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ORIGINAL: WolfDog

ORIGINAL: MhadDog

  If you can ride a bike,i would suggest getting a Springer bike attatchment...

 My huskies took to it right away,and the only way for me to tire them out is to take them for a quick 5 mile run...5 miles on a bike with the dog pulling goes by very quickly...here is a video of my dogs and myself on the run...walking them after this kind of workout is a piece of cake..

[linkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go0r5ftEXxg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go0r5ftEXxg[/link]

Wow. your dogs are FAST. I'm a bit concerned about the attachment, because, if he pulled enough, wouldn't it just completely screw my bikes direction, and make me fall?

  If you know how to ride a bike,and ride well,and have a good working bike(good tires and brakes)then you wont have a problem..

  The spring design on the springer is designed to keep your dogs in line while running.

  If your dog has a high prey drive(like mine)they learn pretty quickly that they cannot pull away while your our riding/running.I CANNOT walk my pups without getting them thier excersize first,and that means running and pulling.

  Mine have tried to pull away to go after a squirrel,cat or another dog,but the fact that they are basically attatched at your center of gravity,the spring on the spinger snaps them back in line (gently)and after a couple times out,most dogs realize they are there for a run and not a chase..

  I cant walk mine(obiedience trained as they may be)without getting thier initial energy burst out of thier system.

I stand by the springer system as the safest way to excersize your dog with a bike..

As long as your a decent rider,and have a good bike,a decent place to ride,and use common sense,then  i say go for it...


[linkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoIEZNz9-TQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoIEZNz9-TQ[/link]

Where can I get one? (bike attachment)

you can find one on ebay new from 35 to 55 dollars...

 used for 25 up...

 

Hmm.. anything other than ebay? I prefer not to use it.

here is a video of my dogs and myself

 
MhadDog that video is great. I'd love to know how you did it. I can't imagine you could hold a camera on a ride like that.

Actaully, I would suggest a Sensation Harness. They aren't very popular, so you would probably  have to order it online. I used this for my Belgian Malinois Knox, and those who know Mals  well know that they have the strength of a dane in a 50 pound package! 

http://www.softouchconcepts.com/faq/index.html

belgmal_girl, I am going to give the Sensation Harness a try.  My foster dogs are good on a walk but when I take them to foster dog showings at Petsmart/Petco and with so many other dogs and people coming by, the dogs are hard to control and constantly pull.  In past showings I had them on choker chains and then moved to the Easy Walker Harness.

ORIGINAL: belgmal_girl

Actaully, I would suggest a Sensation Harness. They aren't very popular, so you would probably  have to order it online. I used this for my Belgian Malinois Knox, and those who know Mals  well know that they have the strength of a dane in a 50 pound package! 

To me, that looks pretty much exactly the same as the easy walk.

They're the same thing, except the GL's are more expensive...Also, if you don't want to buy a harness, you can try wrapping.

Take a 6 foot leash clipped to the collar and pass it underneath the dogs belly (about half way from withers to crotch) and pass to your left hand. Lift with your right hand the section thats closest to leash snap to make a loop. Pass the section of leash thats in your left hand underneath the loop. Pull and then release to make sure it tightens, but immediately releases the tension. If not, try again. Position this wrap so its mid-belly.Make sure the dog is on your left side, or it will not release tensionif the dog is pulling. If dog is trained to walk on right side, reverse instructions.

I do this with my Border collie puppy. She forges like CRAZY! I got her a Sensation and a GL and they didn't work as well as wrapping.

hey,,,i actually zip tied the camera to the bike temporarily for the ride..

  I am not saure where else to buy the springer...i bought mine from ebay and actually got 2 of them for 35 dollars a piece....

 Good luck!

Well, I did get the easy walk harness. I think it works pretty well, but there hasn't been any squirrels around yet. Either way, I dont wanna take my chances. The thing that sucks is that I can't leave it on him when I'm not using it. He chews on the front part. I'm glad I caught him before he did any damage. I can't afford to go buying these harnesses for 30 dollars each.