Yet Another Case for Containing Dogs in a Vehicle

Some of you may remember that last year I had a fairly dramatic car accident (well, to me anyway). Subsequently I got on the bandwagon for toting our furry friends in our vehicles either in a crate, or in a harness (preferably crate. You can find more information on crating and containment in our Educational Articles tab above).

This morning I received a post from a friend. She had been driving down the highway with her dogs and suddenly the glass shattered in the back window of her SUV. Fortunately, she crates her dogs in the car, so everyone was safe, even though the glass went everywhere, the dogs were protected from being frightened and potentially jumping out the window. She said "those dogs might have jumped right out that window and it would have been a rough ride home without their butts safely stowed in the crates".

Here is here vehicle before (she had just made a nifty platform to stow things under the crates. I want one!):

Here is her SUV after, It is hard to see that the glass is gone, but her windows are tinted, you shouldn't be able to see inside her vehicle:

And here is the glass after she removed the crates. She felt the dogs were really protected because they were held back and away from the glass by their crates.

So, again, please, please have your dogs in a crate, or seatbelt harness when you travel in the car. Most dogs don't mind at all, the rest become accustomed once they have had some training and practice. It could save their lives, and save you from heartache. Don't forget to strap the crate into your vehicle to keep it stationary while you are moving (or stopping quickly!)