More hope. I dunno, Nico seems very fearful of being put into things -- as opposed to merely being in things, even small places: he loves to burrow and usually sleeps bundled up in a blanket or deep under the covers of my bed. So it's not canine claustrophobia.
After much teetering back and forth I think I am going to fall over on the side of keeping the backpack, which I can always use for other things -- which indeed can replace the large Seagull courier bag that just doesn't work for me (and which is now for sale for $50 + shipping). (It has the shoulder cinch attachment rather than the waist strap attachment and while it is more comfortable and secure than the waist strap bags I've used when not used for bulky items, with bulky items I can't get it to stay off my throat. It would be perfect for a large laptop like my 17" MB Pro.) On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 5:33 PM, Brad <[email protected]> wrote: > I posted this in the last dog thread: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iYzLPWJfqqo > > In my experience, the key is to go really, really slow. We started with one > of those soft-sided closed carriers with a big piece of sheepskin-like stuff > in the bottom so the dog wouldn't slide around to much. At first we just > walked the bike. Once the dog seemed comfortable with walking (not too > shakey or nervous-acting) we started riding her to the park. It didn't take > long before she started to associate the carrier with the park and would > jump in on her own. After a couple of months of rider her around in the > closed carrier, I started riding very slowly in the park with the top > opened. I had to grab her a few times to keep her from chasing squirrels, > but she figured out pretty quickly that she was supposed to stay in the > carrier. After a month or so of riding around with the carrier open, we > switched to the tote bag we use now (she's still tethered so she can't jump > or fall off the bike). > > One of the keys, I think, was to only let her get in or out of the bag when > the bag was sitting on the ground. That way she never got used to exiting > the bike from up in the basket and was less likely to try to jump out. > Also, the dog quickly realized that if she was on the bike, she was going > somewhere fun and not being left at home. > > In short, take it slow and make it fun (for the dog). > > Brad > > On Tuesday, February 19, 2013 1:34:37 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> Not quite so off topic since one reason for buying the Timbuktu pet >> carrier backpack that someone recommended is to let me carry my dog on >> my Rivendells. Anyway, I got one and Nico is absolutely panicked by >> it. I managed to stuff him in and slam the lid with help from my >> brother, and he stayed still, if tense, but trying to get him in by >> myself is like trying to thread a needle with a thistle. Nico is also >> very reluctant to get into a car. >> >> Does anyone have any *experience* about humanely habituating a dog to >> be carried in this way? Or is it a lost cause and ought I to return >> the thing before the month's deadline is out? (Or I could just keep it >> to carry other things in ...) >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> >> ------------------------- >> Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA >> For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW >> http://resumespecialties.com/index.html >> ------------------------- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
