Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Joy is used to bridges, with us walking near so many rivers and canals, but I very much doubt that she'd be prepared to attempt that one! Too too scary! 
A bridge too far?
- Thread starter Lisa
- Start date
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
I really couldn’t predict how Oreo would react to that…. If she was on a lead just walking with me, I think she would *probably* just come over it with no issues (maybe a little “oh this surface is new”). If she was off lead, I doubt she’d be happy going over it!
Definitely not a good bridge for doggies!
Definitely not a good bridge for doggies!
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Bless the boy! Cautious and sensible, just like my girl!
Yeah that's what I was thinking. That's perfect.
- Location
- SW London UK
They have been repairing a bridge on the common. Just a narrow 2 foot wide root bridge yet it’s been months and months and it’s still closed for repair. I do wonder what they are doing.
- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
- Location
- SW London UK
I think we would get a better job done if we let my Beaver scouts fix it!
- Location
- The Hague, The Netherlands
Hunter doesn't do metal bridges or very thin ones. He sits and expects to be carried across.
That's a horrible looking bridge Lisa. I am very nervous of those metal grates, since Poppy got a claw caught in one once and ripped it out. Urgh.
Lisa
Moderator
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
I can confirm that Simba will take a treat off the bridge…he’ll stretch his neck as far as it will go, but if he inadvertently pushes the treat too far away, he’s not touching the scary metal thing to get it!
- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
Sweet boy, I expect he'll get there in time
- Location
- Cornwall , UK
This was fun , not 
Millie was fearless and went straight over , Sam was anxious until he decided it wasnt so bad and began to run back and forth making it sway while I was on it x
Millie was fearless and went straight over , Sam was anxious until he decided it wasnt so bad and began to run back and forth making it sway while I was on it x
Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
Yes, the kind of bridge kids will deliberately rock for the pleasure of their parents!This was fun , not
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- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
We walk across quite a few 'claw-catching' type bridges. I always make Ella walk on lead and very slowly as I'm so worried she'll rip a claw.
Lisa
Moderator
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
@kateincornwall that’s a scary bridge too!! I highly doubt Simba would set a paw on that one either. He is a bit spooked by artificial edges. So he’ll go the the steep edge of a mountain but does not like a glass-fronted edge that is looking over a street or whatever.
Jacqui-S
Moderator
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
In her younger days when we were out on a walk with Lilly we had to go over a railway bridge, all iron grid open steps it was a bit of a nightmare but we had no choice.
Open steps even if solid are a bit of a challenge. Lots of treats were used that day
Open steps even if solid are a bit of a challenge. Lots of treats were used that day
Lisa
Moderator
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
Yesterday we were on the same trail. I thought I would try it again, as we were approaching from the other side, to see if that made any difference. Just as we were approaching a guy on a bike with a dog on a leash appeared at the other side, lo and behold they both crossed with the dog walking a bit gingerly but no other issues (the guy had got off his bike to walk). Simba watched this, and then I went a little ways on and put a treat down. He wanted to come, bless him, and extended a paw but as soon as he touched the metal he pulled it back. So I moved a little closer so he could get the treat just by stretching his neck over, and he actually did put a paw on to get it! Good boy! I didn’t push it, we ended on a high note and went the other way. So, we’ll see.
- Location
- SW London UK
‘Claw catching’ sums it up! How are wild creatures meant to cross these bridges safely let alone our dogs. Homer once got his claw caught going up metal steps. He was in a lot of pain, so much so he wouldn’t eat snd I rushed him up to the emergency vet as I thought he might have broken his toe. Luckily It wasn’t broken.