Showing posts with label bikejoring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bikejoring. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Exercising Vizslas can be FUN!


There's a sport called "bikejoring". It involves :

  • A Bike



  • A "tugline" (note my tugline here is a leash wrapped around the post on the bike, then bungees to absorb shock to the harness) Poor man's way to bikejor...

  • A harness


  • A dog that likes to pull in harness

Scarlet is getting much better at pulling - Tessa is ready for the ididarod - except it would have to be dry and about 60 degrees Farenheit.

This is a very fun way to run your dogs - they get full running, pulling weight, but not too much. It's great conditioning for their "wind" when trialing and it always makes me smile doing it. I would suggest gloves, a helmet and a face shield, because they tend to pepper you with debris! Good luck and have fun!