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He rides upfront with me.. Am I a bad mom? I have always let Harley ride upfront with me and have really begun worrying about it. Am I a bad mom for letting him stay up there with me? :( I tried letting him ride in the back seat once and he pooped, puked and pee'd.. :eek: All within only 2 miles or so of my house.. I don't have a car seat for him bc my bf is almost always in the car with us too so I don't have the head rest part of the seat to attach it to. What do you guys think I should do? :confused: |
I don't think your bad by any means because that's exactly what I used to do. I don't really have any solutions for you except to say all it took was a friend of mine telling me to think about if I had an accident and he was unrestrained. He could possibly be killed by the air bag impact or worse get out of the car completely and be ran over because he was scared. I went out the next day and bought a seat as I didn't like the picture of either scene in my head. I really felt he would hate my new idea, but he loves it and it makes me feel much better traveling with him now. |
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THor rides in my lap. I have been meaning to get a carseat but for the mean time he is perfectly happy in the front. Although I do not think that it is safe, I have to admit to it. I am sorry that Harley had such a bad time!!! I would say that it is possible to make them ride in the back seat. (as you may or may not know, I live with my parents) and my dad is such a sucker to Thor. ANyways, Thor gets nice long walks from my dad, and on weekends he gets to go to Duke Forest, or other special places and he ALWAYS is made to ride in the back seat. He just knows that in that car that is wear he belongs! You might just have to have a "0 tolerance policy!!!!" GOod luck!! Hannah |
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Would a console car seat work in your car? I have one, Gus loves it. He is right next to me...can put his head on my arm...but is nice and safe. |
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I let both of mine ride in the front with me, Simply because if i put them in the back..they just walk right back up to the front.. So until i get a carseat there's no point! |
BUddy & Jake ride in the front and rear seat, I really need to get some car seats though. |
Lily rides on my lap and TOTALLY freaks out if she isn't on me. I think she would have an anixiety attack if she was forced to sit somewhere else. |
I have always had my girls right beside my leg as I drove. They would not have had it any other way. They never moved and just needed to be touching me. Dennis is my first male and I just bought him a car seat only because he is just to fidgety. I refuse to hook it to his collar because I am afraid that he might jump out and be hanging there, which could cause him to not only get hurt but might cause an accident. I would prefer he stay on my side, but he makes me hold him, so now he is at my shoulder in between the seats. So no, I don’t think you are a bad mom. I could not imagine putting any of my babies in the back seat. I never knew one yet that did not demand to be right at the ready! The car seat that I bought for Dennis works for him, though I feel my girls were safer right beside my leg as I drove. Sue |
Joey rides in the front passenger seat with a harness/seatbelt made for dogs. Works out great for us! I like having him close to me and his doggie seatbelt prevents the possibility of him from becoming airborne in case of accident. My car is a newer model which means the passnger airbag won't inflate because it doesn't sense his weight. |
I don't think you are a bad mom! :hug: Gidget rides up front with me but she doesn't get to go out a whole lot! I am planning on getting a carseat for her and Chloe though! |
I have Cal in a small hard crate up front next to me. |
I have a car seat that is raised up, so they can see outside the window.. now I have another yorkie so she sits under the car seat with her harness attached to the seat belt. But- when we are all together, (meaning my human family) the dogs are usually on our laps, with us holding them. |
I have a Celleti bag which has straps that I can strap up with the seatbealt & Sango stays inside the bag. |
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1 Attachment(s) Hey - no worries - you know the consequenses if you get in an accident - are you willing to risk it? There is no such thing as a bad mom honey, only people who don't know they could do a better job until they are told. As you can see we have taken a stand and have no problems with Kali being a codriver: |
Wow, thanks for all the replies! Is there a harness or car seat that can actually buckle up into front seats car seat belt buckle? Bc that would be perfect so he could be harness in the middle between my boyfriend and I, so that way he is safer but still with us. |
I was in an accident back in March, it was pretty intense and the airbags deployed, the first thing that came to mind was what if Roxy would have been with me, I always let her sit in the front completely unrestrained, she could have been killed. That really freaked me out, so I bought her a car seat. I think of her like an infant, would I let my baby ride in the front unrestrained? Never! :eek: |
I was in a little fender bender the other day, nothing bad thank God. Just some kid not paying attention to what was happening in front of him. Anyways, Rocky was in the front passenger seat and well he was tossed on the floor. He did not get hurt, but it sure did scare him. I am buying a car seat this weekend for him. I travel alot with him and I don't won't this happening again. I felt so bad. Plus, the kid that hit me was a total jerk. |
Roxie and Rockster's Mom that's exactly why I feel bad for letting him ride upfront with me unrestrained.. I couldn't imagine what I would do if my Harley was hurt or killed in a car accident just bc I didn't restrain him.. But it's really hard for me to find a car seat or harness that I can use on my front seat.. I'll try and post a pic of my front seat so you can see.. |
I am not letting Rocky ride in the front anymore. Plus, I started think about we put our kids in car seats in the back seats, shouldn't we put I little yorkies in them also. |
I highly recommend getting a car seat for all of the reasons mentioned above. Your yorkie is dead if you get into an accident. I'm not willing to take that chance with Olivia. We have the carseat from Petsmart. It has 3 buckles/straps. It sounds like a lot, but is quite easy to unhook and throw in the back seat if I have a passenger in the car with me. I don't remember who mentioned it, but your yorkie would not be hung by hooking him or her into the car seat. My carseat has an adjustable leash hook, so you just adjust the length according to your dog and they aren't able to jump out. Not hooking them into the carseat is no better than not having a carseat- they still have no defense if you are in an accident. Olivia was a little whinny in it at first, but I just reassured her and refused to let her out. Now she usually just lays down or looks out the window. If you do get a carseat (especially the one from Petsmart) throw a towel into it. Olivia got sick in hers once, and whomever designed the carseat decided to throw in a whole bunch of nooks and crannies. I think it took me about half and hour to get all of the puke out of the crevices- let me tell you- not so fun! Please, consider getting Harley a carseat for Christmas this year. What better way to say how much you love him than to buy something to ensure that he is protected?! |
Mine ride in my lap. That way, they can look out the window. If that makes me a bad mommy, so be it! :D |
I usually have Cali in the front seat in a small plastic crate, of course with a nice furry pad and a warm blanket. She prefers to be in there. I just took her to the vet and put her in the back seat after reading info on here. I felt better and she just curled up in the crate and went to sleep. |
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Me too - I have to admit! I know it's bad, but Biddy loves to "drive". She loves to put her front paws up on the steering wheel...Sorry - please don't be mad, I know it's bad!! |
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Lacey always rode on my mom's shoulder while she was driving. I was always too scared to drive with her. But, the last few months of her life, I was forced to. Because my mom went on a cruise with my 3 aunts. So, I had to drive her to the vet 3 times a week for IV fluids just to keep her alive. Luckily, our vet was only 5 minutes away. We tried putting her in the backseat, but she would throw a fit. And she would jump over the seat. We did not want her to hurt herself. We managed 13 years of doing this and never had an accident. Car seats were out of the question at the time. Because Pet Smart and Petco were not finished in Houma until about 6 months before she died. We never even had a crate for her. She would of threw a fit anyway. The only time she has ever been in a cage is when she would go to the groomers and she was waiting for us to pick her up. |
I don't think you are a bad mommy, but I would worry about the air bag. Sabrina rides in her crate in the back seat. I'm afraid the passenger airbag will go off and kill her, and she's just safer there, no chance of getting under my feet, or sliding around. |
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