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08-16-2007, 05:25 PM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: WA
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| Safety Concern I wanted to share this with you all, it is very long, but is something to think about. In this story please focus on what could have happened to Annie, not what did happen to me. This post is not about me. It is about what can happen to our precious furbabies. On June 6th I was going to met a friend for coffee. Annie goes every where with me. But we were going somewhere new and I didn't know if they had outside seating so I left her home. Little did I know that decision would save her life. On my way to meet my friend a young gal ran a very, very red light. She hit me with such a force that she broke the frame of my Ford Explorer in 2 places. Needless to say my truck was a total loss. The officer at the scene told me that had I not been in my Explorer but in a different type of vehicle, she would have killed me. But had Annie been with me, she would have been killed and ejected from the vehicle. For many years I raised Guide Dogs for the Blind. We were instructed that you never allow a pup to be lose in the vehicle. When the pups are smaller they go in crates in your vehicle, when they get bigger and are trust worthy then you put them on what we called a tie out. It is a short cable with clasp at both ends, so you can put 1 end around something stationary and the other end on the leash. This was done for their safety as well as ours. If you were in an accident the dog is safe in the crate and if it is on tie down they wont be ejected. The theory behind the crate was the same. It should not come open if ejected from the vehicle. Therefore keeping the pup safe from running into traffic or just running and running from being so scared. So what happened to my brain when I got a yorkie? I don't know maybe the it won't happen to me sydrome. With both Phoebe(rip ) and Annie they were always lose in the vehicle. They both rode on my lap, or the girls lap. Annie does have a Celleti carrier the kind that has the place for the seatbelt to slide through and I did have it that way in the Explorer. But, she was free to get in it or out of it. It was very, very rare that I ever hooked her to the clasp. Just somethings to think about........ *Airbags can and have caused serious injury to adults and children. What would they do to a yorkie? *We put our human babies in carseats to keep them safe. What about our yorkies? *As adults we wear seatbelts to keep us safe. Again what about our yorkies. *How many times have you driven down the road, with the window down yorkie sniffing at breeze, what would happen if you suddenly had to hit the brakes. Where would the yorkie go? * Last thoughts... what would have happened to Annie had she been ejected from my vehicle alive? Would she have survived the impact of hitting the ground? Would the people who were rushing to scene, seen her and been able to catch her? Would she have been hit by the other traffic? I thank God everyday that I don't have the answers to those last questions about Annie. That I left her home and she is alive! Annie now travels with her harness from Chattiesmom and is tethered(on a tie out). As I mentioned these are just some things to think about, after all our yorkies are precious cargo.
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08-16-2007, 05:33 PM | #2 |
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| I have NEVER allowed any of our dogs free roam in the car for this reason. Moe and Pippy both are either in a crate or if its a nice enough day I have them in thier car harness. The big dogs are always in the car harnesses. I would never attach a dog in a car by thier neck as it's obvious what would happen if you suddenly had an impact, I would never have a free roaming dog, as they would not only be at serious risk...but they then become the projectile that could possibly hit me as well.Years ago when I had cats it was the same....they were ALWAYS in thier carriers..for thier sake and mine.
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08-16-2007, 05:38 PM | #3 |
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| Most definitely something to think about...scary...
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08-16-2007, 05:48 PM | #4 |
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| Muriel thanks for your post, I know this was hard for you to do, I just want to say Thank God your alive and too, I know you will probably kill me, but I would like to ask for PRAYERS for Muriel, I will not go into details but she is doing so much better, but she needs all of are prayers for a speedy physical recovery from this accident...I will say she is lucky to be alive...and thank God Annie wasn't with her....I know angels are watching over you my friend...Sending big hugs & kisses to you both, Bear says to send a bunch more to his favorite little sissy Annie....
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08-16-2007, 06:31 PM | #5 |
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| Thanks for this post, and thank goodness you left her home that day! My girls have always ridden in a lookout type car seat, and now that they are bigger Luna has the seat (they don't both fit anymore) and Izzy has a seatbelt harness, she's the larger girl. Very important reminder!
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08-16-2007, 07:10 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | Thanks for the reminder. I always have mine in a carrier but I do not have the carrier strapped in. I will now. I will pray for your recovery.
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08-16-2007, 07:14 PM | #7 |
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| Wow never thought of that! Thanks for the warning! I hope you are okay.
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08-16-2007, 07:25 PM | #8 |
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| Thank you for your post. Sophie always rode in the backseat in a crate, but I let Charlie ride in the front seat. Definitely will look for "tie out" to secure him in case of an accident.
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08-16-2007, 08:48 PM | #9 | |
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The prayers are very much appreciated. That really is the only answer is that angels were watching over us. Annie sends big hugs back to her favorite big brother
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08-16-2007, 08:55 PM | #10 |
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| Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers. It has really changed my prespective, a real eye opening reminder that I need to protect her at all times in the vehicle, just like I did my 3 girls when they were little and also the guide dogs.
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08-17-2007, 03:42 AM | #11 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Good post and Muriel - you were in an accident ? OMG - were you hurt ? Are you ok Now ? You have my prayers !!! |
08-17-2007, 03:56 AM | #12 |
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| I'm glad both of you are ok. I appreciate you sharing your input, and will say prayers for you.
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08-17-2007, 04:01 AM | #13 |
It's a Yorkie Thing Donating Member | Most definitely something to think about...scary... Thank you for the information. Thank Goodness your Annie was home. and that You are ok.
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08-17-2007, 05:43 AM | #14 |
Therapy Dog Donating Member | Thanks, Muriel and Annie for a great post....we just ordered a Snoozer console for our trip on 8/25 - now Izzy is in a carrier whenever we go in the car but one time we had her out to look out the window and my husband had to make a sudden stop...thank goodness I was holding her...you just never know and our furbabies are so tiny and fragile it certainly wouldn't take much for them to get hurt. I'm also going to turn off our passenger airbag - never thought of that either. So glad that you were not hurt and Annie's angel was watching her that day too - you kept her home!
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08-17-2007, 06:45 AM | #15 |
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| Thank you for the post. I mentioned yesterday in another post about the hazard of airbags and leaving a pet loose in the car. I also have the Celltei carrier and sometimes I use that but I also have one of those roll bags with the telescoping handle that can be used as a car seat. This works really well and has a lot of room. I put a little blanket and some toys in there with Kalina and she usually falls asleep after a little while. It's so easy to give in to your adorable little pet when they start whining, etc., but they do settle down soon enough and it's for their own good. I'm glad you are ok but sorry your car was totalled. Good luck.
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