bike dog leads

[rob190364 2,593]

Something I've noticed about biking dogs is they really appreciate being able to trot along at a decent speed: we're only doing about 6 miles an hour, which is a steady trotting speed for dogs between 23 and 27 inches, but trotting (rather than walking at human walking speed) uses the dog's energy and dogs are designed to cover the ground at a trot for quite long distances. Wild canines move from A to B at a trot unless they are chasing something. Trotting is a natural gait, and mine can go miles, don't pull (unless a rabbit crosses their path: the older ones know the score and don't bat an eyelid if its only a rabbit: trouble is round my way there's likely to be a muntie spring out of cover on the main bike route I do :icon_eek: )

A friend of mine bikes all 4 of his dogs at once and has done for years: they get into the swing of it very quickly, but obviously on public roads it can be dangerous: in fact I think its actually illegal so pick your routes with care.

What's illegal? running the dog alongside a bike?

[hellyer189 93]

Mine walky dog arrived today so tried it out and very impressed!! My bull x dint like it at first but soon got used to it, and dint pull me off when we seen cats, it's also very good quality and only 27.50 posted

[skycat 6,172]

Something I've noticed about biking dogs is they really appreciate being able to trot along at a decent speed: we're only doing about 6 miles an hour, which is a steady trotting speed for dogs between 23 and 27 inches, but trotting (rather than walking at human walking speed) uses the dog's energy and dogs are designed to cover the ground at a trot for quite long distances. Wild canines move from A to B at a trot unless they are chasing something. Trotting is a natural gait, and mine can go miles, don't pull (unless a rabbit crosses their path: the older ones know the score and don't bat an eyelid if its only a rabbit: trouble is round my way there's likely to be a muntie spring out of cover on the main bike route I do :icon_eek: )

A friend of mine bikes all 4 of his dogs at once and has done for years: they get into the swing of it very quickly, but obviously on public roads it can be dangerous: in fact I think its actually illegal so pick your routes with care.

What's illegal? running the dog alongside a bike?

 

I think I got that wrong: its illegal for a dog to pull a cart on a public road in this country: for 'cart' read buggy, sled or whatever! So I won't be dog scootering along the roads!

[longbow 14]

Something I've noticed about biking dogs is they really appreciate being able to trot along at a decent speed: we're only doing about 6 miles an hour, which is a steady trotting speed for dogs between 23 and 27 inches, but trotting (rather than walking at human walking speed) uses the dog's energy and dogs are designed to cover the ground at a trot for quite long distances. Wild canines move from A to B at a trot unless they are chasing something. Trotting is a natural gait, and mine can go miles, don't pull (unless a rabbit crosses their path: the older ones know the score and don't bat an eyelid if its only a rabbit: trouble is round my way there's likely to be a muntie spring out of cover on the main bike route I do :icon_eek: )

A friend of mine bikes all 4 of his dogs at once and has done for years: they get into the swing of it very quickly, but obviously on public roads it can be dangerous: in fact I think its actually illegal so pick your routes with care.

What's illegal? running the dog alongside a bike?

 

I think I got that wrong: its illegal for a dog to pull a cart on a public road in this country: for 'cart' read buggy, sled or whatever! So I won't be dog scootering along the roads!

I am believe its illegal to use a dog as a draught animal in the UK.