That dog...

My van has had maintenance issues off and on since before I owned the motorbike. So if we needed something from the store (about a mile and a half away) I would walk. The road is very suburban-like with twisting 25 mph turns. It took quite some time to get to the store, though on most days I didn't mind. But sometimes there was this dog...
He's a pitbull mix. He gets loose often enough to be a problem. He doesn't strike me as intentionally dangerous, just curious. Curious as to what I tasted like.
He'd come up behind me, outta nowhere, on my walks and try to bite or "nip" me. I never knew quite how to handle him. But I think he may have been an insecure coward at heart.
My wife recently sent me out to CVS drug store to pick up some medicine and I decided that, since the van now has electrical problems, I would just take the bike. So, on that lovely, twisting, turning, loads-of-fun-on-a-motorbike road, I saw the dog up ahead. In the road.
I didn't know what he'd do. I couldn't think of anything else to do. So I opted for gunning it, riding straight at him, (no I wasn't gonna hurt him) and laughing loud and maniacally.
He ran so fast he tripped over the curb. Oh lawdy, you should have all seen it. Now I think he's scared to death of the machine. Just as it should be.

All domesticated dogs should be taught rules and discipline. Some dogs need a firmer hand than others. The dog I know has never had that. You can tell by his behavior. If his owners do not teach him what is acceptable, and make a better effort to keep him on his own property, I predict he will wind up dead. And, as it has been pointed out, the owners will be to blame. I actually feel for the dog more that I do for the irresponsible owners.