Dogs in cars

jessiejam · 29-01-2013 03:07PM

R P McMurphy wrote: »

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

For one I am not a "right moaner" at all.
Just asking why people do it. Had an issue with a dog scaring the living daylights out of my son barking its head off this morning and then saw someone driving with the dog on his lap. Less of your smartass commentary thanks

mitosis · 29-01-2013 03:09PM

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.

How do you secure them? Most people I see with dogs have them loose in the car - a furry missile of death if they make an emergency stop. :eek:

Hank Scorpio · 29-01-2013 03:11PM

jessiejam wrote: »

For one I am not a "right moaner" at all.
Just asking why people do it. Had an issue with a dog scaring the living daylights out of my son barking its head off this morning and then saw someone driving with the dog on his lap. Less of your smartass commentary thanks

So the real problem is you don't like dogs? That's a shame

gimmick · 29-01-2013 03:12PM

mitosis wrote: »

How do you secure them? Most people I see with dogs have them loose in the car - a furry missile of death if they make an emergency stop. :eek:

You can get a "car"ness which straps into the seatbelt things.

mitosis · 29-01-2013 03:14PM

gimmick wrote: »

You can get a "car"ness which straps into the seatbelt things.

I'm sure you can, but do people actually? I have never seen one.

jessiejam · 29-01-2013 03:14PM

Boombastic wrote: »

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:

That is a terrible story. The poor dog.

jessiejam · 29-01-2013 03:16PM

nuxxx wrote: »

So the real problem is you don't like dogs? That's a shame

Not at all. I have 2 dogs of my own that I adore. I just wouldn't bring them shopping with me to sit in the car for a long time. I don't think its fair. Also if I thought they were barking at every passer-by I wouldn't either.
I'm sure most dogs don't carry on like that at all. Just a couple I have seen in recent days.

Where To · 29-01-2013 03:21PM

gimmick wrote: »

LOL

Yeah, getting your brain impaled halfway down your spine by a Labrador is truly one of life's LOL moments. . . .

Jaxxy · 29-01-2013 03:28PM

jessiejam wrote: »

Not at all. I have 2 dogs of my own that I adore. I just wouldn't bring them shopping with me to sit in the car for a long time. I don't think its fair. Also if I thought they were barking at every passer-by I wouldn't either.
I'm sure most dogs don't carry on like that at all. Just a couple I have seen in recent days.

There have been plenty of people in this thread who have mentioned travel in a car being necessary for dog walks, trips to the park or other larger green areas. This is usually why the dog is in the car in the first place. Personally I think it's great to see people making the effort to keep their dogs fit, healthy and happy (and themselves too) instead of keeping their dogs locked up in a kitchen or small run in the garden all day.

Leaving a dog in a car for ten minutes while you pop into the shop or post office for essentials is a lot better than ignoring your dog and being too lazy to walk them regularly in a suitable environment.

EDIT: Regarding dogs barking in cars (which is obviously your main problem here) I don't see the big deal. The dog is in the car, it can't hurt you. So you got a fright... okay. Dogs bark, ya know. Be they in a car or a garden, they do bark.

gimmick · 29-01-2013 03:45PM

Where To wrote: »

Yeah, getting your brain impaled halfway down your spine by a Labrador is truly one of life's LOL moments. . . .

You are comparing a dog in your backseat to driving hammered or driving with a mobile phone.

As someone who regularly drives after boozing and using my phone, I can assure you the dog in the backseat is a breeze in comparison.

Jimminy Mc Fukhead · 29-01-2013 04:05PM

SunnyDub1 wrote: »

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

x/2 - 20 = 120
x/2 = 100
x = 50

Takes fifty minutes to get to the shop apparently. *Straightens glasses

Mr. CooL ICE · 29-01-2013 05:01PM

mitosis wrote: »

How do you secure them? Most people I see with dogs have them loose in the car - a furry missile of death if they make an emergency stop. :eek:

Furry Missile Of Death... That's a great name for a band if ever I've heard one

RossPaws · 29-01-2013 05:03PM

I bring my dog out in the car most times if I'm going somewhere. He just really enjoys it, sticks his head out the window all the way there and back. It makes his day.

