🐕 2016 Canberra Sled Dog Classic. Luna's 1st heat and bikejoring race ! 🐕 

Joohoneypoo Thanks and also what they love trust me 😁

@Herpivore Siberian huskies don't guard anything. Not in their breed. Have to be trained and then good luck with it. Lol.. very independent.

@@Jaisha26 Been working with my now 13 week old Siberian - he's been a bit of handful somedays, but overall good tempered.

Ahah yes she can, thanks for watching.

Jose Vonbuchwald thanks a lot !

Happy dogs that love running

Enjoy and have fun together !

She's gonna love it - just be sure to wear a helmet for your own sake.

She loves it indeed

They do love it and it's like a natural instinct for them, have fun !

Yes, I just got mine started pulling and they love it. It took very little training to get started and they get better at it every day

How strong is the pull? I couldn't tell if they were or not

Thanks a lot ! 🙏🏻

Ahah yeah they both wanted to say hi to each other I reckon but I told Luna to keep going and she went like a rocket again. I think she still had a bit of gas in her indeed but for a 1st race ever it was a great run and we had heaps of fun

Thanks for her 🐾

Thanks a lot ! 🙏🏻

Thanks heaps for the kind words but she is a Siberian Husky ;)

@@MaximeBAUX Wow, it's a huge husky you have, very good shape👍

Thank you, it was early days, she is more constant now and steady. Have fun with your dog, any exercise is good for them.

Sounds like you going to have two great furry friends to have fun with.

Thanks but she was still young and not really a great listener at that time. Bit better these days ;)

It was actually a first weird set up that I did my self, a simple sled bungee line will do the job for 1 dog with a bike or scooter.

Thanks for the kind words. We had at that time a ManMat harness a bungee line that I found but no brand and it was a basic bikejoring antenna that I found on some website but I can't remember where now sorry. The race was about 3,3 km long.

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Oxana Okoulova Thank you ! 👍

Hi there, my extension was a weird set up and not ideal. Just like a spare small leach that I put around my bike frame and clip on the bungee after; because indeed the bungee was a bit too small even when stretched. I have a proper single bungee line now for bikejoring, I believe it's around 2,5m or a bit more when totally stretched and about 2m relaxed. Hope it all goes well for you, all the best.

Cassidy The Musher yes that was my old, first set up. Now I directly attach a bungee, proper dryland sledding line, around the bike frame, under the handlebar. I'm still using the antenna though that I find quite effective.

Thanks 🙏🏻

geodaoriginal Best of luck for the future with your dog and of course, have fun & enjoy !

Max BAUX thanks man and after watching your video I felt like bikejoring with my dog and we did for half hour and we had fun, we just got back quick because it’s a rough neighborhood and it’s past midnight now lol and thank you, best of luck to you as well.

Max BAUX my dog got ranned over today and I had to put her to sleep, I’m so heartbroken since this is the very last outdoors activity we got to do together last night.

geodaoriginal I'm so sorry, be strong and remember those good times with him.

geodaoriginal I'm in Phoenix do it everyday . are you 8n a neighborhood or city?

Wish you the best!

As long as they have fun it’s the most important ;)

Andrea Camagna 😁

This was my old, first set up. Now I directly attach a bungee line, proper dryland sledding line, around the bike frame, under the handlebar. I'm still using the antenna though that I find quite effective.

Thanks

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Marcus Bosson Where do you live Marcus ?

Спасибо

its a girl-_-

Good effort guys 👏🏻, if he needs to pee, let him pee, not good holding a pee while you're running ;) Try to teach him to keep going straight (on by) and let the sniff for walks, otherwise it could end badly if you guys are going at a decent speed. Have fun !

@@MaximeBAUX Thanks! Wow, you are fast in answering like Luna is in running! Hope all of you are doing fine. All the best!

