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Topic Other Boards / Foo / Dog scootering!
- By Pookin [gb] Date 17.07.10 20:03 UTC
That is what I have been doing today and it is soooooooooooo much fun!
My scooter arrived last night and my kind and lovely OH put it together for me so I could have a go scooting up and down the lane in my dressing gown :)

This morning was spent digging through the dog box looking for a harness so I could have a 'quick go' before my x back one comes, found the ruffwear panniers had a clip in the best position so popped it on Vic and clipped him to the scooter. At first he wouldn't pull, I suppose because I've spent two years teaching him not to pull, but my OH helped out again by running ahead shouting 'go go!'.

He picked it up really quickly and we took a spin down the lane to the farm and back, can't wait for my 'proper' stuff to arrive now because we both loved it! The farmer saw us trundling along and looked both puzzled and delighted.
Does anyone on here do this and if so any tips?
- By ClaireyS Date 17.07.10 20:44 UTC
Excellent fun, we had a go at a show once, I had my two Setter boys pulling me :)

I do bikejoring which is similar, I would recommend you teach directions (left/right) it helps - especially if the dog is going at speed ;)
- By Pookin [gb] Date 17.07.10 21:10 UTC
Lol, it was your mentioning of bikejoring on the canicross thread that led me to my dog scootering discovery, so thank you very much! Vic knows left and right when doing heelwork, and he did go left when I asked him to today but I think it was coincidence :)
- By ClaireyS Date 17.07.10 21:41 UTC
Excellent, im glad to be of assistance :)

I was out running with all 3 of mine on my running belt, I shout left .... 2 went right 1 went left and I was very close to stacking it :eek:
- By suejaw Date 18.07.10 13:43 UTC

> 2 went right 1 went left and I was very close to stacking it  :eek:


That is why i've never taken my boys out blading before(can envisage a nasty case of doing the splits!) and very wary of even one doing canix
- By cornishmals [gb] Date 19.07.10 09:24 UTC
Scooters are so much fun,try it with 2 fully grown Malamutes.Like a white knuckle ride at Alton Towers.(all my commands whent out of the window just lots of screaming and swearing)However I am no teen anymore and having fallen off a few times now resort to a 3 wheel rig.
One word of warning though.Please watch the temperature particuarlly the humidity.Go out early morning and late evening and if too hot then don't use it.I rarley use mine this time of the year as even on cloudy days it gets too hot.
- By Pookin [gb] Date 19.07.10 10:13 UTC
Thanks for the reminder, I live up a mountain in mid wales and it's been pouring for the past week, but as you say it still gets pretty humid.
- By cornishmals [gb] Date 19.07.10 10:17 UTC
I did have a quick peep to see your location.Plenty of lovely walks in your area then :)
- By Pookin [gb] Date 19.07.10 10:26 UTC
Yep loads of good walks, all the D of E'ers are coming past this week, so I've been picking up lots of sweetie wrappers and discarded pop bottles, norty teenagers! The nearest park has lots of trails just for mountain bikers  too so I might go over there as well because it is completely dead after 7 o clock. I'm resisting having another go though till the proper harness and towline kit arrives now, don't want to cripple poor Vic.
- By cornishmals [gb] Date 19.07.10 10:49 UTC
Good luck :)
- By Dude Dog [gb] Date 19.07.10 18:31 UTC
I scooter with my 3 (have run 3 together a few times but 2 dogs is a bit safer!) I have some vids on youtube just put pelenrise in the search box.

Its a very addictive sport though!
- By Pookin [gb] Date 19.07.10 20:06 UTC
Cool videos, my fave is the one handed riding while holding the camera, the dogs seem so excited to get started!
- By Alfieshmalfie Date 19.07.10 21:43 UTC
Ive never heard of scootering or bikejoring, Ive looked at the Youtube vids and it looks fantastic fun.  Dont think I could do it with a Cavalier, but where do you get the scooters from?
- By Pookin [gb] Date 19.07.10 22:44 UTC
I googled scooter 20" inch wheels, mission and pawtrekker seem to be favourites but start at about 145. Since I wasn't sure if me and the dog would like it i bought a £50 "no fear" brand one, it looks exactly the same but it has calliper brakes rather than disc brakes so no where near as safe, lol.
- By chippy [gb] Date 01.10.10 14:32 UTC
Hi,
I have recently come across a site selling a new dog scooter called tufftrail,they are well cool and i am going to get one.
Anybody who wants a look its tufftrail.co.uk.
I like everything about this scooter it looks as though it can handle anything and also the details like a waterbottle  great for me or my dogs more like.
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