New WalkyDog bicycle attachment

What happens if the dog runs to look at something or to sniff? Is there some kind of quick release? or do you fall?

Hiya Rob,

The sprung system works incredibly well. Inside the stainless steel tubing there is a system of springs that gradually compresses if the dog were to lag behind, or stop, or try to take off in another direction. It gently, but firmly, pulls the dog back to it's position beside you without any danger of you becoming unstable. You have the added force of the bikes turning wheels to keep you upright and heading in a straight line, as well. I understand your concerns, but as a Husky owner (inquisitive as all hell!) I can assure you that it works like a charm. It is also very easy to attach and detach, via a strong collared locking mechanism onto the bicycle-frame bracket. I have never had a problem with instability, even on gravel and grass surfaces.

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mikey_ct,
This looks like a good idea. It won't work for me, however. My dog is 11 years-old (12 this Sunday), diabetic, and blind. On the trail, I can't keep up with her.
Good luck.

It should attach to the rear skewer to minimize the side-to-side leverage of a dog veering of course (to chaise a rabbit, another dog, stopping to make a poo, etc, etc).

Neat idea. Is there some sort of automatic release of the line at a preset threshold? Everyone knows that dogs will always walk on the opposite side of that post, person, whatever that you choose to walk/ride on.

The beauty of the equipment is that the dog is limited to the length of the extension arm and cannot pull any further away from the bike, or toward, or behind, or in front of it for that matter. The sprung system only allow for around 15 cm of stretch before pulling back to zero. It caters for the event that the dog suddenly trieds to stop, or run off and further disspates the energy of their movement, before pulling the dog bak into line. Since the cyclist is aware of the extension arm, it is very unlikely that you would cycle too close to a pole, or post, without being aware of a possible problem. I have been using the device for a little over six months now with no problems. All my sales have reported back with big smiles and no issues. There is no breaking of the line, as you will be able to stop quickly enough to avoid major problems, as will the dog be able to adjust as well. For safety reasons it stays attached, to avoid your dog running loose in the traffic - even in the unlikely event of a fall. The quick release sleeve makes attaching, or detaching very easy in the event of any problem. this equipment was designed with a Husky in mind and those of you that understand Huskies will know them to be the most inquisitive and easily distracted animal on this planet. So if it works with a Husky, it will work with any dog - and does. Are you interested for your shop, or personally?

How much US ???

Hi Litespeedguy'

Sorry about the delay in replying. Unit costs approx $40 plus shipping and applicable taxes. If you give me your location and zip code, I can send you a better costing.

Hi Mike
Im a spanish citizen located in Madrid, i have a shop in my city dedicated to the rental and selling of bikes.
I know your walky dog product for some years ago and im trying to obtain a couple or three of them to offer them in my rental bikes as a new way to users to give dogs a walk, also id like to have your product in my shop to sell it.
Mike, where can i obtain your product? could i become a dealer of it? please answer me quickly i will place you an order inmediatly
Luis

mikey_ct said:

New WalkyDog bicycle attachment

Hi all 😉

I am introducing the WalkyDog bike attachment, that allows you to cycle safely with your dog. You can contact me on my card details for more info. It is an truly amazing, high quality product, made from stainless steel and brass, German TUV approved. I have a 30KG Husky and we use it every day for fun, safe exercise. I can courier the item to you anywhere.

P.S. I am also looking for agents for all provinces in South Africa, as well as Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola, Mocambique, Namibia.

Hello Luis,

Thanks for your questions.

First, I can supply you with the following:-

Stainless Steel silver WalkyDog Set (complete) - Euro 28.00
Stainless Steel blue WalkyDog Set (complete) - Euro 30.00
Stainless Steel black WalkyDog Set (complete) - Euro 30.00
Stainless Steel purple WalkyDog Set (complete) - Euro 30.00

(note : all prices exclude shipping & packaging)

These sets will come with the complete unit and the fittings for the bicycle.

