I was on my way to church yesterday, and stopped for a ered light. A guy crossed in front of me on a bike. He had this big smile on his face. He kept looking down at his front basket. Then I saw it. A little Scotty dog sitting in the basket for the ride, having a blast. That dog was digging the ride bigtime, and his master was all proud. I saw joy from both of them. I wish I could put my dogs on a bike. They broke my clavicle last time I took them for a run with the bike.
i was just thinking one of the best things about having a dog around is that unrestrained joy they feel when you come home...monkey butt isn't even my dog and yet she dances around like crazy when i get back to the house...
i don't have a dog for a couple of reasons...first off the last dog i had when i had to have her put to sleep it was really hard on me...and second i don't have a good way to transport a dog to say the vets office or just around town with me,and along with that i rarely have unexpected vet bill money around and i couldn't stand the thought of a dog suffering because i bought some bike stuff...
and another thing is that monkey butt is like the perfect dog as far as behavior and overall demeanor so she's ruined me for other dogs....but there's no way i'm shelling out 2 grand for a dog,and probably not many labradoodle pups end up at the pound...pretty much have only had rescue dogs which are great,but they have all had serious fear problems which is both heart breaking and annoying all at the same time...little miss B here could care less if there's fireworks or lightning or the vacuum cleaner or any of that kind of stuff...
and then there's the whole what kind of dog to get debate...i have always liked labs,but really don't want to tow a 70lb dog around....but a smaller dog would have limited range for running around on the trails,but easier to take on a camping trip...if i get a pup and trailer train it then it would be fairly easy to modify the trailer i have...or upgrade to the new burly trailer with a 3 inch tire and suspension to smooth the ride out,plus you can add a rack and panniers to still have plenty of cargo space...that would be fun...have the trailer bed set up as a padded bed for the dog with a sun shade,it would be easy to set up...and get a chihuahua cross of some sort,plenty of those around...could backpack train it as well...