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Trailering a Dog

Guest 2 May 2005 21:38:08
 Anyone have any experience taking a dog along on a day long bike trip
utilizing a bike trailer. The dog is a 8 month old Brittany and is
being trained to jog along next to the bike. This works ok for up to
10 miles or so, but for longer rides am considering some type of
trailer the dog could be put in when tired. The dog will, when fully
grown, be about 30 lbs. Would like to hear from anyone with
experience in this area.
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Guest 2 May 2005 21:42:25 permanent link ]
 Anyone have any experience taking a dog along on a day long bike trip
utilizing a bike trailer. The dog is a 8 month old Brittany and is
being trained to jog along next to the bike. This works ok for up to
10 miles or so, but for longer rides am considering some type of
trailer the dog could be put in when tired. The dog will, when fully
grown, be about 30 lbs. Would like to hear from anyone with
experience in this area.
---
Joe
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Guest 2 May 2005 21:49:04 permanent link ]
 Anyone have any experience taking a dog along on a day long bike trip
utilizing a bike trailer. The dog is a 8 month old Brittany and is
being trained to jog along next to the bike. This works ok for up to
10 miles or so, but for longer rides am considering some type of
trailer the dog could be put in when tired. The dog will, when fully
grown, be about 30 lbs. Would like to hear from anyone with
experience in this area.
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Darin McGrew 2 May 2005 22:25:16 permanent link ]
 <kend99@hotmail.com>­ wrote:> Anyone have any experience taking a dog along on a day long bike trip> utilizing a bike trailer. The dog is a 8 month old Brittany and is> being trained to jog along next to the bike. This works ok for up to> 10 miles or so, but for longer rides am considering some type of> trailer the dog could be put in when tired. The dog will, when fully> grown, be about 30 lbs. Would like to hear from anyone with> experience in this area.

We tow a Wike dog trailer <http://www.wicycle­.com/dog.htm> behind our
tandem. It's basically a modified child trailer: the seats are removed, the
hard floor is covered with a foam pad, and a leash is secured to the frame.

It's a good trailer, but the dog is still getting used to it. She loved
curling up in the trailer when it was sitting in the living room without
its wheels. But she fusses a bit when it's rolling down the road behind the
tandem. Now that DST is here, we're hoping to take more midweek rides with
her, to help her get used to the experience.
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Mike Jacoubowsky 3 May 2005 00:08:52 permanent link ]
 
Anyone have any experience taking a dog along on a day long bike trip> utilizing a bike trailer. The dog is a 8 month old Brittany and is> being trained to jog along next to the bike. This works ok for up to> 10 miles or so, but for longer rides am considering some type of> trailer the dog could be put in when tired. The dog will, when fully> grown, be about 30 lbs. Would like to hear from anyone with> experience in this area.> ---> Joe

Joe: Check out the photos on www.ChainReaction.c­om/delta05.htm and you'll
see a tandem pulling a kid trailer with a dog (Corgi) riding in it. They
were definitely the hit of the ride. Sorry I don't have contact info for
them. They said the dog enjoys riding in cities more than out in the
country, because there's more to occupy her. And, it is a bit tiring since
she sits up for the ride, rather than lying down on the seat (meaning that
she's having to balance herself the whole trip).

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.c­om
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA


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Mike Rice 3 May 2005 01:54:38 permanent link ]
 On Mon, 02 May 2005 13:38:08 -0400, kend99@hotmail.com wrote:
Anyone have any experience taking a dog along on a day long bike trip>utilizing a bike trailer. The dog is a 8 month old Brittany and is>being trained to jog along next to the bike. This works ok for up to>10 miles or so, but for longer rides am considering some type of>trailer the dog could be put in when tired. The dog will, when fully>grown, be about 30 lbs. Would like to hear from anyone with>experience in this area.>--->Joe>REMOV­E "Adds" before e-mailing

A couple of weeks ago I stopped in at the local animal shelter, where
I met a fellow who was taking home a dalmation to foster for a while.
He was a a bike with a trailer and was traveling through town with a
dog new to the idea. He said he often takes his own dog on trailered
rides. His dog will run beside the bike for a while, then jump into
the trailer for a rest for a while.

Sounded like fun.

Mike

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Matthew 3 May 2005 18:01:36 permanent link ]
 
Maggie <lbuset@allsecretar­ial.com> wrote in message
news:1115126279.699­267.281170@o13g2000c­wo.googlegroups.com.­..>
jaba...@backpacker.­com wrote:> > >>How far do you figure the dog would be able to run? I'm
curious.> I> > know that running on pavement is tough on their pads. <<> >
I expect my Ridgeback to follow me on horseback for 20 miles .>
I was reading these posts about dogs following people on bikes and I> kept thinking about my niece in Nevada. She rides horses and she
dogs. I never remember her dogs ever getting tired while following> her. Maybe there is a difference between suburban dogs and the dogs
west... Are we raising our dogs to be wussy???>
Over 20 miles, horses are significantly slower than the typical
cyclist.

