DogsRFun
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Hey everyone!
My wife was at the dog park with our GSP/Lab mix and someone was running an RC outside the fence. Pupper went nuts and was desperate to play with it.
So now the wife is asking me to figure out getting an RC Car/Truck and train the dog with it. Funny how that goes right?
My dog is about 65 lbs and can hit about 35 MPH, possibly a little faster. I've got a fenced backyard that's about an acre in size and all mowed with a few small trees.
I'd like to keep my budget as low as I can, I'm thinking I'll end up around $400 if my research is true so far.
I'll also have to train myself on this, and train the pup to not immediately kill the car.
I'm also thinking of gluing foam to the body and bumpers to try and soften the blow if they run into each other.
From my reading, I'm thinking a 1/10 4x4 Granite or Big Rock 3S brushless is the way to go, but I'm looking for suggestions. I've done some searching on here, and I love the idea of a velcroed rope and toy pulled behind the car.
I'm also open to Traxxas. I just need something bulletproof that I'm not going to break the first time I use it. I'm aware some things will break though.
I'm also considering buying used from the classifieds here, but most of this stuff is still Greek to me.
Any suggestions?
Here's the pup in question.
My wife was at the dog park with our GSP/Lab mix and someone was running an RC outside the fence. Pupper went nuts and was desperate to play with it.
So now the wife is asking me to figure out getting an RC Car/Truck and train the dog with it. Funny how that goes right?
My dog is about 65 lbs and can hit about 35 MPH, possibly a little faster. I've got a fenced backyard that's about an acre in size and all mowed with a few small trees.
I'd like to keep my budget as low as I can, I'm thinking I'll end up around $400 if my research is true so far.
I'll also have to train myself on this, and train the pup to not immediately kill the car.
I'm also thinking of gluing foam to the body and bumpers to try and soften the blow if they run into each other.
From my reading, I'm thinking a 1/10 4x4 Granite or Big Rock 3S brushless is the way to go, but I'm looking for suggestions. I've done some searching on here, and I love the idea of a velcroed rope and toy pulled behind the car.
I'm also open to Traxxas. I just need something bulletproof that I'm not going to break the first time I use it. I'm aware some things will break though.
I'm also considering buying used from the classifieds here, but most of this stuff is still Greek to me.
Any suggestions?
Here's the pup in question.