Biking With Your Dog

By Joseph Devine

If you have a dog that requires a lot of exercise, biking with your dog might be a good option for you. Although it depends on your breed of dog, biking with a dog can be beneficial for both you and your pet.

Biking with a dog is sometimes considered to be a dangerous form of exercise because of what could happen to your dog. Some people think that dogs and leashes can get caught up in the spokes of a bicycle and end up hurting both the dog and yourself in the process. There are many factors that you need to take into consideration before you take your dog out on your bike with you.

The size of your dog can be one of the most important factors when you are looking for a dog to bike with you. If you have a smaller dog with smaller legs, it might not be able to keep up with the speed of the bike. If the dog can't keep up, it will just end up sitting down which could cause you to begin dragging the dog. If you drag the dog, this could hurt the dog because of how fast you could be going when the dog decides to stop moving. This could also cause you to run off the road and get hurt as well. If you happen to own a larger dog, it will most likely be able to keep up with whatever cycling speed that you go at. The down side to cycling with a larger dog is that you might end up getting hurt because the dog is over eager. This means that if the dog wants to go chase a squirrel and you aren't able to control it, you might get pulled off in a different direction. This could end up hurting you because you are being overpowered by the dog.

The next factor that you should consider is the place that you take your dog to go bicycling. If your dog isn't friendly with other dogs, you should consider biking in a place that doesn't have many other dogs with owners. Some people enjoy taking their dogs into neighborhoods or even on bike trails. If you are able to control your dog well, you should be able to take your dog on any type of trail or path. If you are unsure about any factor, you should probably reconsider taking your dog on the trails for both you and your dog's safety.

For more information, contact the Los Angeles Veterinarian Clinics at http://www.losangelesveterinarianclinics.com Joseph Devine