Just remember that dogs can get overheated really easy in the summer, and dogs with a few breed exceptions are not designed to run for miles. They run a short distance, rest, and then run again. Once a dog gets overheated, it is a life threatening situation and can prove fatal.

I’ve had the Dog Powered Scooter rig with my Path 8 since last fall. My two year old Golden Retriever absolutely loves it and can get up to 17.5 mph when chasing squirrels but cruises at about 8 or so. Unless the temperature is 50 or less with low humidity you have to be very careful not to overheat her, and in summer I only take her out in very early morning. We stop for rests at any distance over a mile and take along cool water as well. On really cold days she can go quite a way.

Another thing to watch out for is that, especially downhill, it is quite possible for the trike to move faster than she can run.

The big advantage of the rig is that she can go for a run at what is a natural speed for her. (I can’t run a 3.5 minute mile.)

On the dog powered scooter site you can see our photo under the caption “Golden Trike.”

hill dogs.

…but it needs a little platform for them to hop on when they get to the top, so they can ride down.

haha this looks like a lot of fun. My dogs will love it, See I knew it was a good Idea to get two labs

Thanks
Jeremy
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