do you let your dog stick it's head out the window when riding in a car?
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do you let your dog stick it's head out the window when riding in a car?
I voted NO! but I have let them if we are going SLOW down a road. I refuse to let them if we are going a "normal" speed. Too dangerous.
my dog sticks his head out the window, but only at slow speeds!!!
No, I don't let them. I voted for the "No way, it's too dangerous". I don't think it's safe at all for them.
yes we let them,but we close the windows if were going on the highway.Kodie usually doesnt stick his head out the window,but Lucy loves it.
No, I don't wind her window down, and she usually lays down and falls asleep anyway.
NO! makes me nervous i also do not like seeing dogs in back of trucks i seen a show one time that a dog had jumped out of the moving truck and had his tail literally ripped off by the tire,My babies just get the windows down a crack!
the only windows that roll down are the drivers and passanger seats, the back windows just flip out a crack. how much I roll the window down depends on which dogs are with me. Perky could not care less about windows, Blair is crated in the van just because he cant cope without his crate, he gets panicked and nervous if his kennel is not there for him to hide in. Happy sticks her head out the window, I dont worry about her jumping out because well..its Happy, she is not the jumping sort unless she REALLY wants to come someplace with me. Misty I only roll the window down enugh for her to stick her nose out, and same for Ripley.
In the neighborhood, I will put the windows down far enough they can smell the fresh air. Once we are out on busy streets/the highway, windows go up. I generally prefer a/c anyway.
The only time I let my babies put their heads out the window is when I'm not driving , which is very rare, and I'm holding them. We have to be in the neighborhood or it doesn't happen. Anything can happen. My cousin lost his dog by it jumping out of the window. He was in the country visiting his parents. He was getting ready to leave, had the window down to tell them goodbye and Bubua, who was in his Daddy's lap, got excited and jumped out the window, Bubua had never tried to jump out before. His Daddy accidently ran him over. This happened three years ago and my cousin is still heartbroken. So if I don't have a firm hold on their collar they don't do it. If I'm alone with them they have the window on a small crack. If they want fresh air they can get it when we get out of the truck at home. Sorry, I may sound mean but, after Bubua I'm not taking chances with my babies. BTW, Bubua was 15 years old, his Daddy had him since he was born.
NO! I don't even open the window. She is a small dog and she can fit through more gaps then bigger dogs. Its a rule not to let her. She LOVES it but it wayyyyyyyy to dangerous and make me and my family nervous.
Snuggles loves it!! I only let her do it when I am holding on tight! I do not let her go for anything! Not on the highway though. just when we are on normal speeds. But she is good about these things. She is a dog that has the sense not to jump from tall heights! :) and she is so spoiled that she whines and begs whenever the window is not open! :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
I don't allow my yorkies to put their heads out the windows (they're WAY too small and could easily fall out) but my french mastiff does. There's no way he could even fit out the car window, so there's no danger in it... He LOVES it with his big ole' jowls flappin in the wind :D
I would be worried about damaging their eyes from falling debri.
No
Mine gets crated. Too much can go wrong with a lose dog in the car.
Same here. And also they seem much calmer riding in their crates.Quote:
Originally Posted by GiantSchnauzer
I don't intentionally let them, but Oz has managed to roll down the windows on his own several times. The window controls in the center console was a bad design feature in the Jeep Liberty.
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No way. I put the window down enough to sniff the air, but that's it.
Did you ever see some people throw all kinds of stuff out their car windows?
It just makes me too nervous.
In the city yes. We put them down just enough that his head can fit out. He will actually walk back and forth from window to window and he is just the right height that his head reaches the top of the window so we don't have to put it down much. he can get his head out but his shoulders are much too big.
On the highway not a chance.
Teddy does get anxious at times if the windows aren't down. He will pace and whine and will NOT lay down.
my dogs never stick their heads out the window. i only roll it down a lil. not enough for them to get their heads out the window. Beanie doesn't care either way. he just lays down and sleeps. Gracie gets in the car and sticks her nose on the window waiting for me to roll it down.
Nope. My dog's don't like to anyways. They really like looking out the window, though.