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Do You Buckle Up Your Pet?

"The City Council in Santa Fe, N.M., bewilderingly found itself the focus of national attention last month when news organizations reported that a new law it was considering would require drivers to make sure their pets were confined "in such a way as to prevent the animal from reaching outside the physical perimeter of the vehicle."

"Bewildering" because such laws, in fact, are quite common, but editors just couldn't resist the image of Fido's being ordered to buckle up. The proposal, part of a broad rewriting of the city's animal-control ordinance that has been under way for almost three years, is to be voted on later this month."

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This can be done easily by strapping the neck of the animal near the rail of the vehicle in the case of an open truck (but I am sure that is not comfortable) or if in a car simply keeping all the windows up. In either case I could never understand the big deal of having your pet travel with you, pets are just good home in my opinion.

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It may be a good idea to confine or restrain an animal in a vehicle, but as JB pointed out, why do you have your pet traveling with you in the first place? If it's an actual "trip" or a vacation and not just a run to the grocery store, It think it's okay to bring your pet with you, say, camping. But I really don't understand taking a dog or a bird or an iguana everywhere you go. (I've seen people in the grocery store with a pet bird on their shoulder -- along with the bird droppings and loose feathers. Ew! In the produce department?? gross.) I understand the need to "protect" animals in case of an accident, and to "protect" other people from vicious dogs in cars. But really, why do you need to take your pet with you, when most of the time they end up sitting in the vehicle? My sister had a dog years ago that got so frustrated in the car waiting for her, that he bit a big chunk out of the dashboard.

Sorry, I'm rambling here. Is it really safer to have your dog chained to the bed of the truck if you get in an accident? I dunno.

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I was not thinking of safety so much as conformity to the law so that the creature's limbs or head do not pass the outer dimensions of the vehicle. However I have seen animals transported like this many times. At first I thought it was cruel, but then I understood the reason for it after watching the animal's reaction to turns and sudden stops. Animals do not understand vehicular movement so they cannot judge hot to turn, twist or position their body for stops and turns, therefore the least amount of movement you give them, the better. If you tie a dog by the neck for example, close to the back rail (right behind the back glass) of a pickup with only 6-8 inches of clearance then the dog is not going to be flying around.

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I always get nervous when I am following a truck that has a dog in the open bed as it is moving down the street. I am afraid the dog will decide to jump out and I will either run it over, or witness someone else run it over.

As far as bringing your dog with you everywhere you go, I do understand it to some extent. I don't do it with my dog. He is a terrible passenger. I wish I had taken him with me in the past more so he would be better. When I need to take him to the vet, it is an awful experience. I have also taken him camping, the trips are just terrible because he hates riding. He is fine once we get on the highway, but he cries and whines the entire time we are on local roads. I think he is afraid we are going to the vet.

My father used to take our dog with him all the time. The dog loved to go for rides in the car. If you asked her if she wanted to go for a ride, she got all excited. Dogs are companions. I think there is a fundamental difference between people who have dogs for pets and people who have cats. Many people treat their dogs like they are little people. Dogs respond to this. Cats (most) don't. So, those people who have dogs and treat them like people, want them to accompany them on their rides around town. My sister, a big animal person, always has more than one dog in her "family" and she often takes them with her when she goes out on her errands. The dogs get upset when they are left home alone.

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Are you sure it was not your driving? I know low blow... I apologize in advance

Wow, I do hope the car is cleaned often. Something that concerns me with this kind of behavior is hygiene. I have been to many homes where the pet owners are like this. They have become so 'one' with their pet that they begin to smell like the pet and they do not recognize the stench that has been created. It sounds dreadful but it is true. The same will go for your car if you constantly have animals in it.

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I've had all manner of pets since childhood... various birds, fish, gerbils, hermit crabs, anoles, a ferret, cats and dogs. The only ones I've ever really travelled with were my ferret, a couple of cats and my black lab- not all at the same time!!!

When I first moved from Florida back up to the MD/DC area I brought my 2 cats. I drove up I-95 with them (kittens then) in a large picnic basket, letting them out for short excersize breaks in the enclosed car at rest stops. Other times when I've had to transport my cats for vet appointments I've always used a carrier. Heaven forbid one be loose in a vehicle and get lodged under the gas or brake pedal!