Strange encounter with cycling's arch-nemesis: a dedicated dog.(Neighbor)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December, 2002

Byline: Todd Underwood I'm not sure if we'll get many more days above 40 degrees this year, so the prime outdoor riding season is definitely tailing off. I was able to squeeze in a nice ride three weekends ago when warm weather returned. I was treated to seeing a large buck on the Fox River Trail in St.

Charles, a stealth kingfisher perched over the river in Aurora, a nice new stretch of trail connecting Aurora to Oswego, and a red- tailed hawk west of Yorkville. Unfortunately, I then became a moving target for three different farm dogs as I rode towards DeKalb. One of these experiences in particular was very surreal. I was riding into a headwind on a rural road when a black and white sheltie appeared out of nowhere and started closing in on my right...