Matthew


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Just zis Guy 3 May 2005 18:28:13 permanent link ]
 On 3 May 2005 07:24:31 -0700, "Maggie" <lbuset@allsecretar­ial.com>
wrote:
A cheetah runs 70 miles per hour. Can a cylist beat that?

If there's a cheetah on their tail? You bet! ;-)­

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Dave Larrington 3 May 2005 18:34:59 permanent link ]
 Maggie wrote:> Matthew wrote:>>>
Over 20 miles, horses are significantly slower than the typical>> cyclist.>>
Matthew>
A cheetah runs 70 miles per hour. Can a cylist beat that?

Yes. See:
URL:http://www.wisi­l.recumbents.com/wis­il/records/fastest_e­ver.htm Can't be
done on just any old bike, mind.

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Jim Smith 3 May 2005 18:37:24 permanent link ]
 "Maggie" <lbuset@allsecretar­ial.com> writes:
Matthew wrote:>> >
Over 20 miles, horses are significantly slower than the typical>> cyclist.>>
Matthew>
A cheetah runs 70 miles per hour. Can a cylist beat that?

maybe.

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David Kerber 3 May 2005 19:09:46 permanent link ]
 In article <1115130271.915329.­165740@z14g2000cwz.g­ooglegroups.com>,
lbuset@allsecretari­al.com says...>
Matthew wrote:> > >
Over 20 miles, horses are significantly slower than the typical> > cyclist.> >
Matthew>
A cheetah runs 70 miles per hour. Can a cylist beat that?

Not over 1/4 mile, but get more than a mile or two, and the cyclist will
easily outrun a cheetah.
Maggie. (A cyclist who is significantly slower than a horse.)

Maybe for short distances, but I'll bet you could beat most horses over
a 20 mile course. 20 to 30 miles per day was pretty good mileage for
travel by horseback back in colonial days. They might be able to do
fifty once in a while, but wouldn't be good for much the next day. The
pony express changed horses every few miles, and they were specifically
trained for that.


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Dave Larrington 3 May 2005 19:16:46 permanent link ]
 David Kerber wrote:
I'll bet none of them could beat a cheetah from a standing start in a> 1/4 mile sprint, and they certainly can't do it on a grass-covered> plain!

<ann_oald_joak>
Arbut, you don't have to beat the cheetah, just the other guy...

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David Kerber 3 May 2005 19:17:01 permanent link ]
 In article <3dpgntF6s7dhpU1@in­dividual.net>, smert.spamionam@pri­vacy.net
says...> Maggie wrote:> > Matthew wrote:> >>>
Over 20 miles, horses are significantly slower than the typical> >> cyclist.> >>
Matthew> >
A cheetah runs 70 miles per hour. Can a cylist beat that?>
Yes. See:> URL:http://www.wisi­l.recumbents.com/wis­il/records/fastest_e­ver.htm Can't be> done on just any old bike, mind.

I'll bet none of them could beat a cheetah from a standing start in a
1/4 mile sprint, and they certainly can't do it on a grass-covered
plain!

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Dave Larrington 3 May 2005 19:18:38 permanent link ]
 David Kerber wrote:
Maybe for short distances, but I'll bet you could beat most horses> over a 20 mile course. 20 to 30 miles per day was pretty good> mileage for travel by horseback back in colonial days. They might be> able to do fifty once in a while, but wouldn't be good for much the> next day. The pony express changed horses every few miles, and they> were specifically trained for that.

They've been running a Man vs. Horse race - 22 miles across some pretty
rough country - near Llanwyrtd Wells in mid-Wales since 1980. It took quite
a few years before a mountain bike managed to beat the mokes, though last
year a runner won it for the first time...

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David Kerber 3 May 2005 20:04:42 permanent link ]
 In article <3dpjmlF6tijm0U2@in­dividual.net>, smert.spamionam@pri­vacy.net
says...> David Kerber wrote:>
Maybe for short distances, but I'll bet you could beat most horses> > over a 20 mile course. 20 to 30 miles per day was pretty good> > mileage for travel by horseback back in colonial days. They might be> > able to do fifty once in a while, but wouldn't be good for much the> > next day. The pony express changed horses every few miles, and they> > were specifically trained for that.>
They've been running a Man vs. Horse race - 22 miles across some pretty> rough country - near Llanwyrtd Wells in mid-Wales since 1980. It took quite> a few years before a mountain bike managed to beat the mokes, though last> year a runner won it for the first time...

