dog walking and cycling combined

Does anyone take there dog out with them on the bike with the lead?I saw an
advert for whats called the springer attachment.Anyone actually used it?

dave

david wrote:
Does anyone take there dog out with them on the bike with the lead?I saw an
advert for whats called the springer attachment.Anyone actually used it?

That 'springer attachment' is a scary looking thing. Looks like the dog
still has plenty of latitude to stick its head between the bike wheels,
bite the chain or whatever.
This http://www.dogpoweredscooter.com/ looks a bit safer although
you'd need a reasonable sized mutt to make it work.

david wrote on 01/10/2006 10:21 +0100:
Does anyone take there dog out with them on the bike with the lead?I saw an
advert for whats called the springer attachment.Anyone actually used it?

dave


The main problem with a dog attached to a bike is when it decides to go
round the opposite side of a lamp post or other obstacle as you. That
plus when it spots a cat in a garden.

--
Tony

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his intelligence; he is just using his memory."
- Leonardo da Vinci

"david" wrote in message
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Does anyone take there dog out with them on the bike with the lead?I saw
an
advert for whats called the springer attachment.Anyone actually used it?

dave


I am doubtful that dogs are made for continuous running rather than
occasional sprints. Some people here go running with dogs but I don't know
how successful even that is.

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Tony Raven wrote:
david wrote on 01/10/2006 10:21 +0100:
Does anyone take there dog out with them on the bike with the lead?I saw an
advert for whats called the springer attachment.Anyone actually used it?

dave


The main problem with a dog attached to a bike is when it decides to go
round the opposite side of a lamp post or other obstacle as you. That
plus when it spots a cat in a garden.


There's a breakaway device on the Springer to avoid that, but of course
it means the dog can just pull free if it tries hard enough.

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david wrote:
Does anyone take there dog out with them on the bike with the lead?I saw an
advert for whats called the springer attachment.Anyone actually used it?

Looks like a bad idea to me - much better would be a sidecar-type
arrangement that keeps the dog in a straight(ish) line, and could also
provide a platform for him to sit on if he's had enough exercise. :-)

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Geoff Pearson wrote:

"david" wrote in message
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Does anyone take there dog out with them on the bike with the lead?I saw
an
advert for whats called the springer attachment.Anyone actually used it?

I am doubtful that dogs are made for continuous running rather than
occasional sprints. Some people here go running with dogs but I don't know
how successful even that is.

If you get the right dogs it can work rather well :-)
http://www.tumnatkisiberians.com/ima...C_3244_web.jpg

"Geoff Pearson" wrote in message
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" I am doubtful that dogs are made for continuous running rather than
occasional sprints. Some people here go running with dogs but I don't
know how successful even that is.

In my marathon running days we regularly saw a guy with his border collie
who would run the marathon with him, then at the finish he (the dog) would
go crazy and tear off round the car park half a dozen times. Running at a
steady 7 minute mile pace the dog hardly broke into a trot to keep with his
master.

Bill

In article , Geoff Pearson wrote:
"david" wrote in message
Does anyone take there dog out with them on the bike with the lead?I saw
an
advert for whats called the springer attachment.Anyone actually used it?

I am doubtful that dogs are made for continuous running rather than
occasional sprints.

Have you seen film of wild dogs or wolves hunting? They do depend on
stamina and sustained running, rather than ambush and sprint. (I gather
than humans can outrun dogs over ultramarathon distances though - but not
many (modern) humans can manage that sort of run.)

Certainly our Labrador can keep up with a gentle family cycle through
the forest without problems (and without a lead). I wouldn't expect him
to join me on a commute to work though, even with Kevlar booties
(http://www.niton999.co.uk/new/produc...sp?query=1775).

Back to the original question, I recently came across
http://www.roofbox.co.uk/walky-home.html
which is another similar sort of device. A quick-release spigot clamps
onto the seat tube, a rigid tube with springs in mounts on that, and
a cord attaches to the springs and the dog's harness.

It does say it needs a dog who is trained to walk on a lead without
pulling.

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wrote:

Does anyone take there dog out with them on the bike with the lead?I saw
an advert for whats called the springer attachment.Anyone actually used
it?

There is a sport called 'dog jorring', in which a team of huskies pulls a
mountain bike. I know people who do it, but, although I like both huskies
and cycling, I am most definitely not going to try. The words 'bloody'
and 'suicidal' spring to mind.

Apart from that, yes, some people do take their dogs out for exercise on
bikes. Again (if I had a dog, which I don't) it's something I definitely
would not try. My father killed his dog in this way; it ran across in
front of the bike, and my father, who was then in his late sixties, was
unable to stop in time.

--
(Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

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