awalker@topaz.ARPA (*Hobbit*) (03/03/85)
Hmmm. If I'm already going too slow to evade the beast, the best thing I've found is to stop dead, stick out a hand, and invite the dog to come make friends. Ten gets ya one it'll turn tail and run, but if you're really persistent, you'll have it fawning all over you in short order. At this point you can gracefully bid it a fond goodbye and ride away, leaving the owners of the aforementioned pickup truck collecting their jaws off the ground. _H*