Carseats for Dogs?!
*I originally ran this column about a year ago. I decided it was time to run it again after trying to explain to a couple of friends why car restraints for dogs are important. They apparently thought I was nuts, so may be this will explain better…
Some years ago, I was driving on I-45 a few cars behind some kid in a pickup with a Rottweiler riding in the back. The kid swerved; the dog fell out. On the freeway. At 65 miles per hour. You don’t need to know the rest, and I wish I didn’t. It made me an absolute believer that dogs don’t belong in the back of a truck. It’s just too dangerous.
But did you know it can be just as dangerous to have an unrestrained pet INSIDE your vehicle?
Let me begin by saying I’m guilty of this too, especially if I’m only going a few blocks. But the fact is that every pet should be secured inside the vehicle, for his safety and yours. According to pet safety website www.barkbuckleup.com , 98% of all people travel with their pets unrestrained inside the vehicle. That same website goes on to tell us that a 60 pound dog can become a 2700 pound flying projectile if the driver wrecks at a speed of only 35 mph. How often do we really drive 35 mph?
Some of the risks of having your pet loose in the vehicle are as follows:
That flying projectile can kill or seriously injure the people in the vehicle. Insurance companies say that small pets often become airborne in a wreck and hit someone riding in the front seat in the back of the head, with catastrophic consequences. It drastically increases the likelihood of injury or death for the animal, just as going without a seatbelt does for humans. An unrestrained pet can escape from a wrecked vehicle and either disappear or run into traffic. An upset or injured pet may behave aggressively toward first responders, either to protect his people or because he himself is hurt and confused. Any delay in first response aid can be seriously dangerous to both the animal and the people. Even without an actual wreck, an unrestrained pet can fall off the seat, accidentally fall out an open window, accidentally lock or unlock doors, raise or lower windows, get underfoot, and in general cause havoc.The last time I picked my cousin’s boxer up from the vet, I had to pull over twice to explain that she did not have a driver’s license and therefore was to keep her hyperactive ninety pound self in the backseat. It would have been much safer to have her restrained.
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