Video: Balu's Back for More Trail Dog Fun in 'Paws & Wheels II'

 a 42 years old bloke here almost crying, know that feeling of having that kind of friend, mine is hundreds kms away with my ex and damn I miss him

 Dude's three years older than me and has a van worth more than my entire life's earnings so far. I am clearly in the wrong line of work.

 I'm not even a pet person and that had me hooked, great cinematography as well.

 Dogs should follow, never lead the bike.

 My Newfoundland just rolled over and fell back asleep. She'd hike all day if it's cool, even better if it's snowing, but she'd just laugh in my face if I asked her to go trail riding. Maybe someday I'll have some lightweight little dingo trail dog and get to experience this.

 Okay, a little overdone, but still heartwarming and beautiful. I love biking with our dog, who's a ripper trail dog. But he never runs out front like that, which I would think would be really distracting. Seems to work for them though.

 In my humble opinion:

Only ride with your dog on trails where there is minimum traffic. Teach your dog a command word to make him stay behind you while descending. This is for the safety of you and your dog and also you can observe the trail ahead of you and make sure you can stop your dog before he starts to “play” with other people on the trail.

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 Enjoy those doggies while theyre young. He wont get to do this for long. Thats the hard part. Lifting them into the truck

 I was just sick in my mouth a little bit....BUT the cinematography was rad and so is Balu....just a bit cheesy though ha!

 I have great respect for dog owners and love dogs myself. Unfortunately, again on Half Nelson in Squamish today (a very fast and flowy trail) a rider was nearly taken out by a couple of dogs chasing behind their owner - one was running in the middle of the trail and the other cut in front of the rider from the left side of the trail, outside his peripheral vision. I have no idea how the rider managed to avoid hitting the dog or riding off the trail. The owner wasn’t the fastest or most confident rider himself and he and his dogs were quickly and unexpectedly caught by the rider (who I happened to be behind). The owner had no clue what was going on behind him and he was aggressive and dropped fbombs when the rider pointed out that his dogs were a danger on the trail. I was hit by a dog in the same area a few weeks ago when it ran into me on the climbing trail in the same area; the dog was running down the trail and appeared to be looking for it’s owner and Looked bewildered and in a panic - I turned around and followed it and it found its owner about half a km further down.

There are so many dogs on the Squamish and North Shore trails now it’s just a matter of time before both the riders and the dogs are going to get hurt.

 So cheesy.
And I love dogs.
And bikes.
I think it was the voiceover + little girl music.
????

 Love riding with my dog Porter. He leads and is very aware of bikes and riders whether its me or strangers. There's a short window of opportunity for dogs to enjoy this kind of adventure and owners should enjoy every minute of it. If you own a trail dog, you understand.

 I am in tears!! I lost my best friend and trail shredder last year and just yesterday (11/10/19) we had to let go of our girl (and fellow former trail ripper). This was such a needed video for me to watch. My kids and me rode in every state in the US from Colorado - west and a little bit in Whistler.

Thank you, Oli.

 Almost same story at our home - "only" mountainbiker, both with my wife to be, with a border collie trail dog and a baby from not long ago.
Our basic homemade sleep van (VW T5) is just too small for us, so I planning to "build" bigger van for us... watching this just made us cry. Tears of love & joy. Thanks for this! 3

 Dude on a paddleboard with bike on the back. Hahaha. The untrruest of untrue vids so far this week.

 Take this with a grain of salt as I think this whole thing is beautiful, but... Am I the only one who sees vids of dogs running and working this hard on decline trails and worries what their hips will be like in 5 years? Are many breeds built to withstand this kind of strain?

 My terrier is out the door and off down the drive before I've even clipped in, she loves coming on rides so much. I always make sure she's behind on the descents and love hearing her cutting the corners and flying along behind me. She learnt to do that after a few close calls from being in front though. Also don't forget to give your dog a chance to catch it's breath before you carry on after a descent or flatter bit of trail.

 Hi Oli, loved your film, i have a very beuatiful Brown Border Collei and we are best friend too, we do every single thing together, and i love bike like you, this was the best movie that i saw with a rider and a dog, and touched very deep, good work buddy, hope yo see more videos from you and your dog.

 I don't own a pet dog but this made me smile allot. Editing skills on point to, and I really want that camper van!

 cringe

 Nice. I miss my first dog now so badly. Lost her year back, but we´ve had so much fun together on and off the bike, visited many places including year in Whistler and then season in Tirol etc. I can wait when my new dog reach such a level of skills and obedience to be able 100% replace the first one on trails.

And sorry @SLBIKES , but "Dogs should follow, never lead the bike." is a bullshit, when a dog is well trained for that, then actually they can read the track pretty great and lead you thru the best lines

 Couple months ago I almost rode literally into a biker dog. Obviously it ran ahead too far and got called back by it's owner who stopped a few meters up the hill. The dog crossed a curvy track, where we rode down. A hit would have been a crash to me and a rib or back breaker for the dog.

 Dogs love to run flat out wide open throttle, but I still wonder the long term effects on their legs and joints, if running them regularly like that. I'd be more apt to take my dog on runs where they are running at a more comfortable pace to avoid long term injuries.

 All the trails he shot the film on were remote and deserted, so in such a case I see no issue with the dog. Except perhaps as a risk of rattlesnake bite, bear attack, or mountain lions.

 Nice shots Oli! Lets go riding again! Haven't seen you for a while now....Guess it's just you and your dog hahaha. Props for the edit, good work!

 When dog owners walk dogs they tend to pick up their shit. When trail dog owners take their faction statement for a ride, they let the dog shit all over the trail and ride on by for some poor bastard to get a lump of dog shit flick up on their top lip.

 I have a 17yo Australian cattle dog mix. She doesn’t run anymore but still dreams of it! Loved this vid. Trail dogs are the best.

 Your dog is cool and the Dolomites are beautiful, but that was the most gratuitously Michael Bay of pinkbike vids. Maybe even more drone van shots and unnecessary paddle boarding to machine built trails next time?

 Almost lost me on the cheesy narriaration and 1st song. But a wonderfully put together piece with breathtaking views and product placement.

 So much heartwarming content today!

 Hopefully he won't suffer like my Aussie did. Enlarged heart caused by years of overuse. Today I don't run my dogs like that anymore.

 Strewth! that hund got an inside line repertoire greater than any Frenchie!

 Dogs should be heeling or behind when riding double and singletrack. For a multitude of reasons, but mostly saftey of the dog and the owner. This video illustrates how dog owners can appear loving when in reality they are really just clueless. That dog has a lot of potential with some real training.

 Thank you for the smiles!!!

 Came here only for Ezra comment : where is he ?

 Great film and amazingly shot, thanx!

 Loved it, it's a magical bond we have with our 4 legged friends

 the dog is cool and all but the Dolomites...damn!

 My question is: how do you teach your dog to be a trail dog???

 1000x this.

 Perfectly wonderful

 rt if you cried

 Luv a good trail dog

 Really with this editing style?

 excellent!! Ok thats it.

 Dig it, w00f!!!

 Nice edit Oli!

 I can’t stand trail dogs! Get a mini horse