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Lazy copy...narrative of Kyler's wagon projects
wagon 00
I built "dog wagon 00" in June of 2003 as our oldest dog, Garbo, was losing his battle with osteosarcoma We had amputated the affected leg but while in California we discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his lungs. He had been able to get around well on three legs but his decreased lung capacity left him tired after the slightest walk once we returned to Indiana.
We love to take walks in our neighborhood and on the wonderful trails nearby. Leaving Garbo at home during these times was not an option. Carrying him wasn't an option either. (I had a Teeft lift harness with me when he first got tired on a walk but my back still strained from just carrying him under a mile.) I needed a quick solution.
At the same time that Garbo was slowing, our youngest, Grazie, was causing me problems by pulling ahead. She was usually coupled to Garbo during walks so that he could keep her in line and she could bring him when I called. (The girls have great recalls so I couple them to the boys.) With Garbo weakened, I let him walk on his own and tried to control Grazie on her own.
When I found Grazie (~7 years earlier), I decided not to teach her to heel. I wanted her to pull (me on Rollerblades, scooter, sled,
My goal in assembling my first wagon was to use readily available parts. I bought the Radio Flyer ATW from Toys 'R' Us and used basic aluminum and miscellaneous parts from local hardware stores. The only delay was getting a Cascade carting harness from Black Ice.
The modification of the wagon for dog pulling is primarily a crudely-bent piece of 3/4" aluminum tubing. It's reinforced by a piece of channel aluminum where it connects instead of the normal wagon handle using a couple of small eyebolts as anchors for the hitch pin. I'd always intended to redo everything much better but the wagon has worked beautifully without modification.
That wagon was a key part of Garbo's final days with us and enabled us to better enjoy those days. We're sure that they also gave us more time with him because we were able to get him off the bed and engaged without tiring him.
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Lazy copy...narrative of Kyler's wagon projects
wagon 00
I built "dog wagon 00" in June of 2003 as our oldest dog, Garbo, was losing his battle with osteosarcoma We had amputated the affected leg but while in California we discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his lungs. He had been able to get around well on three legs but his decreased lung capacity left him tired after the slightest walk once we returned to Indiana.
We love to take walks in our neighborhood and on the wonderful trails nearby. Leaving Garbo at home during these times was not an option. Carrying him wasn't an option either. (I had a Teeft lift harness with me when he first got tired on a walk but my back still strained from just carrying him under a mile.) I needed a quick solution.
At the same time that Garbo was slowing, our youngest, Grazie, was causing me problems by pulling ahead. She was usually coupled to Garbo during walks so that he could keep her in line and she could bring him when I called. (The girls have great recalls so I couple them to the boys.) With Garbo weakened, I let him walk on his own and tried to control Grazie on her own.
When I found Grazie (~7 years earlier), I decided not to teach her to heel. I wanted her to pull (me on Rollerblades, scooter, sled,
My goal in assembling my first wagon was to use readily available parts. I bought the Radio Flyer ATW from Toys 'R' Us and used basic aluminum and miscellaneous parts from local hardware stores. The only delay was getting a Cascade carting harness from Black Ice.
The modification of the wagon for dog pulling is primarily a crudely-bent piece of 3/4" aluminum tubing. It's reinforced by a piece of channel aluminum where it connects instead of the normal wagon handle using a couple of small eyebolts as anchors for the hitch pin. I'd always intended to redo everything much better but the wagon has worked beautifully without modification.
That wagon was a key part of Garbo's final days with us and enabled us to better enjoy those days. We're sure that they also gave us more time with him because we were able to get him off the bed and engaged without tiring him.
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Lazy copy...narrative of Kyler's wagon projects
wagon 00
I built "dog wagon 00" in June of 2003 as our oldest dog, Garbo, was losing his battle with osteosarcoma We had amputated the affected leg but while in California we discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his lungs. He had been able to get around well on three legs but his decreased lung capacity left him tired after the slightest walk once we returned to Indiana.
