Dog Owner Chat! (for-fun poll added) (new chat)

[Dappled Sapphire]

It's like the chamira cat
If you google it the cat is like a tort but half it's face is black and the other is brown and the line is almoat perfectly straight and even down the middle of its face.
It even has a yellow eye on the black side and a blue eye on the brown
Reminds me of two-face

[FuzzyThePunkCat]

It's like the chamira cat
If you google it the cat is like a tort but half it's face is black and the other is brown and the line is almoat perfectly straight and even down the middle of its face.
It even has a yellow eye on the black side and a blue eye on the brown
Reminds me of two-face

I've seen that x3
They are just so cool looking!


Here's a Golden Retriever with the same mutation.

[Cardinal]

This is going to seem completely off topic at first.

Does anyone here roller skate at all?

You see, I've been thinking about nixing a bike and grabbing a pair of these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOw9ZK6pgeQ instead. They seem light weight and very mobile with a limited effort turn radius and flexibility. Or my other option would be modifying my riedell quads (http://www.skates.com/Riedell-Cobalt-12 ... cobalt.htm). These suckers are super heavy, but the boots are very sturdy and well made... I'd have to modify them by slapping extended trucks and large all terrain wheels like this:
Honestly, both options would be about the same price.

So, for a dog pulling (finally got to the dog part); which do you think would be the better option?

[FuzzyThePunkCat]

This is going to seem completely off topic at first.

Does anyone here roller skate at all?

You see, I've been thinking about nixing a bike and grabbing a pair of these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOw9ZK6pgeQ instead. They seem light weight and very mobile with a limited effort turn radius and flexibility. Or my other option would be modifying my riedell quads (http://www.skates.com/Riedell-Cobalt-12 ... cobalt.htm). These suckers are super heavy, but the boots are very sturdy and well made... I'd have to modify them by slapping extended trucks and large all terrain wheels like this:
Honestly, both options would be about the same price.

So, for a dog pulling (finally got to the dog part); which do you think would be the better option?

Omg, I was literally just thinking about learning to roller skate with my dogs just today because this morning I watched the movie Whip It and it's about roller derbies xD What a coincidence lol.

[Dappled Sapphire]

When I was younger and my parents had the two huskies my dad would take them out on the scooter
They loved it
It wasn't one of those tiny razor scooters it was like this

But I'm sure the tires were thicker too

I tried walking one with my rollerblades on but they would pull me over lol they loved to run

[Cardinal]

This is going to seem completely off topic at first.

Does anyone here roller skate at all?

You see, I've been thinking about nixing a bike and grabbing a pair of these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOw9ZK6pgeQ instead. They seem light weight and very mobile with a limited effort turn radius and flexibility. Or my other option would be modifying my riedell quads (http://www.skates.com/Riedell-Cobalt-12 ... cobalt.htm). These suckers are super heavy, but the boots are very sturdy and well made... I'd have to modify them by slapping extended trucks and large all terrain wheels like this:
Honestly, both options would be about the same price.

So, for a dog pulling (finally got to the dog part); which do you think would be the better option?

Omg, I was literally just thinking about learning to roller skate with my dogs just today because this morning I watched the movie Whip It and it's about roller derbies xD What a coincidence lol.

Not to derail the topic bbuuuttt.. Roller skating is really the best. I've thought about trying out for our local derby team several times, but it come down to me really not having enough time to do it. Granted, if I did try and make it I think it'd start to suck the fun out of it since I do it as a very relaxing leisurely thing, like once I'm on skates the world just completely melts away, its so so therapeutic. One of the reasons I'm thinking about throwing Juniper into the mix once she's old enough.. I can have the two best things ever combined into one!

Heh, this is the stuff I'm more interested in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ssvDbTdsOQ Jam skating. My skates are just a bit two heavy for since they are literally made for derby. D:< This video makes my heart flutter in amazing ways~



@ Jelly: You probably have the wrong type of roller blades? Normal everyday roller skates are plastic shell that flimsy, the barrings are crap.. Fine for everyday stuff, but you will be pulled over by a dog or your outtershell will crack. >_>; What I'd consider a 'basic' inline skate and what most people have.