I would suggest that you buy a few extra bicycle fittings, so you can use the units on different bicycles, without having to remove the bicycle fitting each time. These are E10.50 each

If you are still interested, let me know your order quantities and I will confirm the cost of the order and the shipping for your purchase. This will have to be transferred to our account prior to your order being posted to you.

I can also arrange for you to sell the WalkyDog products from your shop, but you would have to order larger quantities to qualify for the merchant trade prices.

If you have any further queries, my e-mail address is [email hidden].

Kind regards

Mike

I have a psycho Border Collie who would LOVE to test out the effectiveness of this damping spring.

As much as I would like to ride with my dog, any little squirrel, cat, or possum has her taking off into the bushes. and this is with a head halter on. it scares me to think what she might be able to do to me on a bike that shes attached to.

mikey_ct said:

New WalkyDog bicycle attachment

Hi all 😉

I am introducing the WalkyDog bike attachment, that allows you to cycle safely with your dog. You can contact me on my card details for more info. It is an truly amazing, high quality product, made from stainless steel and brass, German TUV approved. I have a 30KG Husky and we use it every day for fun, safe exercise. I can courier the item to you anywhere.

P.S. I am also looking for agents for all provinces in South Africa, as well as Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola, Mocambique, Namibia.

I ordered one from Walkeydog USA over a month ago. I can't get them to ship it. It's paid for but there seems to be a problem with UPS. I was told a week ago that another unit would be shipped, however now I can't get to respond.

I have serious doubts that the spring dampening system would keep you from becoming unstable, or worse, if a good size dog decided that it wanted to check out something perpendicular to your course. I'd like to hear the opinion of some of our readers who are into engineering, i.e. Artemidorus, Alienator, gclark8. What do you guys think of this?

I still don't think riding with your dog beside you is the best idea. I like to walk my dog, not ride it.

But good initiative in trying to make it safer for people who do it.

Oh, and my dog is a 43kg German shepherd that'd give that device a run for its money.

Better yet. Can I use it to attach to one of my buddies bike seat or frame to assist me on steep hill climbs or long rides 😄 . Or perhaps I could attach it to one of my kids. Also could it be used with cats or other animals. Personally I think you have missed many opportunities to increase your market potential.

bobbyOCR said:

I still don't think riding with your dog beside you is the best idea. I like to walk my dog, not ride it.

I think it is a great idea. I mostly walk my dog by riding on a cheap Mongoose mountain bike. My dog loves it. She gets so excited when she sees the bike. It did take me a long time, but I have her trained to position herself on my right side and back by the rear tire. This way if I need to swerve, we don't hit each other. I have also taught her "left" and "right" so when I am about to make a sharp turn, she is prepared.

Now, I don't go full speed ahead, I keep it to a slight trot for her, with a couple of segments where she can open up and run. This is good excersize for her, since I could not keep up with her if I was trying to run with her.

I do recommend using a cheap bike at first, since it did take me some time to train her. She did cause me to wreck in the beginning a couple of times. But now that she it trained, no problems, just pure fun for her and me.

I take my dog out cycling fairly regularly. I walk her more often than riding with her, but she definetly prefers it when I'm on a bike.

She wears a head harness, and I hold the lead in my left hand. When we started I had to use the mountain bike, and kept that hand off the handle bars so my arm could act as a shock absorber. Now I can hold the handle bars with a finger or two from that hand, and even use drop bars.

She was already very good at staying on the correct side of any poles etc, though those offset loops used to keep cars/bikes/wheelchairs off footpaths confuse her. She did want to run up to any other animal that we encountered while walking, but when cycling is too focussed to pay much attention to such distractions.

That gadget looks like it'd work, but I'd be a bit worried about using it with a dog who wasn't already trained to run alongside a bike. I suppose it'd be OK if the dog were small, or not very energetic, or already very good at walking alongside someone on foot. Without trying it though this is just a guess, and being able to have both hands on the bars probably balances out having the dog attached to the bike pretty well.