Cycling along the Mosel River with a dog.

+1, I needed a new back window on my vehicle when an idiot was cycling whilst having a Dog on a lead trotting with Him😤😤. £350 it cost me. Really dumb & dangerous idea it is.

Why were you driving a vehicle on a dedicated cycle track.  No wonder there's accidents. 

K 

I'm also not in favour of dogs running along side a bike while attached to a long lead, dogs like to have a good sniff when they are out but they can't as they have to keep running/trotting to keep up with the bike, what happens when they want a wee, they can't as they have to keep running/trotting etc. etc. I actually would go as far as to say it can be quite cruel.

I agree and it's the same with joggers who insist on taking their dogs on a lead with them. It can't be any fun for the dog - they're inquisitive and social animals and whilst I don't really think it constitutes cruelty I do suspect they get less mental stimulus from having to keep up an even pace with a cycling/jogging owner. And no matter how well trained a dog is there is always the likelihood of some distraction causing them to pull away on the lead.

Poor show for such negative comments about dogs in bike trailers. Some dogs simple carn't trot beside the bike for the distance and if they are under a year old they should not be trotting for a serious lenght of time. I would worry for the dogs safety on anything than off road.

Our cavapoo would be dead if she was made to trot for 10 miles plus. Dog trailers & baskets have helped more families with dogs to have an enjoyable day out and in my experience the dogs are exercised at appropriate places on route.

Those photos were from last year (2017). Got back from Germany 3 weeks ago had 10 nights at Bad Durkheim and 5 nights again at Erden (2018). On cycle paths you get lots of walkers and other cyclists so no good for a dog running loose and when the temperature is above 30c then walking a dog is not good. The dog gets a good long walk and run off lead in an evening when it is cool. There is also a bar stop so the dog gets water and cyclists a beer or two! to cool down

This year cycling with a dog.

Why is it a "Poor show" when others disagree with your opinion PI.   Forums are for discussion and there will always be differing opinions. 

Dogs have legs and IMHO their best exercise is to walk alongside their owner at their own pace.  Caring owners do that as a matter of course. ------- If that's not possible and the dog is ill and unable to walk then adjust your holiday activities accordingly. 

Since the thread was about Cycling With A Dog. I personally don't agree with sticking them in a child's trailer or for that matter a shopping basket and going for a cycle run.  But there again there will be a few who do.. 

K 

Sooner in a ‘child’s trailer’ than being forced to run when it may hurt them. As I’ve said before there are Dog lovers & Dog owners, the trotting alongside owners just view their Dogs as tools for them to be used not a member of the family to be loved. 

What a daft thing to say Buckets.  When I take my dog for a walk at least 3 times every day across the fields, he is happy to walk alongside me either off or on the lead. He sometimes chooses to run if I fling his ball and he runs when playing with his doggy friends. This is normal doggy behaviour. He is never forced to do those things and IMHO taking a dog for a walk is definitely not treating them as a tool. It is the normal action of any caring dog owner. 

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Shock Horror !! , He actually uses his legs to get about.  

K 

K, it’s too serious a subject is a Dogs health to play games with words. I’ll pass thanks.