I had a Bh routine I did on a bike, I'll have to have my son video it

Ripley has size limitations on the wheels he likes to chase. He loooooves furniture dollys (his unhealthy desire for the A-frame mover put the last nail in the coffin of our agility career) skateboards, rollerblades, nitrous-oxide remote control cars (Best. Dog. Workout. Ever. Have I mentioned this?) He ignores bikes.

Perhaps we're one step closer to trying this.

 Quote: Dennis Jones

I had a Bh routine I did on a bike, I'll have to have my son video it

Dennis, a little hero-worship may be in order. Is it too dark to start filming now?

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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....

Yes, that was a sandal. A gorgeous dog, too!

 Quote: jennifer lee

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.

okay, I've never tried a dog scooter, only my Deathscooter....

so far I haven't crashed on the bike with my dog but I've have some amazing crashes on the scooter (including a 20mph issue where the wheel of the scooter broke in half...and the other time when it folded up mid run) I was able to both release my dog and jump free with a nice neat tuck and roll. sort of like an emergency dismount from a horse. Apparently it was extremely awesome to watch (so said my neighbor at least....).

BTW, "HOLY SHIT" is a very useful command to teach your dog. For my pup it mean "your leash has been released now move off to the side of the road and wait until your owner stops sliding across the pavement...then poke her and make sure she's alive" he does is quite well...unfortunatly he's also added "if she doesn't get up right away sticking your tongue in her ear is the quickest way to get her up"...he also employs this method when I was intending to take a cute webcam picture of the two of us in front of the computer... I swear when I pressed the "take picture" button he was posing all cute....

The scooter was easier to get off than a bike during a crash. While I may not have crashed on the bike with my dog I have crashed while biking in general and the scooter is easier to bail off of.


Also, Dennis I reeeeeally want to see that video!!!! that's got to be awesome!

I skijor, mush, mountain bike and run with my dog. I use the 'Walky Dog' attachment when he needs to be attached to the bike (my dog has a solid recall and I live in a remote area and so this is not always necessary). Here's a picture of the set up:
http://picasaweb.google.ca/torngat/Fall_biking?feat=directlink

I bought the Walky Dog (WD) after reading some reviews that suggested the Springer sometimes came apart under the force exerted by a big strong dog..also, the Springer sticks out quite a bit to the side of the bike and could get in the way on a narrow brushy trail when mountain biking, while the Walky Dog can easily be 'put away' by simply lining it up with the main fork of the bike. I'm not comfortable with a dog pulling from the neck on any of these attachments and so will attach it to my dog's harness. The WD works fine; my only complaint is that if the dog does pull it can swing around and get in the way of your leg sometimes. I usually use it with a 'with me' command which is what I also use when I want my dog to run beside me when I ski (instead of pulling our front in harness). I hope to try the bayonet this summer--it looks like fun!I have scootered with my dog and find it easier to get started than on a bike, when my dog is super excited and just itching to move at a high rate of speed! However overall I prefer the control of a bike to that of a scooter once we are moving (but I was on a cheap scooter with no shocks). It also means I have more options in terms of the places and distances we can travel.

Isabelle