We love to take walks in our neighborhood and on the wonderful trails nearby. Leaving Garbo at home during these times was not an option. Carrying him wasn't an option either. (I had a Teeft lift harness with me when he first got tired on a walk but my back still strained from just carrying him under a mile.) I needed a quick solution.
At the same time that Garbo was slowing, our youngest, Grazie, was causing me problems by pulling ahead. She was usually coupled to Garbo during walks so that he could keep her in line and she could bring him when I called. (The girls have great recalls so I couple them to the boys.) With Garbo weakened, I let him walk on his own and tried to control Grazie on her own.
When I found Grazie (~7 years earlier), I decided not to teach her to heel. I wanted her to pull (me on Rollerblades, scooter, sled,
My goal in assembling my first wagon was to use readily available parts. I bought the Radio Flyer ATW from Toys 'R' Us and used basic aluminum and miscellaneous parts from local hardware stores. The only delay was getting a Cascade carting harness from Black Ice.
The modification of the wagon for dog pulling is primarily a crudely-bent piece of 3/4" aluminum tubing. It's reinforced by a piece of channel aluminum where it connects instead of the normal wagon handle using a couple of small eyebolts as anchors for the hitch pin. I'd always intended to redo everything much better but the wagon has worked beautifully without modification.
That wagon was a key part of Garbo's final days with us and enabled us to better enjoy those days. We're sure that they also gave us more time with him because we were able to get him off the bed and engaged without tiring him.
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Lazy copy...narrative of Kyler's wagon projects
wagon 00
I built "dog wagon 00" in June of 2003 as our oldest dog, Garbo, was losing his battle with osteosarcoma We had amputated the affected leg but while in California we discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his lungs. He had been able to get around well on three legs but his decreased lung capacity left him tired after the slightest walk once we returned to Indiana.
We love to take walks in our neighborhood and on the wonderful trails nearby. Leaving Garbo at home during these times was not an option. Carrying him wasn't an option either. (I had a Teeft lift harness with me when he first got tired on a walk but my back still strained from just carrying him under a mile.) I needed a quick solution.
At the same time that Garbo was slowing, our youngest, Grazie, was causing me problems by pulling ahead. She was usually coupled to Garbo during walks so that he could keep her in line and she could bring him when I called. (The girls have great recalls so I couple them to the boys.) With Garbo weakened, I let him walk on his own and tried to control Grazie on her own.
When I found Grazie (~7 years earlier), I decided not to teach her to heel. I wanted her to pull (me on Rollerblades, scooter, sled,
My goal in assembling my first wagon was to use readily available parts. I bought the Radio Flyer ATW from Toys 'R' Us and used basic aluminum and miscellaneous parts from local hardware stores. The only delay was getting a Cascade carting harness from Black Ice.
The modification of the wagon for dog pulling is primarily a crudely-bent piece of 3/4" aluminum tubing. It's reinforced by a piece of channel aluminum where it connects instead of the normal wagon handle using a couple of small eyebolts as anchors for the hitch pin. I'd always intended to redo everything much better but the wagon has worked beautifully without modification.
That wagon was a key part of Garbo's final days with us and enabled us to better enjoy those days. We're sure that they also gave us more time with him because we were able to get him off the bed and engaged without tiring him.
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Lazy copy...narrative of Kyler's wagon projects
wagon 00
I built "dog wagon 00" in June of 2003 as our oldest dog, Garbo, was losing his battle with osteosarcoma We had amputated the affected leg but while in California we discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his lungs. He had been able to get around well on three legs but his decreased lung capacity left him tired after the slightest walk once we returned to Indiana.
We love to take walks in our neighborhood and on the wonderful trails nearby. Leaving Garbo at home during these times was not an option. Carrying him wasn't an option either. (I had a Teeft lift harness with me when he first got tired on a walk but my back still strained from just carrying him under a mile.) I needed a quick solution.
