Dogs and bikes

The history of dogs in bike baskets

Taken this afternoon in Central Park.

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Inspired perhaps by this famous Audrey Hepburn in 1959 or French cyclists of days long gone, an irresistible thought, “I shall put Fluffy in the basket and take him for a spin around the park today.”

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What is the oldest photo of a basket mounted dog? Who got the idea first? And whoever he or she was, is not humanity all the better for it?

Lounging in Lincoln Center…

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Earlier this morning, a woman totes her dog in front of harsh backlighting.

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