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Dogs Ride: Motorcycle Sidecar Riding for Dogs (and humans)

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About Dogs Ride: Motorcycle Sidecar Riding For Dogs

Product Description Dogs Ride is a comprehensive guide for anyone interested in taking their dog motorcycle riding in a sidecar. It contains hints, tips, product reviews, services, sage advice, safety information and a guide to all topics related to dogs riding in motorcycle sidecars. This book is intended for people that are not yet experienced side-car operators, and would like to learn what to expect. Tim and Connie O’Connor have been riding motorcycles since they were children and have now brought the rest of the family, namely their dogs, into the riding lifestyle. If you love to ride and hate leaving your dog behind, this book is for you! Packed with photos of products and of course sidecar dogs, Dogs Ride will inspire you to hit the open road with your dog. Dogs Ride begins by covering basic commands and dog training tips for introducing your dog to the motorcycle sidecar. It provides product advice on harnesses, eye protection, and other information on outfitting motorcycle sidecars for use by dogs and humans. For readers that do not already have a sidecar outfit or rig, Dogs Ride contains several chapters on how to evaluate motorcycles and sidecars for purchase and how to avoid many common pitfalls when buying and choosing your first rig. Dogs Ride continues with information on how to find driver training and what to expect during and after your training experience. After your have become a proficient sidecar rider with your dog, additional sources and advice are given on how to optimize your experience, maintain your equipment, help dog rescue groups and join the dog riding community at large. About the Author Connie O'Connor has been riding motorcycles since she was a seven years old. With over 30 years of experience, she has ridden in all kinds of weather on many kinds of bikes. She has a sport pilot certificate and enjoys flying her light sport fixed wing aircraft. Connie has lived with dogs her entire life and is very dedicated to dog rescue and training. Connie is a biologist and her "real job" is to teach the public about science and the outdoors at a private non-profit nature center in Cincinnati. Timothy O'Connor, husband to Connie O'Connor has made a living for the past twenty years in computer networking, security and technical training. Tim holds some of the highest certifications in the computer training industry and is a certified flight instructor. Tim holds numerous pilot ratings including Advanced Ground Instructor, Commercial Rotorcraft pilot, and FAA Fast Team Safety Volunteer. In addition to technical training and consulting, Tim co-hosted a top-rated radio show for three years on WNOP and has written cover and feature articles for such publications as ROTORCRAFT, EAA Sport Pilot, Sport Aviation, The Experimenter, Light Plane World, Homebuilt Rotorcraft, Powered Sport Flying, The Utopian and has published content in AVWeb, Technology First, jp4 and other publications. Tim has been riding and restoring motorcycles since he was 13 years old. Tim and Connie have been married for 7 years as June 2014.