How do you restrain your dog while driving?

[Mandithemush]

oops!
Amy Lyn, I just checked with the police dept. about the law and they told me there wasn't one. I am sorry!
I was told by my trainer with Mandi that there was one. Right after she told us I got a harness for her. One I didn't want her to get hurt plus I didn't want a ticket. I am sorry for the miss-information. I contacted the administrator the change my post. I wouldn't want to make anyone confused. Sorry again!!:(

 

[ottopunk]

I can't believe how many of us are not restraining our dogs - the loves of our lives!

I had a scary incident with Otto when he was a pup. I was trying to teach him to sit in the backseat when I was driving. Up until this point, he ALWAYS had to be on my lap when driving. Well he was being a stinker and not liking the back seat when he jumped up and yanked my pony-tail with his mouth and woudn't let go!
My head jerked back and I nearly lost control of my suv.

I am making a vow today to NEVER drive with my dogs unrestrained again! I hope you will too!

Read this:
... At the moment of impact, unbelted occupants are still travelling at the vehicle's original speed. Just after the vehicle comes to a complete stop, these unbelted occupants will slam into the steering wheel, the windshield, or some other part of the vehicle interior...People in the front seat are often struck by unbelted rear-seat passengers who have become high-speed projectiles.

 

[buddy'smom]

...People in the front seat are often struck by unbelted rear-seat passengers who have become high-speed projectiles.

And this is what happened to me. We were rearended at about 50 MPH, causing me to be thrust forward into the steering wheel, and Kailee to come flying up into the front of the car. As she flew into the front she created a double whammy whiplash,hitting my head as she flew threw, thus thrusting me forward again and that is why they figure my injuries are worse than a lot of whiplashes. This accident was last Oct. I am still to this day in physio therapy minumum twice a week and will require equipment at my home to use for maintenance, most likely I will require this equipment for the rest of my life for pain management.
TY for that informative piece of information. I must say, until that happened, I never gave much thought to the dangers I was putting Kailee in.

Jean

 

[trudy]

Trudy rides behind the barrier in the back of our SUV she's got a little bed back there and she just chills and looks out the window...I can't believe that so many people let their dogs roam free.....I thought that was pretty wild, us the same people who cook meals and have birthday parties don't buckle up our furbabies?? hmmm....go figure......Trudy is not buckled in but she is pretty safe where she is, she definatley will never become a projectile...

Drive Safely.....

 

[Wendy Swalls]

I'm so glad I read this thread. Mickey rides in the back seat, but he is half in the front seat, leaning on me and looking out the front window just like me! I love the feeling of him leaning on me, but I'm going to put the belt back on him when we go to class tonight. I love my baby too much to let him get hurt just so I can feel good! Thanks so much, Boxerworld friends!

 

[None-removed]

Originally posted by ottopunk
I can't believe how many of us are not restraining our dogs - the loves of our lives!

I am making a vow today to NEVER drive with my dogs unrestrained again! I hope you will too!
[/I]

Amen!

I have a car that I use a seatbelt in, and a Jeep that I use a restraining barrier in. I had gotten lax about it until Alisha had her accident and had pups run away from the scene and again when Jean had her accident. I will renew my vow again too. The last thing I want is for my boy to get hurt when it could have been easily prevented. And remember, airbags are not enough and in fact can kill a dog if they deploy in an accident.

 

[Sam S]

We have our 2 in the back of the wagon with a barrier Matt made.

My question to Cubby is ..... how does Bax drive the car from behind a barrier???...........LOL

 

[Donna Mills]

Puppy seat belts

wow

My baby Brandy has travelled in the car with a puppy harness on since her very first ride.

I would be devistated if something happened to her. But not only that, it is very dangerous for us as well!

I can't believe so many people don't restrain their dogs in the car.

So please, if you do take your baby in the car, have a look around for a puppy harness, they aren't expensive, and anyway they are worth every cent.

Donna, mummy of:

Brandy, 9 month boxer, fawn & white, docked with natural ears



Bozo, 14 month X persian, black & white wormicon

Kat, 12 yr old X siamese, waiting at the bridge

 

[Dasia's Daddy]

Dasia and Bianca both used to ride in crates while in the Durango. I recently purchased CHAMPION Canine Seat Belt Systems™ from www.canineauto.com after reading http://www.speakeasy.org/~hnewman/dogbelts.html. I was going to buy the harnesses at Petco, but after doing some research on the net. I've found that there are better quality harnesses available vs. the ones at the local petstore, which I think are low quality and could possibly hurt your Boxer in an event of an impact.

Originally posted on www.canineauto.com
Why restrain your dog?

There are more reasons then you may think...

Prevent driver distraction. This is the most important reason because it affects not just your vehicle's occupants, but potentially many others. Pets and loose objects are the 3rd worst in-car distraction according to a recent AAA study! They were considered worse then cell phone usage (#6), eating & drinking (#5) and adjusting climate controls (#4) (#1 is radio or CD player, #2 is children or others in car - Source: Extra Magazine telecast 8-20-01). During 2000 in the US more then 1.5 million accidents were caused by distracted driving! (Source: NBC Dateline telecast 6-19-01).

Protect your dog. Your dog deserves the same protection as you and your family... In a 30 mph. collision occupants of the vehicle can exert a force 20 times that of their body weight! Seat belts and harnesses protect by absorbing some of this force and distributing the load evenly across the stronger areas of the body, protecting the head, neck, and body from injury. A dog restraint that reduces this potential impact force can make the difference between life and death, and help prevent serious injury. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that:

seat belts are the "most effective means of reducing fatalities and serious injuries when traffic crashes occur"
"3/4 of occupants who are ejected from passenger cars are killed"
inpatient hospital charges are on average $5,000 higher for non belted occupants

 

[oddlou]

I have a pickup truck, so Lou either sits in the passenger seat (w/or w/out someone in it) or in the back section. After reading some of the posts, i'm strongly considering a restraint.