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(longboard on sidewalk) - Good boy.

When I come home from work, Donner needs a way to exercise.

So I get out and take the longboard to try to keep up with him.

He's a big dog and can run pretty fast.

(rock music) In every aspect of life, Donner has more fun.

He is a extremely excitable puppy and it is hard to take him anywhere without having him make a friend.

So it's surprising that he can maintain focus while longboarding with him, but I get to go along for the ride and I get to go use a lot less energy than what I would have.

So it's a win-win.

(surf rock music) Good boy.

- I'm Billy Poulos and this is Beaux and the two best friends living in the city of Milwaukee.

It was our first summer together, so we're trying to take advantage of it, doing a little bit of everything here and there.

Me and Beau just longboard, right here, down Oak leaf trail, up and down and he does all the work.

So, I mean, I get to do my favorite activity and then he gets to just run and go crazy.

(surf rock music) Since the first day, it's been like second nature to him.

He's just a mushing dog.

(surf rock music) We're kind of getting it down to a T. I can kind of guide him with the harness, where we go.

With having a longer rope, when I want to be pulled, I just kind of take the slack in and make it a little tighter and he knows to pull me.

Then when we moved to like sidewalks and things like that, I can make it a little more loose or control when he's pulling and whatnot.

Kind of when we do hit the trail and I give him a kind of, "Let's go, Beaux.

Let's go."

And we can pick up speed and have some fun with it.

(surf rock music) - (Luke) It's a good way to get outside and really see a lot of the city.

You can take longboards pretty much anywhere.

You can choose your own path and get good mileage under the belt while still giving the dog a good exercise.

(surf rock music) - (Billy) We can go cross streets together and he knows sidewalks and things like that, which dogs I think kind of naturally pick that up just to follow the path.

He does well in the city and on the trails, everything like that.

(surf rock music) Him being a yellow lab kind of comes easy so, but I think any kind of big dog will just naturally pick up the guidance of it all.

- (Luke) You have a pretty good sense of balance.

Have a understanding of how the board's going to move and how the dog is really going to move.

You have to know and kind of anticipate his actions, when he might cut in front of you.

So you have to brake in anticipation or you have to be able to go with the flow of things.

There's a lot of unexpecteds that pop up and you've got to take them in stride, or on wheels.

Learn to longboard without a dog first, but definitely don't be afraid of it.

If you have snowboarded or wakeboarded or really any other board sport like it, it's a great way to get your dog to get a good run in and a good way to get outside and enjoy the weather.

(surf rock music) - (Billy) Hopefully, it can eventually get more popular.

I mean, this has always been a pretty popular thing and why not put two and two together?

Maybe we'll get a race up and running.

(laughs) If we get it big enough, we'll start a dog race.

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