Racing:

What you'd probably want for pulling: These MIGHT work, but they are border line racing. Super light weight. These would be ideal: or any nice heavy skate with 2-3 large wheels. Racing inlines aren't BAD for pulling, but they tend to be really light and sensitive.


/for anyone that cares/

[FuzzyThePunkCat]

Omg I really want to try it out now xD It's such a coincidence how I was just thinking about that this morning xD I think Kiba would LOVE it!

[Cardinal]

Omg I really want to try it out now xD It's such a coincidence how I was just thinking about that this morning xD I think Kiba would LOVE it!

Thrift stores! Seriously. Before dropping 100's of dollars on a pair of skates (.. Mine were 250.. Granted I refused to settle on quality and roller skating is mah thang) check out local thrift stores. I found an awesome pair of basic street quads for $5 after tax. I used them until they were falling apart. xD Then a actually BOUGHT a pair. Mwahahaha. A friend found herself a really really nice pair of inline/blades for dirt cheap and she still has them.

Also, if you're completely new to skating, try both. They feel COMPLETELY different, inlines are pure ankle torture, whereas quads are more thigh-fuelled. I absolutely can not find my balance on inlines, as a kid I had no trouble but then switched over to quads and never looked back. Quads, though, will rub your ankles completely raw, same as all your toes. Inlines will rub your shins to the bones. Its all a matter of what you choose to deal with; the backs of my ankles are like leather for years and years of skate rubbing, even with doubles socks and properly fitted skates. xD Oh, and, a lot of local skating rings offer lessons for dirt cheap! ~!

I'm sure kiba would love it! Running and pulling is great fun. xD I'm actually a bit excited, I'll be asking for a new pair of quads or the modification set I'll need for my birthday. Also gonna have to buy an x-back harness that fits Juniper. D:<

[FuzzyThePunkCat]

Omg I really want to try it out now xD It's such a coincidence how I was just thinking about that this morning xD I think Kiba would LOVE it!

Thrift stores! Seriously. Before dropping 100's of dollars on a pair of skates (.. Mine were 250.. Granted I refused to settle on quality and roller skating is mah thang) check out local thrift stores. I found an awesome pair of basic street quads for $5 after tax. I used them until they were falling apart. xD Then a actually BOUGHT a pair. Mwahahaha. A friend found herself a really really nice pair of inline/blades for dirt cheap and she still has them.

Also, if you're completely new to skating, try both. They feel COMPLETELY different, inlines are pure ankle torture, whereas quads are more thigh-fuelled. I absolutely can not find my balance on inlines, as a kid I had no trouble but then switched over to quads and never looked back. Quads, though, will rub your ankles completely raw, same as all your toes. Inlines will rub your shins to the bones. Its all a matter of what you choose to deal with; the backs of my ankles are like leather for years and years of skate rubbing, even with doubles socks and properly fitted skates. xD Oh, and, a lot of local skating rings offer lessons for dirt cheap! ~!

I'm sure kiba would love it! Running and pulling is great fun. xD I'm actually a bit excited, I'll be asking for a new pair of quads or the modification set I'll need for my birthday. Also gonna have to buy an x-back harness that fits Juniper. D:<

I'm definitely new to skating lol. Unless the Hello Kitty skates I had when I was 5 that I couldn't even stand in count xD
Kiba would definitely love it. I'm scared my other dogs would cause me to fall lol.
I'm definitely gonna try it out now when it stops being freezing outside. I will have no idea what I'm doing though so I'm gonna make my friend hold onto my arm so I don't die xD

I was also thinking about getting like a little kid's skateboard and teaching Kiba to push herself on it or I could tie a string to it and pull it and have her stand on it. That'd be so cool x3

[Dappled Sapphire]

Yer mine were just the regular blades
I learnt in blades then tried skates, blades are definitely my thing
I used to skate everywhere all the time
I also picked skating as my rec sport for school so much fun!
I haven't skated for years though
Now I'm really tempted to try with Benji and Scoob
But Scooby gets easily distracted on walks, especially if theres another dog so I could imagine him pulling me over lol