@@nickyswing ahah dogs are like their owners right :) We're good thanks, Luna will have a little brother joining our team in 2 weeks, will post more videos next winter season here in Australia. 👍🏻

This video is from few years ago and now she is even more focus at training/races. She knows the difference. I bought few bungee lines and scootering lines when I started but now I can make my own (I have a team of 3 now so need different lines) For you I would say to get a bikejoring line online if your dog is keen, to tie around the frame at the front. Tie around the handlebars is risky and might make you fall in no time. Have fun👍🏻

It’s call a bikejoring antenna

Hi there, I’m the president of the Canberra Sled Dog Club, we meet at Kowen forest on weekends at 7am when the temps and forecast allow us in winter. You can find us on fbook or contact us via email. There is other tracks around Stromlo or other side of QBN but Kowen is quite ideal as there isn’t many people at all in the morning when we are out there and the tracks are wide and enjoyable

Hi there, it is call a bikejoring antenna. Check it out on google

Thanks

Girl :)

Shes strong!!!

thank you

Sarah Wall ahah thanks Sarah, she's fast yes, she got better last year again and look promising for this season starting this weekend. But we've lost against some quicker dogs ;)

Max BAUX she's is awesome! I've grown up watching German Sheppard's, pitties and shepards race. and she still seem the fastest! She's also so pretty, thank you for replying! :)

Sarah Wall my pleasure. So far we're around an average of 28km/h. 💥💪🏻

Max BAUX so awesome

well thats because inuits tried to keep their dogs(or the synonym would be wolvessince all their intelligence and health is inherited since tens of thousands of years ago when wolves were the only and still are friends companions family part of society) to be as healthy as possible instead of breeding them to be follow some dumb and plain selfish harmful ungrateful reasons (not surprising since in the last 10000 years they forgot how they really came into the land they inhabited making up some bullshit of being the "perfect creation" we are incredible as the only animal that have such an intelligence potential(maybe not on average as ignorance cowardice and entitlement still impede our species) that was actually initially for better communication and empathy and the conscience is the form of it as the only being that has morals but dogs elephants and dolphins being close as they are too social animals (the necessary foro higher intelligence brain functions that indicate how their mental requirement and perception of the world is on the next level compared to the rest of other part of organic life) but they just didnt had an evolutionary accedent of opposing thumbs to go in this direction of tools and even if we have the potential of being human most people dont get proper education and are born into more and more complex and thoughtless society that is the result of some pigs that crave like pathetic losers lizards or insects or cats "power" or just empty shitty money surviving obeying basic instincts and like a mindless animals constantly throwing into hazards fragile social sttructures made by sacrifices of others for humans and is not for some ignorant animal to break) abyway that is how most population of homo sapiens is head in the sand degenerate cowards and wolves (first interspecies alliance and co-evolving) turned into "bulldogs" or almost all "breeds" with overstretched and too compressed bodies that just subjected to try and live in the crippled body no wonder most of them are always irritated scared and then apathetic and that is ignoring how they dont get enough mental stimulations like interacting learning and experiencing and seeing new things they are not a dumb plant or even a cat(which whole evolution ended with relying on sleeping shitting and killing birds and occasionally mating the same thought level as a mosquito that doing the same but on a larger scale and being furry with "cute" body)

Ahah thanks for her

It was my old, first set up. Now I directly attach a bungee, proper dryland sledding line, around the bike frame, under the handlebar. I'm still using the antenna though that I find quite effective

I do pedal and she pulls me a bit especially up hill yeah. Never had an accident with her but I did with her brother Onyx, all good no big damage 🤪💪🏻

Josh14 Lopez thanks, she's even stronger now 😉

A dog will still pull if he's keen. It's in the dog best interest and safety as well to try to keep a tension with the bungee on the bike. It's easier to keep up with the dog on a flat surface indeed. In this video I made a lot of mistakes, it was our first race and my training sessions were low on numbers. 🙃

@@MaximeBAUXmakes sense. Thanks for sharing!

They learn and get better at staying focus on the track and leave the kangaroos alone ;) 3/4 trainings weekly definitely help having a stronger dog with good stamina

@@MaximeBAUX Kangaroos? How far do you go per training?