If he barks at someone going by when the car is parked and I'm not there, well I think they'll survive.

westies4ever · 29-01-2013 05:27PM

mitosis wrote: »

How do you secure them? Most people I see with dogs have them loose in the car - a furry missile of death if they make an emergency stop. :eek:

they have little dog seat belts that attach to the normal seat belts.

Scruffles · 30-01-2013 02:42AM

LordChessington wrote: »

Furry Missile Of Death... That's a great name for a band if ever I've heard one

forget made up names,theres a band that exists and probably relates to this topic even more-remember the nineties band; dogs die in hot cars? never heard their music,though always remembered their name,thought they were a bit weirdoey for making light of what is a sht and serious problem.

as for original topic,forget having dogs in the car,its all about the chickens [check attached photo,had been taking our seven year old lady of leisure to our farm to live in a better coop],some of mine love looking out the window as we are driving;had to take a huge randy rooster to the farm recently to live with our big coop of hens,outside tesco some passerbys thought they were going mad when they looked in and saw a bigass chicken looking back at them.

HondaSami · 30-01-2013 02:50AM

jessiejam wrote: »

Its when dogs ARE barking at me walking by.

I love to sit and watch people who jump back from the car as if the dog is going to come through the window and bite them. I think it's hilarious.

Ladyblackadder · 30-01-2013 03:08AM

I have no problems with people leaving their dogs in their car for a short while but I am wondering why I am seeing more and more people recently driving with their dogs on their laps. I've noticed a few different drivers doing this in the past few weeks. Surely, they would have enough control over their dogs to keep them off their laps when driving - and I'm not talking small dogs here either.

Doc Ruby · 30-01-2013 03:13AM

Driving with your dog in your lap is completely nuts. I've never seen anyone actually try that. I do leave my doggy in the back seat when I'm picking up shopping, but only for a few minutes and always with the windows open. Afterwards we go for a run on the beach, and possibly a burger. I spoil that creature to be honest.

HondaSami · 30-01-2013 03:14AM

Doc Ruby wrote: »

Driving with your dog in your lap is completely nuts. I've never seen anyone actually try that. I do leave my doggy in the back seat when I'm picking up shopping, but only for a few minutes and always with the windows open. Afterwards we go for a run on the beach, and possibly a burger. I spoil that creature to be honest.

who gets the burger, you or the dog?

Mince Pie · 30-01-2013 03:15AM

My dog loves being in the car. She will jump straight in once I open the door but also on numerous occasions after taking her home after a long walk she won't get out. She was in there for an hour one time refusing to get, I was obviously checking on her every 10 mins till I eventually forced her out.
I guess its kinda like a den for them and quiet.

I would only ever leave her in the car if I was popping to a newsagent but I've been fortunate enough to live across the road from shops so no need to leave her in the car.

Boombastic · 30-01-2013 03:21AM

My dog has this annoying (but cute) habit of sitting in the driver seat as soon as I get out of the car (He travels in the back). When I try to get back in, he refuses to move off the drivers seat, meaning I can't get in to the car. If you see someone arguing with their dog to move over, it's me, say hello!! :pac:

Doc Ruby · 30-01-2013 03:26AM

HondaSami wrote: »

who gets the burger, you or the dog?

Oh she gets a good taste alright, best fed dog in the country.

mitosis · 30-01-2013 10:56AM

Boombastic wrote: »

My dog has this annoying (but cute) habit of sitting in the driver seat as soon as I get out of the car (He travels in the back). When I try to get back in, he refuses to move off the drivers seat, meaning I can't get in to the car. If you see someone arguing with their dog to move over, it's me, say hello!! :pac:

So he's loose in the car? What was all that about doggy seatbelts?

Boombastic · 30-01-2013 01:35PM

mitosis wrote: »

So he's loose in the car? What was all that about doggy seatbelts?

Not when I'm driving, I don't keep him strapped in when I'm not in the car;)

Rega · 30-01-2013 01:45PM

Yesterday I bought 4 bags of coal and drove home. Went into the house to get the key for the shed. My dog ran out the front door and jumped into the running car, delighted to be going for a spin. The pissed off look on his face when I drove the car around the back of the house, put in the coal, then reversed back to the front of the house and turned off the engine was brilliant.

Dogs in cars

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