CHICAGO — The 606 is busy these days with joggers, strollers, dogs, skateboarders — and dog skateboarders?
A mutt took to The 606 on wheels recently — and in a stylish floral print shirt — in a video for Figo Pet Insurance, a Chicago-based startup.
Director Kevin Ludden said he came up with the idea for the video before finding its star.
He asked around, "Does anybody know a dog that can skateboard?"
And one of his friends did: the talented Chico, of suburban Oak Park.
Chico impresses schoolchildren on The 606. [Screenshot/FigoPet]
The well-behaved skater dog made the shoot roll along smoothly, and visitors to the new elevated Chicago trail were excited to see the stunt, especially a group of young schoolchildren.
"You should have seen everybody on The 606," said Ludden, a Lincoln Park resident. "It was crazy. Everyone was stopping ... people were just laughing. Everyone was taking pictures."
Chico was pretty laid-back about the whole thing, Ludden said.
"Oh my gosh, he loved it," he said.
And if he had crashed, yes, Figo Pet Insurance would have covered him, Ludden said.
Check out Chico's ride below:
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