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I’m riding around the world with my white Swiss shepherd on the back of my bike
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Suit up and ride! How to carry a big dog on your motorcycle.
I’m riding around the world with my 75 pound German shepherd Moxie on the back of my motorcycle to raise $100k for girls programs!
#dogsoftiktok #shepherd #germanshepherd #goggles #earprotection #motorcycle #bmwmotorcycle #advmoto #dualsport #womanrider
I’m riding around the world with my 75 pound German shepherd Moxie on the back of my motorcycle to raise $100k for girls programs!
#dogsoftiktok #shepherd #germanshepherd #goggles #earprotection #motorcycle #bmwmotorcycle #advmoto #dualsport #womanrider
CONNECTION • Connected by a paw
Whimsy likes to put a paw on my back when we ride. Particularly when I stand up on dirt roads. When I’m sitting, she sometimes puts a paw around my waist. I call that “spooning”.
Many of our K9 Moto Cockpit riders report the same thing – how their dog likes to put a paw on them as they ride.
I think Whimsy, and all those other K9 Moto Copilots are expressing the connection in physical terms what we human riders understand emotionally.
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#connection #copilot #pillion #together #ridewithme #motodog #dogonmotorcycle #borntoride #sherides #womanrider #triumphtiger #shepherd #bestdog
Whimsy likes to put a paw on my back when we ride. Particularly when I stand up on dirt roads. When I’m sitting, she sometimes puts a paw around my waist. I call that “spooning”.
Many of our K9 Moto Cockpit riders report the same thing – how their dog likes to put a paw on them as they ride.
I think Whimsy, and all those other K9 Moto Copilots are expressing the connection in physical terms what we human riders understand emotionally.
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#connection #copilot #pillion #together #ridewithme #motodog #dogonmotorcycle #borntoride #sherides #womanrider #triumphtiger #shepherd #bestdog
PAINTED • Transforming our white Swiss shepherd!
Dia de los Muertos is a wonderful holiday in which you celebrate your loved ones that passed away and remember the precious moments of their lives.
Part of that festivity is to dress up and paint your face in lavish, explosive colors. We found ourselves in San Miguel de Allende this year for Dia de los Muertos. So what better way to join in and celebrate this beautiful holiday than to paint our faces and that includes Whimsy’s face and full body!
Note: It took an hour to paint her and even the groomer couldn’t wash completely wash out those dazzling pinks and purples! They would take another couple of weeks to fade away.
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#painteddog #swissshepherd #whitedog #groomer #shepherd #dogadventures #activedog #outdoordog #diadelosmuertos #dayofthedead #dressup
Dia de los Muertos is a wonderful holiday in which you celebrate your loved ones that passed away and remember the precious moments of their lives.
Part of that festivity is to dress up and paint your face in lavish, explosive colors. We found ourselves in San Miguel de Allende this year for Dia de los Muertos. So what better way to join in and celebrate this beautiful holiday than to paint our faces and that includes Whimsy’s face and full body!
Note: It took an hour to paint her and even the groomer couldn’t wash completely wash out those dazzling pinks and purples! They would take another couple of weeks to fade away.
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#painteddog #swissshepherd #whitedog #groomer #shepherd #dogadventures #activedog #outdoordog #diadelosmuertos #dayofthedead #dressup
WAGGING · What’s got your tail a’flutter?!?
Red lights are hot, sweaty, impatient affairs for motorcycle riders – and really for every other commuter.
But for Whimsy, red lights mean showtime!
Not a single red light goes by without someone snapping a photo of her in her @k9motocockpit.
Some do it openly with a huge smile and other’s do it on the sly. When Whimsy sees someone paying attention to her, her tail goes all a’flutter!
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#swissshepherd #motorcycledogs #motodog #waggingtails #dogonmotorcycle #triumph #triumphmotorcycles #adv #rtw #redlight
Red lights are hot, sweaty, impatient affairs for motorcycle riders – and really for every other commuter.
But for Whimsy, red lights mean showtime!
Not a single red light goes by without someone snapping a photo of her in her @k9motocockpit.
