I just went for our first bikerideof the year and there wasno way Harley would have been pulling that day. He does pull in front with a X-back harness.
I first did lot of at home getting use to heel with the bike. Then we moved to empty parking lots and finally road, bike path and trails.
I still use a prong collar when I run both dogs at heel as I can't realy see them from the bike. They both have very good basic ob and not reactive to many things. Also keeping the pace up keep them from bieng distracted.
I use specific command for pulling, turning, stoping and one for the freeze right there we are in trouble. Very useful when a group of teen are coming my way on sakeboard.
So if you have a scooter or a bike you should make sure that the ob for that activity is solid and add distraction slowly
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I used to roller blade with my last dogs; The dogs would be in harness and I had one leash attached to the harness and another leash attached to a prong collar. I also wore a helmet, knee, wrist and elbow pads (I only wore the wrist pads when I rollarbladed alone.) I had taught the dogs to slow or stop by practicing in parking lots and the first 10 minutes or so I made sure I was on flat ground. They LOVED it and we never had any accidents; I felt like I had control and I knew how to use my brake.
Currently I have an 8 month old (black, working lines) shepherd and we just go for long walks in the woods.
So Sorry about your accident and wishing you a speedy recovery!!
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One additional benefit of rollerbladding is that I could easily direct the dogs to run on grass in the neighborhood or on bike paths; I really do not like to run them on pavement most of the time.
Cody is the little black dog in the pic. However, I am concerned he would cut in front of me and that would be it, I'd swerve, and he'd bolt, and I'd crash. However, I think I may try it slowly anyway. If I keep it short and slow, maybe I won't end up in the ivy like I did with my dog as a kid.
The other dog on the left, Terra, has a wonderful gate and I think she would do well as long as she didn't cut in from of me.
Ha! Believe me these little guys are a lot stronger than you would think. Even my husband (he is a big guy 6'2") has commented on how strong Cody is. I think Cody is so strong because he gets so fixated that he forgets about everything else. Now, if I could only get that fixation worked into training! yikes!
Ha! Yep, a squirrel would be something he'd want to kill. He has killed gophers in a flash and one time tried to get a rabbit that was in our yard. He didn't get him but he kept pace with the rabbit as it ran toward the fence. They ran along side of each other!
Sharon you could use that set up Marina mentioned on dogpoweredscooter.com. It's called a recumbent tadpole that attaches to a scoot or bike or trike and the dog is strapped in so it's impossible for them to run in front of you. That's if your dog can handle being held in that position?
There's a vid on Lerburg of it on a scooter I think.
Are you sure your husbands been eating his Wheaties or maybe your feeding Cody the wheaties.
I have a funny picture of little Cody jouring your 6'2 giant husband of yours around town.
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I'm so sorry to hear about your accident. I hope you feel better soon.
I used to rollerblade with mine. Then I got pregnant and we used the bike. She went after a squirrel once that lived in a tree in our neighborhood. She almost took me with her but luckily I WASNT paying attention and had a loose grip on the leash which flew out of my hands and she was off. She pulled with such force Im sure I would have been eating pavement. That was the only time not paying attention could benefit someone. Ever since that day I worked on desensitizing her to the squirrels and that particular tree they lived in and she hasnt had a problem yet.
I hope everything works out with you and your pooch and you can get back to exercising safely .
Brent started this topic on 3-23 with interest in a scooter,
Marina asked about dogpoweredscooter.com on 3-24 and Leerburg sent an e-mail today with this vid
So cool! Nice to see that Cindy rode it on an unpaved surface without problems. I hope they post a few more videos (...soon)! If it gets the stamp of approval from the folks at Leerburg, I'm in. Better start saving my pennies.
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