Barking bike security measure filmed in China as dog guards bicycle (+ video)
 

QUOTE:
A man in Nanning, Guangxi Province, China has hit upon a novel way of
ensuring potential theieves are deterred from trying to take his bike while
he pops into the shops, with his golden retriever dog standing guard with
one paw on the bike until he returns.

What's more, his four-legged friend, known locally as the 'bike-hugging dog'
but who also goes by the name of Li Li, then jumps up onto the rear of the
bike before issuing a bark to tell its owner that he's good to go, as shown
in the video below.

In response to comments made to the YouTube video, user ALCREW who uploaded
it has started a website aimed at securing a better perch for the pooch -
it's ot clear whether Li Li's owner actually wants one or even knows about
the video, but you can find out more at www.betterseatforthedog.com.

http://road.cc/content/news/57399-ba...-bicycle-video

--
Simon Mason

Barking bike security measure filmed in China as dog guards bicycle (+ video)
 

On Tue, 1 May 2012 21:18:43 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

QUOTE:
A man in Nanning, Guangxi Province, China has hit upon a novel way of
ensuring potential theieves are deterred from trying to take his bike while
he pops into the shops, with his golden retriever dog standing guard with
one paw on the bike until he returns.

What's more, his four-legged friend, known locally as the 'bike-hugging dog'
but who also goes by the name of Li Li, then jumps up onto the rear of the
bike before issuing a bark to tell its owner that he's good to go, as shown
in the video below.

In response to comments made to the YouTube video, user ALCREW who uploaded
it has started a website aimed at securing a better perch for the pooch -
it's ot clear whether Li Li's owner actually wants one or even knows about
the video, but you can find out more at www.betterseatforthedog.com.

http://road.cc/content/news/57399-ba...-bicycle-video

The owner needs to guard his dog against kidnap.

My younger brother who lives in Shanghai had his dog, Chow-Chow,
kidnapped for ransom. He had to pay a 100 Yuan (£10) "reward" to the
person who "found" it.

Barking bike security measure filmed in China as dog guards bicycle (+ video)
 

This is the comment left by the responsible cyclist who captured the video:

"It's because of riders like this that the Daily Mail and Sun's articles on
cyclists are full up with the bile and hate directed towards ALL cyclists.
You may have saved yourself a few seconds chappy but now that poor lady in
the red coat will just remember nearly being knocked over by some ****
cyclist this morning! I can only hope my yelling at you left a better
impression :-D"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0JYOIDmJvQ

Barking bike security measure filmed in China as dog guards bicycle(+ video)
 

On 01/05/2012 21:50, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Tue, 1 May 2012 21:18:43 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

QUOTE:
A man in Nanning, Guangxi Province, China has hit upon a novel way of
ensuring potential theieves are deterred from trying to take his bike while
he pops into the shops, with his golden retriever dog standing guard with
one paw on the bike until he returns.

What's more, his four-legged friend, known locally as the 'bike-hugging dog'
but who also goes by the name of Li Li, then jumps up onto the rear of the
bike before issuing a bark to tell its owner that he's good to go, as shown
in the video below.

In response to comments made to the YouTube video, user ALCREW who uploaded
it has started a website aimed at securing a better perch for the pooch -
it's ot clear whether Li Li's owner actually wants one or even knows about
the video, but you can find out more at www.betterseatforthedog.com.

http://road.cc/content/news/57399-ba...-bicycle-video

The owner needs to guard his dog against kidnap.

My younger brother who lives in Shanghai had his dog, Chow-Chow,
kidnapped for ransom. He had to pay a 100 Yuan (£10) "reward" to the
person who "found" it.

So how much did the reward actually "come to"?



--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

Barking bike security measure filmed in China as dog guards bicycle (+ video)
 

"Bertie Wooster" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 1 May 2012 21:18:43 +0100, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

QUOTE:
A man in Nanning, Guangxi Province, China has hit upon a novel way of
ensuring potential theieves are deterred from trying to take his bike
while
he pops into the shops, with his golden retriever dog standing guard with
one paw on the bike until he returns.

What's more, his four-legged friend, known locally as the 'bike-hugging
dog'
but who also goes by the name of Li Li, then jumps up onto the rear of the
bike before issuing a bark to tell its owner that he's good to go, as
shown
in the video below.

In response to comments made to the YouTube video, user ALCREW who
uploaded
it has started a website aimed at securing a better perch for the pooch -
it's ot clear whether Li Li's owner actually wants one or even knows about
the video, but you can find out more at www.betterseatforthedog.com.

http://road.cc/content/news/57399-ba...-bicycle-video

The owner needs to guard his dog against kidnap.

My younger brother who lives in Shanghai had his dog, Chow-Chow,
kidnapped for ransom. He had to pay a 100 Yuan (£10) "reward" to the
person who "found" it.

Sounds a bit like Liverpool, although when it was European city of culture I
came back to my car and found it propped up on four novels.

--
Simon Mason