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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2006OMG!!!!!! NO!!!!
I just heard a car horn. I just heard brakes screeching. I just heard a dog yelp ow ow ow ow ow! OH CHRIST, people keep your pets INSIDE! Jill <-going outside to look now > I just heard a car horn. I just heard brakes screeching. I just > heard a dog yelp ow ow ow ow ow! OH CHRIST, people keep your pets > INSIDE! > > Jill <-going outside to look now It wasn't a neighborhood dog. It was a fender bender involving 2 vehicles and a dog that was unrestrained in the back of a pickup truck. They hit, the dog went flying :( Don't know what really will happen to the dog; the vehicle owners were waiting for the cops and a passenger was trying to find a way to get the dog to a vet. The dog was walking, kinda... well, limping but primarily leaning on 2 paws and whining and the passenger is waiting for a ride for the dog. I suspect the police will take her and the dog to the emergency hospital 10 miles up the road. Okay you people with dogs and pickup trucks! There are restraints you can use to secure the dog and it can still move around in the truck cab. But if it's restrained it *cannot* be thrown out of the truck cab. There are also cages you can build that fit in the truck cab. I know, I know, Sparky likes to hang his head over the side. Screw that. Sparky doesn't want to get thrown from the truck when some teenage girl turns in front of you (which is what appears to have happened in this case) because she misjudged (or trusted) the fact that you weren't going 50MPH in a 35MPH zone. What's the damn hurry, anyway? There's nowhere I have to be that is so important that I can't call and say "Sorry, I'm running late" rather than going 50 in a 35. From the screech of the tires and the treadmarks this guy knew he was going too damn fast and he knows he's going to get a ticket. Now the dog suffers. He was walking around bitching. The young woman who turned in front of the truck was sitting in her car, shaken, with half the side of her car caved in. She could have been killed. I'm not sure really where to place the blame; I err on the side of caution before turning across oncoming traffic even if it gets me some ugly looks and less than kind words from people behind me. But it definitely appears he was speeding. And his poor dog was thrown from the back of the truck. Grrrrrrr. Jill Don't know about there, but here dog restraints are required in pickups. And if the police don't get you, your fellow dog owners will turn you in. All the "restrained" dogs I've seen look just as happy as the ones that used to run loose in the truck bed. Kayla has her own seat belt/ harness that keeps her in the back seat (and our from under my feet) I wasn't always careful about using it, but now that she has learned how to open the windows it is absolutely necessary. Hope this dog is OK. And gets the treatment he needs ASAP. Jo >> I just heard a car horn. I just heard brakes screeching. I just >> heard a dog yelp ow ow ow ow ow! OH CHRIST, people keep your pets [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > > Jill It should be mandatory law everywhere. There's no sense in letting your dog stay in a dangerous situation. Pick up any hunting equipment magazine (Bass Pro Shops or Cabela's) and they have pages of hunting dog equipment. One page is usually dedicated to travel, seat covers and protectors. There's no reason why you can't keep your back seat clean with a muddy dog anymore. :) Grace > Don't know about there, but here dog restraints are required in pickups. > And if the police don't get you, your fellow dog owners will turn you in. [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] >> >> Jill > It should be mandatory law everywhere. There's no sense in letting > your dog stay in a dangerous situation. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Grace In this case I'd be more worried about blood than mud. Screw it, if you have a hunting dog you should expect some mud in your truck. My ex- Ray certainly did. But he also had a cage that fit in the back of his pickup to carry his dog around with him. Jill >> Don't know about there, but here dog restraints are required in >> pickups. And if the police don't get you, your fellow dog owners [quoted text clipped - 64 lines] >>> >>> Jill >> It should be mandatory law everywhere. There's no sense in letting >> your dog stay in a dangerous situation. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Jill I was just saying that there are methods to keep the dog in your vehicle no matter who you are and still protect a multi-thousand dollar expense. The hunting magazines just so happen to be the ones that I see seat protectors the most. :) I'm not a fan at all in putting a dog in the back of the truck. Cages are fine but in most hunting states, it gets cold. I can't see a human with nothing but a jacket on wanting to be in the back of a truck going 60mph after a morning of hunting in 40F weather. :) Or a wet hunting dog no matter when it is. There are several hunting dog trainers around here though. And they have a dog-esque camper shell converted on the bed of the pick-up. It's kennels much like you find in the vet's office, completely enclosed to keep them out of the wind. Great things. Grace >>> It should be mandatory law everywhere. There's no sense in letting >>> your dog stay in a dangerous situation. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Grace I have to say around here, the average hunting dog owner takes at least as good a care of his dogs and he does of his kids. A friend has a professionally trained $8000 setter that he won at Ducks Unlimited. It doesn't ride wet in the back of the truck. It does live outdoors in a dog run. That has running water and a septic system. Charlie doesn't hunt. But he goes with these guys when they hunt just for the pleasure of watching that dog work. Jo > It should be mandatory law everywhere. There's no sense in letting your > dog stay in a dangerous situation. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Grace That is assuming the dog doesn't get out of the back seat LOL. Kayla has taken to searching out the muddy spots in the park while we are on the way back to the car from a run. The really bad ones underneath the fallen leaves. She had another impromptu water bottle bath again this afternoon. And to be safe I picked up a gallon bottle of water to leave in the back for next time. Jo > Don't know about there, but here dog restraints are required in pickups. > And if the police don't get you, your fellow dog owners will turn you in. [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] >> >> Jill Don't even know about the law in WA state since our LH Chihuahua rides in Mom's lap when Mom's with us and on the seat beside me when Mom's not there. However, I've seen dogs in pickups here that are completely unrestrained. I've always been afraid for the dogs' safety. Now I know why. Purrs and Chihuahua drool drips that the dog got the medical care he needs.  SignatureSam, closely supervised by Mistletoe >>I just heard a car horn. I just heard brakes screeching. I just >>heard a dog yelp ow ow ow ow ow! OH CHRIST, people keep your pets [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > a ride for the dog. I suspect the police will take her and the dog to the > emergency hospital 10 miles up the road. <snip> Lots of purrs for the doggie, Polonca and Soncek |
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