When my dog Kaya was a young dog she had a bountiful supply
of energy and it was next to impossible to wear her out. As a scent hound
(Pointer X), she was always busily sniffing out something she’d want to chase
after and had an uncanny knack of finding brilliant ways of escaping our
backyard. And if not busily planning her next break, she’d be into some other
form of mischief.  To keep that surplus energy
in check she needed to be well exercised several times a day, but our long walks
together just didn’t tire her sufficiently. That’s when I decided I’d try running
her alongside my bike. With her leash attached and in hand I got on my bike but
didn’t travel far before Kaya saw a squirrel, lurched to the left and I nearly
crashed my bike. That was that… we never tried exercising together that way again.

Now years later, I found out about Springer. It’s an
attachment you put on your bike that allows you to safely bike with your dog.  This would have been the perfect solution for
exercising Kaya and saved us both tons of frustration. Click here for more info
on Springer.

I was interested to hear that the folks at Springer are launching
a Springer to the Rescue campaign
and will be giving away a Springer bike attachment each week from September
thru October 1st to shelters and rescue organizations. Those shelters
and rescues can then raffle their Springer to raise dollars to assist in their
rescue efforts. If you have a favourite rescue organization you’d like to
nominate to receive a Springer, then write their name on the Springer
America FaceBook wall.  Here’s the link:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Springer-America-Inc/79203479339?ref=ts