Video: Zach Heath Loves Riding With His Trail Dog

 Can someone create a windscreen wiper for her dogoggles or some tear-offs - Adorable doggo and video

 +1 for Doggles. After a couple eye injuries my guy never rides without them.

 DOGGOGGLE

 @metroneck: His eyes! The Doggles do something!

 @metroneck: trying to get some which would fit slimmer face

 @metroneck: Training our Vizsla puppy, figure I should do the same, so much dirt/rocks get kicked off the back wheel. Worry that he can't fix when they're muddy, though he'll hopefully let me know with some barks ?

 OMG think of the CO2 that dog is producing. So irresponsible (/s)

 Not everyone likes your off leash dogs you know. Some of us love 'em.

 Agreed! That is definitely not in Sacramento, unless I am really missing out on some secret trails. Maybe Pollock Pines, Grass Valley or Nevada City.

 I'm in Sac area. Can confirm def not anywhere even remotely close to here. And when I say remotely, I'm talking at least 80 miles away in any direction.

 @timgross: Auburn?

 @ElDebarge: you see the moisture and fog in that video??? I'm putting my money on the Bay area, if not PNW.

 Yeah, dogs will look like they're happy just because looking like they're happy is what makes the human happy, they learn to do dumb shit and if the humans laugh and enjoy it, they do the dumb thing again and again. I

 Get a cat to restore balance.

 Same here, riding and building! If I'm in the garage at night working on something and I move a bike, the dog is immediately up and ready for a ride haha.

 Ditto... Same question...

 +1

 Looks like a K9 Sport Sack

 Doggles are no more for Instagram only than Pit Vipers or similar absurd looking glasses. In nasty conditions with low branches I think they make a lot of sense, especially if you’ve got a dog that hangs out close behind you or cuts corners and can get whapped with branches. I’d only do it if the dog tolerates it though.

My old dog got a concussion once after running headfirst into a tree at full speed when she tried to pass me. After that I’d always looked for a trail friendly helmet for her but never found one. No reason the critters doing our sports with us can have similar safety measures.

 @vectorforces: I guess I kind of get it, but don't really buy that logic. I just don't see goggles as protective devices in general, but especially dogs. Dogs have been around for tens of thousands of years (and much longer in other forms). They've gotten along just find running around in every environment, chasing prey (not unlike chasing a bike) and have pretty amazing body awareness. It's pretty easy to argue that doggles present a significantly larger opportunity for harm than the small benefit they might provide (which I don't really even buy in to that small benefit).

Dogs can't adjust the goggles when they are out of place, they can't wipe them off, their vision is not like human vision, yet we are putting dark, polarized lenses on them and projecting our visual needs onto them.

If you want to put doggles on your dog, just call a spade a spade, it's probably for your own ego, not for dog safety. I'm ok if people just own it. Or if you really think it's for safety, maybe think a bit more critically.

 @craiggorder: My guess is it's because we do dumb stuff thinking it'll get chicks' attention.

 @craiggorder: I had a medical alert dog, RIP that bestest boy, and to your point I was even self conscience putting his vest on. Most of the time I left it at home or in the car because he was just such a good dog, but I do agree that we project a lot of "human-ness" on our canine friends. That being said, they are usually pretty good at giving us a signal when we cross their comfort line of being dressed up. In my experience they really just want to make us happy and if a silly vest or some goofy goggles make us feel better, the dog can probably tell.

 I’ll be the first to admit my doggles are at least 50% for my enjoyment. That said we don’t use them all that often, I have clear lenses as well as tinted but she seems to enjoy the wind being out of her eyes in my truck. The tinted are nice for sunny days on the snow too. Also I don’t do instagram but I’d probably have a picture of her in her doggles if I did, who doesn’t like fun dog pictures

 @loosegoat: Hey man, you ain't hurtin anyone and doin what you can do to make things happen. You have nothin to explain.

 @craiggorder: I get your point about the lens colour, clear would have been fine. But I have a hunting dog who gets all kinds of crap in his eyes and ears. The doggles make sense.

Personally the hole 'trail dog' thing bugs me, like its just a fuggin dog on a trail, 'trail dog' makes it sound like an accesory, next you'll have a downcountry dog.

 @craiggorder: my dog likes to wear his goggles on the back of his helmet and his knee pads around his ankles. So cool

 I wish Orbea or Zach would share the name of the trail.

 @timgross: I recognize some of the middle sections of 'Pioneer Trail' in there. Possibly 'The Hoot' as well...

 @fruitcake: Thanks, that makes sense. I don't know why they called that Sacramento... I haven't ridden those trails in a couple of years. I will try to get up there and check them out. They should be good now that we got some rain.

 @timgross: Bit of a change from moondust eh.

 Prett sure that is a Canis Excitatur.

 Duck Tolling Retriever

 Looks like a Trek.

 Although it beats EBS

 Dog cable routing BS?