Electric bikes are silent and do not emit exhaust fumes and are capable of up to 50 kilometres in distance before needing to be recharged. The Endurance Test is to test the capability of the dog not the handler. The population is aging and so a handler might find a 20 kilometre bike ride within the time limits challenging. It is not easy to find a handler to handle your own dog at these events. There are many different options on getting a dog fit enough to run this test, very few options, as things stand, enabling a handicapped or aging owner the change to handle their dog. Lynn Klecka Victorian Delegate & Deputy Chair ANKC National Obedience, Tracking and Endurance Committee
Electric bikes are silent and do not emit exhaust fumes and are capable of up to 50 kilometres in distance before needing to be recharged. The Endurance Test is to test the capability of the dog not the handler. The population is aging and so a handler might find a 20 kilometre bike ride within the time limits challenging. It is not easy to find a handler to handle your own dog at these events. There are many different options on getting a dog fit enough to run this test, very few options, as things stand, enabling a handicapped or aging owner the change to handle their dog. Lynn Klecka Victorian Delegate & Deputy Chair ANKC National Obedience, Tracking and Endurance Committee
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