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Scooter Adds Fun To Dog Walking
If you've got a dog, or dogs, that need a lot more exercise than they've been getting, you might want to think about getting a dog scooter.
While there are other dog carts on the market, Daphne Lewis says hers has a single shaft that goes over the dog's back and pulls upward on the harness.
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Scooter Adds Fun To Dog Walking FARM HOME recreation If you ve got a dog or dogs that need a lot more exercise than they ve been getting you might want to think about getting a dog scooter
While there are other dog carts on the market Daphne Lewis says hers has a single shaft that goes over the dog s back and pulls upward on the harness
When you sit in the seat the harness lifts off the dog s back so he s pulling with his sternum and is light on his feet says Lewis
Because of the design even 40 to 50-lb dogs that love to run can pull the carts The reinforced harnesses are well padded for comfort and the driver has reins for control
Lewis started running dog-pulled scooters several years ago when she owned a smart Rottweiler that needed something to do She adapted a thrift store scooter then discovered there were dog scooters on the market and that people race with them It s like skijouring on wheels she says Lewis created a company DogScooter located in Washington selling scooters online
The selling point is that it s a great way to exercise your dogs Lewis says The dogs are much calmer after they get half an hour or hour of running
She carries single and double passenger sulkies and models with and without brakes At $800 the no-brake models are more affordable Lewis says and riders use their feet for braking Models with brakes start at $1 800 Optional two-dog hitches allow a pair of dogs to pull the sulky
On-the-ground training is important prior to hooking up the dog to the sulky using the same kinds of commands dog mushers use The www dogscooter com website includes several videos showing dogs pulling scooters and sulkies including Dog Scootering 101
Sulkies weigh less than 40 lbs and can be ordered through the website
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Daphne Lewis 2524 S 317th no 201 Federal Way Wash 98003 ph 206 304-7390; daphne@chalosulky com; www chalosulky com; www dogscooter com
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