I hauled my bike out of storage this weekend. Today was Deuce's first run with the Springer attachment. The trails are covered with snow still, slushy,slippery,going to break my ankle kind of snow, but the main road through my subdivision is clear and dry. So after the fun of getting Deuce through the yard and out of the gates--he's not fond of some of the others--we were off. He learned fairly quickly where to run, that he couldn't go sideways or get in front of the bike. Things were going along nicely, heading down a big hill, when a COYOTE runs right in front of us! What are the odds that in the middle of the afternoon, while taking one of my most prey driven, chase orientated dogs for his first bike ride a coyote will decide to cross the road as we come down a hill????
The success part--the springer gave me enough control that I could stop Deuce from pulling the bike over, not let him get in front of the wheel and actually stop while going downhill! No injuries, no dog running off into the bush after the coyote. After a couple minutes, we were able to safely continue down the road with no problems! If we'd been on a flat section, I could have kept going without stopping, but we were reaching insane speeds heading down that hill!
I can just barely control Deuce on a leash. Walking him is not fun. The usual tricks(halti ect) haven't worked at all. He was born to pull and he is unbelieveably powerful! He has good recall, but he's unpredictable with other dogs so I can't let him off-leash unless we are way out in the boonies. A tired Deuce is a very good dog so I try to keep him tired as much as possible. The Springer will be a great help over the warmer months until he can start training again. That thing was the best 100 bucks I ever spent.
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Originally Posted by Glacier
Huney, Bon & Simba-missed so very much
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