@@gsschneck yes we are in Australia here :) 4/5/6km when temperatures are cold and good enough

Bit of both :) especially up the hills

I honestly don't remember but there's few main big US retails/online shop. Also few in Canada. Google dog sledding gear/bikejoring/scootering etc They should come up easily on your end

Yes people do train their big teams (more than 4 dogs usually ) on a quad bike. Makes the speed and team easier to manage

Thanks for her, I dont have her exact size but she's quite big for a female husky, get that from her mum.

@@MaximeBAUX yeah i really see that but okay huskies are big like 53-60 cm and these few centimeters for a male and female really don't matter that much because males are bigger bur these few centimeters dont matter that much..they are big enough and i love your husky because in gonna get one and i want s bigger female haha love huskies sooo much

Any dog can do it if they are keen. It always easier to chase and have someone in front of you so the dog is pulling naturally. A good harness, line and helmet for you will do the trick. Teach him the commands on walks to start.

@@MaximeBAUX Thank you for the answer, but to stop I need only to brake? What kind of scooter (or other thing) do you suggest me to buy to start?

@@megasalexander579 yes brakes, v-brakes for 1-2 dogs and can update to disc brakes if you want to have more dogs (with a rig/cart) Search for dryland sled scooter on google, should have few websites and products coming up

Look in the description ;)

Luna is a Siberian Husky, coming from a dog show line. She is a big bitch tough and has a lot of power/speed. Meaning also that she has a bit of a different body shape than his new brother, coming from pure sled dog line.

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Ahah thanks, I'll upload more videos next year with Luna and Onyx her new brother (he's very promissing)

@@MaximeBAUX super excited. My girl (Samoyed husky mix) is 8 months and hoping to get her excited for this sport once she's ready. Inspiring videos, thanks!

I had to tell her, sometimes she listens, sometimes she doesn't 🤷‍♂️

@@MaximeBAUX HAHa she did amazing.

Emilio Aranda Medium size pal

Emilio Aranda Yeah looks a bit tight... maybe go the size over especially if he/she will grow a bit more

Dom yeah I guess how sharp and rocky is the area where you are ridding. Watch out for cuts on your dog paws as well if you get flat tyres often.

I agree, you need a mountain bike and dog boots.

Use latex filled tubes (usually called thorn resistant). Makes them puncture proof, cheaper than a new bike!

Bikejoring antenna you mean ?

Thanks for all your question and interest. Making a video explaning everything is a good idea, might think abt it. I would recommend before going out and hook up your dogs to anything, bike, scooter or even a rig to, try and teach them basic mushing commands, by going out for walks. You'll need to be patient but also more stubborn than them ;) Getting a proper pulling harness is also essential you're right, for your own safety and pleasure but mostly for your dog aswell. You want the dog to exercice and pull with and in the right condition for his body. Try to find a forest, wild area free of wildlife so you can give it a best chance for your dog to listen, behave and learn. Like I say patience and determination for the both of you. Happy safe trails

@@MaximeBAUX Consistency, Persistence and no keeping 'score'...grins. We LIVE in the forest surrounded by BLM land. Off grid. Be patient but MORE stubborn than the dogs to quote you, is a perfect description! So, are you saying we shouldn't be training them in the Urban Harness? We had planned anyway to eventually get the X back. I live near Bend, Oregon and Alpine Outfitters. They were both worked with Gee, Haw, Haupt, Hike but ummm these two wonderful brilliant dogs become drooling idiot wolves when they fanagle a way off leash or can feel when we aren't paying attention. heck the times they've gotten off leash took my breath away. Powerful, fast, fast. Thank goodness bunnies and ditties are faster and alert. They've got their own paddock with dog house. We have 7/8 of our 5 acres fenced right now. Thanks for the info...I'll go watch the video now. I have never ever seen happier dogs than these mushing dogs. Never. Makes me very happy just to watch. Getting a kick bike in the spring what do you think?

