Ditto. I love seeing dogs on the trail when I'm running or riding. I find children to be much more unpredictable.

Another Yes.

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Steve Perkins

I run my dog,and my wife runs me.

my dog does not want to run with me...

"I find children to be much more unpredictable. "

Or their parents! And that Newfie that you own might be mistaken for a black bear in our area.

is that an other Newfie joke from Quebec? :-)

Yes ... if on your property.

Yes ... if leashed AND under control.

No ... if running unleashed (or out of contrl) in a place that is open to the public.

Was this suppossed to be a simple "Yes" or "No" question? HaHaHa.

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you forgot to write
"hello I am TT and I am annoying" at the start of your post :-) (just kidding...thought the post in question was hillarious)

Unfortunately, my son has passed...

hello I am TT and I am annoying

Anymore that is just implied. Maybe I can work that into a signature line.

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wouldn't work in the signature, the harm is done :-)
it has to be a new command for greetings.

I have a solution. I am going to trade our German Shepard in for a lap dog. One of those little genetic engineered yip yaps that quivers all the time. Then, I will proceed to carry him in a backpack while I run. I am considering a basket for my bike but am afraid my Easton carbon bars will not work with a basket since they are not to be used with clip ons. I will then be able to run and ride with my dog while not causing mental anquish to those who might otherwise see me running with my current dog.

Yes

LOL.

As we speak I am organizing a "Man's Best Friend" (sorry, no cats ... or tigers) triathlon. Man and dog will swim, bike and ride, side-by-side ... no leashes.

Dogs are allowed wetsuits, and the option of shaving your dog's legs is up to you. Every dog will be required to wear a bandana around its neck that matches your cycling/running jersey.

There will be a consolation prize to the man/dog group that resemble each other the most.

Only dogs will be allowed to sniff crotches. [Edit ... left the "c" out of crotChes ... don't know if I've ever spelled that word before or not =)]

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crothes, clothes, or crotches?

Yes

My second ever 5k was one sponsored by a vet school. Running with your dog was required, they even loaned out dogs if you needed one. We came in second place overall, we lost to a girl with a toy poodle! My doberman didn't speak to me for a week.

You should see this dobe, she is gorgeous with a beautiful red coat. After 5 years of running marathon training, and sometimes double volume marathon training (I would train in the AM and my wife in the PM the dog goes every time) - always on a leash unless in a leash-free designated park - she is built! A huge deep chest, rippling muscles, and huge chiseled muscles on what passes for quads, glutes and hamstrings. She is a running machine, at 10 years old she could break 30mph for a mile! Her highest volume day was 44 miles in a straight line but no telling how much farther she ran. I wish we had gotten her when she was younger.

For me its "NO".

I have a Rottweiler and that lazy bastard has no interest. Maybe if I'd use a treadmill he might lay next to it and I could keep a leash at hand.

regards,

Frank

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I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain.