
Kathy Schubert of Chicago nuzzles with her miniature schnauzer Joey in 2000. Joey was on his second RAGBRAI and was wearing a helmet to set a good example for others to do the same.
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Howard Freerksen and his dog Igor are well equipped for RAGBRAI in 2000. It’s Howard’s 10th, Igor’s fifth.
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Nancy Mayer with her Zahra. the Yorkie-Pomeranian mix was going to ride along with Mayer on Day 1 of RAGBRAI Sunday, July 25, 2021. But Zahra is a bit spooked by all the people, Mayer says
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Zahra takes a break from the first day of RAGBRAI on July 25, 2021. Nancy Mayer says the Yorkie-Pomeranian mix was going to ride along with her. But Zahra is a bit spooked by all the people, Mayer says
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Haley Thams, of Denison, pets a friendly dog in Soldier on day one of the 2018 RAGBRAI Pre-Ride Route Inspection, Sunday, June 3, 2018, in northwest Iowa.
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Suzy the dog rides along in to Lawler on the fifth day of RAGBRAI, Thursday, July 27, 2017, in northern Iowa.
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Bill and Patti Dyskstra and their dog Carli wave to riders Tuesday, July 21, 2015, as they make their way out of Williams during the third day of RAGBRAI.
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RAGBRAI rider Nancy Flanagan of Pella wraps a sore knee as Riley, her 2 1/2 -year-old boxer, watches during a break in the 1996 ride near Lake Mills.
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Jerome Gundersen of San Diego lets his dog, Shetek, cool off in a puddle at the Fort Des Moines campground area during the 1997 RAGBRAI.
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Recorded music plays for RAGBRAI riders from the bandstand in downtown Milo as Conny Sheil of Indianola dances with her golden retriever, Mikki, in 1997.
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RAGBRAI rider Kristi Bacon of Waterloo gets a kiss from her wire-haired terrier, Pip Squeak, during the ride in 2007.
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Adam Ciha of Iowa City, who is riding with Team Ciha Pet, gives Mac the dog some water in Dike during the 1998 RAGBRAI.
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Becky Hall, 7, and her dog, Dusty, watch as RAGBRAI riders pass near their home west of Baxter during the 2001 ride.
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RAGBRAI riders Howard Freerksen and his dog Igor pedal their way from Greenfield to Ankeny during the 2000 ride.
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Bonnie Gross of Cedar Rapids lounges comfortably in a camping chair with her dog Vladimir, watching RAGBRAI riders during the ride in 2006.
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RAGBRAI rider Nancy Hershfield pets a dog, Saphira, while taking a break in South Amana during the 2008 ride.
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RAGBRAI rider Kristi Bacon of Waterloo travels with her dog, Pipsqueak, in a papoose carrier, as they pass through Winthrop during the 2007 ride.
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Murphy the dog, owned by Jean Davis of Oxon Hill, Maryland and traveling with team Love Is A Biker, gets into the RAGBRAI spirit as the ride passes through Geode State Park in 2009.
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On a farm southeast of Clear Lake, RAGBRAI rider Cory Schultz of Iowa City gives the farm’s dog, Hannah, a kiss after sharing his breakfast burrito in 2010.
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Suzy, a small schnauzer, rides with Kathy Schubert of Chicago during RAGBRAI in 2011.
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Dave Oelmann of Dows and Jake the dog unwind outside Fern Hill Gifts & Quilts in South Amana during RAGBRAI XXXIX in 2011.
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A dog from Belle Plaine attempts the motorized toilet races during RAGBRAI in 2008.
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Aziz Longou, his wife Angie Longou and their dog Copper watch RAGBRAI riders fly past their home near North Liberty during the 2008 ride.
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Sweetness, a 12-week-old Shih Tzu-bichon frise mix, is joins her owner, Mary Jane Porter of Mason City, for RAGBRAI XLIII in 2015.
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Cruising along: Howard Freerksen and his dog, Igor, have it made in their shades as they cruise through Adel on Tuesday’s RAGBRAI leg to Ankeny, July 25, 2000.
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Schubert and her Schnauzer: At right, Kathy Schubert and her dog, Ms. Joey, of Chicago stop by the likeness of Buddy Holly at the square in Glenwood on Saturday, July 19, 2003, as RAGBRAI riders filed in for the start of the ride on Sunday. This is the fifth RAGBRAI for Schubert and Ms. Joey.
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Watch this: Children watch a dog obedience demonstration in downtown Grinnell on Thursday, July 26, 2001, as RAGBRAI festivities get under way.
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A dog rides along with his RAGBRAI-riding owner during a stop in Norwalk. RAGBRAI brought riders from Winterset through Cumming and Norwalk to Indianola on Tuesday.
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PJ Baltisberger of West Liberty holds his 3-year-old dog, Bote, as cyclists make their way through town during RAGBRAI on Saturday, July 29, 2023.
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In 1986: Joey Karsten and dog Ben, from Davenport, loaf in the shade at their Council Bluffs campsite during RAGBRAI.
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Andrea Parrott pets a dog named Glacier in Bloomfield on day 5 of the RAGBRAI Pre-Ride Thursday, June 6, 2019.
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Riders stop and pet a dog from the Story County Animal Shelter in Colo on day four of RAGBRAI on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in central Iowa.
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Riders stop and pet a dog from the Story County Animal Shelter in Colo on day four of RAGBRAI on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in central Iowa.
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A woman holds a dog from the Story County Animal Shelter in Colo on day four of RAGBRAI on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in central Iowa.
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Louis Dellavechia and his dog Leo finish day four of RAGBRAI in Newton with a dance party on Wednesday, July 25, 2018.
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PJ Baltisberger of West Liberty holds his 3-year-old dog, Bote, as cyclists make their way through town during RAGBRAI on Saturday, July 29, 2023.
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Andrea Parrott pets a dog named Glacier in Bloomfield on day 5 of the RAGBRAI Pre-Ride Thursday, June 6, 2019.
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Scott Olsen pets a Great Pyrenees at the Fluffy Butt farm during the RAGBRAI route inspection ride on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. The farm will be where Mr. Pork Chop, Bike Iowa and the Iowa Beer Bus will be stationed just after Webster City.
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Jen Rasmussen of Waukee pets Betty, a 5-month-old goat, as RAGBRAI riders as they roll though Britt, Iowa, on Tuesday, July 25, 2017.
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Riders (and some pets) converge on Rock Valley during RAGBRAI on Saturday, July 19, 2014.
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Andrea Parrott pets a putty in West Point on the final day of the RAGBRAI Pre-Ride Saturday, June 8, 2019.
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RAGBRAI’s Andrea Parrott pets a Great Pyrenees during the RAGBRAI route inspection ride on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
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Scott Olsen plays with a puppy as riders stop in West Point on the final day of the RAGBRAI Pre-Ride Saturday, June 8, 2019.
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Roxanne Sorgenfrey, left, of Durant, and Shelley McGarry of DeWitt are bombarded by playful puppy kisses from Chico, left, and Spike, in Leon during RAGBRAI on Tuesday, July 26, 2016.
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