Norman pulling sulky -maiden voyage

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[courteous1]

We did a lot of ground training for about 8 months. His whoa was awesome before we started. His directional commands still needed work (gee and haw). we could do them from a standing position but in motion we have to relearn them. A bit of rein pressure helped him and a whoa if he decided to go his own way. But he transitioned to me in the seat surprisingly well.

[courteous1]

the sulky was built by jim walsh in australia...regal mini sulkies...he has also designed sulkies fot harness racing...it is an incredible and light weight design

[nywarlord87]

Now why don't you let the dog sit there and you pull him around.

[courteous1]

@nywarlord87 Because he wants to run and I can't keep up with him...he likes me to go with him...he gets so excited when I pull out his harness to go for a run, he starts jumping around and wagging his tail. It would be torture for him to sit in a seat and watch me run. He loves to run and this enables us to be together. Its running with your best friend.

[heartshapedd1]

that looks like so much fun! :D

[swordwhale1]

@Spoofmaster21 >) I mushed on a bike (2 dogs) for years. Rig (or dogcart) is somewhat safer, but a bike or scooter works well with a dog or two. Training your dog well, even better! Briards are very cool! there's one in our doggie dance class.

[swordwhale1]

@psychobunny32 There's a great couple of youtube videos by Boston Snowdogs: one of the teams "urban mushing is a pair of pitbulls pulling a girl on a scooter... they mush right on-by a loose Doberman. I have a couple of "Mushing 101" videos too. 1 or 2 dogs can pull a bike or rig, train, have brakes, wear a helmet, use a good trail, use a sledding harness. Save the skateboard for when your dog is trained.

[Spoofmaster21]

@swordwhale1 Probably a heck of a lot safer than when I tied two harnesses together and hooked my family's two dogs up to my bike as a kid. Only one of them obeyed me, but she was the heavy one so it worked out. The dogs got to run to their hearts' content and we didn't have to go to a dog park to do it (which was good since one tended to be aggressive with dogs she didn't know).

[WarriorwolfdogsFire]

i love Norman hes so cute

we have 3 briards home

Monti , kajsa and the old lady Hilda

[psychobunny32]

how much does he weigh? I have a large pitbull mix who loves to pull and run. Think this would be great for her. We tried hiring a dog trainer to roller-blade with her, but she chased a cat across a yard and we had to pull the trainer out of the bushes. He never came back.....

[TheProsiac]

@styricpriestess I think it's a Briard.

[styricpriestess]

sorry, but what sort of dog is that?

[MySamisbest]

What kind of dog is that? is it a briard?

[swordwhale1]

Great excercise for herding breeds too! Yeah, I can't keep up with my huskies either, so we use a 3 wheeled rig. Wish more people would realize how simple this is, how much fun, and how much the dogs love it.