I could see that on rough country. I was thinking more of a race on a
smooth trail or road, where the bike would gain a lot more speed than
the horse would.

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Jim Smith 3 May 2005 20:35:29 permanent link ]
 "Maggie" <lbuset@allsecretar­ial.com> writes:
David Kerber wrote:>>
Maybe for short distances, but I'll bet you could beat most horses> over>> a 20 mile course. 20 to 30 miles per day was pretty good mileage for>
travel by horseback back in colonial days. They might be able to do>> fifty once in a while, but wouldn't be good for much the next day.> The>> pony express changed horses every few miles, and they were> specifically>> trained for that.>>
But the real question is.....DO ELEPHANTS RUN? It seems there are> many different opinions regarding that. This has nothing to do with> horses, cycling or dogs.....it just popped into my head. I recall> the debate concerning Elephants and if they really run. In the true> definition of the word "RUN". Do you know?>
Maggie...Never runs...maybe a trot...never a run. ;-)­

You might enjoy this:

http://news-service­.stanford.edu/news/2­003/april9/elephants­-49.html

Apparantly it was still an open question at least as recently as 2003.
Also, it seems that they do not trot, no matter how scary the mouse.
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Alex Rodriguez 3 May 2005 22:53:01 permanent link ]
 In article <1115130271.915329.­165740@z14g2000cwz.g­ooglegroups.com>,
lbuset@allsecretari­al.com says...
A cheetah runs 70 miles per hour. Can a cylist beat that?

How long can they keep that speed up.
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Alex

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Guest 4 May 2005 01:07:38 permanent link ]
 And these 15 or so posts have exactly what relationship to my
question? I don't know how far or fast a horse can run - but judging
by these posts there is certainly no shortage of horses asses around
here. And while you go off topic to discuss elephants, cheetahs and
horses maybe one of you can work in something that could pass for a
lucid thought instead of just wasting time and bandwidth.



On Tue, 3 May 2005 16:16:46 +0100, "Dave Larrington"
<smert.spamionam@pr­ivacy.net> wrote:
David Kerber wrote:>
I'll bet none of them could beat a cheetah from a standing start in a>> 1/4 mile sprint, and they certainly can't do it on a grass-covered>> plain!>
<ann_oald_joak>>Ar­but, you don't have to beat the cheetah, just the other guy...>
</ann_oald_joak>

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Just zis Guy 4 May 2005 01:27:14 permanent link ]
 On Tue, 03 May 2005 17:07:38 -0400, kend99@hotmail.com wrote in
message <c1pf71l4np0nf6muhf­fik3247ttm7o0oka@4ax­.com>:
And these 15 or so posts have exactly what relationship to my>question? I don't know how far or fast a horse can run - but judging>by these posts there is certainly no shortage of horses asses around>here. And while you go off topic to discuss elephants, cheetahs and>horses maybe one of you can work in something that could pass for a>lucid thought instead of just wasting time and bandwidth.

Oooh! 9.6 on the Hastings[1] scale! Well done!

[1] Hastings scale: a measure of vacuous pomposity. Named after Max
"Hitler" Hastings, former editor of the Dreary Torygraph.

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Matthew 4 May 2005 01:31:50 permanent link ]
 
<kend99@hotmail.com­> wrote in message
news:c1pf71l4np0nf6­muhffik3247ttm7o0oka­@4ax.com...> And these 15 or so posts have exactly what relationship to my> question? I don't know how far or fast a horse can run - but
judging> by these posts there is certainly no shortage of horses asses around> here. And while you go off topic to discuss elephants, cheetahs
horses maybe one of you can work in something that could pass for a> lucid thought instead of just wasting time and bandwidth.>
Just how much are you paying for my advice?

Welcome to Usenet


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Guest 4 May 2005 01:56:39 permanent link ]
 On Tue, 3 May 2005 15:31:50 -0600, "Matthew"
<matthewvenhaus@hot­mail.com> wrote:

Exactly what's it worth - 0
And exactly why do you feel you have to post a reply to a question if
you have nothing to offer. That's not Usenet that's just stupid.
Just how much are you paying for my advice?>
Welcome to Usenet>

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Jim Smith 4 May 2005 02:22:32 permanent link ]
 "Just zis Guy, you know?" <uce@ftc.gov> writes:
On Tue, 03 May 2005 17:07:38 -0400, kend99@hotmail.com wrote in> message <c1pf71l4np0nf6muhf­fik3247ttm7o0oka@4ax­.com>:>
And these 15 or so posts have exactly what relationship to my>>question? I don't know how far or fast a horse can run - but judging>>by these posts there is certainly no shortage of horses asses around>>here. And while you go off topic to discuss elephants, cheetahs and>>horses maybe one of you can work in something that could pass for a>>lucid thought instead of just wasting time and bandwidth.>
Oooh! 9.6 on the Hastings[1] scale! Well done!>
[1] Hastings scale: a measure of vacuous pomposity. Named after Max> "Hitler" Hastings, former editor of the Dreary Torygraph.

