Benefits of a hands free dog leash:

• Great for moms with a stroller
• Keep hands in pockets when it is cold
• Text message or talk on the phone
• Excellent control and less stress on hands and arms

Other functions of the Vario 6 hands free dog leash

• 6 ft leash
• 3 ft leash
• Short, medium or long temporary tether
• Double dog walker

Here is what one of our customers said about the Ruff Wear Web Master™ dog harness:

“Moses is doing great with the new harness. I adjusted it and he actually likes it. This has got to be the best thing I bought this year. I feel like I have a new walking partner. I told my UPS driver about it he has two labs that like to pull him when walks them. I hope he buy’s one from you.” – George

Before offering this bike leash at our store I put it through the same rigorous tests that I do for all our products. On one particular test run I decided we had to offer our customers this leash. Here’s what happened….

Wet conditions, uneven terrain, crazy powerful dog on the scent of a deer :) …

So I was riding along and saw a good size buck about 50 yards out. Parker had caught his scent but hadn’t seen him yet. For some reason the deer wasn’t moving at all and I figured now would be the best chance I had to really test this thing. I kept getting closer to him until I was about 10 yards from him. Then I yelled to Parker – “Deer!” and he looked up and saw him. He bolted for him as if he had the strength of 2 dogs, but to my surprise I kept perfect control. I never even had to stop to put my feet down.

I just wanted to share this video that one of our past customers Art Hoffman sent in. He has set a record for ‘the fastest 1/4 mile bicycling accompanied by a dog using a safe restraining device’ and posted his video to The Universal Record Database. Looks like my dog Parker has some competition :) Way to go Art and Chenji!!!

Notice that Art is using a padded dog harness with the WalkyDog bike leash. Please never attempt this using a normal leash. Art is also in an area with no traffic and is riding at the pace of his dog.

In this video I tried to demonstrate the amount of control you have when biking your dog with the Walky Dog. Hope that comes through in the video. One of these days I will have to purchase the rights to some new background music although now I am kind of getting used to this same song. It is almost like it has become the WalkyDog theme song.

I also got a great email last night from another happy customer that I thought I would share (see below). These emails keep me going. Thank you to everyone out there helping to spread the word of dog biking and the WalkyDog bike leash. We sincerely appreciate it. Keep the emails and pictures coming!

A very nice email we got…

“Just wanted to take a moment to thank you for our Walky Dog leash and harness. It came today and my husband and I were excited to see Marley’s reaction. She LOVES it!!!! We briefly tried holding her on a loose lead while biking and realized how dangerous that could be, so this is just what we’ve been looking for.

Installation was so easy! In minutes we were out turning heads and getting lots of smiles from our neighbors. I was taking it slow at first but Marley caught on very quickly and when I looked over at her, she wasn’t lagging but pulling me to go faster. I’m sure Marley wants to say thanks too!

Wonderful products and fast delivery….you guys are great!”

http://www.WendyFrancisco.com/

Dog Scootering isn’t anything new apparently. I started researching it after giving it a try and found that people actually have organized races. They tend to use bikejoring gear and have the dog out in front of the scooter pulling them like a mushing dog. The WalkyDog actually works great for this setup too. You can have it coming off the front of the scooter and the internal springs act as shock absorption. Not only that, but the WalkyDog actually helps keep the leash or bungee cord out of the tires. Although this is fun for open areas, I really like dog scootering with the WalkyDog coming out to the side of the scooter like in the above video. Why not transform your regular scooter into a dog scooter. I would love to hear feedback of anyone else that is trying this. Have fun out there!

1) Make sure to bike your dog during cooler parts of the day – especially when riding on pavement. The hot pavement can damage your dog’s paws. If you do have to ride on pavement – during cooler parts of the day – it might be worthwhile to look into purchasing some dog boots or paw pad protecting wax like Musher’s Secret. I have been using Musher’s for the past week and it works great to condition and toughen Parker’s pads since he rides on pavement for a portion of our bike rides. I plan to sell Musher’s on our site The Dog Outdoors soon. It is all organic too and can actually be ingested with no harm.

2) Make sure to bring water along on your bike ride.

3) Limit the distance you ride (especially when it is hot). Dog’s have to be conditioned just like humans to walking/running distances. The last thing you want is for your buddy to get heat stroke!

4) Use a harness when using the WalkyDog. A nice padded dog harness will be much more comfortable and safe for your dog. A good harness will not rub or chafe your dog’s skin.

5) Always Always ride at your dog’s pace! If they look tired or are lagging behind – it is time to quit. Never drag your dog! If you acclimate your dog to the WalkyDog from the beginning they should be right at your side or – in the case of Parker – actually pulling ahead. Check out videos at The Dog Outdoors to see what I mean

6) The WalkyDog Low Rider (the attachment for smaller dogs) will not be ideal for all smaller dogs. We do not recommend using the WalkyDog with dogs less than 20 lbs. Some people prefer to ride using the normal attachment with an extended cord. See this video to learn more about options for biking smaller dogs

7) For powerful pullers leave off the clear plastic rubber piece under the jaw clamp. This will keep the WalkyDog from moving. You may need to also tighten you seat post in some cases. Also check the wear on the cord occasionally. Powerful pullers will sometimes wear down the cord slowly over time. You can buy replacement from Lowe’s or any hardware store. I have also been testing some super strong military cord that can be used as replacement cord or extension cord for your WalkyDog. I plan to sell this on my site soon as well. This stuff is strong! Contact me if you would like some in the meantime.

If you ever have any questions feel free to contact me by going to the contact us link at The Dog Outdoors . We use all the products we sell and have thoroughly tested everything. We love questions and feedback from customers and of corse potential customers – so keep them coming.

-Scott