Exploring the Joy of Biking with Your Dog in a Basket

 Love cycling? Love your dog? Then it’s time to get your dog on your bike and (both) live your best lives! Want to take your furry friend everywhere with you? Even on your bike? It might not seem like the most practical thing to do at first glance, but with the right solutions, it’s possible! Maybe you don't want to put your dog in the basket or you can’t bear to leave your best buddy behind when hopping in the saddle, our ultimate guide to taking your dog on your bike will give you plenty of safe options that’ll mean you get to spend even more time with your pooch… so they’ll never have to leave your side.Maybe you don't want to put your dog in the basket or you can’t bear to leave your best buddy behind when hopping in the saddle, our ultimate guide to taking your dog on your bike will give you plenty of safe options that’ll mean you get to spend even more time with your pooch… so they’ll never have to leave your side. Whether you want to bring your dog with you on a leisur...

As dog lovers, we’re always looking for fun ways to incorporate spending time with our best pals in our day to day lives. Our dogs love being active and adventurous with us, and above all, they enjoy spending time with us. Many owners, myself included, take their dogs to dinner at their favorite pet-friendly restaurants, hiking in local parks and nature preserves, and even on biking trips. Riding a bike with your dog can be an incredibly fun and rewarding activity, as long as it is done with the safety of both dog and rider in mind. Never brought your dog along for a ride before? Not to worry. If you’ve been thinking about biking with your dog and learning about the best tools to assist in the process, see below for answers to some of your biggest questions and advice regarding all things dogs and bikes. Is biking with my dog safe? As with many dog-related activities, only you can truly answer this question based on your dog’s activity level, experience, temperament, and general dispo...

Yes, we do love going outdoors with our dogs. But beyond a morning or afternoon walk, we sometimes go beyond that. Biking with your dog can be risky at times, which is why know-how on a safe ride with him is important. This article will help you learn and enjoy a safe dog bike ride all the time. Are you ready to get your pup to engage with your biking adventure? Go ahead then. What to expect below are:     Preparing Your Dog for an Exercise     Starting a Safe Bike with Your Dog     Getting Dog to Keep Up with Your Bike     Preparing Your Dog for an Exercise Okay, let us discuss each of them one after the other. 1. Preparing Your Dog for an Exercise Get your pooch ready for an exercise to make sure that he can keep up with you when riding a bike. Have his veterinarian check her over before an exercise routine. He should not be too young nor too old for sustained workouts. See to it that your dog has no health issues that can aggravate when doing s...

 Introduction If you have ever seen a little dog in a basket on a bike, you'll understand the hot trend of taking your dog on bike rides . Dogs can become injured when running alongside their owners on bikes if they are leashed. It doesn't take much for a distracted dog to get tangled up in your bike wheels or for the leash to get tangled up in spokes. A dog who is on a leash running beside a bike can also pull their owner and the bike over. Putting your dog in a basket keeps your dog safe and gives you an opportunity for an enjoyable bike ride. Basket dogs are typically small breeds to medium-sized breed dogs. Training your dog to ride in a basket takes a little bit of time but once your dog gets it down the two of you can enjoy long and leisurely bike rides together. Defining Tasks Training your dog to ride in your bike basket is not a complicated task, however, it will take time and patience. You will probably want a tiny breed, small breed, or a smaller medium-sized dog to...

 Several years have passed since I wrote my first Dogpacking article for this site. In that time, the bikepacking community has continued to grow, and naturally, the idea of bringing a dog along has also gained in popularity. All the things that we, as humans, love about bikepacking, just so happen to be most dogs’ favourite things too. Upon reflection of our first, longer international dogpacking adventure, I am admittedly surprised that it worked out as well as it did. On this first big trip in the fall of 2015, we left Canada on a flight bound for Madrid, Spain. I had a fair amount of international travel experience, but I’d never ventured outside of North America with my then dog, Melan. In fact, I really hadn’t attempted any significant bike trips with a dog . With plenty of time spent scouring the web, we were able to learn enough, both prior to departure and in the first weeks of the trip, to piece together an incredible six-month ramble through Spain. The information and in...

How to Introduce Your Dog to a Pet Bike Basket The key is to be slow and gentle, so that your dog does not develop any fear responses. Once learned, those kinds of responses are almost impossible to cure. Below is our video of our dog Billy’s first time in a pet basket on a bike. We got him an Axiom Premium dog bike basket, which doubles as a pet carrier. It still makes me chuckle every time I watch this video. Billy is not the bravest dog on earth – but then, he only weighed about three pounds when this video was taken! As you can see, we took it very slowly, starting off by gently putting him in the Pet Bike Basket, and then slowly pushing the bike, while talking to him reassuringly. At first, Billy was very comfortable in his Axiom Basket. I believe this was because he was so little, he felt really safe in the basket. You can see that in the photo below, where Billy is snugly down in the bottom of the basket, on his blanket. How to Carry your Dog Safely on Your Bike in a Pet Baske...