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Ever think about hitting the road with your canine companion? Pedal with the pooch? I got out on the CaO a couple of times in the last month with Belle Starr and wanted to share some of my newer takes on bicycle touring with dogs. Pedalshift Live Coming in December... Saturday 12/7 3pm EST! pedalshift.net/live What are you thankful for? The annual Thanksgiving show drops in a few weeks and there's still time to get your input into the show. What are YOU thankful about in the realm of bike touring? Call the Pedalshift voicemail and add your voice to things... take a minute and tell everyone what you're thankful for. Be anonymous if you'd like... also email in your thoughts or hit social media with them.   The Journal: Touring With Dogs, Revisted I got out on the CaO a couple of times in the last month with Belle Starr and wanted to share some of my newer takes on bicycle touring with dogs.   Keep your mileage expectations low Rethink priorities - everything gets knocked down a few notches to make comfort and safety for your dog the top two slots Narrow your comfort range when deciding when your tour is a go Take breaks on a schedule in addition to when you need them Expect some deviation in behavior and reaction to food and water Experiment a lot with your setup and be ready to modify Be ready for some wet and dirty paws You will not sleep as good as normal until things adjust Don't jump into big tours immediately - some dogs thrive in it, others tolerate it for short stints, others... well, you heard the Louis story ???? Pedalshift Society As always we like to close out the show with a special shoutout to the Pedalshift Society! Because of support from listeners like you, Pedalshift is a weekly bicycle touring podcast with a global community, expanding into live shows and covering new tours like this spring's DC to Cincinnatti bike tour! If you like what you hear, you can support the show for 5 bucks, 2 bucks or even a buck a month. And there's one-shot and annual options if you're not into the small monthly thing. Check it all out at pedalshift.net/society. Kimberly Wilson Caleb Jenkinson Cameron Lien Andrew MacGregor Michael Hart Keith Nagel Brock Dittus Thomas Skadow Marco Lo Terrance Manson Harry Telgadas Chris Barron Mark Van Raam Brad Hipwell Stuart Buchan Mr. T Roxy Arning Nathan Pulton Stephen Dickerson Vince LoGreco Paul Culbertson Scott Culbertson Cody Floerchinger Tom Benenati Greg Braithwaite Sandy Pizzio Jeff Muster Seth Pollack Joseph Quinn Drue Porter Byron Paterson Joachim Raber Ray Jackson Jeff Frey Kenny Mikey Lisa Hart John Denkler Steve Hankel Miguel Quinones Alejandro Avilés-Reyes Keith Spangler Greg Towner Dan Gebhart Jody Dzuranin Lucas Barwick Michael Baker Brian Bechtol Reinhart Bigl Greg Middlemis Connie Moore William Gothmann Brian Benton Joan Churchill Mike Bender Rick Weinberg Billy Crafton Gary Matushak Greg L'Etoile-Lopes James Sloan Jonathan Dillard John Funk Tom Bilcze Ronald Piroli Dave Roll Brian Hafner Misha LeBlanc Ari Messinger David GratkeWally Estrella Sue Reinert Music You've been hearing about Jason Kent and his music for many fine episodes. Sunfields' latest album may be their best yet. https://soundcloud.com/sunfields