@@stormysampson1257 Yes X back and similar ones are ideal for dogs when they have to run and pull in front of you, especially if you are planning on getting a kick bike. Bare in mind of the heat in spring, best conditions are in winter if you really want to exercice with them and to give the best chance for a dog Not overheat.

@@MaximeBAUX This Urban dog mushing is going to take off. Canada does most of this doggy pulling, right? I work with our dogs and people watch and I am a yackker. Everyone I talk to actually becomes excited, even with their dachshunds and poms! I show them the belts to hook their poo poo dogs (hey I used to have a Pomeranian!) and go for a brisk walk. As they get more fit they are going to have to get some real pulling dogs! People really had no idea about mushing, NONE. I think I got the idea the last time I went flying, literally, while Jack insisted on going for a bunny and I broke 3 ribs hitting the ground. I love my boys but we've got lots of work ahead of us. Distraction needs to be minimized quite a bit, grins.

@@stormysampson1257 My last word will be have fun and be safe, you but also your dog(s). It's a passion, sport you can have all year round or seasonal, but in each case, the risk 0 doesn't exists. Try to get close fro a sled dog club near you for more information on the sport/gear or try to reach out your national association. They'll be more up to date than I am and better advisers in some cases

RealLove Our average speed end of last season last year was almost 28km/h (not sure what is it in mph) But going down the hill now at a full speed we are close to 50km/h, Luna did get a lot faster in 1 year training and racing ! 🙂🐺

I wouldn’t recommend doing this on hard/concrete ground for dogs. It’s not ideal for their articulations, legs and back. Try to find a bit of dirt bike road and use a bmx or mountain bike ;) Fun would be even better 💪

Gangline ?

liberty Lundqvist Any dog can do it if they decide to run. You just have to try and see how he will go. Enjoy !

I have a border collie great dane mix and he loves to bikejore. He learned the commands quickly and listens good during the run. I recommend this to any high energy dog, if you have the time to teach them.

Madison Williams Good on you ! 👍

cool .. good dog and doing it . try help each other. kick with the animal .. they would learn very fast and easy .. could even simulate traffic on roads drive by both sides ... any body ever have it so dog gets on to go down hills for breaks or you peddle long distance rides .. its not eats on the dogs thats for sure .. my dogs half crippled from running hard and his own energy chasing ball ripping around .. short life it happens any way .. dogs must enjoy the freedom and going places as well . i might get light kick scooter and medium dog now .. see if i can get on the local bus routes with dog and scooter . haha / do it and learn the commands .. no faster way ..

I run a border collie. I must say, he's MUCH more enthusiastic about bikejoring than my husky! Much faster. He learnt it all super quickly and goes nuts for it. BCs can be super dedicated and make great bikejoring dogs

Bikejoring equipment

Bike, bungee line, harness yes and a bike antenna that you can see in the video.

they run cause they gained cage up growing up .. mine fallows every where . besides maybe hounds and huskies they tend to run or beagles /// . need some one to be around all time and never china or leash .. i had one that wouldn't run . they both had to work and became run dog . as baby it wouldn't run ..baby growing up i would keep it running free and relationship .. little on restraint .. leader and protector .. depends the dog too .. tie you up ll the time or kennel what would you do ? go crazy and run away every chance you got so wouldn't be tortured.

ukemelon You can't really hear in the video but I'm using mushing commands to tell her which way to go. I've been training her for more than 2 years with those words, we understand each other. ☺

@@MaximeBAUX that's really cool. Does she ever not listen?

@@SailingFrolic Some run/trainings/races are better than others to be honnest, but she's pretty good so far after 2 straight racing seasons.

@@MaximeBAUX that's awesome

@@MaximeBAUX Oh! You people are crazy. Do you think it's a good idea for a dog. I think you should training your leg instead of badly exploiting this dog.

I think you are talking about the « bikejoring antenna »…

@@MaximeBAUX thank you!

Evelyn Nguyen Manmat X-back. 👍

Would you also help me with the set up? the type of atena/pole and leash that you use?

Evelyn Nguyen Where are you located Evelyn ? Few websites I can give you but depending on your location..