At the same time that Garbo was slowing, our youngest, Grazie, was causing me problems by pulling ahead. She was usually coupled to Garbo during walks so that he could keep her in line and she could bring him when I called. (The girls have great recalls so I couple them to the boys.) With Garbo weakened, I let him walk on his own and tried to control Grazie on her own.
When I found Grazie (~7 years earlier), I decided not to teach her to heel. I wanted her to pull (me on Rollerblades, scooter, sled,
My goal in assembling my first wagon was to use readily available parts. I bought the Radio Flyer ATW from Toys 'R' Us and used basic aluminum and miscellaneous parts from local hardware stores. The only delay was getting a Cascade carting harness from Black Ice.
The modification of the wagon for dog pulling is primarily a crudely-bent piece of 3/4" aluminum tubing. It's reinforced by a piece of channel aluminum where it connects instead of the normal wagon handle using a couple of small eyebolts as anchors for the hitch pin. I'd always intended to redo everything much better but the wagon has worked beautifully without modification.
That wagon was a key part of Garbo's final days with us and enabled us to better enjoy those days. We're sure that they also gave us more time with him because we were able to get him off the bed and engaged without tiring him.
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Lazy copy...narrative of Kyler's wagon projects
wagon 00
I built "dog wagon 00" in June of 2003 as our oldest dog, Garbo, was losing his battle with osteosarcoma We had amputated the affected leg but while in California we discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his lungs. He had been able to get around well on three legs but his decreased lung capacity left him tired after the slightest walk once we returned to Indiana.
We love to take walks in our neighborhood and on the wonderful trails nearby. Leaving Garbo at home during these times was not an option. Carrying him wasn't an option either. (I had a Teeft lift harness with me when he first got tired on a walk but my back still strained from just carrying him under a mile.) I needed a quick solution.
At the same time that Garbo was slowing, our youngest, Grazie, was causing me problems by pulling ahead. She was usually coupled to Garbo during walks so that he could keep her in line and she could bring him when I called. (The girls have great recalls so I couple them to the boys.) With Garbo weakened, I let him walk on his own and tried to control Grazie on her own.
When I found Grazie (~7 years earlier), I decided not to teach her to heel. I wanted her to pull (me on Rollerblades, scooter, sled,
My goal in assembling my first wagon was to use readily available parts. I bought the Radio Flyer ATW from Toys 'R' Us and used basic aluminum and miscellaneous parts from local hardware stores. The only delay was getting a Cascade carting harness from Black Ice.
The modification of the wagon for dog pulling is primarily a crudely-bent piece of 3/4" aluminum tubing. It's reinforced by a piece of channel aluminum where it connects instead of the normal wagon handle using a couple of small eyebolts as anchors for the hitch pin. I'd always intended to redo everything much better but the wagon has worked beautifully without modification.
That wagon was a key part of Garbo's final days with us and enabled us to better enjoy those days. We're sure that they also gave us more time with him because we were able to get him off the bed and engaged without tiring him.
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Lazy copy...narrative of Kyler's wagon projects
wagon 00
I built "dog wagon 00" in June of 2003 as our oldest dog, Garbo, was losing his battle with osteosarcoma We had amputated the affected leg but while in California we discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his lungs. He had been able to get around well on three legs but his decreased lung capacity left him tired after the slightest walk once we returned to Indiana.
We love to take walks in our neighborhood and on the wonderful trails nearby. Leaving Garbo at home during these times was not an option. Carrying him wasn't an option either. (I had a Teeft lift harness with me when he first got tired on a walk but my back still strained from just carrying him under a mile.) I needed a quick solution.
At the same time that Garbo was slowing, our youngest, Grazie, was causing me problems by pulling ahead. She was usually coupled to Garbo during walks so that he could keep her in line and she could bring him when I called. (The girls have great recalls so I couple them to the boys.) With Garbo weakened, I let him walk on his own and tried to control Grazie on her own.
