Originally Posted by caroline

"Paul E. Schoen" wrote

"caroline" wrote

"cshenk" wrote
"caroline" wrote
"cshenk" wrote

Seeing as the Springer set-up won't work with your bicycle....google
'bikejoring' and see if that suits you guys better....it doesn't have
to be flat out racing speed, just go at whatever speed you're both most
comfortable with.

I bikejor with a GSP-x and a Collie-x, and we all love it!

Got it! The one that attaches to the back wheel is perfect. Thanks so
much!

Now I'm very confused.....bikejoring is a *sport*, not an
attachment....and I would definitely not go bikejoring with either of my
two attached to the rear of my bike :-)

From what I saw in the Wiki, bikejoring has the dog(s) pulling the bike
from the handlebars, and they are ahead of the bike like sled dogs. There
was also a reference to WalkyDog:

No and Yes ;-)

No...attaching the gangline to the handlebars would also be suicidal,
ideally it should be attached to the front of the frame, just below where
the handlebars slot in - so you still have total control over the steering.
I use an home-made antenna to keep the gangline clear of the front
wheel/brake-setup too.

And Yes...the dogs pull from the front, like sled dogs...it's one of the
dryland/urban mushing sports.

You do need to do some ground work with the dog, so you have some control
over their speed & direction....but other than that, hook-up and have fun!

I use x-back harnesses on both my dogs....and have proper single & double
ganglines with a bungee/shock cord section & strong quick release
clips/carabineers (sp?), depending on if I'm running 1 dog or both dogs.