Dog-Powered Scooters

1. Chad
   December 28th, 2008 at 5:45 pm

   Check out the Springer for Dogs(http://www.springerusa.com/). This product allows more or less the same with a bicycle. You can have two dogs at once! I get all kinds of stares riding around my neighborhood with my two mutts pulling me around.

2. Evilbeagle
   December 28th, 2008 at 8:29 pm

   This looks like fun for all involved.

3. DOJ
   December 28th, 2008 at 10:19 pm

   How many chihuahuas does it take to pull me?

4. liphttam1
   December 28th, 2008 at 10:23 pm

   Can I exersise birds this way? But you know like in the air?

5. Christophe
   December 29th, 2008 at 1:34 am

   From now on we'll measure power with dp.

   And to all those smiling : when oil will be scarce this is what you'll use to commute.

6. ciper
   December 29th, 2008 at 4:51 am

   I hate to be the downer here but this idea is sooooooooo old it's not even funny. I come to Neatorama expecting cool new things. I saw a video of this at least 4 years ago.

7. chickmagnetstuff
   December 29th, 2008 at 7:31 am

   yeah it is great 2 birds in 1 stone

8. Dave
   December 29th, 2008 at 4:58 pm

   http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/02/dog-powered-scooter/

   Such a short memory, Alex. You even used the same photo!

   It's still neat though.

9. DeLuxe
   December 29th, 2008 at 7:21 pm

   In The Netherlands, using a dog as a power source is forbidden by law, since 1961.

   Before that time it was dog scooters, carts, cabs, taxi's, busses galore in Holland.

   But no kidding: There's an exception, since 1996, for mushing, but only for certain dogs. This version, the scooter, wouldn't be allowed.

   And IMO rightly so! Looks rather dangerous, to the dog as well as the rider.

   In Holland we have a kind of thingy with a spring to attach a dog safely to our bikes, for training.

   See picture: (There's an exception, since 1996, for mushing, but only for certain dogs)

10. DeLuxe
    December 29th, 2008 at 7:23 pm

    In The Netherlands, using a dog as a power source is forbidden by law, since 1961.

    Before that time it was dog scooters, carts, cabs, taxi's, busses galore in Holland.

    But no kidding: There's an exception, since 1996, for mushing, but only for certain dogs. This version, the scooter, wouldn't be allowed.

    And IMO rightly so! Looks rather dangerous, to the dog as well as the rider.

    In Holland we have a kind of thingy with a spring to attach a dog safely to our bikes, for training.

    See picture: http://www.fietsactief.nl/uploads/news/NewsImage_5872212008100556.jpg

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