Between the two of us, we have three dogs, two bikes, sixteen legs, and a common love of getting outside for walks. Of course, our poochies are massively intelligent (with the possible exception of one dog – no names mentioned), yet they still haven’t mastered the art of bike riding. This means that sometimes we drive them to the places where we walk them.
Just as we were either trying to A: train the dogs to run alongside us as we rode the bike paths (hahahahahahaha. Just kidding. They’d run off at the first hint of a squirrel, rabbit, lizard, piece of fuzz); B: convince them of the benefits of sitting around all day, looking at pictures of the outdoors (and kitties); or C: teach them to sit in our bicycle baskets, along came SolvIt Products with the offer of a few free bicycle trailers.
As we’d like to think we are smarter than our dogs (which may or may not be true, once you figure out who’s doing the work on the bike rides), we said yes to their offer and promptly ordered the aluminum medium size for Alexandra and the large size for Kymberly (okay, technically, for our dogs – not to imply that Kymberly is large), as Kymberly has two dogs.
As soon as mine arrived in the mail, I got so excited, I immediately… called my 22-year-old so he could come assemble it, Which he did. In about 20 minutes. Then he had to give me instructions on how to latch and unlatch it from my bike. So when you order your trailer, be sure to also order a smart young person (and a bike hitch).
Our beloved rescue dog Liberty came to us on July 4th a few years ago (hence her name). She loves to get outside. So do I. One of her all-time favorite spots is Hendry’s Beach in Santa Barbara. Normally I drive her there, then we walk. Seems counterintuitive, though, doesn’t it? Now I can just put her in the bike trailer, and we can ride together along the bike path over to the beach for our walks.
Happy dog on a beach adventure
The one minor glitch? “Just put her in the bike trailer.” Turns out you can’t just show her the new toy and expect her to hop in. I used up a lot of her preferred Zuke’s treats enticing her into the trailer. She probably thought she was training ME to give her more treats. In any case, we both love exercise and our beach walks. And it’s the perfect time of year for bike rides. With a helmet, water for Liberty and a few treats. For her, not for me.
Say, what’s this new thing Mom just brought in?
I’ll just check it out if you give me a treat (or a dozen).
All tucked in and hitched up to the bike. Let’s go to the beach.
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