another stupid pet owner story.

**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