Dogs in cars

jessiejam · 29-01-2013 12:54PM #1

Why oh why do people bring their dogs to supermarkets and shops with them in the car.
They are left in the car barking at every passer-by while the owner shops.
I just don't get it.

This morning I saw someone in a jeep driving along with the dog on his lap...wtf?? Surely its dangerous.

Dropped my son to his creche this morning and there was a dog loosing the plot in the back of another car barking like a lunatic at us.

Having some mutt barking in your ear as you drive must be so distracting

So can I ask if anyone on boards does it and why?

D1stant · 29-01-2013 12:57PM

jessiejam wrote: »

Having some mutt barking in your ear as you drive must be so distracting

Leave the wife at home then

B0jangles · 29-01-2013 12:59PM

My dog likes to go for drives occasionally, though she doesn't bark when the car is parked, or indeed when it is moving. She just goes to sleep.

Other people might be going to the shops before/after taking the dog for a walk?

Chips Lovell · 29-01-2013 01:00PM

There is no more uplifting sight in the world than seeing a dog with his head stuck out a car window.

Melion · 29-01-2013 01:01PM

I bring our 2 dogs to a forest/lake area in the back of the car. If i need something on the way home, what should i do? Neither dog barks at strangers.

Stupid thread is stupid.

xLexie · 29-01-2013 01:04PM

Why does it bother you if people bring their dogs in their own car? And as for barking - dogs tend to do that. Should you not bring your child in the car incase they start crying? Surely that must be pretty distracting too.

gimmick · 29-01-2013 01:08PM

Presumably she means leaving the dog locked up for a long period in the car.

Sometimes it is convenient/unavoidable. I take my fella for a long walk every saturday. Sometimes I may need to run a few errands on the way like stop into the shop and/or credit union. I could leave the dog at home, do these things, go home collect him and go out again, or leave him alone in the car for the 5-10 minutes these jobs will take me. I go for the latter. He usually whinges as I walk away, but when I come back he is usually curled up, or else sat in the driver seat.

As for having a dog on the lap while driving - that is just stupid.

Lapin · 29-01-2013 01:10PM

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

There is no more uplifting sight in the world than seeing a dog with his head stuck out a car window.

They can do that with the air rushing into their face as you rip it down the the M6 at 70mph on a windy day.

Yet blow on their nose when they're sitting on the living room floor and they go apeshít.

SunnyDub1 · 29-01-2013 01:12PM

My sister brings her dog with her in the car each morning when dropping the kids off to school, reason being that she will drive to the park straight after to walk the dog.......
like what most people that have their dog in their car are doing!

Get over it

jjdub1 · 29-01-2013 01:15PM

I'd rather have my dog wait 20 minutes in the car while I shop than wait for a couple of hours at home on his own and so would he. He doesn't bark as people walk by, he snuggles up and waits for my return and he's secure in a harness in the passenger seat so no jumping about the place. Driving with a dog on your lap is reckless behaviour:mad:

Mr. CooL ICE · 29-01-2013 01:16PM

I sometimes bring my parents dog (a westie) to Tesco when I do my shopping and leave him in the car because he loves the drive.

While driving there, he hops up on the back window and looks at everything, occasionally falling onto the back seats when I press the brake. Once I park and do my shopping, he falls asleep. When I return, he looks at me with a pissed look on his face for waking him up, then realises he is in the car and gets excited again.

Dogs are awesome.

westies4ever · 29-01-2013 01:18PM

My car, my dogs, my business. They don't bark and even if they did, they're secure in the car and in sure you're only walking by so I don't see the big deal.

Dogs on laps while driving is stupid though and would never do it.

jessiejam · 29-01-2013 01:24PM

Just don't think its fair for a dog to be locked up in a car for 30 - 40 mins, while the owner does their weekly shop. Whatever about having them in the car before going to the park/vet etc, or just popping into the local shop on the way home, thats different.

But I hate passing a car when some idiot dog is growling or barking at me when I pass. I was wondering why some people do it.

gimmick · 29-01-2013 01:26PM

How do you know the dog has been there for 30/40 minutes?

FWIW, I would agree that that length of time is far too long.

jessiejam · 29-01-2013 01:26PM

westies4ever wrote: »

My car, my dogs, my business. They don't bark and even if they did, they're secure in the car and in sure you're only walking by so I don't see the big deal.

Dogs on laps while driving is stupid though and would never do it.

Your situation doesn't bother me. Its when dogs ARE barking at me walking by.

SunnyDub1 · 29-01-2013 01:26PM

jjdub1 wrote: »

I'd rather have my dog wait 20 minutes in the car while I shop than wait for a couple of hours at home on his own and so would he. He doesn't bark as people walk by, he snuggles up and waits for my return and he's secure in a harness in the passenger seat so no jumping about the place. Driving with a dog on your lap is reckless behaviour:mad:

I don't get this ?