When I found Grazie (~7 years earlier), I decided not to teach her to heel. I wanted her to pull (me on Rollerblades, scooter, sled,
My goal in assembling my first wagon was to use readily available parts. I bought the Radio Flyer ATW from Toys 'R' Us and used basic aluminum and miscellaneous parts from local hardware stores. The only delay was getting a Cascade carting harness from Black Ice.
The modification of the wagon for dog pulling is primarily a crudely-bent piece of 3/4" aluminum tubing. It's reinforced by a piece of channel aluminum where it connects instead of the normal wagon handle using a couple of small eyebolts as anchors for the hitch pin. I'd always intended to redo everything much better but the wagon has worked beautifully without modification.
That wagon was a key part of Garbo's final days with us and enabled us to better enjoy those days. We're sure that they also gave us more time with him because we were able to get him off the bed and engaged without tiring him.
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Lazy copy...narrative of Kyler's wagon projects
wagon 00
I built "dog wagon 00" in June of 2003 as our oldest dog, Garbo, was losing his battle with osteosarcoma We had amputated the affected leg but while in California we discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his lungs. He had been able to get around well on three legs but his decreased lung capacity left him tired after the slightest walk once we returned to Indiana.
We love to take walks in our neighborhood and on the wonderful trails nearby. Leaving Garbo at home during these times was not an option. Carrying him wasn't an option either. (I had a Teeft lift harness with me when he first got tired on a walk but my back still strained from just carrying him under a mile.) I needed a quick solution.
At the same time that Garbo was slowing, our youngest, Grazie, was causing me problems by pulling ahead. She was usually coupled to Garbo during walks so that he could keep her in line and she could bring him when I called. (The girls have great recalls so I couple them to the boys.) With Garbo weakened, I let him walk on his own and tried to control Grazie on her own.
When I found Grazie (~7 years earlier), I decided not to teach her to heel. I wanted her to pull (me on Rollerblades, scooter, sled,
My goal in assembling my first wagon was to use readily available parts. I bought the Radio Flyer ATW from Toys 'R' Us and used basic aluminum and miscellaneous parts from local hardware stores. The only delay was getting a Cascade carting harness from Black Ice.
The modification of the wagon for dog pulling is primarily a crudely-bent piece of 3/4" aluminum tubing. It's reinforced by a piece of channel aluminum where it connects instead of the normal wagon handle using a couple of small eyebolts as anchors for the hitch pin. I'd always intended to redo everything much better but the wagon has worked beautifully without modification.
That wagon was a key part of Garbo's final days with us and enabled us to better enjoy those days. We're sure that they also gave us more time with him because we were able to get him off the bed and engaged without tiring him.
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Lazy copy...narrative of Kyler's wagon projects
wagon 00
I built "dog wagon 00" in June of 2003 as our oldest dog, Garbo, was losing his battle with osteosarcoma We had amputated the affected leg but while in California we discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his lungs. He had been able to get around well on three legs but his decreased lung capacity left him tired after the slightest walk once we returned to Indiana.
We love to take walks in our neighborhood and on the wonderful trails nearby. Leaving Garbo at home during these times was not an option. Carrying him wasn't an option either. (I had a Teeft lift harness with me when he first got tired on a walk but my back still strained from just carrying him under a mile.) I needed a quick solution.
At the same time that Garbo was slowing, our youngest, Grazie, was causing me problems by pulling ahead. She was usually coupled to Garbo during walks so that he could keep her in line and she could bring him when I called. (The girls have great recalls so I couple them to the boys.) With Garbo weakened, I let him walk on his own and tried to control Grazie on her own.
When I found Grazie (~7 years earlier), I decided not to teach her to heel. I wanted her to pull (me on Rollerblades, scooter, sled,
My goal in assembling my first wagon was to use readily available parts. I bought the Radio Flyer ATW from Toys 'R' Us and used basic aluminum and miscellaneous parts from local hardware stores. The only delay was getting a Cascade carting harness from Black Ice.
