Any ideas how to

[RandallC]

Ok before anyone else rides off into the sunset.

The whole point of this post was too,
A) see if anyone had Solved this issue previously
B) anyone had an idea we hadn't thought or heard of
C) regardless of A&C not put us the dog or the rest of the world at risk
Lighten up!

 

[tonyidle]

The length of our trips out is determined by how long the dogs are happy on their own. That restricts us (if that's the word) to 3 hours or so and (very, very occasionally) up to 5 if anything delays our return. Both dogs are happy to be left as judged by their being upside-down & asleep whenever we return. They certainly aren't happy being dragged around shows or amongst shopping crowds and we compensate with lots of play on the days we're on site. Unless it's raining when they won't go out anyway.

 

[Minxy]

before we met hubby had a dog called Sally who he took out with him on his motorbike so he could let her have a romp on the beach etc about 40 mins away (he didn't have a car then). She was about 12kg and a cross terrier of some sort. He had a standard chrome rack on the back and made a box that fitted on it and his mum used a old cagoule to make a rain/wind cover for her - she lef the hood on and an opening so she could put her head through with the drawstring to make it snug (but not tight) so that she couldn't riddle out through the hole, the cagoule was then adapted so that it fastened under the rack to kept her in the box. The box was large enough for comfort but not so big that she could move around too much. When she was put her in the box and placed on the rack she'd turn her head to one side listening for the engine revs and would look round or tuck up behind him as she wished once he set off, if she saw him getting the bike out she'd be there like a shot! She loved it!

I would imagine your cocker is probably about the same size as Sally so one thing to consider is the extra weight on the rear not only of the dog but a rack as you don't want to end up doing wheelies! The other thing is the safety of the dog ... if we were going to do this now wit one of our dogs, we'd probably use a pet crate which could be strapped to the rack, again big enough for comfort but certainly not big enough to allow them to move around within it. The other option might be to see if you can fix something on the foot plate/well instead as that would keep the centre of gravity low and also protect the dog from the weather etc - adding some extra folding foot pegs for the driver would solve the problem of where to put your feet! Also make sure that your scooter has the spare capacity to carry you all!

When we were on holiday last year there was a couple who were carrying their little dog about with them on their large motorbike, the dog had a harness on which attached to the passenger's belt to keep the dog secure.

 

[cruiser]

a friend of mine fitted a nice box on the back of his bike. but as soon as he put her in it. the dog that is. she howled the place down. so he brought a 3 wheeler car.

 

[Minxy]

a friend of mine fitted a nice box on the back of his bike. but as soon as he put her in it. the dog that is. she howled the place down. so he brought a 3 wheeler car.

Bit drastic having to buy the dog it's own car to drive!

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[Encantador]

Lots of dogs are left for many many hours alone at home.
Some people will argue that if you have a dog you must be prepared to spend every waking hour with it or you are a bad person.

I have no problem leaving ours in the MH for a few hours occasionally when away. Exercise him first and he generally sleeps while we are away (set up vid camera to check).

As long as he/she is not going to destroy the MH, it will be fine.

 

[cruiser]

that dog never passed a test so he got rid of it.

 

[Cat53]

Google it there are some hold-all type bags specifically designed for the use of dog transportation on scooters, mainly from the US, but they seem to be what you are looking for!