Biking with a BullDog

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this is how we ride ...just the bullsnap iv'e recently changed , because it's wiggling and heavy .

 

Imo this is the safest way to run your dog,only on a harness & close to your side never in front of the bike or motor bike.
Collars & wp harness are to dangerous to use in the city.

 

I quess so , this way i have the most control of my dog and he follows my front wheel to the left and the right just the weights are as bad as they come.

 

I use a 2 inch collar with a short lead to keep my dog right next to me (on my left side is my preference) don't want him in front or behind me.
like to warm him up a little before the bike ride, likes to play fetch or flirt pole, run him full out for 1-2 miles with a mile warm down trot.
I had an Olde Bulldogge that I couldn't bike ride with, always went for the bite on my front tire=)

 

Question Bogart my male has been playing with car tires for awhile now he loves them and he goes crazy on his tire in the back yard. I took him biking for the first time a few days ago on a short lead he is fine but he keeps going for the front tire on the bike he wants to eat it lol... I tell him no and he stops but he will sneak his was back to the bike tire a few minutes later I think he believes all tires are fair game and just wants to play with it. He listens to me though when I tell him no but he will try again when he thinks I am not looking and he goes for the tire while I am peddling lol.. Maybe I just need to keep working with him for a few weeks. I was thinking about using a prong collar to snap the lead when he tries to get the tire to get his attention ...

 

some bullldogs don't like the prong collars . they think they are getting bit and will look for who's doing it .

 

who in the hell would but a prong collar on a bulldog anyways??? lol

 

I do and they work for certain things lol ...

 

Bogart knows what the prong collar is because I have used one since he was about 8 months old so he understands what that pinch is and what it means. However while it may help control him from pulling me on walks .. If he wants something bad enough the prong collar is not going to work it depends on the situation I am willing to try it though and see if it will deter him from trying to bite my front tire if not than no biking for him! lol

 

and they actually work?

 

Yes for some things they do now if bogart was attached to another dog he would choke to death on a prong collar before he would let go lol I don't care how hard I was pulling him on the other end. But the prong works when walking him if he tries to pull me I snap the leash and he stops pulling but I don't know if it will work for this tire issue I am going to have to see if he doesn't respond to it than I won't take him biking because right now he wants to eat my front tire and his focus is on the tire while I am biking...

 

You can bike him any way you choose, just don't get tangled, watch out for over working it. I will use any lead, as long as I can control the lead and the lead can hold the dog. I have use 30 foot leads before and let the dog run circles around the bike. Makes you look like you have a lassel like a ow boy with the rope instantly going around the bike. He gets more ground covered that way. My experience. I have also used 3-4 ft leads as well. It whatever I feel like doing.

 

i have a saddle maker up the road a few miles that carries all the crap a fella would need if ya had a horse, so i bought two 8' leads from him and they are all i use when i bike my dogs. them leads and a nice 2" leather collar

 

i personally like the shorter leads it gives me the piece of mind that i have more control.

 

my dogs like to stop and mark shit...the longer lead allows me for a bit more time to get stopped before i end up dragging my dog down the road LOL

 

oh yeah thats happened to me a couple times..

 

This was just for the video, in normal running i have the leash in my hand and the dog is right next to the bike.
I did this cause i know the dog's pace and that she doesn't get distracted when running.
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Curious....? What concerns me running/jogging with a dog and bike is the stress on the joints and tendons.Any opinions are appreciated. Thanks.

 

i try to keep em in the grass along the side of the road, or i stay on the sidewalk and they stay in the grass.
thats when a longer lead comes in handy

 

In the grass is better indeed but i did this only for the short vid, i had the leash around my waist and Cam in 1 hand.
As long as it's not al out running, 100% full gas i never had a problem with the joinst of the dogs when it comes to running on concrete but grass and dirt roads is better for the dog.
I do think you need to be sure wich route your taking when it comes to grass, no hidden puthole's or stuff sticking out.
On harder soils better trot then run.