Tagging Along with Muffy

By Larry Mann

Tagging Along with Muffy is the storied tale of a little toy poodle who rides with her owner on a recumbent bicycle. She has ridden over twenty-five thousand miles during a period of about fifteen years at the time of this writing. Her story is told through her eyes as she journeyed along these many miles.

Chuckle with Muffy as she is chased by an big angry German shepherd, attacked by a mother goose, is drenched in a thunderstorm, and experiences a flat tire many miles from her home. Ride with her through our flood-ravaged town after a major river overflows its banks. Laugh at Muffy as she sneaks into her mommys purse and runs off with a loot of cash! Feel the panic of her owner after she runs away from home. Cringe with her as she avoids being the victim of a car crash. These are but a few of the stories we will share in Tagging Along with Muffy.

As Muffy and I rode along, I was amazed at how many smiles of delight I witnessed as we encountered other cyclists passing by. I remember in particular one little boy who exclaimed to his mother, Mommy, there is a real doggie on that bike! A friend of mine with whom we often ride, told me one day that someone stopped him on the trail and asked him, Wheres your dog? He has a bike similar to mine. Comments like these encouraged me to put into print our little story of Tagging Along with Muffy. We hope you and your children will be delighted by them too.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Feb 28, 2017
• ISBN: 9781512776478

Larry Mann

Larry Mann is a retired aerospace engineer who is an animal lover and an avid cyclist. His love for bicycling and his love for his best friend, Muffy, led to wonderful adventures as the two of them rode local trails together. Larry is the father of two grown children and a loving grandpa of five grandchildren.

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ISBN: 978-1-5127-7648-5 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5127-7647-8 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2017902626

WestBow Press rev. date: 2/28/2017

CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Muffy Comes Home

Chapter 2 A Playful Little Dog

Chapter 3 Follow the Money Trail

Chapter 4 Learning to Ride

Chapter 5 Learning to Share

Chapter 6 Attacked by a Mother Goose

Chapter 7 The Big Dog

Chapter 8 A New Bicycle

Chapter 9 Muffy Goes Bye-Bye on the New Bike

Chapter 10 The Accident

Chapter 11 The Crash

Chapter 12 I Hate Vegetables

Chapter 13 Caught in a Downpour

Chapter 14 Muffy Bails Out

Chapter 15 Our Tire Goes Flat

Chapter 16 The Flood

Chapter 17 Muffy Runs Away

FOREWORD

I wish I knew who coined the phrase, Dogs are little children with fur, for indeed, they are. But try as I did, I was never able to find the source of