Comments on: Should I bike with my dog? http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/04/16/should-i-bike-with-my-dog/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:11:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lindsay Stordahl http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/04/16/should-i-bike-with-my-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-11402 Lindsay Stordahl Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:21:20 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=3566#comment-11402 Thanks Joy! Good luck with your new dog! Let me know how it goes. Thanks Joy! Good luck with your new dog! Let me know how it goes.

]]> By: Joy http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/04/16/should-i-bike-with-my-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-11400 Joy Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:27:19 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=3566#comment-11400 I just found your website and love it! We just adopted a 5 month old Rhodesian from a rescue and I am looking forward to riding my bike while running her! This is giving me tons of ideas! Thanks! I just found your website and love it! We just adopted a 5 month old Rhodesian from a rescue and I am looking forward to riding my bike while running her! This is giving me tons of ideas! Thanks!

]]> By: Thomas Rogan http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/04/16/should-i-bike-with-my-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-10188 Thomas Rogan Sun, 10 May 2009 01:27:56 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=3566#comment-10188 Hi Lindsay :) Yes, it is very cool. The holding-the-leash thing might work for you but, it is thought of as quite dangerous ... notwithstanding the legal side - if it works for you - great :) ! The Springer addresses your specific concern. Its built to release the dog under either (or both) of 2 conditions ... if the spring gets bent beyond a certain angle (force-related), the plastic keeper slides off the loop ... also, if a sudden force is exerted on the plastic keeper (like the rider on one side of a street sign/pole and the dog on the other) it will snap and release the dog. The retail package comes with 3 of these keepers. Between these 3 products, if a person can ride and the dog can run - anyone with almost any dog can use them. Certain very small, short legged or heavy breeds just can't do the exercise. Bulldogs and Chihuahuas are prime examples of this (most of them). Hi Lindsay :) Yes, it is very cool.

The holding-the-leash thing might work for you but, it is thought of as quite dangerous … notwithstanding the legal side – if it works for you – great :) !

The Springer addresses your specific concern. Its built to release the dog under either (or both) of 2 conditions … if the spring gets bent beyond a certain angle (force-related), the plastic keeper slides off the loop … also, if a sudden force is exerted on the plastic keeper (like the rider on one side of a street sign/pole and the dog on the other) it will snap and release the dog. The retail package comes with 3 of these keepers.

Between these 3 products, if a person can ride and the dog can run – anyone with almost any dog can use them. Certain very small, short legged or heavy breeds just can’t do the exercise. Bulldogs and Chihuahuas are prime examples of this (most of them).

]]> By: Lindsay Stordahl http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/04/16/should-i-bike-with-my-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-10185 Lindsay Stordahl Sat, 09 May 2009 23:22:04 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=3566#comment-10185 Sounds cool. I prefer to just hold the leash. I don't want my dog to be permanently attached if something were to happen like an accident. But I'm sure it works for some dogs. Sounds cool. I prefer to just hold the leash. I don’t want my dog to be permanently attached if something were to happen like an accident. But I’m sure it works for some dogs.

]]> By: Thomas Rogan http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/04/16/should-i-bike-with-my-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-10181 Thomas Rogan Sat, 09 May 2009 18:59:05 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=3566#comment-10181 Great recreational activity! I bike with my two Vizslas and my Westie every day. Sadly, in our region, doing the bike while dog-is-on-leash thing is against our bylaws here. Something about proper care and control of the bike. Also, it *can* be very dangerous to have an inflexible leash in one hand with a strong dog while you steer your bike with the other. So ... for us frozen-brained Canadians , I've started a business here to sell biking attachments that are 100% legal, safe *and* are supported by our Humane Societies, Vets and the SPCA's. With the owner of this blog's permission, I'd like to offer this link for folks to read-up on the topic and see the products that are out there. We do not sel into the US but, these products are all readily available throughout the USA. Please visit bikewithmydog.com Best regards and happy cycling to all :) Thomas Great recreational activity!

I bike with my two Vizslas and my Westie every day.

Sadly, in our region, doing the bike while dog-is-on-leash thing is against our bylaws here. Something about proper care and control of the bike. Also, it *can* be very dangerous to have an inflexible leash in one hand with a strong dog while you steer your bike with the other.

So … for us frozen-brained Canadians , I’ve started a business here to sell biking attachments that are 100% legal, safe *and* are supported by our Humane Societies, Vets and the SPCA’s.

With the owner of this blog’s permission, I’d like to offer this link for folks to read-up on the topic and see the products that are out there. We do not sel into the US but, these products are all readily available throughout the USA.

