Last Friday I hosted several ladies for supper and we installed a basket on my bike in which I plan to tow my bags, my laptop computer and my Bichon mix, Scoops! To get him acclimated to the equipment, we settled (read: forced) him in the basket and plied him with a plethora of treats:
Janelle gives Scoops a treat so he associates the basket with love.
I only pushed him around the kitchen of my apartment, and while he seemed nervous, he did not try to jump out. Before testing the equipment on the open road, I will make it nicely padded.
I road my bike out — sans Scoopers — that evening, and the basket’s support brackets came loose. I am proud to report that on the next day I went to the hardware store and bought replacement bolts, nuts and a crescent wrench, which I felt rather competent and awesome wielding. One more shot of Scoops, a captive in the basket:
Awaiting his first road test.
2 Comments
May 18, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Scoops was born to ride!
May 25, 2009 at 1:41 pm
So have you taken him for a spin yet? Let’s see those big mean dogs try to get our little friend when he is riding by in style and out of reach.
PS. I like your bike cuz it’s old school.