Also if sumone repeatedly rides dangerously on the sidewalk and comes close to you or behaves aggressively, yes defo your peeps can report it. Dey do not haz confront demselves.
And impawtantly your peeps are not trouble makers fur reporting genuinely aggressive behaviour. Dey is looking afur you whos can’t speak up fur self.
If poss make a note of date, location, approx time if anyfing happens.
And memba my pal, you do not has make the bike peeps angry. Your peeps can deal with all that stuff.
You can simply walk next time by your peeps safely on sidewalk, sniff approx 4752 interesting sniffs and answers approx 3921 peemails.
And simply continue being your fabulous self.
Yours Woofly, Bob’s Your Uncle
