Time for walkies, Gromit!

I walk Guinness at least once a day, usually twice, unless it's raining. He also goes out to the dog park if not every day, then every other day for a good romp. If we don't, he starts playing too hard with the kids--we've already had a few way-too-hard nips due to over-excitement.

Now that I've got a diagnosis of Really Bad Foot Issues (TM) and I'm supposed to minimize exercise-type walking to avoid jarring my spine, walking Guinness has become something of a challenge. I'm debating what to do about this. So far I've come up with (a)get a treadmill (still don't know where I'd put it) and work him out on that, or (b)dig out Dad's old wheelchair and have Guinness pull me through the neighborhood. I'm sure that would make for some entertaining pictures. Bike riding is out, as he'd need to be on a leash and i'd be panicked about him getting tangled up the whole time. I can't get the kids to do it, since Guinness really doesn't respect them enough to behave for them unless I'm tagging along. We're working on that.

Any other suggestions for ways to walk a dog without actually walking?


ETA: Has anyone ever tried a Springer or related product? Opinions?