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[Norse]

ColoKate, your spaniels are adorable!

[oxysback]

Puggie poo stealing a kiss

Yay! Another pug owner!

[tiva]

Here's Vanya, our youngest rescue:



And here's my darling, ancient Tiva, 15 years old but still full of bounce:


And finally, here's Juneau, who sadly died last summer at 15:


Juneau and Tiva were great bike dogs--they could happily lope along beside us on quiet limestone bike trails for 20 to 25 miles if the day wasn't too hot. We live along one of these rail-to-trail conversions, and going for a bike ride was their favorite game. Vanya is young and full of energy, so he has a ski-jor harness and line and sometimes he pulls me on my scooter or hybrid bike. When we see a deer or bear, it gets exciting!

[nancielle]

Master kitty

"I own your soul!"

[blumensh]

"I own your soul!"

He does look a little satanic...and he's gotten grumpier the older he gets.

[Zen]

Juneau looks so stately and noble. I can tell she/he was a great dog. Does Tiva miss her?

[crazycanuck]

Whilst watching the ABC arts program tonight, there was info on a young deaf aboriginal kid in Tennant Creek that loves dogs, art & now has a clothing line. It was nice to see some sunshine in such a depressed area. Some of the street doggies look horrible but then again that's a symbol of life in many Aboriginal towns/camps/settlements in Australia.

http://cheekydogs.com.au/about.htm

If anyone wants something from the site, let me know. I'm going to contact the company & see how much the things cost.

[Reesha]

Earlier this spring I became a proud owner of a rescued sheltie. She's the best dog I could ask for-- and I'm only a dog owner because she exists and found her way to me.

Her name is Loki, the Low Key dog. Or the mischief maker. She is both

[surgtech1956]

These are our newest additions. The cocker spaniel is 'Haley' and she's 5 months old and the lab is 'Harrison', she is 8 weeks old.

[Catrin]

Very sweet puppies! You are indeed going to have your hands full

[Trekhawk]

Earlier this spring I became a proud owner of a rescued sheltie. She's the best dog I could ask for-- and I'm only a dog owner because she exists and found her way to me.
Her name is Loki, the Low Key dog. Or the mischief maker. She is both

What a gorgeous girl!

[colby]

She's still not quite comfortable riding in it, but she wants to go along with us soooo bad . . . We're getting the hang of it, and I've got the feeling it will get lots of use!

We got this trailer, a Doggyride Mini, from Canine Commuter. I can't say enough about how great they were to work with. If you're looking for any specialty items for dogs, they're well worth checking out. And the trailer is really easy to set up and use. We did learn, though, that you can't go full speed with it - had a tip over on a fast turn - but dog and trailer are both fine (trailer is a little scuffed up, but it happens) -- the handbook does say 15 mph speed limit - should've read all of that first (duh!)

Hooray! I got mine at Canine Commuter, too, they were good to work with. I love the green! I was too impatient to wait for green, which is what I originally ordered.

Sounds familiar. Boots is doing MUCH better after a few more weeks/rides in the trailer. Getting in is less of a struggle (but still requires a treat), but once she's in she just lies down. Sometimes I have to stop and untangle her so she can poke her head out. My husband and I rode together for 2 or 3 rides and got her used to being snapped in but poking her head out. The last 2 or 3 rides I've done by myself with her and she's done great. Our major accomplishment this week was NO WHINING, no scratching, and no crazy barking as we went by people (you know, "help, help, she's keeping me hostage!"). She was so much calmer when we got done with our ride, no frenetic running around and panting. It felt awesome. We got the mat that goes inside, it's nice and cushy. I haven't put on the rack yet, but hope to soon.

I can feel mine getting unstable at around 16-17mph, so when I'm going downhill I try to take it easy. When I'm pedaling, I try to stay in the 15s - easy on days that aren't windy in the flats, but once we hit any kind of hill OR if it's super windy, my speed drops like a rock. (Resistance training, right?) We take 90 degree turns pretty slowly.

Our next goal is to get into and out of it in the middle of a ride. Then we can go to the dog park or she can run alongside the bike for a while and get back in when we're done (or when we have to cross paths with cars/heavy traffic bike areas).

Another picture (I imagine her asking me to move a little farther to the left):

[Owlie]

Squee, dogs!
(Okay, I'm done. )

[emily_in_nc]

Moby and Lily Bat. 7 year old littermates.

Very good at their job of being cute.

Love your Bostons! We have Paisley, who is now 2 and a half (or will be on Aug. 2!) Her pics are up farther in this thread.

[Zen]

Cooling off


A cool dog is a happy dog