Please visit bikewithmydog.com

Best regards and happy cycling to all :)

Thomas

]]> By: Lindsay Stordahl http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/04/16/should-i-bike-with-my-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-9580 Lindsay Stordahl Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:04:52 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=3566#comment-9580 That is great advice! I do the same thing. I hold the leash so I can be ready to jump off my bike and keep holding the leash if needed. I would never tie the leash to the bike or myself. I wouldn't use one of those bike/dog attachments either, for the same reason. Gentle Leaders or Haltis work great for controlling a dog that pulls. When I was first biking with Ace, he wore his Gentle Leader every time, just to be safe. That is great advice! I do the same thing. I hold the leash so I can be ready to jump off my bike and keep holding the leash if needed. I would never tie the leash to the bike or myself. I wouldn’t use one of those bike/dog attachments either, for the same reason.

Gentle Leaders or Haltis work great for controlling a dog that pulls. When I was first biking with Ace, he wore his Gentle Leader every time, just to be safe.

]]> By: Jennifer (dog is Hayduke) http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/04/16/should-i-bike-with-my-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-9579 Jennifer (dog is Hayduke) Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:24:57 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=3566#comment-9579 Lindsay, I have biked with my dog Hayduke several times and learned some things. Most importantly, don't put the leash around your wrist. Once I was riding with him and we passed another dog that was behind a fence. Hayduke ran forward faster than I was going. He pulled the leash and consequently my wrist that is attached to my hand, that had a firm grip on the handle bars which quickly turned the wheel of my bike. I'm sure it was comical to the observer when I toppled over the handle bars of my bike and ended up in a tangle of leash, bike and dog. One skinned knee later, I learned to only hold onto the leash so if that happens again I can quickly release it.:) Lindsay,
I have biked with my dog Hayduke several times and learned some things. Most importantly, don’t put the leash around your wrist. Once I was riding with him and we passed another dog that was behind a fence. Hayduke ran forward faster than I was going. He pulled the leash and consequently my wrist that is attached to my hand, that had a firm grip on the handle bars which quickly turned the wheel of my bike. I’m sure it was comical to the observer when I toppled over the handle bars of my bike and ended up in a tangle of leash, bike and dog.
One skinned knee later, I learned to only hold onto the leash so if that happens again I can quickly release it.:)

]]> By: Esther Garvi http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/04/16/should-i-bike-with-my-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-9571 Esther Garvi Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:49:58 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=3566#comment-9571 I bring my dog with me when we go horseback riding, which resembles the part where you let Ace loose. It took a few months for Sheba to understand that horses are dangerously big, but now she runs by our side or just behind - and simply adores it. I'm sure she would love tagging behind a bike too, but being a rhodesian ridgeback, she's not fond of leashes. You can really tell that in her mind, it's a lack of trust, so we just work on obedience with the leash as a reserve for all-too tempting situations. :-) I bring my dog with me when we go horseback riding, which resembles the part where you let Ace loose. It took a few months for Sheba to understand that horses are dangerously big, but now she runs by our side or just behind – and simply adores it. I’m sure she would love tagging behind a bike too, but being a rhodesian ridgeback, she’s not fond of leashes. You can really tell that in her mind, it’s a lack of trust, so we just work on obedience with the leash as a reserve for all-too tempting situations. :-)

]]> By: Apryl DeLancey http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/04/16/should-i-bike-with-my-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-9563 Apryl DeLancey Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:39:57 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=3566#comment-9563 I could imagine trying to ride a bike with Gus. I would end up walking the bike and the dog. If I tried to ride he would stop and hold until one of us fell over. I think I've seen him run once outside. The only time I get Mr. Laziness to run is if it is close to dinner time. I can run from the kitchen to the living room and down the hall and back. He thinks this is funny and runs after me, howling. Other than food, Gussie is not motivated to do anything but slowly stroll. I have the worlds laziest dog! We did get 4 miles in tonight but I am a bonehead and lost count for the month. Don't I rock? I could imagine trying to ride a bike with Gus. I would end up walking the bike and the dog. If I tried to ride he would stop and hold until one of us fell over. I think I’ve seen him run once outside. The only time I get Mr. Laziness to run is if it is close to dinner time. I can run from the kitchen to the living room and down the hall and back. He thinks this is funny and runs after me, howling. Other than food, Gussie is not motivated to do anything but slowly stroll. I have the worlds laziest dog! We did get 4 miles in tonight but I am a bonehead and lost count for the month. Don’t I rock?

]]> By: Lindsay Stordahl http://www.thatmutt.com/2009/04/16/should-i-bike-with-my-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-9560 Lindsay Stordahl Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:15:27 +0000 http://www.thatmutt.com/?p=3566#comment-9560 Your Dalmatian sure was a great dog. Sounds like you had him trained really well. I would love to have you, Ruby and Bruno walk further than us next month! Your Dalmatian sure was a great dog. Sounds like you had him trained really well. I would love to have you, Ruby and Bruno walk further than us next month!

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