Ruff Riders: Pet Pooches Trained To Ride Pillion On Back Of Motorbike

Wearing red-framed sunglasses and a helmet the two golden retrievers happily sandwich their owner on the fast bike.

Unsurprisingly, the sight of the docile dogs hitching a fast ride in Surabaya, Indonesia, attracts a lot of attention from onlookers.

Ace and Armani have been riding since they were just a few months old and now at the age of three the pair jump onto the bike whenever they think their owner is heading out.

Businessman Handoko Njotokusuma, 59, who has four dogs, takes the two pooches for 30-minute journeys around the city.

He said: “When they were four months old I taught them to sit on the front of my motorbike. And then at eight months they started to learn to sit on the back seat.

“Since then, they are always interested to get onto the bike.

“When I start the engine they jump straight onto the chair. They seem ready to go.”
Onlookers wanting to take pictures often stop the adventurous pets in town.

Handoko said: “Lots of people are entertained with how they act. So many people take pictures of them.

“Some of them stop me just to have a picture with them. Those moments make me happy every day.”

But he says it was a slow process to take both dogs out on the bike at the same time.
He said: “Armani is the one who can only sit on the back but Ace can sit on both the front and the back.

“I think it is because I was late to teach Armani how to sit on the motorbike. When I taught them, I taught them one by one.

“After they learned how to sit I took them both at the same time.”

Due to their talents Handoko has received a number of expensive offers for his cute canines, but he insists he will never sell them.

“For me, they are my children," he added. "I love them so much, just as much as I love my wife and my biological children. 

“There are some people that come to me to ask whether I can sell the dogs. They gave me a high price. But I can’t ever let them go. I love them. Till their last breath.”