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Very lucky that fireworks don't bother either of these guys. They actually hung out with us and some neighbors that came over during the onslaught of neighborhood celebrations last night.
Random Pet Photo of the Day - 2020 - post yours!
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Very lucky that fireworks don't bother either of these guys. They actually hung out with us and some neighbors that came over during the onslaught of neighborhood celebrations last night.
Rits
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Took an update pic of a classic photo of Paige. She's yellowed from playing in the dirt and wrestling with Abbey (Abbey loves to put her entire mouth over her neck 
), her face and teeth are showing quite some age. (Even with brushing 
) It was 92 today and she was just as ready to join us and follow us around for evening chores. Which included her zooming with a blast of speed through the sprinkler like she was lit like a firecracker. Not bad for an old gal.
2012 (She's about 5 here)
2020
What the rest of the day looks like...
She is very pawsy as you can see. Has to touch something or someone
), her face and teeth are showing quite some age. (Even with brushing ) It was 92 today and she was just as ready to join us and follow us around for evening chores. Which included her zooming with a blast of speed through the sprinkler like she was lit like a firecracker. Not bad for an old gal.2012 (She's about 5 here)
2020
What the rest of the day looks like...
She is very pawsy as you can see. Has to touch something or someone
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LOL. I posted a similar meme with the same dog in our laugh out loud thread!
But Kali says,
He may look like my brother,
But this is my sister,
My foster father has been in a lot of pain recently, bless him.
A simple visit from Tara to cheer his spirits today.
A simple visit from Tara to cheer his spirits today.
Lizbeli
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Another bike ride. I need to find another tether for Jasper. With the harness this one lets him pull a bit far. If we pass a dog he gets a boost of energy and pulls towards the other dog. Embarrassing. So now I have a short leash in a collar too to try and control his head. Dare I say I almost want to try a head collar just for this purpose.
You need to get the bike tow lead. They can’t run ahead of you or pull you over. It’s safer because you have both hands on the handle bars and don’t have to worry about them trying to get to another dog. I’ve had pit type breeds chase us using the tow lead and it avoided confrontations every time.
@WiglWerm shared this with me and I love it. Makes biking fun and safe.
@WiglWerm shared this with me and I love it. Makes biking fun and safe.
@LizbeliI use this extension attached to the same harness you and Jasper have, and the Walky Dog bike attachment cord hooked to this extension. It works great for us anyway.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01155Z2Z6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Lizbeli
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@AnnV Thats what we currently use. Even with the leash part short he can still get his head really close to dogs walking by.
@Tropicalbri's I almost bought that, and still might. But they recommend using a martingale collar. Im afraid his harness will put him too far forward or if I use a martingale he will hurt his neck. But its probably worth a try.
Thanks guys!
@Tropicalbri's I almost bought that, and still might. But they recommend using a martingale collar. Im afraid his harness will put him too far forward or if I use a martingale he will hurt his neck. But its probably worth a try.
Thanks guys!
Early morning river walks
I use the harness and it puts my boy right next to me with his head in alignment with my feet on the pedals.
Fortunately now with social distancing streets haven't been crowded, but when I see another dog approaching we switch to the other side of the road to reduce the dogs' intensity building up. But that can of course be impractical depending on the street environment. Bedja is doing quite well with voice commands, he knows he can't lunge or take off after neither dogs nor critters when hooked to the bike. Otherwise I find it safer to step off and put him in a sit/stay while the other dog passes by. Better safe than sorry.
I like the attachment to a harness instead of a neck collar because he is less likely to get hurt - I believe - if I were to fall off the bike and jerk him along.
About two weeks ago a loose dog ran growling up to us, again an owner accidentally dropped the leash, I stepped off, put the bike and myself between that dog and Bedja even though I had to move in circles a few times, because the other dog tried to move past the bike. Anyway I was glad to be able to use the bike as a "shield" lol, though nothing bad happened before the owner got hold of his dog.
Lizbeli
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@Tropicalbri's Really? Okay ill have to get that. Do you ride with him on your right or left?
@AnnV Ek! I hate loose crazy dogs. One guy today saw me coming to pass him and instead of pulling his dog towards him he let out a loose leash. Dog whipped around as we passed and tried to nip Jasper. People are idiots! Unfortunately this is a bike path with woods on either side. Not much room to give people space.
@AnnV Ek! I hate loose crazy dogs. One guy today saw me coming to pass him and instead of pulling his dog towards him he let out a loose leash. Dog whipped around as we passed and tried to nip Jasper. People are idiots! Unfortunately this is a bike path with woods on either side. Not much room to give people space.
I put him on left but I also ride on the left side so he is away from traffic and other dogs. When I ride with both I have one on each side but I always do that on deserted or dead end roads where there is almost no traffic of dogs or vehicles.
Lizbeli
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Jasper rides on my right. Not sure if its like this everywhere- but on the bike paths in my area bikers stay to the right and people who are walking the same direction are on the left. So I am biking against traffic. And being on the bike, I am the one that needs to move over when I approach someone walking. So, either way Jasper will always be in between when I go around someone.
Wish I could just own my own bike path or something hahahah
Titan will be 1 years old on Friday 
How did that happen??? Wow. Happy Birthday!
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