The modification of the wagon for dog pulling is primarily a crudely-bent piece of 3/4" aluminum tubing. It's reinforced by a piece of channel aluminum where it connects instead of the normal wagon handle using a couple of small eyebolts as anchors for the hitch pin. I'd always intended to redo everything much better but the wagon has worked beautifully without modification.
That wagon was a key part of Garbo's final days with us and enabled us to better enjoy those days. We're sure that they also gave us more time with him because we were able to get him off the bed and engaged without tiring him.
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Lazy copy...narrative of Kyler's wagon projects
wagon 00
I built "dog wagon 00" in June of 2003 as our oldest dog, Garbo, was losing his battle with osteosarcoma We had amputated the affected leg but while in California we discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his lungs. He had been able to get around well on three legs but his decreased lung capacity left him tired after the slightest walk once we returned to Indiana.
We love to take walks in our neighborhood and on the wonderful trails nearby. Leaving Garbo at home during these times was not an option. Carrying him wasn't an option either. (I had a Teeft lift harness with me when he first got tired on a walk but my back still strained from just carrying him under a mile.) I needed a quick solution.
At the same time that Garbo was slowing, our youngest, Grazie, was causing me problems by pulling ahead. She was usually coupled to Garbo during walks so that he could keep her in line and she could bring him when I called. (The girls have great recalls so I couple them to the boys.) With Garbo weakened, I let him walk on his own and tried to control Grazie on her own.
When I found Grazie (~7 years earlier), I decided not to teach her to heel. I wanted her to pull (me on Rollerblades, scooter, sled,
My goal in assembling my first wagon was to use readily available parts. I bought the Radio Flyer ATW from Toys 'R' Us and used basic aluminum and miscellaneous parts from local hardware stores. The only delay was getting a Cascade carting harness from Black Ice.
The modification of the wagon for dog pulling is primarily a crudely-bent piece of 3/4" aluminum tubing. It's reinforced by a piece of channel aluminum where it connects instead of the normal wagon handle using a couple of small eyebolts as anchors for the hitch pin. I'd always intended to redo everything much better but the wagon has worked beautifully without modification.
That wagon was a key part of Garbo's final days with us and enabled us to better enjoy those days. We're sure that they also gave us more time with him because we were able to get him off the bed and engaged without tiring him.
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Lazy copy...narrative of Kyler's wagon projects
wagon 00
I built "dog wagon 00" in June of 2003 as our oldest dog, Garbo, was losing his battle with osteosarcoma We had amputated the affected leg but while in California we discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his lungs. He had been able to get around well on three legs but his decreased lung capacity left him tired after the slightest walk once we returned to Indiana.
We love to take walks in our neighborhood and on the wonderful trails nearby. Leaving Garbo at home during these times was not an option. Carrying him wasn't an option either. (I had a Teeft lift harness with me when he first got tired on a walk but my back still strained from just carrying him under a mile.) I needed a quick solution.
At the same time that Garbo was slowing, our youngest, Grazie, was causing me problems by pulling ahead. She was usually coupled to Garbo during walks so that he could keep her in line and she could bring him when I called. (The girls have great recalls so I couple them to the boys.) With Garbo weakened, I let him walk on his own and tried to control Grazie on her own.
When I found Grazie (~7 years earlier), I decided not to teach her to heel. I wanted her to pull (me on Rollerblades, scooter, sled,
My goal in assembling my first wagon was to use readily available parts. I bought the Radio Flyer ATW from Toys 'R' Us and used basic aluminum and miscellaneous parts from local hardware stores. The only delay was getting a Cascade carting harness from Black Ice.
The modification of the wagon for dog pulling is primarily a crudely-bent piece of 3/4" aluminum tubing. It's reinforced by a piece of channel aluminum where it connects instead of the normal wagon handle using a couple of small eyebolts as anchors for the hitch pin. I'd always intended to redo everything much better but the wagon has worked beautifully without modification.