Some do it openly with a huge smile and other’s do it on the sly. When Whimsy sees someone paying attention to her, her tail goes all a’flutter!
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BLACK FRIDAY SALE - Get 15% off the K9 Moto Cockpit!
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#swissshepherd #motorcycledogs #motodog #waggingtails #dogonmotorcycle #triumph #triumphmotorcycles #adv #rtw #redlight
GROWING · It happens much too fast!
Whimsy was born on May 1, which means she’s already more than 6 months old.
Even crazier to think is that she’s already traveled more than 10,000 miles with me and crossed an international border.
This puppy is growing and transforming a little – heck – a whole lot each day. What a marvel to watch her grow, mature, and discover the glorious world around her!
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#swissshepherd #whiteswissshepherd #motorcycledogs #motodog #dogonmotorcycle #triumphtiger900rallypro #triumphmotorcycle #k9motocockpit #shepherdsoftiktok
Whimsy was born on May 1, which means she’s already more than 6 months old.
Even crazier to think is that she’s already traveled more than 10,000 miles with me and crossed an international border.
This puppy is growing and transforming a little – heck – a whole lot each day. What a marvel to watch her grow, mature, and discover the glorious world around her!
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#swissshepherd #whiteswissshepherd #motorcycledogs #motodog #dogonmotorcycle #triumphtiger900rallypro #triumphmotorcycle #k9motocockpit #shepherdsoftiktok
TIGER · Can a Tiger change its stripes?
My Tiger can and has. Tuskarossa recently went in for a makeover and she came out PURPLE!
If you’ve been sharing the adventure with us for a while now, you know that my previous motorcycle, Luna Laguna, was clothed in a sleek shade of aqua.
I loved that color – as I loved that bike – but life is about moving forward, even when moving forward means giving up an important piece of your old self.
So, I could no more outfit Tuskarossa in Luna Laguna’s characteristic aqua as I could name our new puppy Moxie and give her the moniker 'Born to Chomp’.
Moxie was ‘Born to Chomp’ and Luna Laguna was painted aqua. Whimsy is ‘Rides with the Wind’ and Tuskarossa is now suitably clothed in a dazzling sugarplum purple.
The world turns, the stars align in their courses, and, yes, a Tiger can change her stripes!
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#triumphmotorcycles #triumphtiger900rallypro #tiger #newcolor #dualsport #advmoto #motodog #motorcycledog #mexico #rtw
My Tiger can and has. Tuskarossa recently went in for a makeover and she came out PURPLE!
If you’ve been sharing the adventure with us for a while now, you know that my previous motorcycle, Luna Laguna, was clothed in a sleek shade of aqua.
I loved that color – as I loved that bike – but life is about moving forward, even when moving forward means giving up an important piece of your old self.
So, I could no more outfit Tuskarossa in Luna Laguna’s characteristic aqua as I could name our new puppy Moxie and give her the moniker 'Born to Chomp’.
Moxie was ‘Born to Chomp’ and Luna Laguna was painted aqua. Whimsy is ‘Rides with the Wind’ and Tuskarossa is now suitably clothed in a dazzling sugarplum purple.
The world turns, the stars align in their courses, and, yes, a Tiger can change her stripes!
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#triumphmotorcycles #triumphtiger900rallypro #tiger #newcolor #dualsport #advmoto #motodog #motorcycledog #mexico #rtw
FLOW • Whimsy has a riding style all her own.
It took Whimsy a little while to settle into the rhythm of riding on a motorcycle. Two weeks in fact!
Those first two weeks were a bit tough as she was getting the hang of getting into the flow of riding, traveling and setting paws on new soil everywhere we went.
It took us a little while too to learn her tells and speak her language.
Then suddenly it all clicked and she found her own beautiful flow and form to riding on a motorcycle – similar to Moxie but different, and all her own.
Do you see how she tucks her ears back and lets the wind caress along her forehead and down her mane? Just like my hand does at the end of a riding day.
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#motorcycledog #motodog #shepherd #swissshepherd #dogtravel #triumphtiger900rallypro #triumphmotorcycles #k9motocockpit #womenwhoride #adventuredog
It took Whimsy a little while to settle into the rhythm of riding on a motorcycle. Two weeks in fact!
