Trailers! Trailers! Trailers!

[KathiCville]

Hi........A few months ago I bought one of the kids' "Trans-It" trailers for my 45-lb border collie, for what I thought at the time was a good price: $200. Ack! (Impulse purchase at local Performance shop....) I discovered too late that I could have gotten the darned thing for less than half that price at Nashbar, sigh..........Now that I've seen the Croozer and other models on this thread, I wish I'd dug around more before kicking out the cash!

I tuck Sam's comfy dog bed in the bottom of the trailer, both to provide a "floor" for her and to give her a sense of safety and security when we're out on the road. (See my avatar for an on-the-move shot.....) She hates the screen and plastic cover that pull down, so I just leave 'em up. Fortunately, once she settles in and lays down, she doesn't seem to be tempted to move around much, and definitely has no interest in jumping out while we're moving. One of the first times I took her out in it, we were rolling down (actually UP) a pretty (and quiet) paved road at a slow pace when a deer popped up right next to the road, not 10 feet away. I held my breath, thinking Sam would be itchy to get out; instead, she just gazed at it contentedly as we rolled slowly by. (In fact, I could envision her doing the 'parade wave' with her paw.....) It *helps* that she's 9 and has a touch of arthritis. She loves to hike, but seems to know that her jaunts in the trailer are all about sitting back and enjoying the ride!