Scooter dog turns head in Inverness
FEARLESS terrier Misty takes to the roads on her owner’s scooter in a customised baby carrier – and barks when she wants to go further.
The pair first hit the road after Ann got Misty from her uncle 18 months ago
The 12-year-old Jack Russell can’t wait to be strapped into her special harness when owner Ann Young puts on her black biker jacket ready for a spin – and loves her pink mirrored goggles.
Retired staff nurse Ann, 61, said: “When she sees me getting the bike jacket on and getting her harness out she knows, and gets excited. She barks non-stop till I put her into the carrier. She just loves going on the bike.”
The pair first hit the road after Ann – who already owned Misty’s mum, Peewee – got Misty from her uncle 18 months ago. Peewee travelled in Ann’s backpack until she died in January 2016, aged 18.
Ann, of Inverness, said: “After Misty came to live with me, I tried her in the backpack but she didn’t like it. She barked and managed to get her head out the side.”
The 12-year-old Jack Russell can’t wait to be strapped into her special harness
Undaunted, she decided to try carrying Misty on her front. “I thought if I could get a baby carrier, I could adapt it to carry her. I got one out of a charity shop and tried it out.
“I just wanted to see how she would react. I lifted her up, put her in, strapped her in and took off on the bike up and down the road, just a short distance, and she loved it. She was just so laid back and relaxed. She’s a character.”