Those first two weeks were a bit tough as she was getting the hang of getting into the flow of riding, traveling and setting paws on new soil everywhere we went.
It took us a little while too to learn her tells and speak her language.
Then suddenly it all clicked and she found her own beautiful flow and form to riding on a motorcycle – similar to Moxie but different, and all her own.
Do you see how she tucks her ears back and lets the wind caress along her forehead and down her mane? Just like my hand does at the end of a riding day.
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#motorcycledog #motodog #shepherd #swissshepherd #dogtravel #triumphtiger900rallypro #triumphmotorcycles #k9motocockpit #womenwhoride #adventuredog
ROVER • Whimsy finally feels included!
You all know how much we love our HydraPak gear for storing not just water, but also liquids, creams, gels and powders. But although we dispense Whimsy’s water from her filter Flux bottle, it’s not technically hers if she can’t get her tongue and shnout all over it. That might leave her feeling left out.
Problem solved. I also like her Rover foldable water bowl because it’s super light and packable since her gear seems to take up increasingly more of my luggage space!
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#waterbowl #doggear #dogtravel #shewolf #outdoordog #traveltip #dogfriendly #swissshepherd #puppy #fyp
You all know how much we love our HydraPak gear for storing not just water, but also liquids, creams, gels and powders. But although we dispense Whimsy’s water from her filter Flux bottle, it’s not technically hers if she can’t get her tongue and shnout all over it. That might leave her feeling left out.
Problem solved. I also like her Rover foldable water bowl because it’s super light and packable since her gear seems to take up increasingly more of my luggage space!
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#waterbowl #doggear #dogtravel #shewolf #outdoordog #traveltip #dogfriendly #swissshepherd #puppy #fyp
MUD • It’s real, honest!
There’s a joke in the motorcycle community about buying spray-on mud so that when you pull into the Starbucks parking lot on your big adventure bike, it looks like you’re just coming from an epic backcountry ride.
I don’t know if they sell a similar product that you can spray on your dog to make it appear that they have been out living their best life – maybe that’s a new RUFFLY product idea?!? – but honest, Whimsy’s muddy paws and legs are the real deal. She was crappling through the mud among a grove of almonds in Mennonite country, northern Mexico.
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#dirtydog #whitedogproblems #shewolf #mud #swissshepherd #triumphtiger900rallypro #womanrider
There’s a joke in the motorcycle community about buying spray-on mud so that when you pull into the Starbucks parking lot on your big adventure bike, it looks like you’re just coming from an epic backcountry ride.
I don’t know if they sell a similar product that you can spray on your dog to make it appear that they have been out living their best life – maybe that’s a new RUFFLY product idea?!? – but honest, Whimsy’s muddy paws and legs are the real deal. She was crappling through the mud among a grove of almonds in Mennonite country, northern Mexico.
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#dirtydog #whitedogproblems #shewolf #mud #swissshepherd #triumphtiger900rallypro #womanrider
GOGGLES · How to desensitize your dog to their Rex Specs Goggles
Your dog might prefer to ride un-goggled just like sticking their head out the window in the car, but goggled eyes are essential safety measures.
So, before training Whimsy to ride in her Cockpit, we first began by desensitizing her to wearing her Rex Specs Goggles.
It’s takes some patience and positive reinforcement. But don’t dawdle to much over it, once your dog is wearing their Rex Specs, get going on a ride. Once wind, sights, and smells are rushing past, they’ll forget about wearing the goggles and you’ll appreciate having their eyes protected!
@rexspecs
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#doggoggles #dogprotection #eyeprotection #dogtraining #swissshepherdsoftiktok #motodog #bikerdog #puppytraining #whiteswissshepherd
Your dog might prefer to ride un-goggled just like sticking their head out the window in the car, but goggled eyes are essential safety measures.
So, before training Whimsy to ride in her Cockpit, we first began by desensitizing her to wearing her Rex Specs Goggles.
It’s takes some patience and positive reinforcement. But don’t dawdle to much over it, once your dog is wearing their Rex Specs, get going on a ride. Once wind, sights, and smells are rushing past, they’ll forget about wearing the goggles and you’ll appreciate having their eyes protected!
