When I'm traveling with Cooper, I prepare for the ride according to the weather and distance. At the end of this blog entry there is a little video clip. On the back seat of my bike you can see a soft crate for him to travel in. This is how I travel long distances with Cooper. If we're traveling at high speeds for a long time he likes to get out of the wind. For short distances on the high way or around town, he likes to have the whole back seat. Since this trip was going to be unpredictable with some lengthy stretches at high speeds we wanted to be prepared. It worked out really well.
In the video we had just ended our vacation to NY State in '09. We were two towns away from home. Jesse and I really didn't want to go home yet. We were sorry to see our vacation end, so we stopped to talk and have a soda together before we got home where everyone would want to talk to us.
Cooper had learned to make the most of our stops. We would clip him to a 15 foot long leash and allow him the freedom to do what he wanted while we relaxed. He would walk around and pee everywhere. Then he would sniff his new surroundings and if there was time he would want to play. We had been here long enough for him to want to play.
In this video, he really wanted a toy from his riding crate. He usually barks a lot at what he wants. This is almost as if making sure it's ok to get it. He expects to be told "ok" or "no". In this case, he's allowed to get the toy. I only wish he wouldn't feel the need to BARK so much!
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