That wagon was a key part of Garbo's final days with us and enabled us to better enjoy those days. We're sure that they also gave us more time with him because we were able to get him off the bed and engaged without tiring him.
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Lazy copy...narrative of Kyler's wagon projects
wagon 00
I built "dog wagon 00" in June of 2003 as our oldest dog, Garbo, was losing his battle with osteosarcoma We had amputated the affected leg but while in California we discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his lungs. He had been able to get around well on three legs but his decreased lung capacity left him tired after the slightest walk once we returned to Indiana.
We love to take walks in our neighborhood and on the wonderful trails nearby. Leaving Garbo at home during these times was not an option. Carrying him wasn't an option either. (I had a Teeft lift harness with me when he first got tired on a walk but my back still strained from just carrying him under a mile.) I needed a quick solution.
At the same time that Garbo was slowing, our youngest, Grazie, was causing me problems by pulling ahead. She was usually coupled to Garbo during walks so that he could keep her in line and she could bring him when I called. (The girls have great recalls so I couple them to the boys.) With Garbo weakened, I let him walk on his own and tried to control Grazie on her own.
When I found Grazie (~7 years earlier), I decided not to teach her to heel. I wanted her to pull (me on Rollerblades, scooter, sled,
My goal in assembling my first wagon was to use readily available parts. I bought the Radio Flyer ATW from Toys 'R' Us and used basic aluminum and miscellaneous parts from local hardware stores. The only delay was getting a Cascade carting harness from Black Ice.
The modification of the wagon for dog pulling is primarily a crudely-bent piece of 3/4" aluminum tubing. It's reinforced by a piece of channel aluminum where it connects instead of the normal wagon handle using a couple of small eyebolts as anchors for the hitch pin. I'd always intended to redo everything much better but the wagon has worked beautifully without modification.
That wagon was a key part of Garbo's final days with us and enabled us to better enjoy those days. We're sure that they also gave us more time with him because we were able to get him off the bed and engaged without tiring him.
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Lazy copy...narrative of Kyler's wagon projects
wagon 00
I built "dog wagon 00" in June of 2003 as our oldest dog, Garbo, was losing his battle with osteosarcoma We had amputated the affected leg but while in California we discovered that the cancer had aggressively spread to his lungs. He had been able to get around well on three legs but his decreased lung capacity left him tired after the slightest walk once we returned to Indiana.
We love to take walks in our neighborhood and on the wonderful trails nearby. Leaving Garbo at home during these times was not an option. Carrying him wasn't an option either. (I had a Teeft lift harness with me when he first got tired on a walk but my back still strained from just carrying him under a mile.) I needed a quick solution.
At the same time that Garbo was slowing, our youngest, Grazie, was causing me problems by pulling ahead. She was usually coupled to Garbo during walks so that he could keep her in line and she could bring him when I called. (The girls have great recalls so I couple them to the boys.) With Garbo weakened, I let him walk on his own and tried to control Grazie on her own.
When I found Grazie (~7 years earlier), I decided not to teach her to heel. I wanted her to pull (me on Rollerblades, scooter, sled,
My goal in assembling my first wagon was to use readily available parts. I bought the Radio Flyer ATW from Toys 'R' Us and used basic aluminum and miscellaneous parts from local hardware stores. The only delay was getting a Cascade carting harness from Black Ice.
The modification of the wagon for dog pulling is primarily a crudely-bent piece of 3/4" aluminum tubing. It's reinforced by a piece of channel aluminum where it connects instead of the normal wagon handle using a couple of small eyebolts as anchors for the hitch pin. I'd always intended to redo everything much better but the wagon has worked beautifully without modification.
That wagon was a key part of Garbo's final days with us and enabled us to better enjoy those days. We're sure that they also gave us more time with him because we were able to get him off the bed and engaged without tiring him.
