Re: More pictures of lupo... this time doing what he is meant to do!!!
 

I got my scooter from a company in Canada, Belize Mine is the black Toucan. But you could try here too... snowpaw store

I really like the look of the pawtrekker, the brush bow makes it easier to pull, I had already ordered the toucan when i saw this one though.

The harnesses i got from someone on the Icebay Malamute forum We measures Lupo up and got him a skijouring/jogging harness (sits just below the shoulders on the back) for the scooter and the x-back (pulls from the base of back near the tail) one for the rig. We also got the gangline and a walking belt. These guys are pretty good too... Culpeppers Yet to try any of their stuff though.

Lupo will now be trained 1-2 times a week and on walks we re-enforce our cammand words, Haw, Gee, Steady, Woah, On By etc, just to get it into him what he is meant to do. General exercise we walk about 2 to 4 miles, and even after that when we get back to the car he is wanting to go again.

If anyone is interested in coming to watch the rallies to see what these dogs can do then give me a shout as i'd love to show these dogs off :)

Sammy

ps, sorry seem to have gone off a bit there lol, hope its useful to some of you though :)

Re: More pictures of lupo... this time doing what he is meant to do!!!
 

Def let me know when you're training etc around here hun, would love to come along and watch!

Re: More pictures of lupo... this time doing what he is meant to do!!!
 

Just been looking on that snowpaw site and as i suspected they say alot of dogs are capable of pulling a scooter, ive had my collie pulling me on a bike and our new pup well over one now is a lab, staff cross we thing is a strong thing, sturdy built and luvs to pull so i think they would both do this well, may give this a go sometime ;-)

Re: More pictures of lupo... this time doing what he is meant to do!!!
 

Yes any dog can do it :) Its great fun :) Kirsty runs Inca her Malamute and Amano her Aussie Shepherd together and they do really well :)

Lupo can't compete in Rallies until he is a year which he will be on 14th September, but he has been in training on the mountain bike (not pulling) since he was about 7 months old and we have been teaching him his lefts and rights since he was about 2 or 3 months old :). Bigger dogs shouldn't pull on a scooter until they are about 10 months old and it shouldn't be for long periods of time, even this weekend we just did a mile or so just to build him up :).

Re: More pictures of lupo... this time doing what he is meant to do!!!
 

Such a beautiful dog mate, he's absolutely stunning.

Re: More pictures of lupo... this time doing what he is meant to do!!!
 

Short video of todays training session!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFYvRutjjz0