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01-05-2009, 07:15 PM | #1 |
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| Stroller Reviews I need to buy a stroller. I like the all terrain 3 wheel type. Does anyone have one they love. I keep hearing dog strollers are not made well. I have found a couple on ebay that seem like a good price but I want to make sure Im getting a good sturdy one. Any brands you like or pics of yours would be appreciated.
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01-05-2009, 07:38 PM | #2 |
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| The Pet Gear ones are great. I have the "Special Edition" it has 3 wheels but it is not the all-terrain/jogging stroller. My friend has one of those and it is SO heavy I would not want to have to put it in a car. It would be great if you were literally just using it to jog around the neighborhood or something, but it's too heavy to lift into my SUV. Mine easily fits both Sam & Loki and some blankets (and keep in mind Loki is 12 pounds so it would even fit 3 "regular" sized Yorkies!)
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01-05-2009, 10:24 PM | #3 |
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| I found a Pet Gear AT3 at a site called www.PetStrollers.cc. We bought one for our little yorkie and it worked out great. There were some other brands, but the Pet Gear brand seemed to be one of the best as far as craftsmenship, etc. |
01-06-2009, 05:37 AM | #4 |
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| We have a Pet gear with the four wheels. We went back and forth between the three wheel and the one we bought. The reason we decided against the three wheel was the weight and it doesn't fold down as flat for putting in the car. We have been happy with it!
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01-06-2009, 06:06 AM | #5 |
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| Reese1 is right. My friend has the one with four wheels Happy Trails Deluxe Pet Stroller by Pet Gear and it folds flat. The one we got will fold, but not the one we have. We bought ours because the AT3 seems to do better over rougher terrian. |
01-06-2009, 10:03 AM | #6 | |
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Im trying to decide between that and the sportster or AT3. I cant tell a difference from the special edition or sportster. Do you know what it is? I wish I had somewhere I could go look in person. It would be so much easier.
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01-06-2009, 10:04 AM | #7 | |
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01-06-2009, 10:05 AM | #8 |
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| The reason I was looking at the 3 wheel is it seems it would be easier to roll around?
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01-06-2009, 10:10 AM | #9 |
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| Also I guess the bigger wheels on the all terrain seemed like a smoother ride? Thank you all for your help. Im usually pretty decisive but I have been looking at these 3 strollers for a month and cant make a decision. Now I wonder if I should be looking at the 4 wheel also I dont want to heavy or bulky but with out looking in person I have no clue Any more thoughts??????
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01-06-2009, 11:09 AM | #10 |
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| I can tell you that our AT3 has worked out great for us. You are right, it seems to be a smoother ride. The company that makes the pet gear also makes strollers for babies, so I'm pretty sure they know what there doing. The place I got mine, PET STROLLERS | PET STROLLER - Pet Gear Kittywalk PetZip Gibby Burley has a 30 day return policy so the helped me with my decision. We looked at ebay, but you never know what your getting, plus there are a lot of cheap knock-offs out there. Good Luck. |
01-06-2009, 08:51 PM | #11 |
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| Ok Im down to 2. The sportster and special edition. I found a upscale dog store that had the AT3 and it is so nice but I think to heavy and doesn't fold down very small. I definitely feel like it was well made. This place was selling it for $270????? I cant believe they marked it up so high. I have found a ton of places online that are half that with free shipping??? So now I just need to figure out the difference between sportster and special edition.
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01-06-2009, 09:03 PM | #12 |
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| I can take a picture of it folded up in my car tomorrow if that helps. The boutique didn't mark it up that high - they bought 1 or 2 and the people selling them on ebay bought 100's of them and got a better price. The boutique also assembled it (which was not easy, trust me!) and had it in their store for you to try out That sure was nice of them.
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01-06-2009, 09:08 PM | #13 |
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| According to Pet Gear the difference is that the special edition has "upscale fabric" and possibly a better fleece pad on the inside (Actually the fleece pad is probably the cheapiest part of the whole thing, just make a pad or buy a pillow). They are the same size and about the same price. So I guess it depends on what color you want.
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