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Mark Schuette of Dog powered Scooters joins us to talk about his invention that lets exercise in a safe way with your dogs.
Visit them here: www.dogpoweredscooter.com
Some excerpts from the site:
TRADITIONALLY ALL DOG MUSHING/PULLING IS DONE WITH THE DOG OUT FRONT. THIS CREATES STEERING AND CONTROL ISSUES AND VERY DEPENDENT ON DOG TRAINING. I NEW THERE WAS A WAY TO TAP INTO DOG POWER BUT MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT THAT EMPHASIZED STEERING CONTROL. (OF COURSE BOTH STYLES CAN BE DONE USING THE SAME SCOOTER) THIS “DOG BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL” STYLE HAS APPLICATION TO OTHER ANIMALS AND VEHICLE TYPES THAT I AM WORKING ON.
THE FIRST PROTOTYPE HAD A THIRD WHEEL OUT ON THE END OF THE OUTRIGGER BAR. BUT SOON IT BECAME APPARENT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY FOR STABILITY BECAUSE THE SCOOTER BY ITSELF IS VERY STABLE AND EASY TO RIDE DUE TO ITS LOW CENTER OF GRAVITY. SO ELIMINATING IT REALLY ALLOWED THIS DESIGN TO BECOME ELEGANT IN ITS SIMPLICITY. WITHOUT THAT THIRD WHEEL, IT NOW IS LIGHTER, NARROWER, SMOOTHER (IN THAT IT HITS LESS BUMPS), LESS SPOOKY FOR THE DOG, LOWER COST, AND BEST OF ALL MORE FUN AND MORE OF A SPORT.
ITS COMPARABLE TO RIDING A BICYCLE (WITHOUT A DOG) THUS YOU DO NEED TO BE A RIDER AND BE READY TO BALANCE, CORRECT THE STEERING, PUT A FOOT DOWN FOR STABILTIY, GET OFF OVER BIG BUMPS, AND KICK TO HELP OFTEN.
THE SYSTEM SHINES IN URBAN USE ON BIKE PATHS AND EVEN BUSY SIDEWALKS BUT ALSO WORKS FINE OFF ROAD ON RELATIVELY LEVEL AND PACKED DIRT ROADS AND TRIALS.
THE RIGGING TO THE DOG IS ONLY 3 INCHES LONG (USES A RUBBER STRAP AND SPRING FOR SHOCK ABSORPTION) SO THEY ARE PRETTY “HARD” WIRED INTO THIS SYSTEM AND “FEEL” EVERYTHING THE RIDER/SCOOTER IS DOING AND QUICKLY COOPERATE IN TURNING AND BRAKING. THE RIDER CAN ALSO FEEL WHEN THE DOG BEGINS TO THRUST INTO A CHASE (SQUIREL, CAT, ETC.) THUS CAN GET ON THE BRAKES EARLY BEFORE THEY GET UP TO A “OUT OF CONTROL” SPEED.
THIS SHORT RIGGING ALSO ALLOWS THE RIDER ONLY MEDIUM TO SMALL KICKS TO HELP. A LONG KICK WILL BE JERKING ON THE DOG. THUS YOU NEED A DOG THAT HAS THE DRIVE TO STAY UP AT THE FRONT AND PULL.
THE RIDER CAN KICK WITH THE INSIDE FOOT TO OCCASIONALLY RELIEVE THE OUTSIDE FOOT/LEG. AND USING THE EXTENSION BAR (REQUIRED FOR THE TWO/THREE DOG SETUP) CAN BE USED TO MOVE A SINGLE DOG TO THE REAR AND FREE UP BOTH SIDES OF THE SCOOTER TO KICKING.
THE DOG IN THE FIRST POSITION (NEXT TO THE RIDER) CANNOT AFFECT THE HANDLING OF THE SCOOTER MUCH. THE DOG IS CLIPPED INTO THE OUTRIGGER BAR AT EACH SHOULDER (2 POINTS) THUS THEY CANNOT TURN TO PULL THE SCOOTER OVER TO THE SIDE- THEY CAN ONLY GO FORWARD.
Visit them here: www.dogpoweredscooter.com
