I wanna learn how to roller blade...

[Amanda_Reyasmom]

Is that dumb? :rofl: Does anyone have any tips? Would I have better luck on old school roller skates? I have this image of Reya Levi and I taking the dogs out on wheels :jester:

[Jill]

Is that dumb? :rofl: Does anyone have any tips? Would I have better luck on old school roller skates? I have this image of Reya Levi and I taking the dogs out on wheels :jester:

We roller blade, and it's a blast! Just go find yourself a comfy pair and go do it. THere is no real preparation. Be sure to wear wrist and knee pads and possibly elbows, too. And remember that grass is your friend when you need to brake LOL.
I looooooove roller blading - I take my dog all the time! Have fun!

[elsie]

Go for it! My cousins took me roller-blading on a whim a few years back. I'd never even considered it, and they made me go with them.

I LOVED it. I didn't fall one time. It was easy, and that was on the hills in Valley Forge Park!

I just got new blades at Target for $5. And make sure you have wrist guards and all the other pads to start. And I may be paranoid, but I wear my helmet, too!

[mirage1]

Is that dumb? :rofl: Does anyone have any tips? Would I have better luck on old school roller skates? I have this image of Reya Levi and I taking the dogs out on wheels :jester:Keep in mind that dogs on leashes (esp. puppies) can behave in unexpected ways. The worst I've gotten hurt in the last few years was when I was walking my dogs and one of them made a rush for something when I was standing on slippery ground, and I went down HARD on one knee.

Rollerblading with a big dog on a leash would be something I'd save for when that big dog is really, really, really well-trained!

[Amanda_Reyasmom]

Keep in mind that dogs on leashes (esp. puppies) can behave in unexpected ways. The worst I've gotten hurt in the last few years was when I was walking my dogs and one of them made a rush for something when I was standing on slippery ground, and I went down HARD on one knee.

Rollerblading with a big dog on a leash would be something I'd save for when that big dog is really, really, really well-trained!

LOL exactly, I'm still waiting for someone who has actually met me to say "Don't do it! You will DIE" :rofl:

Jack is GREAT on a leash, he doesn't tug at all. Stella on the other hand, well, she's stubborn. As much as I think they look like medieval torture devices, a pinch collar may be what she needs. :(

[riversprite]

LOL exactly, I'm still waiting for someone who has actually met me to say "Don't do it! You will DIE" :rofl:

Jack is GREAT on a leash, he doesn't tug at all. Stella on the other hand, well, she's stubborn. As much as I think they look like medieval torture devices, a pinch collar may be what she needs. :(

Back in the crazy days when we actually had a dog :rolleyes: we used something called a Halti for walks. It really worked.

[Amanda_Reyasmom]

Back in the crazy days when we actually had a dog :rolleyes: we used something called a Halti for walks. It really worked.


Ohh I'll suggest that to L. She does great for him, but he's had expirence training puppies yk.. Me not so much and she knows it! When he's home I make sure he's got her and I've got Jack.

[tumblewieds]

LOL exactly, I'm still waiting for someone who has actually met me to say "Don't do it! You will DIE" :rofl:

Jack is GREAT on a leash, he doesn't tug at all. Stella on the other hand, well, she's stubborn. As much as I think they look like medieval torture devices, a pinch collar may be what she needs. :(

I use one when I need to be sure Maggie will behave on a leash, and they are awesome. You can get one at Petco for around 20 bucks.

[Storymama]

Margie's advice is mine exactly. Tori did actually teach one of our dogs to pull her around on rollerblades. (Tori obviously was skating hard herself, too - I don't mean it was passive on her part LOL!) T felt it was an important distinction, training wise. A dog on a walk, even a well leash-trained dog who heels beautifully - still sticks her head down to sneak a sniff, looks up at birds, and in general can be a bit ADD. Tori taught the dog to pull on command (and to trot/canter/gallop because her parents hate her and won't buy her a pony :rolleyes:) because then the dog was performing a skill . . . and is very focused, at least for the duration of the skill.

This is also a much older dog than a puppy, and one who has been VERY receptive to learning a huge array of commands and behaviors, some that are only subtly different from one another (but the dog understands the difference.) It actually takes a slightly LESS intelligent dog to be this good at learning behaviors . . . highly intelligent dogs tend to think for themselves too much. We have one of those dogs too, and we would never think she could do the rollerblade thing LOL.

So yes, you can rollerblade with a dog, but in order for it to be safe you must A) not have a puppy B) be prepared to fall anyway and C) spend a LOT of time training the dog how rollerblading is very different from Going for a Generic Walk.

I don't mean to sound overly discouraging, but it'll probably be a good year or two before your puppies are ready to learn something like this . . . definitely post-adolescent, because of the concentration and learning required.