Off-road dog has need for speed, owner says
Sit. Stay. Pop a wheelie. Good dog.
A southwest Riverside County man has trained his 8-year-old Australian shepherd, Opee, to ride motorcycles and endure the jumps, turns, dust and mud pits of motocross.
Opee is "an extreme dog," said Mike Schelin, 41, explaining that the dog rides in front of him on their dirt-bike in competitive motocross races. Opee is not attached to the bike in any way, but wears a helmet, protective goggles, and motocross jersey. Schelin says they have never won a race, but they've never come in last either.
Source: Off-road dog has need for speed, owner says
A southwest Riverside County man has trained his 8-year-old Australian shepherd, Opee, to ride motorcycles and endure the jumps, turns, dust and mud pits of motocross.
Opee is "an extreme dog," said Mike Schelin, 41, explaining that the dog rides in front of him on their dirt-bike in competitive motocross races. Opee is not attached to the bike in any way, but wears a helmet, protective goggles, and motocross jersey. Schelin says they have never won a race, but they've never come in last either.
Source: Off-road dog has need for speed, owner says
