Reddit reviews Springer Dog Exerciser, Biking with Your Dog

It's this: http://www.amazon.com/Springer-Dog-Exerciser/dp/B0017NM4OE

Expensive, but worth every penny for me as I can bring him to work this way and save on doggy daycare! Also, he loves it. He's terrified of bikes up until the moment I'm sitting on it and then complete trust and excitement to go running.

OH. MY. GOODNESS. The Springer Dog Exerciser literally changed my life.

My brother impulsively got a husky. He dumped the poor dog on my parents. Being a husky, he was full of energy, and needed to be walked every day. He was never leash trained and my dad wasn't consistent enough for my training to stick.

Not only is he able to run, TRULY run, like he's been bred to do, but I don't feel unsafe. I don't feel out of control. I'm able to manage and control him very easily. I was terrified of joring with him in case he bolted off... but with the Springer, he's an angel. And it's so much fun. I look forward to doing it every day, instead of dreading him pulling my arm off.

Even if he tries to bolt off, the way it's built keeps me stable and safe. I've only fallen once, and it was very minor and my fault since I wasn't using a proper bike.

https://www.amazon.com/Springer-Dog-Exerciser/dp/B0017NM4OE

Use a specially made attachment like Walkydog or Springer to physically attach your dog to the bike. Use a comfy non-restrictive harness on the dog for this attachment point. That way, dog can move normally, but when the dog pulls it doesn't make you fall or crash.

I'd also personally hold a leash connected to a collar for finer control, but the big thing is you don't want the dog's full weight to be able to pull on your arms or handlebars.

i keep two hands on the bars and run the leash between my fingers and the bar, so i can pull her back in, but if she ran around a pole the leash would slip off. she is only 35#, but if she were 80 i would not do this for fear of being pulled over.

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You might also check out a [springer](https://www.amazon.com/Springer-Dog-Exerciser-Biking-your/dp/B0017NM4OE/) it keeps your hands free and absorbs shock from the dog pulling. does a great job. i just got lazy trying to adjust it so i dont use it much but its on my todo list to get it set up again.

There's a quick release mechanism.

May I ask though, what would cause you to fall? Because if you're worried about the dog causing that, that's exactly what the WalkyDog prevents from happening.

It's mounted to your bike exactly where your center of gravity is, so you have your ENTIRE body weight "pinning" that connection point down. I run with my 70 lbs dog and am completely fine, but there are people who take out their 100+ pitties & GSDs without any issue at all. The combination of your center of gravity and the high tensioned springs the leash attaches to prevent your dog's sudden lunges from moving you or your bike.

As someone who used to be a full-time bike commuter (7.5 miles each way), I feel confident asserting that a WalkyDog (or a similar product) is SAFER that holding a leash in nearly every way.

Lots of good info in that reply, thanks! After my previous comment I read about the 148/141 TA/QR end cap swap. Seems livable should I go with the trek.

I have a Springer Dog Exerciser that I use to take my dog out with me. We climb pretty fast but we don't bomb descents. That's not to say I wouldn't go without him, especially in hot weather but the mount takes some effort to remove.

It's a whole other topic but I've considered re-engineering the mounting receiver to work a little differently. That would make it possible to use a dropper.

Edit: my link formatting doesn't seem to work on my phone app. Sorry about that.

Edit#2: fixed my botched formatting. Boom