Dog Bike Leash-safe Bike Rides For You And Fun Exercise For Your Dog!

I was gifted a WalkyDog bike leash for Christmas and have been using it for a couple of months now with my Westie dog, Dougie and my mountain bike - we have so much fun! I just wanted to pass on to other dog lovers the benefits of biking with your best buddy!

Dougie is quite a small dog and doesnt really ever get up any great walking pace, preferring to sniff and stop repeatedly to pick up what I dub doggie pee-mail, so I wasnt really getting any real exercise watching him endlessly cocking his leg over everything interesting until his tanks were drained and the gesture was entirely token!

The Walkydog product is a hands-free bicycle leash that permits you to safely take your dog with you on bike rides, so no more leaving your best friend at home and feeling bad about it!

It is very dangerous to ride a bike and have your dog run alongside with a normal lead in your hand or tied round the handle-bars of the bike. You are at risk of being pulled over or the dog getting hurt by the lead getting twisted in the wheels or the dog getting in the way of you. No sensible dog lover should be taking this chance of injury to either, dog, owner or even someone else in the occurrence of an accident.

The Walkydog is stable, as the bike riders weight is keeping stability and prevents you being pulled over, even if your dog catches sight of something exciting and decides to try and go after it! When first fixing on the dog bike product, ride the bike to start with by yourself to ensure youre comfortable with it, and then fasten on your dog and extra lead if necessary. Go slowly to begin with to get your dog used to the experience, preferably in a quiet area. Always take a water flask for your dog, and you! Dougs uses a padded harness instead of his regular collar, as he is just so eager when we first get going on our walkydog bike leash, that he pulls, thus the harness is more comfortable for him. If you are going out on the street to bike with your dog, I believe a reflective harness for your dog would be sensible and of course the regular safety attire for yourself, along with proper bike lights if dusk. Always keep your dog on the inside of you, away from traffic. With his new found biking pleasure, Dougs seems uninclined in chasing wildlife. I cannot keep up with Dougs tempo for long now, so we do a deal and I saunter back wheeling the bike, using the Walky detached from the bike as a lead for Dougs (best to detach when youre not biking to prevent possible damage to your bike), whilst he sniffs all the way home and then jumps happily into his doggie basket with his favourite cuddle toy. Bliss for both of us!

As I see it, and from actually using the product, these are the benefits and features for you and your doggie:

* The WalkyDog installs in just minutes and is extremely simple to use. Its patented design consists of an internal shock-absorbing system and swift lock and release capability for easy switching between bikes.

* Fun way to exercise your dog and release energy - particularly for active dogs

* The WalkyDog "lead" can be extended to a maximum of 14". If you find that the arrangement of the height of your bike and the 14" lead isn't adequate, you can fix the WalkyDog lead to your dogs existing lead for further length (I had to do this with Dougs, as hes small) or, you may easily replace the cord used in the WalkyDog lead with a cord of a custom length (same width required for use). You can obtain cord of this kind at many hardware stores with the identical diameter currently used.
* Sturdy, solid and well made from top quality components
* Can be used as a ordinary lead when removed from the bike
* Suitable for bike riders over 14+ and fit, healthy dogs, big or small
* Great for owners who cannot walk or run too far themselves
* Possible to fasten on one WalkyDog each side of your bike for 2 dogs

Someone posed a question in my hub on this topic, whether the Walkydog is appropriate to fix to a personal mobility device and I replied; actually there is a guy who is a disabled person who earns his living as a professional dog walker and he in fact uses the Walkydog bike leash for smaller dogs when carrying out his job.

My partner paid about $50.00 for mine, though it was well worth it to see Dougs so happy on the dog bike leash and me now getting the work out I require to keep healthy. I see the item is in the 100 Pet Supplies Bestsellers List, with very good customer testimonials.