Mountain bikes and running dogs

[DUCKWING 302]

WELL LADS ,

 

BEEN USING A BIKE TO GET THE DOGS IN SHAPE FOR 2O odd YRS , ONCE THEY GET THE HANG OF THE JOB YER SORTED , A GOOD SEASON OPENER FOR MAN AND DOG

 

ALL THE BEST

 

DUCKWING

[mistwalker 0]

The bikes a great way of getting the dogs fit. I agree with whats been said already, start with a long-ish lead, then once the dog gets used to it, you can do away with it mostly. There's a disused railway track near me which has just been tarmac'd this year, it's a lot safer than getting them onto wee country roads with the feckin boyracers tearing around.

[highlander 0]

I use the bike through the summer just to keep the dog ticking over then when the winter comes if Im not running him hard I go up the forestry track and run him behind the van for a few miles. Keeps them in good nick.

 

Regards highlander.

[breeze 1,336]

Been taking my young bitch with me on the bike 2/3 time's a week. Alway's get on the canal tow path that is just a couple of minute's down the road from my house. No need for lead's and I can go for mile's if I wanted to.

Good way of bringing the fitness back up along with a bit of galloping

[springfield 20]

2-3 times a week I roughly go about 2-3miles and they get 15 mins gallopping around a field.Just take it slow and steady.Its good for building a dogs muscles,But you need to give them abit of free running other wise they get to muscle bound and can look abit one paced.

[skycat 6,174]

Bikes are great: the only time mine are on a lead is when I go through the village before hitting the foot paths and open land. I did have a couple of dogs that really hated it and wouldn't trot beside the bike at all: funnily enough the dogs that love it the best all have Saluki in them: used to do 14 miles roads and cross country with a couple of them. My dogs that have had Collie in them didn't like it: they would sooner mouch around and sniff then gallop to catch up: the coursing dogs like it the best and canter formiles at a steady pace along the verge beside the bike.

[Simoman 110]

I've been thinking about doing this again and this post has made me decide to get the bike out the garage this weekend and fix the punctures and brakes. I used to do 4/5 miles every night with the terrier alongside, I used to cycle 10 plus miles every night years ago but last time I got the bike out I collapsed retching after a mile so i'll take it slow

[mistwalker 0]

Bikes are great: the only time mine are on a lead is when I go through the village before hitting the foot paths and open land. I did have a couple of dogs that really hated it and wouldn't trot beside the bike at all: funnily enough the dogs that love it the best all have Saluki in them: used to do 14 miles roads and cross country with a couple of them. My dogs that have had Collie in them didn't like it: they would sooner mouch around and sniff then gallop to catch up: the coursing dogs like it the best and canter formiles at a steady pace along the verge beside the bike.

 

 

Gallop to catch up!? my deerhound (and my old saluki x when she was alive and working) make an arse of me - images of a skinny streaking running past with a look of "27 gears?! I've only got four legs and you can't keep up ya fat lump!" in their eyes! lol

[Bush Rummager 4,767]

bikes, great way to keep dogs fit, especially in summer, nice and early before the day hots up.

WARNING! dont use short, or regular, leads. I tried this once, ended up with half my face black and blue!

Never seen our Doris laugh so much when i got home, especially when i asked her to pull the thorns out of my head !!

 

Let em run free now..

[harddigging 42]

on my bike i fitted a pair of handle bars to the seat stem and teather the dogs to them it leaves both your hand free and on the brakes plus gives a bit off distance between dogs and peddles. i also fitted a wheel disk on the back wheel cause my old bull cross hated the bike i turned out the spinning spokes were spooking her, she ran fine once the disk was fitted like blinckers on a horse i suppose