She gets bonus points for her top posting too.
What a twunt.
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Matthew 4 May 2005 05:27:13 permanent link ]
 
"Claire Petersky" <cpetersky@mousepot­ato.com> wrote in message
news:427813b5$0$794­63$14726298@news.sun­site.dk...> [Re-jiggered to fix top-posting; trimmed; and punctuation minorly edited]>
<kend99@hotmail.com­> wrote in message> news:8fsf71h5e12ojq­oqvtdj915a1l4j6eljkl­@4ax.com...> > On Tue, 3 May 2005 15:31:50 -0600, "Matthew"> > <matthewvenhaus@hot­mail.com> wrote:> >
Just how much are you paying for my advice?> >
And exactly why do you feel you have to post a reply to a question if> > you have nothing to offer? That's not Usenet, that's just stupid.>
You may have posted a question, but the rest of us have taken the> conversation elsewhere. You shouldn't get angry and abuse people just> because they've hijacked the thread you began.>
I recommend a bike ride, to regain perspective.>
I recommend you get in the trailer and let the dog ride.

Matthew


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Bill Sornson 4 May 2005 05:57:52 permanent link ]
 kend99@hotmail.com wrote:> On Tue, 3 May 2005 15:31:50 -0600, "Matthew"> <matthewvenhaus@hot­mail.com> wrote:>
Exactly what's it worth - 0> And exactly why do you feel you have to post a reply to a question if> you have nothing to offer. That's not Usenet that's just stupid.>
Just how much are you paying for my advice?>>
Welcome to Usenet

Top-posting moron says, "What?".


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LioNiNoiL_a t_Y a h 0 0_d 0 t_c 0 m 4 May 2005 11:44:13 permanent link ]
 Joe wrote:
Anyone have any experience taking a dog along on a day long> bike trip utilizing a bike trailer.

I refurbished a ten-year-old Cannondale "Bugger" trailer in the
mid-Eighties for a friend to take her dog on day tours, and she used it
for another ten years that I know of -- and may still be using it, for
all I know, though not with the same dog: a medium-size sheepdog, very
well trained. The main difficulty with the trailer was getting the hitch
to fit tightly enough to prevent it from surging fore-and-aft under
load. Once that was achieved, the trailer with dog was very stable. She
would stop on steep portions of a ride and call the dog out, who would
then trot behind until the hill was crested, then jump back into the
trailer.

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Dave Larrington 4 May 2005 13:41:21 permanent link ]
 kend99@hotmail.com wrote:> And these 15 or so posts have exactly what relationship to my> question? I don't know how far or fast a horse can run - but judging> by these posts there is certainly no shortage of horses asses around> here. And while you go off topic to discuss elephants, cheetahs and> horses maybe one of you can work in something that could pass for a> lucid thought instead of just wasting time and bandwidth.

Back in your box, laddie.

Also, do not top-post like a Cretinous Foul-Yob fit only for Stoning.

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Just zis Guy 4 May 2005 16:38:11 permanent link ]
 On 4 May 2005 05:32:04 -0700, "Maggie" <lbuset@allsecretar­ial.com>
wrote:
IS THAT INTERESTING OR WHAT?????

May I plead the Fifth?

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Mike Euritt 4 May 2005 17:40:02 permanent link ]
 I have trailered my #17 dachshund several times, but we settled into
riding on a rack on the bike.

I strap a milk carton/file cabinet to the rack and he sits up there,
he is happier in that position on my recumbent trike because his nose
is in my ear, than on the MTB, but either way it didn't take long to
train him. He loves going with me, and can run at about 4-5 mph for
about 3 miles when it is safe for him on the ground.

Using the trailer, I had him in a crate, which he hated. If we use the
trailer again, I will rig it so he is clipped so he can't jump off..
Unfortunately, I don't trust him to jump on and off safely and stay
out of traffic.

My other dachshund, same size, has a bad leg from an accident and
can't run. She rides with us in a J&D grocery pannier and seems quite
happy to be pulled out and allowed to participate in the rest stops.

Our longest ride, 55 miles of the Tour de Palm Springs, Greenspeed
tandem trike and Burley trailer, 5 wheels, and over 10 feet of HPV.
One other guy had a more normal size dog in a Burley kid trailer, I've
no idea how far they went.

MikeE
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