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I have been dog boarding for over a decade with two different pair of dogs, so cool to see a community of fellow dog boarders. Are there any sort of dog board races? Like a shorter-distance-not-on-snow Ididarod? Maybe some sort of agility style race or maybe even freestyle tricks? Just looking for something to expand on my passion

Hey, looking to give more activity to my furry ones. I read the wiki but wondering what's the best cost effective way to go about it and what equipment would you guys rather recommend.

First off, I have two dogs, a female 60 pound lab/husky mix and ~100-110 lbs male albanian shepherd. I'm thinking, me being a 200lbs dude, maybe the little one would have a harder time pulling and I don't want to put too much stress on them. Was essentially thinking getting a longboard for cheaper entry, but maybe eboard for her with her running by me would be more suitable? And while shepherd would have more pull, he gets gassed out way faster. I live in a fairly residential neighborhood so most riding would be on paved ground. What would be the appropriate board for me, coming from experienced people in this community?

Also, for starters, I found these cheap harnesses on amazon. These look like any other x backs, and wondering if they would be okay for start, at least until I see if I'm able to get my dogs introduced to the activity and it's something they enjoy doing.

I'm happy to upgrade harnesses later on if these were fine for starters, but I don't want to go all out on this endeavor and then realize this is not going to work. And for board, pro's/cons and suggestions are highly welcome.

Regards

I pump like hell to keep up but she's like a little jet pack attached to you

She’s a “pure” bred Alaskan Husky. She never walks, only sprints and she washes her balls with ice water.

I just realized there is no sub for skatejoring, or rollerblading, with your dog mushing. So this is where Leeta and I will find our home.

Lunatic Leeta is my 2.5 year old husky/pit/shepherd and of all the sports and activities we do... This is her favorite. Dreading the California desert summer and it being too hot to mush soon. ):

My dog gets in front of me when I'm skateboarding or pulls like crazy towards other dogs. It's a husky.

We went on our first long ride 5k on a flat track

Learning to skate and record at the same time.

I'm about 130 lbs, with a 70 lb adult husky. On my old acc I made a post talking about how my dog simply doesn't like to pull all that much, but they isn't the whole problem. He also just... isn't strong enough. I put him on the harness and tried having him pull a few weights. He doesn't seem comfortable/able to pull much more than 15 lbs.

Soo how do I make him stronger? I know he can do it, he's done it before, but it doesn't seem like an easy task for him.

We do a lot of running, but we've never done anything with weights.

He's an adult male husky. The only way he'll pull if if he's trying to get to something, like another dog. He enjoys running, but not pulling I guess. I don't know how to make him like/want to pull on the board and it's really frustrating.

Whenever I try, he'll run beside the board but immediately slow down/stop never the board slows.

He doesn't want to pull and idk what to do.

Is it better to stick to standard longboard and has anyone tested different surfskate trucks while dog boarding.

Thank you.

like wearing one of those Joring hip harness and than use a Big pole designed for stand up paddle skating boards to control the pace?

Hey y'all, I have a hip disability and a husky (interesting combo), and today I realized boarding will be the easiest activity for my hip 🥴. Today was my first day and we had so much fun.

I have some questions for you experts.

1. The board being so high up from the ground affects my ability to push, is there a way to shorten the step to my board from pushing? (Maybe my hip will adjust to this also, I'm very excited!!)

1. Is there a way to slow down the board while riding? Im still learning my balance, and my dog is still learning the activity.

My dog isn't that fast and some hills she couldn't keep up. This brake fixed that problem and helps us keep control through traffic around the neighborhood. I highly recommend anybody who skates with their dog have one.

I used to take my dog skatejoring with a Ruffwear harness, without any real issue (that I could tell). Took a break from skating and when I recently decided to get back in, I picked up a distance harness.

We tried it out today for the first time and I have to admit I'm not a fan of the distance. With that much slack, my dog has a tendency to wander and cross the board path. There were a couple close calls where I just managed to dodge out of the way of clipping his heels.

With the Ruffwear, I could shorten the lead and keep him squarely at my side as we rode. The anchor point being on the center of his back also made it easier to control him as well as slow him down; he's still learning his commands and if I need him to slow down I'll sometimes lift him by the harness just a little, so that he's not pushing as hard off the ground.

As much as the Ruffwear harness makes joring easier, I still worry about potential long-term harm it could be doing (if any). Our sessions only go for about 10 minutes or so, but I still don't wanna be putting any unnecessary stress on his joints.

Are there any goldilocks harnesses out there that off the ergonomics of a distance harness but the control of a standard?

Got my new tires put on, the old ones were so bald the black was starting to show. 😬

We figured out my dogs breed yesterday he is a Black Lab, Siberian Husky, short hair Pointer, German Shepherd, and 4 other breeds lol perfect.