Dogs on bikes

"Colin Blackburn" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Yesterday as I was heading from work to the uni sports centre on foot I
saw a cyclist approaching on the road. I was on a foot path that rises
above the road so I could see that he had a large white crate on his rack.
As he ground up Whinney Hill I looked down from above to see a medium
sized spaniel-type dog sat in the crate. It was doing what all dogs do in
any mode of transport, head over the edge nose into the headwind. It
looked to be enjoying the ride.

Colin

Fascinating 😄.
You can tell someone is bored and have no one to talk to when they post
something like this 😄

Colin Blackburn said:

Yesterday as I was heading from work to the uni sports centre on foot I
saw a cyclist approaching on the road. I was on a foot path that rises
above the road so I could see that he had a large white crate on his
rack. As he ground up Whinney Hill I looked down from above to see a
medium sized spaniel-type dog sat in the crate. It was doing what all
dogs do in any mode of transport, head over the edge nose into the
headwind. It looked to be enjoying the ride.

I have a friend who had a Jack Russel whom she always transported in the front
basket of her bike.

The JR in question was pure white with long soft hair, and was always the
subject of many smiles as she rode along.

Andrew said:

"Colin Blackburn" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Yesterday as I was heading from work to the uni sports centre on foot I
saw a cyclist approaching on the road. I was on a foot path that rises
above the road so I could see that he had a large white crate on his rack.
As he ground up Whinney Hill I looked down from above to see a medium
sized spaniel-type dog sat in the crate. It was doing what all dogs do in
any mode of transport, head over the edge nose into the headwind. It
looked to be enjoying the ride.

Colin

Fascinating 😄.
You can tell someone is bored and have no one to talk to when they post
something like this 😄

Not at all.

Just someone unselfishly sharing a moment the thought of which will bring a
little moment of pleasure to most dog lovers.

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:12:39 +0100 someone who may be Colin
Blackburn <[email hidden]> wrote this:-

Quoted message said:

I looked down from above to see a
medium sized spaniel-type dog sat in the crate. It was doing what all
dogs do in any mode of transport, head over the edge nose into the
headwind. It looked to be enjoying the ride.

Alternatively there are dog trailers to carry one's animal around
http://www.bikesandtrailers.com/bike-trailers/index.html#dogtrailers

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Colin Blackburn <[email hidden]> of University of Durham,

Durham said:

Yesterday as I was heading from work to the uni sports centre on foot I
saw a cyclist approaching on the road. I was on a foot path that rises
above the road so I could see that he had a large white crate on his
rack. As he ground up Whinney Hill I looked down from above to see a
medium sized spaniel-type dog sat in the crate. It was doing what all
dogs do in any mode of transport, head over the edge nose into the
headwind. It looked to be enjoying the ride.

There's an elderly chap I see around South Manchester, cycling very slowly
on a very old style of bike. He was always accompanied by a small terrier
in the front basket, with the terrier's nose peeping over the edge, and a
larger dog on a lead bounding along the road. I think the terrier must have
died though, as this year I've only seen him with the one dog on the lead.
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Colin Blackburn <[email hidden]> of University of Durham,

Durham said:

Yesterday as I was heading from work to the uni sports centre on foot I
saw a cyclist approaching on the road. I was on a foot path that rises
above the road so I could see that he had a large white crate on his
rack. As he ground up Whinney Hill I looked down from above to see a
medium sized spaniel-type dog sat in the crate. It was doing what all
dogs do in any mode of transport, head over the edge nose into the
headwind. It looked to be enjoying the ride.

There's an elderly chap I see around South Manchester, cycling very slowly
on a very old style of bike. He was always accompanied by a small terrier
in the front basket, with the terrier's nose peeping over the edge, and a
larger dog on a lead bounding along the road. I think the terrier must have
died though, as this year I've only seen him with the one dog on the lead.

Sometimes I have seen cyclists with their well-trained dog running
along the pavement and even using pedestrian crossings!

Doug.

Steven said:

Colin Blackburn said:

Yesterday as I was heading from work to the uni sports centre on foot I
saw a cyclist approaching on the road. I was on a foot path that rises
above the road so I could see that he had a large white crate on his
rack. As he ground up Whinney Hill I looked down from above to see a
medium sized spaniel-type dog sat in the crate. It was doing what all
dogs do in any mode of transport, head over the edge nose into the
headwind. It looked to be enjoying the ride.

From the current set of snaps on the BBC Scotland site:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4618159.stm

See picture 11, although 12 is pretty spectacular.

Kennedy

Velo Vision Issue 12 has a cover star and feature article devoted to
cycling with canine companions.

See http://www.velovision.co.uk/cgi-bin/show_comments.pl?storynum=568

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