[nagdu] guide dogs and bike/tandem?

[Toni Whaley]

Hello!

Thirty years ago my husband and I bought a tandem.  We continued to ride the
bike even after our daughter was born and later when the guide dog arrived.
In the former case, we bought a seat for the daughter. My guide dog never
accompanied us on our trips. My daughter tells me she sees many people
riding bikes in the park with their dogs attached via some kind of leash (I
can't remember her description). So I suppose if you can attach a dog to a
one seater, you can attach it to a two seater as well.

Toni

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Ioana Gandrabur
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 2:59 PM
To: NFBnet NAGDU Mailing List
Subject: [nagdu] guide dogs and bike/tandem?

Hi everyone,

My husband and I have just bought a tandem and are happy to explore this new
outdoors activity. Just get a bad feeling about having to leave the dog
behind at home for this. I will of course make sure to walk with him before
and/or after the bike ride. I was wondering however if any of you have
explored other options: I have heard about dogs running next to the bike as
a workout. Of course I suppose this has to be done on short distances to
make sure you're not overtiring the dog. also I have heard of a kind of
trailer made especially for large dogs that you can attach to the bike. this
could give us the option to take him on short rides from a place to an other
and leave the car behind more often. Like I said I am just exploring and
will not do any of this unless I am positive that it is safe for the little
guy.

Any thoughts on this theme are greatly appreciated as always.

Have a great summer all of you!

Ioana


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