If your dog is only waiting 20 mins in the car while you shop, but is waiting a couple of hours when it's at home?

how long does it take for you to get to the shop

jessiejam · 29-01-2013 01:27PM

gimmick wrote: »

How do you know the dog has been there for 30/40 minutes?

I am going into the shop walking by the car and I come out after 30-40 mins and the poor dog is still stuck in the car.
I don't think its fair at all

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-01-2013 01:28PM

I stand at the window and bark back at it. I know it's easy to troll a dog but it's also immensly satisfying.

29-01-2013 01:28PM

I love taking the dogs anywhere in the car with me for the sheer delight they take in sticking their snouts out the window and letting their tongues blow like windsocks in the slipstream. The happiness they out of these little adventures makes my day as well as theirs.

I can't understand why anyone would object to a dog in a car (unless left for too long or on a hot day with no water/ventilation), although all dogs should be kept away from the driver when the car is moving.

jjdub1 · 29-01-2013 01:29PM

jessiejam wrote:

But I hate passing a car when some idiot dog is growling or barking at me when I pass

^^^^ best you don't have anything to do with them so:rolleyes:

jjdub1 · 29-01-2013 01:42PM

SunnyDub1 wrote:

don't get this ?

If your dog is only waiting 20 mins in the car while you shop, but is waiting a couple of hours when it's at home?

how long does it take for you to get to the shop

Take one from the other and divide by 2 ???

gimmick · 29-01-2013 01:45PM

Candie wrote: »

I love taking the dogs anywhere in the car with me for the sheer delight they take in sticking their snouts out the window and letting their tongues blow like windsocks in the slipstream. The happiness they out of these little adventures makes my day as well as theirs.

While I know this is very fun for the dog, it is apparently quite bad for their eyes and shouldn't be done too often.

Kwal · 29-01-2013 01:50PM

My dog loves goin for drives in the car! She would usually hop into the boot without being asked if we leave it open! And if we leave her in the car while we go into a shop she will happily stay there and would often go to sleep. She usually jumps from the boot to the back seat while were gone though, the scut!
As for dogs barking in the car while left on their own id only feel sorry for them because there prob really scared and so barking is their way of fending off danger.

29-01-2013 01:50PM

gimmick wrote: »

While I know this is very fun for the dog, it is apparently quite bad for their eyes and shouldn't be done too often.

Not if they're wearing these bad boys:

http://www.doggles.com/dog/eyewear/dgor-doggles_originalz

westies4ever · 29-01-2013 02:32PM

jessiejam wrote: »

Just don't think its fair for a dog to be locked up in a car for 30 - 40 mins, while the owner does their weekly shop. Whatever about having them in the car before going to the park/vet etc, or just popping into the local shop on the way home, thats different.

But I hate passing a car when some idiot dog is growling or barking at me when I pass. I was wondering why some people do it.

And how often does this happen to you? 2, 3, 10 times a day?? And sure you're past the car in a few seconds so its really not much of annoyance is it?

It would need to happen pretty often in order to merit a thread.

I honestly don't see the issue. Now if the dog opened the door and ran after you and bit you, that's a legitimate complaint.

Now I don't condone a dog left in a car for over 10 minutes but the vast majority of dog owners would never do this.

R P McMurphy · 29-01-2013 02:39PM

Pretty poor complaint. Now if the dog was left for a prolonged period in a car with windowws shut on a hot day you might have a point but other than that you seem like a right moaner

Where To · 29-01-2013 02:41PM

I think dogs should be properly restrained when travelling in a car. Having a dog roaming about the cabin is no different to driving whilst on the phone or under the influence of alcohol.

Boombastic · 29-01-2013 02:45PM

My dog loves the car and sits in front of the front door as soon as he see me getting the keys to make sure I don't leave without him:)

I seen an incident a few years ago where a lovely red setter was locked in the boot of a car outside a pub on a warm summers day. He broke down the back seat as he was suffocating in the boot. When I heard the disturbance of him trying to break down the back seat, I went in to the pub and got them to announce the reg of the car and ask for the owner to come back. The dog was in great distress. By the time the owner came out and opened unlocked the car, the dog was near death. He died a half an hour afterwards. :mad: The owner said they didn't realise the dog was in the boot. :rolleyes:

Very disturbing:mad::mad::mad:

If you are leaving the dog in the car, leave the window slightly open and do not leave for long periods.

Dogs are great, a cat would sh1t in your car:pac:

El Guapo! · 29-01-2013 02:50PM

I bring my dog with me so he can change gear for me while I'm eating a breakfast roll.

In exchange, he promises to teach me how to lick my own balls.

We make a good team.

fatknacker · 29-01-2013 02:55PM

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

There is no more uplifting sight in the world than seeing a dog with his head stuck out a car window.

Because of this

http://i.imgur.com/omzmE.jpg

gimmick · 29-01-2013 03:03PM

Where To wrote: »

I think dogs should be properly restrained when travelling in a car. Having a dog roaming about the cabin is no different to driving whilst on the phone or under the influence of alcohol.

LOL

Dogs in cars

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