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not resolvedI'll most likely be taking delivery of our parent's mini Schnauzer in about a month. Living as I do on the doorstep of Harrison Park, I'm well served for a daily walking ground, but I'd like to take it further afield.
I've got a Carry Freedom trailer and it's got a lockable cage, so I can secure one t'other and spray-proof the side by the back wheel without undue fuss.
Does anyone have experience of having a canine co-pilot?
The dug is this size:
i recommend a basket on the handlebars (tempted to say something unreconstructed about it being a babe-magnet :)
I rather like the idea of you trailing a dog in a cage. Bike Chain Brad used to cart his in a beer crate on the pannier rack until it got too big.
Securely fasten each leg to a corner of the trailer so that it can sit or stand and shuffle about a bit but not escape, attack the wheels or bite you on the bum?
Wingpig, I think that might be your well documented dislike of pooches talking, but I'll look into it...
Rucksack?
When I was in Oz I saw a touring couple towing a wee terrier in a trailer, seemed to love it :-)
Not at all. Prevents it from being either cooped up in a cage or sat in a basket where it might easily fall/leap out. Tethering the wheels works for helicopters on landing pads on boats and buildings so ought to work for dogs.
There's a vets that has a dog tricycle with the cage between the 2 front wheels. The dogs seem to love it. Or are howling in terror...
Ditto SRD's unreconstructed comment :-)
I expect the dog will let you know fairly quickly whether or not it enjoys the trailer or prefers a basket. Keep the first rides short and take it somewhere nice and it will probably happy with either
I wouldn't recommend the basket on the front without the dog also having the lead attached to something. If the dog were to jump out on the road 1) you'd have very sad parents and 2) you could be prosecuted for causing an accident
'It is an offence to have a dog on a designated road without it being held on a lead.'
Most of the pet websites seem to recommend trailers for transporting dogs. I've seen quite a few people out and about with their pooches in trailers looking very happy. The main thing is to take it slow. Get the dog used to the carrier. Take it out on a few occassions with just you and the trailer and the dog running alongside. If the dog doesn't like it though don't force it.
Saying that when I was a kid I used to put my dog in my pram and push it round the neighbourhood. He'd just curl up and go to sleep (even despite the indignity of wearing a woolly bonnet).
One trip to the Hermitage later...
I like the cage since it turned out to be a doddle to fasten to the trailer securely, and it means I can take the pooch more interesting places to walk.
The dog doesn't like the cage since it is pretty rattly. She was fine getting into it in the flat and being truckled around the rooms, but didn't much want to get back in to return from the Hermitage.
In 'more successful' news, the wee backup lights I carry on my keyring did in fact turn out dandy for walking her at light. The light part is predictable, but the variable was whether they get in her way or drag on the ground once fixed. They don't. http://www.thebikechain.co.uk/NiteZone-Redeye-Micro-LED-Rear-Light-2012110604/
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