Raising Byker

I named him Byker, because that is one of the activities that I want to share with him in the future Bike-joring.


Socialisation starts early with my dogs.  I wanted him to experience as much as he could between eight weeks and sixteen weeks.  I want him to feel confident in the World - just as Wolfy always did.


He was eight weeks old when he first experienced car travel, public bus travel, and even "the City":

He saw the beach, and the sea at age 12 weeks, and again at age 15 weeks.  At age 14 weeks, he experienced wading in the shallows of a river:

We frequently visited parks around Norwich in those early weeks, where he could encounter other dogs, kids playing, skateboards, scooters, etc.

Here he is above, age 14 weeks at Eaton Park, Norwich.  He encountered woods, green lanes, forests, the City, towns, the beach, the seaside, parks, pubs, rivers, cars, buses, bicycles, other dogs, visiting family houses, country shows, livestock, and much more - before 18 weeks.  His early brain was imprinted with a familiarity of our world.  After all, I want a dog that'll be comfortable in Forest as much as in City.  I want a bikejorer, a hiking companion, and a dog that I can also throw a ball for.  A super dog.


First stage of training a bikejoring dog from puppyhood


Has nothing to do with bikes, or mushing.  It has to do with play, education, and bonding.