Little Dogs in Prams

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Is this a new trend? I saw several of these this summer. They weren't fancy prams for show, just dark, practical looking ones.

I find it a bit odd as surely even small dogs need exercise. Although, I once knew a chihuahua who had to be carried for the first half of his daily walk, or he would run back home!

I've seen it before but only recently close-up, a dog in a special doggy duffel bag on the back of its owner on a motorbike!

Had its paws on the shoulders of the human and seemed to be enjoying fur and ears blowing in the wind.

I recently saw a man on a motorbike with a dog strapped onto his front like this- compete with hat and sunglasses. 😂

@wandawaves those things must get so hot for the dog.

My dads dog is 17 and gets wobbly sometimes. He is too heavy for me to carry and elderly dad cant carry him at all. Using a pram means we can walk him and have an option to get him back comfortably if he is having a more wobbly day. Some days he does not use it at all. But its good to have the option.

they just can't bear to leave the dog at home for any reason and push it around like a child substitute and take it everywhere they go. I suspect in most cases it's the latter.
It's always small/miniature breed dogs.

Oh piss off with your ageist bollocks. The people I see with these are people whose dogs still need some exercise but who cannot go as far due to health and old age.

You usually see them with smaller dogs because they dont make them in big enough sizes for big dogs. Have seen some people with bigger dogs use slings, but it is a lot harder to manage in a bigger heavier dog.

My dog was a medium size technically. Terrier of similar size to a small cocker spaniel but built like a prop forward. Not fine like a cocker.

Yes, dads dog is supposedly a jack russell but built like a tank and very hard to carry any distance at all. He loves his pram now, will ask to get in it when he has walked far enough that day. It also stops him wandering, as he will sometimes get confused and go in the wrong direction, then cant see us. Before we had it, I spent all my time trying to run after him, carry him and also support my dad. Its made my life a lot easier.

A few people with labs or such have commented, but I really dont see how you would manage a bigger dog in a pram. Someone near me had a weimeraner and had a sling she would put under its back legs when needed, but as I said, the bigger and heavier the dog, the harder it is to manage mobility issues. I could never have helped my Rottie for example.

Just to answer your question I was in my early 50s. I wasn’t “older”.

My dog wasn’t a miniature breed. He didn’t have it until he was 15. And lived to 18 and 4 months.

He used to go miles with me. He just couldn’t do it any longer with us - me and my OH and our other dog.

As I said, he went in it if we were going for a big walk, he’d walk a bit, get in a bit, snooze a bit, get out, walk a bit - and repeat.

And when we re having a day out on the bikes we bought a trailer and he used to do the same.

What harm is it doing you for me to have him out with us all day (for example, 7am - 11pm if we went to see my son and DIL)?

I have one for my bernese mountain dog.

My dog is elderly and missing a limb. A pushchair is a necessity for us on long days out.

If he’s getting confused - have you asked the vet about dementia tablets? My wee man had them his last year - he started on one a day then 2 a day - and honestly they were cheap enough (I don’t remember - maybe £30 a month or so?) and they really really helped with the confusion - towards the end though he got worse and because he was going blind with cataracts and deaf I had to make the hard decision. But the tablets were fab - definitely gave him an extra 6-9 months of being good.

No Kidding! You must have some guns on you to get it in and out! I have never seen one big enough for a Berner!

Here is my boy in his buggy

Worth a thought, thanks. Although he is mostly ok - its just the odd day he seems more confused.

oh no worries - just I didn’t know dogs could get dementia until we had him (although I’ve never had another dog live that long)

"It's always small/miniature breed dogs. Maybe they can't walk far because of their breed/short legs? but if so just go for an appropriate length walk twice a day and leave the dog at home!"

Perhaps it's nicer to do the 'appropriate length walk' in a lovely park than on the street around the block. The cart's an ideal way to get there.

It's clear the poster doesn't know anything about dogs. Some small breed dogs will and are bred to walk miles. My JRT would walk for hours in the hills with me all day and then, when I got home, if I realised I'd forgotten to post a letter would jump out of her basket to join me as though she'd not had a walk in days.

Yip - proper Terriers are hardy wee buggers and will run for miles.

Our 11 year old terrier still loves her walks. But if and when she gets to an age where she struggles, I'll be getting her a pram - but only for use in the big spacious park that we do her daily walk in.

I was on a packed ferry in Brixham and counted about 7 dog prams! They were totally in the way!

My mum lives in Spain and when I visit her there are loads of elderly ladies with elderly dogs in prams. It’s really common. I think it’s a mixture of the dog too old and hot to walk, it keeps them contained so they aren’t falling over them or trying to handle them on a lead and maybe they like babying their dogs.
No harm it.

They’re only ‘in the way’ if you think you have more right to be there than they do.

You're absolute right, I'm sure the dogs have worked hard all their lives and paid taxes to qualify for free travel and priority seating

Their owners may have and they have just as much right to be there as you do with their dogs. The world is full of a variety of creatures, it’s not just for humans. Humans, at least humans like you are just really entitled and think the world is for you only. Also, if you think that only those who have worked hard and paid taxes have a right to be there, I expect a disabled person who hasn’t been able to work, hasn’t paid in and claims benefits is in your way too.

Maybe you’re seeing smaller dogs because on average smaller dogs live longer so are more likely to get arthritis or disc disease? Bigger dogs die earlier and I think often more suddenly.

my smallish dog is 12yo and I recently got her a pram. Some days she can walk 3 miles and some days limps badly after half a mile. One time she totally collapsed and couldn’t walk and I had to carry her home, she’s 14kg it wasn’t easy. She loves going out and i feel more confident doing a longer walk with her walking and me pushing an empty pushchair as I can pop her in it if she starts limping. I also burn more calories when pushing it so win win 👍😁

Agree - fed up with people who feel their precious children should have free rein everywhere, including fancy restaurants where their childs noise disrupts the aptmosphere, but tut tut about my dog being in different places. My dogs pra in your way? Tough.

Not to derail the thread but

I want to take dcat for a walk in buggy

How harshly would you judge me? 😭😭