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Post by Mark Baldassarre on Dec 26, 2005 10:46:18 GMT -5
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Post by melanie on Dec 26, 2005 12:17:28 GMT -5
I LOVE it! Is that a specially made scooter? Is that the same "dog" scooter we were talking about earlier?  [glow=red,2,300]Mel[/glow] |
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Post by Mark Baldasssarre on Dec 26, 2005 12:24:35 GMT -5
Curt
Yes, that's a 3 wheeled rig, w/ T bar steering, brake etc.
It's a good one, my wife bought it for me. It's very heavy for a one dog team but he rocks pretty good w/it.
Funny story: When I had my male Neo, we went out for a ride.
We were coming to a steep down hill, so I decided to turn around. A girl in some little car stopped to let us make the turn around. Max made the turn alright but the rig kept going in a circle. He hit that car's door SOOOOO hard he punched a hole right through the car door with the front of the rig!
The front of the rig is a very smooth, rounded piece...not the least bit sharp. The power of that dog caused the rig to literally impale the car.
When I called my Allstate agent to report the accident, I could HEAR him shaking his head! He said..."Only you could have a car accident with your dog". That was after the 3rd time he asked me to repeat the story, of course. He then admitted it was really no surprise {we've been friends a while}.
Mark
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Post by melanie on Dec 26, 2005 12:35:44 GMT -5
I LOVE it! Is that a specially made scooter? Is that the same "dog" scooter we were talking about earlier? [glow=red,2,300]Mel[/glow]What do I look up on EBay? [glow=red,2,300]Mel[/glow] |
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Post by Mark Baldassarre on Dec 26, 2005 13:13:17 GMT -5
You guys don't need to spent $500 for a rig. You can get a scooter for about $150 or just use a bike like we often do.
A decent "mountain bike" is one of the best vehicles for the money. Even a $60 Huffy from wally world is just fine.
Use a skijoring or [wagon type] harness to start bikejoiring. The attachment ring above the shoulders allows you to steer the dog and teach him turn commands. The bike allows you to aid the dog in rough going as well by peddling.
By using a line of about 6-8ft you can even bike the dog in the street because the line length in conjunction with the steer- ability of the bike allows you to dictate where in the road the dog can pull.
If he goes left and you want to stay on the right, just turn right
till he's on the right side of the road.You can tell him "gee side"
and praise him when he's going correctly.
To teach left side- tell him "haw side" and turn to the left. When he's pulling you straight along on the left side of the road, simply praise him for it.
When making right angle turns just tell him gee or haw {not side}. Praise for the turn.
Tie your line to your handle bar riser {verticale post} right under the handle bars or the middle of the handle bars themselves.
WATCH that front brake!
mark
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Post by southern on Dec 26, 2005 19:28:07 GMT -5
too funny
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Post by Summit Forge on Dec 26, 2005 19:57:36 GMT -5
Nice...amazing!
Ron
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