dog bike carriers

[Softie]

A trailer is starting to sound like it might be a good idea. I really love taking Suggie places with me. With a good locking leash (they're lined inside with steel cables), I'm also thinking it might be a nice safe place for her to stay when I occasionally need to run in a store without her. How have you found the child trailers for groceries? Could it hold 50 lbs of food?

[smurfalicious]

I'm currently lusting over the dog trailer from Croozer. Croozer is Chariot's "low end" brand but seeing as how Chariot makes amazing trailers their low end is pretty nice. This one holds 100lbs, folds flat, and is very spacious. It even has a ring where you can attach a short leash so your pup can't jump out the minute you open the door. I believe it also has a swivel at the attachment so if you wreck your pup stays upright. You can find them online in the neighborhood of $250.

http://www.croozerdesigns.com/dog.html

[ASammy1]

I see the trailers on Craig's List all the time. You should be able to find one on there pretty cheap.

[Tuckervill]

I took my dog Zeke (40 lbs) on the Katy Trail in a kid trailer. He wouldn't have been comfortable in the seat that the kids sit in, so I undid some screws on the bottom and rolled it up around the top bar that holds the seat up. Then, the floor was soft, like a hammock and would have made him uncomfortable over time. So, I put some pillows and blankets in there to stiffen it up. It didn't work that well. If I had had more time to prepare, I would have figured out something stiffer, which I could cushion the edges of so it wouldn't tear up the bottom of the trailer, and that wasn't heavy like a piece of plywood.

Karen

[mtbdarby]

I've used a 2 kid trailer like wnyrider used for my 40 border collie. He barely fit in there comfortably He was way too nervous to sit down and the bottom isn't really sturdy. I tried putting in a hunting pillow (round, weather proof and in camo up here) and he didn't like it so I need to figure something out.

I have gotten him in it for one ride - my son's tag-a-long and son were attached to me on the hybrid and the dog in the carrier we attached to the tag-a-long. I was pulling an extra 120 pounds and I felt it We didn't crack 10 miles an hour but we had fun (well, except for the dog) and I felt like a traveling circus because everyone we saw had to come down to the road waving to see the sight!

[Softie]

Now that sounds like an exhausting trip (eep 120lbs of cargo kids and dogs!). It can remind me how easy I have it with a 10lb dog and some groceries.

I actually ordered a 2 child trailer yesterday. I hear with the addition of a more solid floor it works well with puppies and groceries (zip ties and hard plastic), and has the extra storage space at the back. I actually ordered it before my bike, but I'm picking up a bike next week too.