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The owner, Jenny Santos, 21, lives in Newcastle and loves animals. She has three dogs, four cats and two birds – but it’s three-year-old poodle Bella, who rides shotgun on her kick scooter.

Newcastle: Jenny Santos and her poodle Bella ride a scooter

Jenny first made headlines last Friday after ChronicleLive shared a video of a her riding down the street, on a scooter, with a poodle. At the time, her identity was a mystery but over the weekend, the publication got in touch with the scooter rider. 

Speaking to the website, Jenny said: “When I first put her on, she’d jump off quickly because she didn’t know what I was trying to do. She already knew how to stand up on her paws, so I taught her to lean on the handlebars.

“At the beginning, I’d have to pick her up and put her on and she’d stay there. But now, I just have to say get up and she’ll put her paws on the handlebars – she loves it!”

Jenny had always walked her dogs until she bought her kick scooter second-hand. The woman she bought it off rode the scooter with her Doberman on board – and this explanation gave Jenny her lightbulb moment.

Something which catches the eye even more is the outfits that Bella wears. Jenny has crocheted both purple and pink numbers herself for Bella, as well as jumpers for her cats – one of which sometimes joins the duo on the scooter in a see-through backpack.

Jenny continued: “The cat is the most chill cat ever, he just stays watching and I want to make it more comfortable for him with a cushion. I take him out on a harness and a lead too but he can get out of that.”

Surprisingly, Jenny and Bella don’t get quite as much attention as you would expect, especially with Bella’s new pink hair-do. Jenny added: “People say I bet you get stopped a lot but I don’t. I think it’s because when people see us they don’t want to distract Bella from being on the scooter, but they do love it. And Bella loves the attention!

“When we go on the Metro or the bus she’ll sit on someone’s foot just for attention and I’ve taught her to ask for cuddles. She loves cuddles and doesn’t want them to stop!”

Jenny is keen to add that she doesn’t do it for attention, just to enjoy some quality time with her pet.

She finished: “Before this went on the news, people would film because it’s an extraordinary thing you don’t usually see.

“I know some people might say I’m doing it for attention, but the reason I started it is there’s a big hill near where we live and it’s so fun to go down with her. I just love going down hills with Bella – not ones that are too steep that they’re dangerous though. If she didn’t like it, she’d jump off. It’s just so fun!”

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