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new dog sport
Maui and my new favorite way to exercise is to play chase the
fourwheeler. He gets tons of exercise and I never run out of energy. Usually Cali gets tethered to me and is put in my coat with only her head sticking out (similiar to what I did with the poodle I had growing up who road in a sling from when my brother broke his arm, she was only 4 pounds) but today I let her in on the fun. She is amazingly fast! She and Maui ran side by side either along the fourwheeler or behind it. I had my eyes on them constantly, I wasn't going that fast and I could stop on a dime but I never let them get close enough that I had to worry about hitting them if they changed directions suddenly. It was pretty fun and they are exhausted now. While it won't replace regular walks, it seems like a fun way to burn some extra energy. What I guess I need now is a sling for when one of them rides with me, the coat/tether works ok for now but I'd rather get something more permanent for longer, bumpier rides. |
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new dog sport
In article , MauiJNP wrote:
Maui and my new favorite way to exercise is to play chase the fourwheeler. He gets tons of exercise and I never run out of energy. I take my dogs out with the quad, too, only I keep them on-leash and we go out one-at-a-time. For us it's for conditioning and to do speedwork. The dogs really love being able to cut loose at their own speed. I once saw a photo of an outrigger setup on a quad that someone was using to condition hunting dogs. I've looked for one online but haven't been able to find one. It looked a lot safer than what we're currently doing. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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new dog sport
Maui and my new favorite way to exercise is to play chase the fourwheeler. He gets tons of exercise and I never run out of energy. I take my dogs out with the quad, too, only I keep them on-leash and we go out one-at-a-time. For us it's for conditioning and to do speedwork. The dogs really love being able to cut loose at their own speed. Cali was on leash (a 30 foot one). Next time I think I'll use the 50 foot one so she has more freedom. I once saw a photo of an outrigger setup on a quad that someone was using to condition hunting dogs. I've looked for one online but haven't been able to find one. It looked a lot safer than what we're currently doing. I was trying to find something similar to what some people use on bikes. I am not having much luck either. If you ever find one specifically for fourwheelers or at least one that works well enough, please let me know where you got it. |
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Melinda Shore wrote:
In article , MauiJNP wrote: Maui and my new favorite way to exercise is to play chase the fourwheeler. He gets tons of exercise and I never run out of energy. I take my dogs out with the quad, too, only I keep them on-leash and we go out one-at-a-time. For us it's for conditioning and to do speedwork. The dogs really love being able to cut loose at their own speed. As an example of the far-other end of this spectrum: when my brother lived in NW Colorado he once told me that a common way for the locals to exercise their dogs was to drive them out 5-10 miles south of town on a BLM road, put them out of the truck, and allow them to chase the truck back home. I once saw a photo of an outrigger setup on a quad that someone was using to condition hunting dogs. I've looked for one online but haven't been able to find one. It looked a lot safer than what we're currently doing. It would probably be pretty easy to rig something like that up out of PVC and such from Home Depot. Think of a Springer, but on a grander scale.... -- Mark Shaw (And Baron) moc TOD liamg TA wahsnm ================================================== ======================= "If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons." -James Thurber |
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