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Originally Posted by matese  Back in the mid 90's they didn't have then what they have today, booster seats, or any type of restraining devises. I had a pack of 3, the smallest weighing 9 pounds 2 at 13 Lbs. They were very well behaved lil girls, each had their spot on the back seat and never moved. One week end on the highway I had to brake hard to avoid hitting the car in front of me, my 9 pounder was thrown onto the floor, she had short lil legs and couldn't get back on the seat, I had to pull off the highway and give her a boost back up, thankfully she wasn't hurt, and the other 2 had the strength to hold themselves back. From that time forward all my pups were tight leashed to the back seats, I was never going to have another pup be thrown to the floor. Cody's has a booster seat because he gets car sick, there's a short tether that comes attached to the booster seat that I attach to his harness, then another very strong tether that clips into the cars seat belt and attaches to his harness, this kid ain't going nowhere if I have to slam on my brakes or god forbid I am involved in an accident.
Strap these babies up, prevent them from injury, most of the time it's the other guys fault, always better safe then sorry. |
Omigoodness. I did a quick skim of everyone's posts...but I was nervous reading about this story, Matese! Just wanted to say, thank goodness your babies were in the backseat. For many who drive with their furbabies sitting in the front seat, they'd fly right into (through?) the windshield! The thought is too scary!!
I am a natural worrier. My two are always each in their own dog carrier, turned sideways so they can see me, and seatbelted in the front seat. It's the most I can do, but I still worry what could happen to them if I got into an accident...
It took me a long time to train Scottie to be quiet in his carrier during car rides. I had to persistently tell him it's okay and gave him treats whenever he was quiet. Casie lol, she was a nervous wreck the first car ride. She was screaming! Somehow, during our second car ride, I just told her "Oh be quiet, Casie!!" and she never made a peep again.
I dunno how, but I think I got lucky! hahaha...