I was in the park with my dog yesterday, he was playing with two other nice playful dogs, it was great!

At this point a man rides by on his bike, and one of the smaller dogs, a little yippie dog, runs up the the biker and starts barking at him. The man gets off his bike and started swaring at me, and the dog's female owner.

Now I realize that some people are afraid of dogs, but this could not have been the cause of his anger. I know this because he got off his bike and started running at the dog saying he was going to kick the dog.

At this point I stepped in, telling him the dog will not harm him, and he should just go home. The man turns on me, and said he was going to attack me.

I explained I had nothign to do with this, nor am I looking for a fight, just looking out for your safety and this small dogs well-being.

10 min of arguing, he tells me he knows who I am, and where I work and tells me I'm going to get mine.

I'm just so angry this happened, my city is going to crap! I need to buy a house with a big backyard to avoid these dog haters.

take care, and watch for those bikers hahaha

In a situation like that I would have leashed my dog and walked away, ignoring the situation... On the other hand I would have told the guy where he should go(here's where a taser gun come in handy, or a big stick). The guy must have had a very bad day to freak out like that on a dog, then continue onto a person with the anger. The guy should have just kept on going and not worry about the dogs barking. Some people are idiots and a-holes. But if the owner of the small dog would have known that the dog was going to chase and bark at the person on the bike, she should have put just that dog on a leash until the bicyclist was gone, JMHO. That guy(bicyclist) needs to find some anger management classes.

I would have done the same as far as leash my dog and walk away. The owner of the small dog, if she knew her dog would bark at a biker, should have done the same.
We are responsible for our dogs actions and although I do not like the way the man handled the situation, he had every right to have a safe passage past the dogs. Especially with owners present and leads in hand.
I understand that people can be aggravating when it comes to being over the top angry about dogs actions, but it is ultimately up to us to avoid situations like this because people do not think before they act.
Just my opinion.

Well I agree, I should have leashed my dog ASAP.

The reason I did not is because my dog was far away from the biker, didn't even bark, he loves bikes, and most people.
My dog really had nothing to do with the situation. At the time I was not thinking about my dog, onlt the smaller dog , because he was the one barking.

The reason I did not walk away is because of the safety of the small barking dog. I realise the female owner should have got her dog under control, I even told her to, but she didn't seem to think it was a huge deal because her dog is not aggressive, more playful than anything, and the man on the bike didn't understand this.

So i tryed to re-assure the man there was no aggression in the little dog, and tryed to protect the women because he threatened the women and the dog.

Could I just walk away from a crazy man who is about to beat up a dog and a women?

No, so I got between them and directed the attention to be.