@rexspecs
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#doggoggles #dogprotection #eyeprotection #dogtraining #swissshepherdsoftiktok #motodog #bikerdog #puppytraining #whiteswissshepherd
STARDOM. It’s not an act!
One thing I’ve learned about Whimsy so far in our three months together is that she’s not going to go quietly and without a fuss to do anything she doesn’t want to do.
That means that if her Cockpit is left in the sun or if she’s still sleepy from a nap, she’s not going to be eager to saddle up.
But when she’s been watered, fed, napped and played with, and her Cockpit is cool in the shade, then no dog is as excited to saddle up and go for a ride!
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#saddleup #motodog #readytoride #triumphtiger900rallypro #swissshepherd #ridewithme #dogtravel #aroundtheworld
One thing I’ve learned about Whimsy so far in our three months together is that she’s not going to go quietly and without a fuss to do anything she doesn’t want to do.
That means that if her Cockpit is left in the sun or if she’s still sleepy from a nap, she’s not going to be eager to saddle up.
But when she’s been watered, fed, napped and played with, and her Cockpit is cool in the shade, then no dog is as excited to saddle up and go for a ride!
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#saddleup #motodog #readytoride #triumphtiger900rallypro #swissshepherd #ridewithme #dogtravel #aroundtheworld
EAGER. It didn’t start out this way… Whimsy’s first couple of practice rides were incredibly successful. But when we relaunched the around-the-world adventure, things got very difficult very fast. We didn’t know how to read her signs when she needed to pee or poop versus when she was just fussing because she didn’t want to wear her goggles. When she needed to rest versus when she was hungry before meal time. But we made an effort to slow down, take our time, and give Whimsy some forced time-outs. And that made all the difference. Now she’s almost as eager to leap on her Cockpit as she is to have her next meal! . @official.triumph . #eager #motodog #triumphmotorcycles #triumphtiger900rallypro #womanrider #whiteswissshepherd #sherides #readytoride #bestdog #fyp
SCUTTLEBUTT. Season 4 begins today on YouTube!
Word spread along the shore of the lake as quickly as the recent wildfires had moved across the surrounding hills.
“There’s a bear near the dock!” came from a man driving past.
“You know there’s a bear by the shore?” from a pair of cyclists clad in neon suits.
The burly man who leaned against his truck offered: “It’s a black bear but it’s brown.”
French tourists approached and asked anxiously, “Is it there’s a bear here?”
So far there was only the rumor of a bear, and we weren’t to be moved from our fishing spot on the mere basis of scuttlebutt.
Greg’s dad fed the line through his fly rod while his wife read legal briefs seated on a camp chair under an umbrella.
Then Greg came hustling back from the direction of the dock.
“There’s a bear coming this way,” he said. “Pretty good size one too.”
Nearly as he said it, the bear emerged from the among the trees and bushes. He was lumbering towards us at a spry pace.
Greg descended from the road down the slope, scooped Whimsy into his arms, and told us to leave everything where it was.
We fled up the trail to the road above. From that perch just a few yards away, we watched the bear follow his nose right into our daypack.
“He’s found Whimsy’s kibble,” I said.
At first he sat and then he lay flat on his stomach for the feast. When he finished, he moved on to the @Zesty Paws Training Bites, then the @Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming turkey tendons, and finally the @KONG Company Hooked on Trout treats.
All were delicacies that Whimsy had inherited as the leftovers from A GoRUFFLY Pilgrimage.
Five minutes went by in what might have been half an hour before the black bear who looked brown raised himself to all fours and continued his way along the shore.
That was day two of Whimsy’s first journey and it only gets more exciting from there. So, join us for the first episode of season 4 out today on YouTube @goruffly!
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#motodog #travelwithdog #motorcycleadventure #womanrider #shepherd #fyp
Word spread along the shore of the lake as quickly as the recent wildfires had moved across the surrounding hills.
“There’s a bear near the dock!” came from a man driving past.
“You know there’s a bear by the shore?” from a pair of cyclists clad in neon suits.
