Cycling with your dog?

[Morag]

Does anyone use an attachement on their bike to take their dog for a walk/jog, this sort of thing...

WalkyDog - The Dog Lead which attaches to your Bike

If so what has your experience been? good, bad indifferent?

 

[timidtom]

I tried something similar with our rescue greyhound. Not a good idea when used with a dog which likes to take a short nap every few hundred yards ...

 

[Morag]

I tried something similar with our rescue greyhound. Not a good idea when used with a dog which likes to take a short nap every few hundred yards ...

Not a problem I envisage with our dog he's a dynamo, I get tired just watching him go

 

[Stumpi]

I've been looking at this picture for 10 mins and I still can't see a dog or bike

Seriously I used to walk the dog on my normal bike and vary the pace as I was told its not good for dogs to run at the same pace all the time. I think my e bikes would be a little too quick for my current beast

 

[Morag]

Ahhhh the stripy bit of the pic distracted you I suspect

How did you get on?

I wasn't planning on having the assist turned on when taking him he likes to do a lot of jogging which I can't do on 2 feet anymore and without assist going slow is a snap

 

[Stumpi]

How did you get on?

Very well. I started off on off road cycle paths disused railways etc. Basically quiet places away from traffic where we could both get used to it. Moved on from there to quiet roads. I tended to stick to the same few routes then the dog learned the routes and the turnings. Kept the dog on the inside and just in my peripheral vision. Travelled at a pace where the dog had to pay attention to me and was less likely to be distracted by other road users/dog/cats etc

 

[Morag]

Very well. I started off on off road cycle paths disused railways etc. Basically quiet places away from traffic where we could both get used to it. Moved on from there to quiet roads. I tended to stick to the same few routes then the dog learned the routes and the turnings. Kept the dog on the inside and just in my peripheral vision. Travelled at a pace where the dog had to pay attention to me and was less likely to be distracted by other road users/dog/cats etc

Excellent sounds very doable, I was only going to take him on a particular route when hubby couldn't, he's already used to going alongside a disability scooter so hopefully he will get it pretty quick. Thanks for that hun.

 

[Morag]

Thanks for your opinion billyfish010.