Motorcycling across the USA. How to get dog to destination?

[dullard]

Can't afford the dog? What nonsense are you talking about? I'm simply asking for the most economical way to do this, all alternatives considered, including having him shipped somehow.

A pet owner needs to be able to drop $500 at any moment (such as an emergency, moving, ticket or similar). Otherwise they can't truely afford the pet. Now what did you post earlier? "FWIW, I has no many monies. A $40 harness I may be able to afford and $150 is probably my limit for having him transported by some kind of service (wishful thinking?)." If you have no money and $150 is the max you would probably spend on the pet, then you can't afford it. Leave the dog. Get a new one when you can afford to move it around properly.

 

[Kirby]

1) Attach the leash to the bumper
2) Attach the dog to the leash
3) Drive
4) ...
5) Profit?

 

[thedarkwolf]

Bribe somebody on here to pick the dog up at an airport and you pick the dog up on the way through Ohio.

 

[Locut0s]

I've got a ~13lb mini pin who I need to get from San Diego to West Virginia. I myself am making the trip on a motorcycle. My backpack and tank bag will likely be full and that pretty much just leaves the tail or my chest for the dog unless you guys know of a way to "ship" him there. It's a sport bike so there isn't much to the tail/passenger seat. It pops off so I can mount something with straps that go under the seat.

Suggestions? FWIW, I has no many monies. A $40 harness I may be able to afford and $150 is probably my limit for having him transported by some kind of service (wishful thinking?). Perhaps I can afford a more expensive carrier if I resell and arrange a buyer in advance.

D: No please don't.

 

[CZroe]

A pet owner needs to be able to drop $500 at any moment (such as an emergency, moving, ticket or similar). Otherwise they can't truely afford the pet. Now what did you post earlier? "FWIW, I has no many monies. A $40 harness I may be able to afford and $150 is probably my limit for having him transported by some kind of service (wishful thinking?)." If you have no money and $150 is the max you would probably spend on the pet, then you can't afford it. Leave the dog. Get a new one when you can afford to move it around properly.

I'm dropping a lot more than $500. That's just what I'm budgeting for the actual carrying equipment should I decide to do it this way. Jeeze. Did you see the goggles in there? Helmet? Earplugs? Food? Dog house? Leash? Treats? We're splitting the dogs up so there are a lot of "start up costs." I'm saying that I can't afford a $500 carrier or else I could afford to fly him there without even caring about more affordable methods, hence, "I has no many monies."

 

[Scotteq]

I have been researching Doggles and almost ordered some a couple days ago. I crossed the country on my bike in three days before and I had to wait for it to warm up each day (late December) so I can do it faster now. 300 miles is only a tank of gas. My current tank bag will already be stuffed to the gills with roadside essentials, clothes, etc. I'll also be wearing a stuffed backpack so I need something I can mount to the passenger seat or wear on my chest. The Petego or Universal Sport Bag folks make one with an adapter just for that but I can't find any examples of one installed that way.

I would still strongly suggest the tank bag for the dog, and that you use a tail/saddlebags for your belongings.

 

[MisterJackson]

First, don't listen to Olds, Min Pins are manly and the only acceptable little dog for a man to own. My Min Pin goes to work and everywhere else with me. Over his 6 years with me he's gotten me more ass than any other method. Most bars allow me to bring him in and chicks just can't resist a dog that looks like a permanent puppy sitting calmly on a barstool next to me. The ladies always "Admire my security at having a little dog.". I usually respond with "I have nothing to overcompensate for.", haha. The cheese always works well with them.

Second, a Min Pin IS NOT really a miniature Doberman Pinscher as you stated in a post. Other than the .1% of wolf DNA they share with every other breed of dog, Min Pins and full size Dobeys have NOTHING in common.

As for your dilemma, I recently bought a motorcycle, and after a few months of learning to ride I need to find a good way to carry my Min Pin. Obviously I won't be going the distances you are, but I have been looking at dog or baby slings. That sounds like a viable option for you. It gives the dog a place where he can hide/sleep if need be, or poke his head out if he wants. It's also close enough to your chest that you can zip up a jacket around him if the weather gets bad. I'd maybe sew in a clip on the inside and hook his collar to it just in case anything startled him and he tried to jump.

Also, being in a sling across your chest/midsection offers the best protection, in my opinion, should you crash. You can protect him more easily with your body rolled around him.

http://www.google.com/search?q=dog+...&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1440&bih=805

 

[Zap]

Some dogs love to ride, find out first.

I had a dog like that. Small mutt, maybe 5-10 pounds. Loved to ride in anything that moves, be it pickup truck, ATV, dirt bike, bicycle. He would stand with hind legs on gas tank or top tube. If we left without him, he would chase us down the road.

Other than the .1% of wolf DNA they share with every other breed of dog

It's closer to 98% shared DNA. Maybe. Like chimps and humans.

 

[CZroe]

I would still strongly suggest the tank bag for the dog, and that you use a tail/saddlebags for your belongings.

Thanks. I have a a couple tank bags but no saddle bags or tail bags. I'd have to buy the tail and saddle bags as well as the pet tank bag and ship my daily-use tank bag, but it's do-able. The tank adapter for the bags is the same as the rear seat adapter, so we'll see how it works.

First, don't listen to Olds, Min Pins are manly and the only acceptable little dog for a man to own. My Min Pin goes to work and everywhere else with me. Over his 6 years with me he's gotten me more ass than any other method. Most bars allow me to bring him in and chicks just can't resist a dog that looks like a permanent puppy sitting calmly on a barstool next to me. The ladies always "Admire my security at having a little dog.". I usually respond with "I have nothing to overcompensate for.", haha. The cheese always works well with them.

Second, a Min Pin IS NOT really a miniature Doberman Pinscher as you stated in a post. Other than the .1% of wolf DNA they share with every other breed of dog, Min Pins and full size Dobeys have NOTHING in common.

Uhh, except that they are both Pinschers.

As for your dilemma, I recently bought a motorcycle, and after a few months of learning to ride I need to find a good way to carry my Min Pin. Obviously I won't be going the distances you are, but I have been looking at dog or baby slings. That sounds like a viable option for you. It gives the dog a place where he can hide/sleep if need be, or poke his head out if he wants. It's also close enough to your chest that you can zip up a jacket around him if the weather gets bad. I'd maybe sew in a clip on the inside and hook his collar to it just in case anything startled him and he tried to jump.

Also, being in a sling across your chest/midsection offers the best protection, in my opinion, should you crash. You can protect him more easily with your body rolled around him.

http://www.google.com/search?q=dog+...&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1440&bih=805

I agree but I did carry him around the parking lot in my jacket and he kept bumping his head into my helmet so I'm not sure a chest sling will work. I see that most are convertible anyway, so I'll try one out. He will definitely need a tether because he's the type that tries to get his whole body out of the car window!

 

[MisterJackson]

My bad, Zap. I knew that, just got it backwards and was off by 1% I watched the documentary on PBS about dogs though. Great documentary.