I haven't been on my bike in 4 years, since I got Ripley.

I've considered the walky-dog thing, but it honestly looked too good to be true.

We have a wonderful "multi-use" trail down the block, but it's multi-use in name only. Speed demon cyclists scream at anyone strolling, and look out if you actually dare walk a dog. They'll kill you both as soon as look at you. I'd have to haul dog and bike to a park or country road. Could be worth it. We're both gonna have to lose the winter weight.

Thanks, Michael for photos and video.

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I've considered the walky-dog thing, but it honestly looked too good to be true.

What do you mean? Tell me what you are worried about with it, and I'll see if I can confirm or deny your doubt.

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He is so cute with those little legs!

Oh man.....You should see me now. I've been workin' out pretty heavy since last August. Puttin' on a little mass...............:laugh:

And if Michael’s not able to ease your fears with his muscle bound influence and advise, just remember you're always welcome to pack your woolies and head up here.

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I haven't been on my bike in 4 years, since I got Ripley.

My husband’s pretty good with the tools - he could always slap a miniature set of Good Year’s on the back of one of our bad boys. We’d have you biking our “friendly” country roads in no time.

Training wheels! Exactly what I need. Bags are packed, CJ!
I have klutz tendencies. I'm afraid I'll crash the bike into my dog or run over his feet, even with the walky dog.

That's all prep work before you get on the bike.

Obviously, first YOU need to be comfy on the bike. Then, you need the dog to be comfy with the bike. Really neutral to the bike and not wanting to catch the tires and stuff.

I bought a 'bay-o-net' set up, http://www.nooksackracing.com/bikejoring.html basically a plastic pole that attaches the tug line in front of the bike handlebars so it won't get tangled. So far, I've been too chicken to try it. Skijoring is one thing, bikejoring sounds like a good way to get killed. Seriously. Doing an 'endo' at 25 mph is not healthy.
I've also looked into getting a cheap dog scooter- Toucan makes one for $160, or you can buy an all terrain scooter with shocks for $650 from Pawtrekker among others. I'm not going to pay that much for a scooter, but would consider the Toucan. Jamie, you might want to look into that if you wanted to upgrade your Razor. By the way, scootering behind a pulling dog with a Razor certainly is death scootering! Wow, you're brave! And bikejoring-brave as well! How was the dog attached to the scooter- or was he attached to you? How do you attach the dog to the bike?
I've also used a 'Springer' attachment for my first dog. I'll try to find a link for that. It was German made and someone gave it to me. It worked great, even if he pulled sharply to the side. But, if you're training your dog to pull in front it is not the best option.
Send along some video Jamie! I'd love to see your pup in action.

See, to me skijoring sounds like a good way to drown in snow and impaled on a broken ski....I could see myself on my belly being dragged through a snow bank at 20mph....


I would LOVE to get a dog scooter but there's no way I could afford one for a while. I have poor college student syndrome. I got really desperate and tried the "hey my birthday's this month" thing with my parents to pay for have of even a cheap one and they laughed themselves to tears....so for now it's all bike which is such a dramatic improvment over Deathscooter I think I should be happy for a while. Currently I'm attaching the bike to my dog the same way I did with the scooter. My dog has two harness, which I alternate between depending on the terrain. One is an x-back harness from ebay that I totally lucked out on and fits him wonderfully the other is a modified seatbelt harness I use in heavier traffic (by this I mean people and other obstacles, we avoid cars anyway) since he can't back out of it and it attaches on the back which gives him a better steering range. I have a hand sewn line with a clip on one end (for the harness) and an heavy welded ring on the other. I run a bungie cord through the ring then hook it around my handlebars and bend the hooks so that they don't come apart easily (but can be released in an emergency). I found with the razor it was actually safer to attach it high on the handlebars and use my weight to keep the scooter on the ground, any lower and it actually spun the handlebars (not but the wheel...it literally uncrewed the bars...). For the bike I do the same thing (until I can build an attachment) which actually works great and prevents mishaps if he suddenly takes off to the side since I can still hold the bike straight.


I'd love to get a video up, and my point-and-shoot camera can take video. I discovered that by mistake a little while ago here CLICK though I cleverly edited out the first 30 seconds of me swearing at my camera when it wasnt' taking a picture...turns out it was recording XD). I"m just not sure yet if I can mount the camera on my bike safely yet... I'd rather not risk breaking my just camera yet....

in my defense for the first video, I swear he's usually better at giving me the frisbee....really....it was the camera's fault

It all sounds like I am going to hurt myself

I have been looking at the Toucan scooters as well they seem like a good deal for good quality.

But for those of you who have used both a scooter and bike, is the scooter easier to jump off of in an emergency?

It also seems like the scooter would hurt less in a crash, since it doesn't have pedals and a chain etc.

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That's all prep work before you get on the bike.

Obviously, first YOU need to be comfy on the bike. Then, you need the dog to be comfy with the bike. Really neutral to the bike and not wanting to catch the tires and stuff.

Oooohhh... good point. Here I am thinking this might be fun to do and then realized my knucklehead likes anything that moves... wheelbarrow, 4-wheeler, etc... Note to self: work on this before getting on a bike with dog...