About Winston

Winston was Steves companion on the inaugural Black Dog Ride around Australia. Winston was very well behaved and spent most of his time sitting quietly on the pillion seat of the bike. Winston never barked or took a bite! People stopped to say hello to Winston and Steve along the long journey.

Why Winston?

Winston Churchill had a black dog

his name was written on it

It followed him around from town to town

It'd bring him down

took him for a good long ride

took him for a good look around

Reg Mombassa: Black dog

'Black Dog" is a powerfully expressive metaphor that appears to require no explanation.The combination of 'blackness' with the negative connotations of 'dog', noun and verb,, seems an eminently apt description of depression: an ever present companion, lurking in shadows just out of sight, growling, vaguely menacing, always on the alert; sinister and unpredictable, capable of overwhelming you at any moment.

Paul Foley