The burly man who leaned against his truck offered: “It’s a black bear but it’s brown.”
French tourists approached and asked anxiously, “Is it there’s a bear here?”
So far there was only the rumor of a bear, and we weren’t to be moved from our fishing spot on the mere basis of scuttlebutt.
Greg’s dad fed the line through his fly rod while his wife read legal briefs seated on a camp chair under an umbrella.
Then Greg came hustling back from the direction of the dock.
“There’s a bear coming this way,” he said. “Pretty good size one too.”
Nearly as he said it, the bear emerged from the among the trees and bushes. He was lumbering towards us at a spry pace.
Greg descended from the road down the slope, scooped Whimsy into his arms, and told us to leave everything where it was.
We fled up the trail to the road above. From that perch just a few yards away, we watched the bear follow his nose right into our daypack.
“He’s found Whimsy’s kibble,” I said.
At first he sat and then he lay flat on his stomach for the feast. When he finished, he moved on to the @Zesty Paws Training Bites, then the @Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming turkey tendons, and finally the @KONG Company Hooked on Trout treats.
All were delicacies that Whimsy had inherited as the leftovers from A GoRUFFLY Pilgrimage.
Five minutes went by in what might have been half an hour before the black bear who looked brown raised himself to all fours and continued his way along the shore.
That was day two of Whimsy’s first journey and it only gets more exciting from there. So, join us for the first episode of season 4 out today on YouTube @goruffly!
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#motodog #travelwithdog #motorcycleadventure #womanrider #shepherd #fyp
Dust • It’s dirty business riding through the Chihuahua deserts.
One reason I wanted a white dog was to embrace the filth. No matter how hard I try keeping Whimsy white and ever-camera ready is a certain impossibility.
I cringe to imagine what people think seeing this dirty, unkempt dog but I enjoy knowing that all that trail dust is the badge of a puppy’s life well-lived.
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#welllived #whitedog #dirtydog #motodog #whiteshepherd #bergerblanc #motorcyclelife #rtw #travelwithdogs
One reason I wanted a white dog was to embrace the filth. No matter how hard I try keeping Whimsy white and ever-camera ready is a certain impossibility.
I cringe to imagine what people think seeing this dirty, unkempt dog but I enjoy knowing that all that trail dust is the badge of a puppy’s life well-lived.
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#welllived #whitedog #dirtydog #motodog #whiteshepherd #bergerblanc #motorcyclelife #rtw #travelwithdogs
ZZZs - Naps are also part of a puppy’s life on the road
Puppies need loads of sleep to help them develop and mature into healthy dogs. Life on the road is really demanding but we make sure to carve out plenty of moments and shady places for Whimsy to catch the zzz’s she needs.
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#sleep #dognap #campingwithdogs #shepherd #swissshepherd #doglife #travel #motodog #advmoto #motorcycletrip
Puppies need loads of sleep to help them develop and mature into healthy dogs. Life on the road is really demanding but we make sure to carve out plenty of moments and shady places for Whimsy to catch the zzz’s she needs.
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#sleep #dognap #campingwithdogs #shepherd #swissshepherd #doglife #travel #motodog #advmoto #motorcycletrip
FACES • These are the faces of a travelin’ dog.
Whimsy’s shown a lot of different faces during just our first month of riding together. We’ve been through mist, cold, fierce winds and blazing desert on our way to the Mexico border. I’m sure Whimsy will show us a lot more of her faces in the weeks, months and years ahead, but so far I like the happy ones I’m seeing.
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#biker #motorcyclelife #motodog #swissshepherd #sherides #womanrider #advmoto #adventuredog #motorcycletrip #aroundtheworld #copilot #triumphtiger #fyp
Whimsy’s shown a lot of different faces during just our first month of riding together. We’ve been through mist, cold, fierce winds and blazing desert on our way to the Mexico border. I’m sure Whimsy will show us a lot more of her faces in the weeks, months and years ahead, but so far I like the happy ones I’m seeing.
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#biker #motorcyclelife #motodog #swissshepherd #sherides #womanrider #advmoto #adventuredog #motorcycletrip #aroundtheworld #copilot #triumphtiger #fyp