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Training your dog to belay?

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Eldo Love · · Mancos,CO · Joined Sep 2012 · Points: 125

This could really open up a lot of opportunities for me. I mean he doesn't spew, is very attentive (until nap time), and costs WAY less than a girlfriend... Im just running into a problem with the opposable thumb thing...

Doggie belay

Belay On!!

Or does this run into to human abuse category?

Lane Daniels · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2014 · Points: 0

Who needs thumbs when you have a grigri

Jim Fox · · Westminster, CO · Joined Jun 2014 · Points: 50

Lack of opposable thumbs means he can't text while he is belaying you, so that's a big plus....

Gail Blauer · · Gardiner, NY · Joined Jul 2008 · Points: 1,051

Train your raccoon.

Tom-onator · · trollfreesociety · Joined Feb 2010 · Points: 790
Eldo Love wrote:This could really open up a lot of opportunities for me. I mean he doesn't spew, is very attentive (until nap time), and costs WAY less than a girlfriend... Im just running into a problem with the opposable thumb thing...
...and rabbits...
Anonymous · · Unknown Hometown · Joined unknown · Points: 0

Better off getting a monkey so he can also set top ropes to practice those hard routes you can't send on lead.

Kemper Brightman · · The Old Pueblo, AZ · Joined Dec 2011 · Points: 2,971

This is so irresponsible

Tom Sherman · · Austin, TX · Joined Feb 2013 · Points: 433

Damn, I knew I shouldn't have named my dog "Offbelaycuttheropenow". Now she's going to be confused...

Eric Haskell · · Glenwood Springs, CO · Joined Mar 2009 · Points: 0

I usually just tie the rope to my dog, toss a stick downhill, and run up the route. When you finish you just lie back and get gradually lowered to the ground-

aikibujin · · Castle Rock, CO · Joined Oct 2014 · Points: 300
ViperScale wrote:Better off getting a monkey so he can also set top ropes to practice those hard routes you can't send on lead.
You can also train the monkey to throw poop at you if you fall, more motivation for sending on TR! But what if your monkey gets smart enough to start texting? Not only will your friends receive embarrassing and badly composed photos of you hangdogging a 5.6, but you also have poop smeared all over your iPhone now... oh well, a good excuse to get a new phone.

BTW, my dog carries climbing gear for me and give me a spot when I go bouldering. Best, dog, ever.

Carrying climbing gear

Spot me!! (Well, not really me...)
keithconn · · LI, NY · Joined Jan 2015 · Points: 35

Your dog is so pissed at you in your second photo!

'Get the goddam harness off of me!'

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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