Roller skating with a dog.... would you?

elsien

Just don't forget that you've been framed pay £250 a clip................

puppypants

MissG wrote: »

No way on this earth would i but i do have 3!! A idea would be to take a pair of shoes with you in a bag like a jd bag so if things get a bit too much when you take the dog out on them then you can stop and change.

B_M you could always put the dog in the sports bag and skate home if it got too much, or put the dog in the bag then on the skates and drag it round the park!!:D Just a thought

blue_monkey_2

puppypants wrote: »

B_M you could always put the dog in the sports bag and skate home if it got too much, or put the dog in the bag then on the skates and drag it round the park!!:D Just a thought

I thought I would sit on her and she could carry me home with me rolling rather than her carrying my full body weight..... :rotfl:

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

DD has just suggested standing on a skateboard.

(remember this is the child scarred for life - literally - from her mutt related locomotion antics )

mummyinthevalley

I think it sounds like a great idea, lots of fun. I couldn't do it because I have terrible balance but if you think you'd be in control then see no harm. Like everything there is an element of training but at speed a dog is so focused that probably won't be as likely to run after things etc You'll look just like Cesar Millan! Go for it!

dollparts

well done you for keeping upbeat about your issue!

As a child we had three german shepherds and whilst my Daddy was/is a super fit guy, and would literally sprint with them for hours in fields us kids weren't so lucky and didn't inherit his olympic genes!

I don't fully remember but he used to have a fairly long lead and would tie it around my waist as a teen, and that way if Flossy (the smallest of the three) felt like a sprint I would be running alongside her and as my energy wore out, be running behind her!

Child cruelty issues aside it did work (haha) and whilst I never had any injuries, this may have been down to the fact that my Dad was their absolute God and if he could recall each of them in a second including when they were eating!

Anyway, I don't know how the extended lead around the waist would hold up to scrutiny nowadays but depending on your weight and your dog's weight, in some way it may be worth a think.

Good luck!

blue_monkey_2

People..... I have skates!!

I am actually surprised how easy it is to pick it up again, I've been skating around the lounge (kids and dogs staring at me open mouthed) but I am surprised myself how easy it is to get into it again, my balance is good, I am even able to do a half turn to stop, so I am thinking it cannot be all that bad.

Now all I have to do is get some practise in up the park where they have paths. I can take the dogs and leave them in the car while I practise then get them out and give it a go. Am I sounding too confident. I wonder how long before I fall on my backside.

I also bought one of these last week: http://www.greyhoundmegastore.com/double-dog-coupler.html?options=cart

I am able to walk both dogs on the one lead now, they both have their gentle leaders on and it is brilliant, even my son (age 7) can walk both dogs on the same lead without being pulled. The kids have long nagged about being able to walk the dogs but they are so strong it has not been possible. It seems that the bigger dog take the weight off the smaller dog, and as long as the pup does not pull she will happily walk along beside the big dog.

ATM, the problems seems to arise because the puppy is frightened of a) mud and b) puddles and so wants to go around them and not through them. So the walk around the park and woods is interesting at the moment but where we usually go, when the kids are at school, it is all paths and alleys so it will be fine then.

My seriously 'hard' staffies are a bit pathetic by all accounts!! I have no idea why people cross the road from us. Maybe it is me...... LOL.

aliasojo

blue_monkey wrote: »

.... I've been skating around the lounge (kids and dogs staring at me open mouthed)...

I'm opened mouthed at the fact your lounge is big enough to skate round.

Good luck!

CFC

pictures needed!

*Katie*_3

Bit concerned about you skating/running/cycling with your dogs on headcollars. I think it's a very bad idea, if you fell it could seriously damage their necks or spine.
Also how old is your puppy? You shouldn't be running/skating with a pup.

I run with my dog and have him in a chest harness and a padded waist band for me with an extendable lead so comfortable for us both.

Maybe you could try something like that? I could only run a very short distance to start with and had to build up time and distance.

Good on you for increasing her exercise though