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I have an 18kg ish dog who rides on my Mini Max and my wife’s Bullitt
She prefers riding on the Omnium because she likes being high up, she’s quite a nimble dog so likes precariously standing with her front paws on the rack bar, we’ve had her on it since she was 8 weeks old so she is very comfortable laying down on it. Issue with the Omnium can be that if you have to brake quickly, they can slide off the front which is why we only really have our dog on our Omnium when riding trails and along the seafront. You can use a harness (we have a seatbelt one) but then you’re faced with the decision of how long to have it, too short and if they fall off it could choke them, too long and it could mean they end up being dragged, the height makes this a bigger factor than on the Bullitt.
Bullitt is way more relaxing for carrying a medium to large dog. On an Omnium unless your dog is extremely calm and lays down (and stays laid down) on command, you might struggle. Smaller dogs would be fine on an Omnium as their centre of gravity is lower so it won’t matter if they stand up.
Come down to Bournemouth with your dog and you’re welcome to test ride both. I love my Mini Max but I think we’d struggle on our longer rides with the dog if it was our only cargo bike.