Do you bike with your dog jogging alongside?

No, the dogs do not have to be very well behaved (granted it does always help) but the dogs do need to know how to walk on a leash properly. And with "properly" I mean not zig- zagging throughout your walk. You are going to want to start off with first having your dog be comfortable being around your bike not moving,than slowly start walking with the bike, to actually riding the bike. Do not rush it but go at a slow speed to start and can gradually increase your speed as the dogs gets comfortable. Make sure as you are going slow and walking with your bike you make turns both to the left and right so your dog gets comfortable with the movement of the bike and what he/she should be doing when the bike makes a turn. They do sell "Doggie Bike Bars" which makes it very helpful so you are not having to hold the leash as you are trying to ride. The bike bar also helps keep a safe distance from your bike and the dog. Best of Luck!

I use a regular leash and it works just fine. The key is training your dog to follow your commands on the bike. Make sure you are consistent with them. Let me know if you need more advice, I have trained many dogs on the bike. Julie

I had an Alaskan malamute and because she's a sled dog breed at first she wanted to run and pull at the leash. I trained her to heel and stay at my side while walking her, would give her a command to run with me, and gave commands of when to stop, then did roller skates with her and gave commands to let her pull me and would command her when to stop pulling (the same heel command, so she'd let up on the leash and I could stop myself skating). I can't remember whether I had her run with my bike, but I would think so, without pulling (I was 12 or 13 :) ), so using the heel/stay with me command. I would say it depends on the breed, their leash discipline, and training. I wouldn't want her to decide she wanted to pull when I was on my bike, for example. If she was a birder or running after every squirrel, this probably wouldn't have worked out. :) She just wanted to run. She didn't care where. lol

I have had great success biking with my (host) dog Jasper. He was already leash trained and off-leash obedient before we started biking together. He learned to "anticipate" my bike and we had such a great time making videos like this one on his You Tube channel treadnbreakfast https://youtu.be/xXfjDlYVAHU I would NOT attach or tether a bike to a dog or a dog to a bike, high risk of accident. btw the video is taken in a relatively open area with few to interfere with. The GoPro used to take this video also attaches to Jasper's saddlebags and there are more videos of him as canine cinematographer. Jasper is older now, almost ten, not as active. But he is a great Rover host dog!

My dog is sweet but never gets the hang of not trying to cross under the wheels. I bought a device (on Amazon), I don’t remember the name but I’m sure it wasn’t expensive or I wouldn’t have bought it. Anyway, it is an “arm” that attaches to my back axle and it has a clip and 5” leash that I attach to his harness. When I ride my bike my dog trots alongside. He has plenty of room to move about but cannot get himself in my wheels.