Comments on: Mad Max And The Convertible http://dogblog.dogster.com/2008/10/05/mad-max-and-the-convertible/ The Dogster Community Dog Blog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dogs Killed When Jump Through Car Window » Dogster for the Love of Dog Blog http://dogblog.dogster.com/2008/10/05/mad-max-and-the-convertible/comment-page-1/#comment-524587 Dogs Killed When Jump Through Car Window » Dogster for the Love of Dog Blog Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:18:59 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=6844#comment-524587 [...] Sunday I posted a story about Max, Mad Max And The Convertible, who got loose after the car he was riding in was [...] [...] Sunday I posted a story about Max, Mad Max And The Convertible, who got loose after the car he was riding in was [...]

]]> By: Tracker http://dogblog.dogster.com/2008/10/05/mad-max-and-the-convertible/comment-page-1/#comment-524479 Tracker Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:24:01 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=6844#comment-524479 We use the slogan "Click It Or Ticket" Mommy won't move the car untill everyone is buckled up, including me!!!! We are babies so buckle us up too!!!! We use the slogan “Click It Or Ticket” Mommy won’t move the car untill everyone is buckled up, including me!!!! We are babies so buckle us up too!!!!

]]> By: Barbara Duke http://dogblog.dogster.com/2008/10/05/mad-max-and-the-convertible/comment-page-1/#comment-523223 Barbara Duke Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:51:43 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=6844#comment-523223 I would difinately have my dogs secured if I was driving a convertible for like a truck bed if you are hit, they can be knocked out of the vehicle. Secure them as you would a child. I would difinately have my dogs secured if I was driving a convertible for like a truck bed if you are hit, they can be knocked out of the vehicle. Secure them as you would a child.

]]> By: Odysseus http://dogblog.dogster.com/2008/10/05/mad-max-and-the-convertible/comment-page-1/#comment-523000 Odysseus Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:05:24 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=6844#comment-523000 Great story. I am so happy Max made it home. Hopefully his owner will get him a doggy seatbelt for the future. Lizzi, do you know where we can find information on which harnesses have been safety tested? Great story. I am so happy Max made it home.

Hopefully his owner will get him a doggy seatbelt for the future.

Lizzi, do you know where we can find information on which harnesses have been safety tested?

]]> By: Lizzi http://dogblog.dogster.com/2008/10/05/mad-max-and-the-convertible/comment-page-1/#comment-521810 Lizzi Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:22:09 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=6844#comment-521810 Yes please use a safety tested seatbelt for your dogs while riding in the car! Not only is an accident potentially deadly to an unrestrained dog, but a loose dog can also injure other passengers during a crash and cause other accidents if they escape onto a busy road. Please keep in mind that most car harnesses are also NOT safety tested. Check if your dog's seatbelt is a brand which is strength tested or crash tested to make sure it will actually hold up in an accident. Yes please use a safety tested seatbelt for your dogs while riding in the car! Not only is an accident potentially deadly to an unrestrained dog, but a loose dog can also injure other passengers during a crash and cause other accidents if they escape onto a busy road.
Please keep in mind that most car harnesses are also NOT safety tested. Check if your dog’s seatbelt is a brand which is strength tested or crash tested to make sure it will actually hold up in an accident.

]]> By: Kenyon's Mom http://dogblog.dogster.com/2008/10/05/mad-max-and-the-convertible/comment-page-1/#comment-521759 Kenyon's Mom Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:39:10 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/?p=6844#comment-521759 Wonderful story! The intelligence and resourcefulness of dogs never ceases to amaze me! Thanks for posting this, Horst. Just last week I made a thread in Plus Informational about the importance of securing your babies in the car. I will share it here for all to read. "Tonight as we drove home from a wonderful weekend getaway with my hubby and Cinnamon we witnessed the most awful scene. We noticed cars swerve on an exit ramp just a couple of miles from our home. One car swerved into another lane. Then we saw a heartwrenching thing. A white dog jumped from an open vehicle window and was hit by multiple vehicles before an 18-wheeler who tried to avoid it ended it's little life. It made hubby and I just sick. Cinnamon saw it and has just been pitiful since. She understood and has been glued to us. She really understood what happened. How sad even for her. Just a reminder in case there are new dog owners reading this. Always keep your windows up far enough that your dog cannot jump out. We even go so far as to put a harness on Cinnamon and affix it to the seatbelt in the jumpseat of the Tacoma. In the truck she has access only to the pop out snout surfing windows. When she's in our other vehicle I lock the windows and use the childlocks on the back doors. Keep your babies safe." Wonderful story! The intelligence and resourcefulness of dogs never ceases to amaze me! Thanks for posting this, Horst.

Just last week I made a thread in Plus Informational about the importance of securing your babies in the car. I will share it here for all to read.

“Tonight as we drove home from a wonderful weekend getaway with my hubby and Cinnamon we witnessed the most awful scene. We noticed cars swerve on an exit ramp just a couple of miles from our home. One car swerved into another lane. Then we saw a heartwrenching thing. A white dog jumped from an open vehicle window and was hit by multiple vehicles before an 18-wheeler who tried to avoid it ended it’s little life. It made hubby and I just sick.

Cinnamon saw it and has just been pitiful since. She understood and has been glued to us. She really understood what happened. How sad even for her.

Just a reminder in case there are new dog owners reading this. Always keep your windows up far enough that your dog cannot jump out. We even go so far as to put a harness on Cinnamon and affix it to the seatbelt in the jumpseat of the Tacoma. In the truck she has access only to the pop out snout surfing windows. When she’s in our other vehicle I lock the windows and use the childlocks on the back doors.

Keep your babies safe.”

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