Anyone take their 4 legged buddies along?

[atavar]

Oh, I know my dog loves to ride.  She is eight inches tall and if I touch the bike she is jumping high enough to almost get in the tank bag by herself.  If I go off on the bike without her she pouts for days.  She sticks her nose right in to her goggles when I put them on and holds her head high for her helmet.  I think her biker togs make her feel tough.

[Dean Rose]

Oh, I know my dog loves to ride.  She is eight inches tall and if I touch the bike she is jumping high enough to almost get in the tank bag by herself.  If I go off on the bike without her she pouts for days.  She sticks her nose right in to her goggles when I put them on and holds her head high for her helmet.  I think her biker togs make her feel tough.

With that I'll sign off for the night.

Dean

[charlie b]

Dogs like to be with their people.  The closer the better.  They are pack animals.  Since they don't have their 'pack' anymore they 'adopt' the human 'pack'.  They do the same in the wild, joining up with a pack, whether it is coyotes, other dogs or even other types of animals.

If businesses allowed my dog in the door I'd take her everywhere with me.

[jlburgess]

So I got the collapsible crate that I posted and it looks really well built! I took my dog for a ride around the block and she seems pretty happy with it. I would like to use rocksstraps or something else that has caribeaner on the end to hold the box to the saddlebag mounts. Does anybody have ideas about this kind of stuff, REI maybe?  I'm concerned irregular bungee cord could pop loose so I want something with a closed end on it it's about 18 inches long.  Thanks!
pS I'd say she really enjoyed the ride about 4 days ago because I just left my garage door open and the dog tried to climb up into the carrier.  if I hear the bike start up tonight I'll know who did it :-)

[atavar]

Oh yeah, *no* bungee cords, use straps with buckles.  Wally World or any major department store will have flat nylon luggage straps with buckles in either the luggage or camping sections.
If it were me I would not trust plastic quick disconnect buckles for my travelling buddy.  Take the time and thread the strap through a fixed metal buckle for security.

[Lannis]

Interesting... dogs riding on bikes....certainly less distracting than drivers in cars with dogs in their lap... Dogs have been conditioned by humans to for 10,000 years to be what they are, obedient servants who will take a bullet for their master...So in return human think dogs are enjoying the ride....My opinion that means nothing...

I honestly, really, feel like I know exactly when my Jack is enjoying what he's doing (or I've asked him to do) and when he is not.

When he approves of what you are saying, he stares at you and wags his tail.   This can be just talking about a ride in the car, a walk by the river, or a million other things.

When he does NOT approve of what you are intending (you don't even have to say it, he knows), he will lower his head and turn it 90 degrees away to the left or right, and hold that position until you either insist that he do it, or not make him do it.   This may include a bath, chasing a Frisbee when it's too hot, or several other things.

Jack LOVES to ride in the car or truck with us.   If I tell him we're going for a ride in the car or the truck or the Festiva, he runs to the car way before me and is vibrating to jump up onto his seat and get clipped to his harness ... and I'm 100% sure he'd love to come on the bike, either on a piece of carpet on the tank or in a hack ....

Lannis

[canuguzzi]

Not my pooch but couldn't resist a picture. Now that is traveling in style. Alice's Restaurant.

[Kent in Upstate NY]

My late Shepard/Rottie mix loved rides so much that if somebody left their car door open they would find him sitting in the passenger seat.