Walky dog or springer frame???? - Page 1

I am going to try something new! I am buying a bicycle, a Dynamic, because they have a drive shaft, not a chain, so I won't have to worry about ears or tongues or tails getting pinched in the bicycle chain, and I want to know if any one has any opinions on which frame is better for attaching the dog to the bike. There's a guy near where I work who excersizes his 2 GSDs this way, one on either side of the bike, with Springer frames, it looks like such fun, I thought I'd try it, and after all Funky's fat-bashing, I figured I could use the excersize, too. Any thoughts??? Thanks! jo

A co-worker bought a husky and wanted to exercise it.  He had a great idea to buy rollerblades.  At first, they went for 2 miles.  after a short time, the dog required five miles to wear him out.  In a short time, the husky was doing 10 miles, then 15, then 20.  Can you see where this is going?  What was he to do?  The dog required quite a bit of exercise to fulfill himself.   He made that dog into one hell of a runner.

Don,  ROFL,  I got this great mental picture of this dog towing this guy asleep upright on rollerblades.  

A month or so ago I bought a harness and tug line to try bike joring.  Talk about FUN!!! Zooming at 20 MPH on a flat and the dogs love it.

PSP, I crash and burn skijoring with skiis often enough, how do you manage to keep from breaking your neck doing bike skijoring?  I think parachuting would be safer!

i have used a springer when i was so inclined to ride a bike!  keep meaning to get mine tuned up and take the dogs for a spin. 

I never have owned one of the frames that attaches to the bike. I have been thinking about it for a couple years but the thin emergency tear things worry me. My dogs like to pull the bike along. I have always put them in a harness and a 6 foot lead in my hand. I can let go if things get crazy, but the dog can still pull me. I keep my elbow locked and my arm tucked in, not strung out in front of me.

Don I had a Dalmatian that was the same way as your friends husky. I started out peddling along with her and soon she was pulling me from a complete stop on command, for miles and miles. Stupid dog would still get out of the backyard and run off into the orchards for hours with all of that exercise.

my one dog that used to pull me on the springer.  i'd have the springer attached to the harness and a prong collar for brakes/ :)

I have a quick release on the tug line attached to a lanyard on my wrist.  A quick pull and the dog and bike part company.And, yes I did take a couple of spills when we first started, but those are getting fewer.