another stupid pet owner story.

**Alysser** · 06-20-2006, 06:29 PM

The worst I have seen were two papillions in a covertiable(sp?) without any restriants in the back. AND the owner was driving with the top off!!

It ticked me off alot. What an idiot that guy was.

**beeniesmom** · 06-20-2006, 07:38 PM

Well, I am feeling a bit bashed here.

I would never ride with them in the back of a convertable or pickup, that's for sure, but I felt they were safe in my SUV.
I am feeling like a bad mommy.

**Ginger's Mom** · 06-20-2006, 08:43 PM

I am sorry to hear you are feeling bashed, Carmen. The only comment I see that reflects at all on your post is the brief comment that the sling would not prevent one of the babies from flying over the seat. All of the other comments then reflect back to the subject of the original post. I don't think any one was calling you a bad mom, or even thinking about your particular situation when they made their posts.

**elizabethann** · 06-21-2006, 07:17 AM

Well I put the harness on Fenway but I couldn't find the thing to belt him in. So I have to go to PetCo or PetSmart at lunchtime and find something that will let me belt him into the seat. I don't know where the thing I had went. He actually didn't mind the harness. He didn't pout or give me puppy dog eyes. He just sat there.

One of the reasons why I posted on this thread was because we just had motorcycle weekend up here in NH. Tons of motorcyclists have died - one was a Hell's Angels who slammed into an on-coming car. The person in the car had serious injuries and the dog that was in the car got hurt too. I don't know if the dog ended up being okay (the person in the car did). We have allot of crazy drivers up here in NH (we border Mass).

**mruffruff** · 06-21-2006, 10:58 AM

I certainly didn't mean to bash anyone. I have been guilty of letting my dog sit in the front seat unrestrained. I've learned that they can become flying missles and actually cause an accident as well as being hurt themselves. And I like to be able to get out of the vehicle and know for sure that no one will be able to bolt.

Some vehicles have switches to turn off the airbag on the passenger side. I know my daughter's Tacoma does.

**Catsnclay** · 06-21-2006, 01:25 PM

A few years ago I witnessed an accident that involved 2 older people in a truck and the dog was apparently in the lady (passenger) arms. When the truck hit the car, the dog was sent through the windshield and was so far away no one that stopped either saw the dog, or knew of him until the lady (both were hurt severly) was able to tell us about the dog.

The dog apparently went through the windshield, head first

and was laying in someone's backyard

it took over an hour for all of us to search for this dog........and it was too late

Out here in AZ we see a LOT of pick up trucks with dogs in the back, and NONE of them are straped in. The poor dogs do not know how to brace themselves for a accident or quick stops. To me, this is part of being a responsible pet owner.

This is NOT meant to bash anyone, just a warning on what might, and can happen if your beloved pet (both cats & dogs) are not strapped in. You would just be devastated if something happened to them while driving. Think about it.

**elizabethann** · 06-21-2006, 01:40 PM

Well I bought the little seat belt thingamajig that attaches to the harness. PetCo sucks. They didn't have anything so I went to PetSmart. We'll see how it works. I hope it's short enough to secure him but long enough so he can be in his cubby or he can move to the seat next to his cubby (sometimes his cubby is in the sun and he doesn't like it so he moves to the seat next to his cubby and sleeps on his blankie).

This is what I got Fenway:

**Muddy4paws** · 06-21-2006, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by elizabethann

Well I bought the little seat belt thingamajig that attaches to the harness. PetCo sucks. They didn't have anything so I went to PetSmart. We'll see how it works. I hope it's short enough to secure him but long enough so he can be in his cubby or he can move to the seat next to his cubby (sometimes his cubby is in the sun and he doesn't like it so he moves to the seat next to his cubby and sleeps on his blankie).

This is what I got Fenway:

Let us know if hes still got the pout going