Comments on: Lapdogs Allowed

By: JJ

JJ — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:40:50 +0000

That is so sad, I can’t believe DogFancy decided that California is Dogtown USA! I ALWAYS have my dog in a crate or buckled in a seatbelt. I sometimes think about letting him sit loose in the back of the car, but then I decide his safety is more important than my convienece, and buckle him up or crate him. I won’t go so far as to say dogs are our children, (They aren’t furry humans after all) but I do think they should pass a law that they at least need to be buckled, or better yet, crated. I live in south Texas and it makes me angry how many people leave their dogs loose in the back of a pickup! Don’t they know that the dog will almost certainly DIE in a serious crash? At the very least it burns the dogs feet standing on a hot truck bed. My dad said he even saw someone, driving a truck down the highway (How fast do you think a dog going 80 can stop?) with a Shepherd in the back of their truck, suddenly the dog jumped out and rolled down the highway like a piece of litter! It INFURIATES me that the owners didn’t even seem to care if their dog was OK or not, they just stopped the truck, let the dog jump back in and then continue on their way! PEOPLE! we NEED a law to keep our dogs safe!

By: DarlaMae

DarlaMae — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:40:37 +0000

That really is a shame

By: Olga Diaz

Olga Diaz — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:00:26 +0000

Sadly, saving the lives of pets is not important for the Governator.

By: Miss Gizmo

Miss Gizmo — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:33:14 +0000

I cannot believe that someone hasn’t rallied for a law to be enforced making it manditory for all pets to be “buckled up”. These are our “babies” too. They may have 4 legs unlike the 2 legged ones but they deserve the same safety rules. Today, you have so many options to choose from in the way of doggie seats, straps, and kennels. I’m going to start carrying them on my website soon; so, check back to see the different choices you’ll have. Remember, our pets are special cargo too! They deserve the same safety rules as the ones set forth for our children….they are a children too!

By: Binx (Prince Xavier Binxley)

Binx (Prince Xavier Binxley) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:38:26 +0000

Oh my dog, you have got to be kidding! That is a serious issue when a dog is on your lap or even moving around the car to distract you! Lets see, loose dog in the car, car crash, driver hurt, whoever they hit hurt or worse, and a dog being ejected from the car, yup sounds serious to me! My Shetland Sheepdog Binx always has a seatbelt on in the car, ALWAYS! And he is very used to it and loves going for both short and long rides. And for anyone that says that their dog freaks out if they get buckled, so did Binx at first. But since I am the boss or “pack leader” it is my way or no way and he got the hint with persistence and we are all a happy and seatbelted family here, all of us! It is not worth losing a human or furry companion just because I didn’t want to bother to secure him because he didn’t like it or it was not convenient at first!