So I'm doing a reasonable amount of countryside walking in Portugal at the moment. Weather is pleasant enough for it.
Many of the more isolated villas have dogs running loose in their garden, presumably for security as some of them are quite fierce looking beasts.
Today I came across two different sets of dogs which were outside their fence, and were on the path along which I wanted to go, and barking wildly at us.
I picked up a couple of hefty stones to try to crush a skull if need be (though I'd have probably ultimately lost that one) and SWMBO was waving at them in mild panic shouting Go Away.
As it happened only one dog came right up to us, and we strode on without staring at it and it left us alone. But I don't think these dogs are well trained.
What's the proper way to deal with them? I didn't really want to turn round and retrace my steps.
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