Max BAUX I am in Calabasas, California, usa

Evelyn Nguyen Ok maybe try the website alpineoutfitter or search for bikejoring equipment in usa. You will need a 1 dog gangline and bikejoring antenna. If you need more advice, leave me your email to communicate. Enjoy Evelyn

Some mixed breed can indeed. Any dog who is keen and doesn't mind having the harness on and pulling a bit at the same time can do it. It's all abt fun together

It’s a bikejoring antenna yes. Search on Google and you’ll find it :)

@@MaximeBAUX obrigado 👍

Take it easy and have fun with your best mate. Let him go as it’s own speed and pace and you’ll be both super happy no matter what. 👍🏻

@@MaximeBAUX It looks like fun.

Look it up at using the old mushing commands, it’s fun and historical at the same time. Gee - Command for right turn. Haw - Command for left turn…

Marta Thequeen I don't run every day with her, twice or three times a week. Each time at least 4-5km to 8-9km at the end of the season when we're both fit. 🙂

Max BAUX thank you for answer:) I thought huskies need to run 20 km per day :))

I dont have a husky but I thought it can run and run all day ;)

Marta Thequeen We're doing sprint races, at average speed of 28km/h. Huskies have a great stamina indeed and can go great with long distances at a lower speed. I would say that they do need exercices and walks every day though.

That'd be call dog scootering. It's another class and sport that we do as well

Luna is turning 5 in June and she is almost 22kilos now. She is consider like a big female dog. Try to keep him at a good weight so you avoid risks of injuries for him when you guys exercice together

Hi Patricia, Depends in which class you compete and how many dogs you have in your team. Usually here in Australia for spring races and strong dogs (1-2 dogs team) it’s around the 3/4km mark or bit more for bikejoring

@@MaximeBAUX alright thanks, max :)

I do pedal indeed especially going up hill or on not so flat tracks ;)

Thx Max. Was looking for pulling harness for my dog and trike and came across you. So it's a team effort? Strong rider+fast dog=win?

@@trikebum Sometimes yes I guess ;)

It wasn't the best and safest set up. Also not recommended in few races rules, dogs might get injured.

@@MaximeBAUX my dog has broken the dog antenna 2 times. I'm going to try a pool noodle. She likes to grab lead and go side to side until we start going. She's a 90 pound doberman. I also switched to a fat bike. So much fun taking her for a run. She can pull me 21mph. I don't even have to peddle. Lol

The track was just under 3,5km, she was pretty much at full speed at the start and beginning of the video. Running and “galloping” afterwards. Best of luck and enjoy these special moments with your best friend, it is so much joy seeing them having so much fun. Thanks for watching

Hum yes she is Ramon..

@@MaximeBAUX how old is she? She looks huge.

@@ramoncauguiran7119 She's 3 and a half now, she's quite big and long for a female yeah.

People, me, us, are still doing it now don't be afraid ;) Proper harness is indeed safer and better for the dogs. Thanks for watching

Don’t understand sorry

Any medium to large over 10kg I would say, that is keen on running/pulling can do it. It's all about having fun with your best fur mate ! 😉

@@MaximeBAUX how about kick sleding

@@lingyic3549 you mean with a scooter ?

@@MaximeBAUX with a sled in winter

@@lingyic3549 with 1 dog I do not recommend, you could try skijoring.

Enjoy guys !

@@MaximeBAUX thanks

Cele The dog is running (average speed 28km/h) and the man is ridding his bike to keep up with him. It's bikejoring.

you obviously never done this before, the dog can outrun you if it was unleashed, and if u have a husky or malamute, they are ment todo this kind of pulling, they love doing lots of exersises.

Ya siéntese Señora! A estos perros les encanta correr y sobretodo jalar, para esos fueron diseñados.

Yes I did saw that and few of our members are using it. It is fun and helpful but make me compare my dog/s with a motorbike when on screen. My videos are all abt the fun, the enjoyment of the dogs and the scenery. Thanks for sharing and watching though. Have fun out there