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dagibbie · 03-22-2008, 07:16 AM

This is for all who love to have their babies with them in the car. Just like human babies these little guys and gals can be seriously hurt and or killed in a car. Even with out an accident, stopping suddenly or swerving to avoid one can hurdle the dog in the car and can not only hurt them but passengers also. At the beginning of February of this year we bought a car seat for Generally, our 5 month old. It attaches to the back of the seat and has an air cushion that can be adjusted for the size of the dog. The dog is attached to the seat via the harness and a clip on the car seat. He/she can sit up and look out the window, or can lay down and sleep.

We got a lot of ribbing from the construction guys about having a car seat for the dog until later that month when we lost control of our pick up truck on icy/snowing roads. We were sideways on the freeway and got hit on the side that the dog was and ended up in the meridian of the freeway. We got shook up even in our belts and banged our heads on the sides of the truck. The puppy, however, was not even bothered as he was so secure. If he had not been in the seat he would have been thrown around. We had used a carrier/crate, but he was getting car sick in it. He can now travel with out getting sick and can see all that is going on.

03-22-2008, 07:16 AM	#1
dagibbie Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 170	Doggie Car Safety This is for all who love to have their babies with them in the car. Just like human babies these little guys and gals can be seriously hurt and or killed in a car. Even with out an accident, stopping suddenly or swerving to avoid one can hurdle the dog in the car and can not only hurt them but passengers also. At the beginning of February of this year we bought a car seat for Generally, our 5 month old. It attaches to the back of the seat and has an air cushion that can be adjusted for the size of the dog. The dog is attached to the seat via the harness and a clip on the car seat. He/she can sit up and look out the window, or can lay down and sleep. We got a lot of ribbing from the construction guys about having a car seat for the dog until later that month when we lost control of our pick up truck on icy/snowing roads. We were sideways on the freeway and got hit on the side that the dog was and ended up in the meridian of the freeway. We got shook up even in our belts and banged our heads on the sides of the truck. The puppy, however, was not even bothered as he was so secure. If he had not been in the seat he would have been thrown around. We had used a carrier/crate, but he was getting car sick in it. He can now travel with out getting sick and can see all that is going on.