No, I ride without the dog. I often walk the dog as a warm-up before a ride or a cool-down after a ride. I find that I get more exercise if I keep the two activities separate. Plus I’m a strong believer in keeping my dog under control, especially when out in public. I don’t think I would feel that I could do that adequately with any device. I’ve seen them used by others with sometimes disastrous results. (On at least two occasions, once when the dog was going after a squirrel and the other when a dog was going after another dog, the riders went down hard.) Unless my dog is Schutzhund trained or another method as effective (and I haven't done this kind of training in years), I feel like verbal commands are not always adequate for me. It only takes one mistake or ignored command to do damage that can't be undone. For example, my torn retina resulting from broad siding a "trained dog who always listens" and that day didn't; he darted in front of me. I hit him broadside at 20 mph and did a 15 foot endo landing on my head. The owner swore up and down that his dog always obeyed his commands. I do acknowledge that I shouldn't take a singular personal experience and extrapolate it to a large group. Yet, I just don't feel comfortable with the idea of not having as much control over my dog as possible.